"American Idol" Renewed for Season 22 at ABC

"American Idol" has gotten the golden ticket from ABC. The long-running competition series has been renewed for its seventh season at the network, which also marks its 22nd overall season. The announcement comes ahead of the Season 21 finale on May 21, at which former judge Keith Urban will return to the show to mentor the Top 3 finalists. "American Idol" has provided consistently strong ratings for ABC since the network picked it up in 2018 (after it ended its run at FOX in 2016).