American Idol season 23
season of television series
The twenty-third season of American Idol premiered March 2, 2025, on ABC. Ryan Seacrest returned as host and Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie came back as judges. Season four winner Carrie Underwood replaced Katy Perry as a judge.
Jamal Roberts won the season on May 18, 2025, while John Foster was the runner-up, and Breanna Nix finished in third place.
Auditions
The Idol Across America virtual auditions program which began in 2020 returned and auditions were held remotely from August 12 to September 9, 2024. There were also many open-call auditions and from those, the producers selected contestants to audition in front of the judges.
The "platinum ticket" also returned from the previous three seasons. During the audition round three platinum tickets were awarded. The recipients were Kolbi Jordan, Filo, and Canaan James Hill.
Hollywood Week
Dubbed the "Idol Arena", each of the 144 contestants were chosen at random to perform a solo, and sixty-two of them advanced to the next round. The three platinum ticket recipients (Jordan, Filo, and Hill) sang.
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