AMERICAN IDOL – "802 (Season Premiere: Auditions)" – Luke, Lionel, Carrie and Ryan head to New York, Los Angeles and Nashville to jump-start auditions, where raw talent and unforgettable performances set the stage for the competition ahead. SUNDAY, MARCH 9 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST) on ABC. (Disney/Eric McCandless) SLATER NALLEY (Photo by Eric McCandless/Disney via Getty Images)
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 2103 — Pictured: (l-r) Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Carrie Underwood – judges of "American Idol" – during an interview on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 — (Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 05: Carrie Underwood is seen at Good Morning America Studios on March 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images)
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 2103 — Pictured: (l-r) Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Carrie Underwood – judges of "American Idol" – during an interview on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 — (Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 20: EDITORIAL USE ONLY Luke Bryan performs onstage during The 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 20, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Carrie Underwood at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025 held in Times Square on December 31, 2024 in New York, New York. (Photo by John Nacion/Penske Media via Getty Images)
Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood, Ryan Seacrest at the "American Idol" season 8 press line held at PENN 1 on October 2, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – DECEMBER 06: Carrie Underwood performs with The McCrary Sisters at Riverside Revival Nashville on December 06, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for ABA)
Carrie Underwood at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025 held in Times Square on December 31, 2024 in New York, New York. (Photo by Kristina Bumphrey/Penske Media via Getty Images)
