We’ll see tonight. American Idol debuts with its two night premiere on FOX from the New York auditions on (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and the Chicago auditions Thursday, Jan. 17 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).
Hosted by the inimitable Ryan Seacrest, Season 12 features a new judging panel including Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban. Seacrest and the judges will travel to Charlotte, Chicago, Long Beach, New Orleans, New York, Oklahoma City and San Antonio to find the next superstar who will join the ranks of IDOL alumni Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Scotty McCreery and Phillip Phillips. Are you going to tune in?