‘American Idol’ Will End After Upcoming 15th Season

On Monday, May 11, FOX announced that after 13 years, "American Idol" has been canceled.

The long-running singing competition show will proceed with the already planned 15th season, and that will be all she wrote.

"'American Idol' will begin its 15th -- and final -- season this January on FOX," FOX announced in a release. "A season-long celebratory event, 'American Idol XV' will feature host Ryan Seacrest and judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr., as they search for the final Idol superstar and pay tribute to the past 14 seasons of amazingly talented contestants and the millions of fans who tweeted, texted and championed their Idols."

Seacrest has basically been the only constant on the show. He began hosting "Idol" solo in 2002.

[New York Times]