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Carrie Underwood Expected to Replace Katy Perry As New ‘American Idol’ Judge
Carrie Underwood is coming home to "American Idol." ABC is expected to announce that she will serve as a judge next season, replacing Katy Perry.
She’ll take the chair next to Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan as the newest judge when the show returns next year for Season 23. Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie continue this year, as the trio matched the seven-season stint of original “American Idol” judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson. Megan Michaels Wolflick is showrunner and exec produces with Fremantle’s Jennifer Mullin, as well as Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman for 19 Entertainment.
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