American Idol is all set to air its’ remote shows starting this weekend. Showrunner Trish Kinane has opened up to mulitple outlets about what viewers can expect when they tune in and how it all came together.
Judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan will be judging the Top 20 from their homes, with mentor Bobby Bones at his home as well, and Ryan Seacrest hosting from his own in LA, with the original Idol desk from the Fox era.
This weekend, because of production shutdown, season 18 will feature just four (4) final round episodes and there will be multiple eliminations each week.
The episodes will be “live to tape”, which means videos from the contestants were sent in and viewers will see a broadcast-ready episode.
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