Ryan Secreast Confirms All Former Idol Judges Will Return For 'American Idol' Farewell Season

Ryan Seacrest just made a major announcement about the final season of American Idol!

The 40-year-old TV personality revealed to Access Hollywood that all the former judges from the show’s past will return for season 15!

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“I’ve spoken to all of them recently and we as a team have talked to them about coming back to do something for the final season. They are going to do it it’s just a matter of figuring what to do with them,” Ryan explained.

This means fans can look forward to seeing Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey, Steven Tyler, Ellen DeGeneres, Nicki Minaj and Kara DioGuardi!

The final season of American Idol premieres Wednesday, January 6 at 8/7c on Fox.