The seventeenth season of American Idol premiered on March 3, 2019,[1] on the ABC television network.

Ryan Seacrest continued as host, while Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie returned as judges.

Bobby Bones returned as the in-house mentor, and acted as a guest host for the episode on April 8, 2019.

Laine Hardy won the season on May 19, 2019, while Alejandro Aranda was the runner-up, and Madison VanDenburg finished in third place.

The winner of that vote was revealed to be Meghan Woods on Good Morning America on November 16, 2018.

The Showcase round aired on March 31, and featured the top 40 performing for the judges and a live audience at Disney's Aulani resort in Kapolei, Hawaii.

The artists who performed duets with the top 20 were Pat Benatar, Cynthia Erivo, Neil Giraldo, Lukas Graham, Ben Harper, Chris Isaak, Elle King, Lovelytheband, Julia Michaels, Jason Mraz, Shaggy, and Brett Young.

[8] Bobby Bones served as a guest host for the April 8 episode, because Ryan Seacrest was out due to an illness.

American contemporary Christian singer/songwriter Lauren Daigle served as a guest mentor this week.