Will Ryan Seacrest Return as ‘American Idol’ Host for Season 24?

kAm':CEF2= =:G6 2F5:E:@?D 2C6 2=C625J F?56CH2J 7@C E96 ?6IE :?DE2==>6?E @7 k6>mp>6C:42? x5@=] k^6>m%96 =:G6 2F5:E:@?D 2C6 A2CE @7 “x5@= p4C@DD p>6C:42[” H9:49 3682? =2DE >@?E9 2?5 H:== 9:E 2== d_ DE2E6D 2?5 (2D9:?8E@? s]r] $:?86CD H9@ H:D9 E@ 2F5:E:@? 92G6 E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ D:?8 :? 7C@?E @7 2? k6>mx5@=k^6>m AC@5F46C 7C@> 2?JH96C6 :? p>6C:42[ H:E9 2 =F4<J 76H 36:?8 D6=64E65 E@ >@G6 @? E@ 2F5:E:@? :? 7C@?E @7 E96 ;F586D]k^Am

kAmpD:56 7C@> $62D@? `[ H96? 96 H2D ;@:?65 3J qC:2? sF?<=6>2? 2D 4@9@DE[ $624C6DE 92D 366? 9@DE:?8 k6>mp>6C:42? x5@=k^6>m D@=@] (96? E96 D9@H >@G65 7C@> u@I E@ pqr :? a_`g[ 96 H2D E2<6? 2=@?8 7@C E96 C:56]k^Am

kAmu@C E96 7:CDE D6G6? D62D@?D @? pqr[ qCJ2? 2?5 #:49:6 H6C6 ;F586D H:E9 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^A6@A=6^<2EJ\A6CCJ^Qmz2EJ !6CCJk^2m] w@H6G6C[ D96 56A2CE65 E96 D9@H 27E6C $62D@? aa[ 2?5 &?56CH@@5 H2D 3C@F89E :? 2D 96C C6A=246>6?E]k^Am

k5:G 4=2DDlQ:?=:?6\42==@FEQmk5:G 4=2DDlQ:?=:?6\42==@FE\4@?E6?EQmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^``gghgb^2>6C:42?\:5@=\D62D@?\ac\;F586D\AC6>:6C6\52E6\56E2:=D^Qmk:>8 96:89ElQ`deQ H:5E9lQac_Q DC4lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^HA\4@?E6?E^FA=@25D^a_ad^_c^2>6C:42?\:5@=\D62D@?\ac\abcI`dd];A8Q 2=ElQUR_bhjp>6C:42? x5@=UR_bhj yF586D w625 q24< E@ $49@@= :? }6H $62D@? ac %62D6CQ ^mk^2mk5:G 4=2DDlQ:?=:?6\42==@FE\=236=Qm#6=2E65k^5:Gmk9bmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^``gghgb^2>6C:42?\:5@=\D62D@?\ac\;F586D\AC6>:6C6\52E6\56E2:=D^QmVp>6C:42? x5@=V yF586D w625 q24< E@ $49@@= :? }6H $62D@? ac %62D6Ck^2mk^9bmk^5:Gmk^5:Gm

kAm$624C6DE[ @7 4@FCD6[ 92D A=6?EJ E@ <66A 9:> 3FDJ] x? 255:E:@? E@ 9@DE:?8 k6>mx5@=k^6>m[ 96’D 2=D@ E96 9@DE @7 k6>mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^D9@H^H966=\@7\7@CEF?6^Qm(966= @7 u@CEF?6k^2mk^6>m 2?5 92D 9:D C25:@ D9@H] !=FD[ 96’D @7E6? H@C<:?8 92C5 7@C 9:D #J2? $624C6DE u@F?52E:@? 2?5 @? @E96C D:56 AC@;64ED]k^Am

kAmpqr 92D ?@E 2??@F?465 2 AC6>:6C6 52E6 7@C $62D@? ac @7 k6>mp>6C:42? x5@=k^6>m J6E[ 3FE E96 D9@H :D 6IA64E65 E@ C6EFC? :? E96 7:CDE 92=7 @7 a_ae] #646?E D62D@?D 92G6 563FE65 :? u63CF2CJ @C 62C=J |2C49] pF5:E:@?D H:== =:<6=J 36 7:=>65 E9:D 72==]k^Am

kAmk6>mkDEC@?8mp>6C:42? x5@=k^DEC@?8mk^6>mkDEC@?8m[ $62D@? ac[ (:?E6C a_ae[ pqrk^DEC@?8mk^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m|@C6 w625=:?6Dik^DEC@?8mk^Am

kF=mk=:mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^`a`c_ga^492C=:6\D966?\?6E7=:I\5@4F>6?E2CJ\D@36C^QmxD r92C=:6 $966? $@36C }@Hn (92E w6’D $2:5 p3@FE w:D y@FC?6Jk^2mk^=:mk=:mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^`a`c_ac^@4E@36C\a_ad\DEC62>:?8\?6H\?6E7=:I\9F=F\A624@4<\>2I\5:D?6J\>@C6^Qm(92E’D }6H @? $EC62>:?8 :? ~4E@36C a_adk^2mk^=:mk=:mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^`a`c_d_^2>6C:42?\:5@=\CJ2?\D624C6DE\C6EFC?:?8\D62D@?\ac\9@DE^Qm(:== #J2? $624C6DE #6EFC? 2D ‘p>6C:42? x5@=’ w@DE 7@C $62D@? acnk^2mk^=:mk=:mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^`a`_gb`^E96\A:EE\D62D@?\a\233@E\A6CD@?2=\=:76\H:76\5:C64E:?8\D92H?\92E@DJ^Qm‘%96 !:EE’i t>>J (:??6C $92H? w2E@DJ %2=<D p33@E’D !6CD@?2= {:76[ s:C64E:?8 :? $62D@? a U2>Aj |@C6 W'xst~Xk^2mk^=:mk=:mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EG:?D:56C]4@>^`a`c_df^E9@CDE6?\<2J6\E96\3@=5\2?5\E96\362FE:7F=\36J@?5\E96\82E6D\4C@DD@G6C\43D^Qm‘%96 q@=5 2?5 E96 q62FE:7F=’D %9@CDE6? z2J6 E@ rC@DD ~G6C E@ ‘q6J@?5 E96 v2E6D’k^2mk^=:mk^F=m