American Idol season 17

*American Idol*
American Idol
Season 17
	Promotional poster
Hosted by	Ryan Seacrest
Judges	Luke Bryan; Katy Perry; Lionel Richie;
Winner	Laine Hardy
Runner-up	Alejandro Aranda
No. of episodes	19
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	March 3 –; May 19, 2019
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 16 Next →; Season 18
	List of episodes

The seventeenth season of American Idol premiered on March 3, 2019,^[1] on the ABC television network. It was the show's second season to air on ABC. 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.

^ "American Idol Renewed for Season 2 on ABC | American Idol". ABC. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2018.

[1] "American Idol Renewed for Season 2 on ABC | American Idol". ABC. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2018.

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