Tengaged Idol (Season 1)

The seventeenth season of American Idol premiered on March 3, 2019[1] on the ABC television network. It is the show's second season to air on ABC. Ryan Seacrest continues his role as the show's host, while Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie returned for their second season as judges. Bobby Bones returned as the in-house mentor, and acted as guest host for the taped April 8, 2019 episode.

Laine Hardy from Livingston, Louisiana, won the season on May 19, 2019, while Alejandro Aranda was the runner-up, and Madison VanDenburg finished in third place. Hardy, who was cut at the Top 50 in season 16, becomes the third returning contestant to win, after Candice Glover in season 12 and Caleb Johnson in season 13 and the eighth guy with guitar (GWG) to win in ten seasons.