American Idol 'American Idol' renewed for fourteenth season by Fox 05/08/2014 Fox says it has renewed its singing competition series American Idol for a 14th season. Read More RELATED NEWS Former 'American Idol' finalist Sam Woolf releases his first album'American Idol' adds Scott Borchetta as new mentor to replace Randy Jackson 'American Idol' to premiere January 7 on Fox with schedule changes throughout Season 14 TAGS: American Idol Jennifer Lopez Ryan Seacrest Keith Urban