January 2016 will mark the end of the singing contest which launched the careers of Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Hudson. 

 

Fox announced Monday that the series will return for one final swan song with judges Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick Jr. and Keith Urban. 

 

Nigel Lythgoe who was an executive producer on the series and helped bring the show to the US said he was sad but it was the right decision. 

 

'No, it's the right time and very brave I think of Fox to do this.' It's still doing very well in the ratings whatever anybody else has got to say it isn't doing the 35-million viewers but it's certainly doing 12 and a lot of other stations would like that sort of figure so you've got to say it's preserving the legacy³ I think of 'American Idol.' 

 

American Idol first debuted⁴ in 2002 with original judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson.

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