Ryan Seacrest: 'Idol' to Be Reduced to One Night

Ryan Seacrest

Walking the red carpet at the WHTZ 1003. FM Z100 Jingle Ball in New York Friday night, Ryan Seacrest revealed that the show’s infamous results show will now be a thing of the past, accoridng to The Hollywood Reporter.

“We are going to do the performance show and the results in the same show,” said the show’s longtime host backstage at Madison Square Garden. “So there won’t be a ‘wait ‘til tomorrow night.’ There won’t be a ‘Coming up,  coming up, coming up.’ We are going to put it all into one format in one night. So that will be exciting."

Seacrest said this change in programming — similar to the performance night/results format of Dancing With The Stars — will take effect once they show gets into the final stretch. “[It will be] one night when we get to the final stage, the top ten, there will be one night of performances and results all in one night,” he said.

He added that other show changes — such as the three judges, Keith Urban, Harry Connick Jr., and Jennifer Lopez spending more personal time with contestants — have affected the quality of finalists this season. Said Seacrest: “They found some amazing contestants, and they had a chance to get to know them a little bit better."

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