ABC has a deal in place with FremantleMedia to revive "American Idol."
The broadcast network and the production company have settled on a framework for an agreement to bring back the long-running singing-competition series. According to sources, the Alphabet is eyeing a March premiere for the show, which would potentially air on Sunday nights, where ABC has struggled in recent seasons against NBC's "Sunday Night Football" and programming on Fox and CBS that benefits from a strong NFL lead-in. The Alphabet is the only broadcaster of the Big Four that does not have an NFL package.
One potential name that has been floated to join the revived series is that of Kelly Clarkson, the singer who won the first season of "Idol" and went on to achieve pop-star status with hits such as "Since U Been Gone."
