American Idol 2025 Winner Announcement. Keep reading to know more about the new season, including auditions, judges and more updates. When the show first aired, the judges were simon cowell, paula abdul, and randy jackson.

Ultimately, after millions of votes were cast, host ryan seacrest announced that the 22nd winner in “idol” history was abi carter. Underwood will join returning judges luke bryan and lionel richie alongside host ryan seacrest when idol returns to abc and hulu in spring 2025.