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American Idol's third ABC season to premiere early on Feb. 16, one week after the Oscars
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Next year's early Academy Awards date on Feb. 9 allowed ABC to move Idol to its earliest start yet since the network revived it in 2018. The first ABC season launched on March 11, 2018 and the second season premiered on March 3, 2019.
TOPICS: American Idol, ABC, Reality TV
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