We knew it was happening, but now it’s official: Ryan Seacrest is returning as host of American Idol.
“It’s genuinely hard to put into words what American Idol means to me,” Seacrest, who has hosted American Idol since it premiered in 2002, said in a statement.
Seacrest will continue to host morning talk show Live with Kelly and Ryan as well as hosting and executive producing his radio shows “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” and “American Top 40.”
Seacrest also hosts and executive produces ABC’s annual live show, “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.”