Fremantle wouldn’t budge on that issue, but according to TMZ, the execs are still very high on nabbing Seacrest as host.
Last week, Ryan Seacrest was announced as the new permanent co-host for what is now called Live with Kelly and Ryan, which tapes in New York City.
It appears the simplest plan to make that work would require ABC to turn American Idol into a Sunday/Monday night series, and for Seacrest to deal with an awful travel schedule.
In putting the rebooted version together, ABC reportedly requested production company Freemantle Media allow American Idol to shift from its former Los Angeles location to NYC, so that Seacrest would have a far simpler way to handle hosting both series.