American Idol 'American Idol's thirteenth season to premiere January 15, feature half-hour results shows 10/28/2013 Fox has announced American Idol's thirteenth season will premiere Wednesday, January 15 at 8PM ET/PT and feature scaled back results shows. Read More RELATED NEWS Former 'American Idol' finalist Sam Woolf releases his first album'American Idol' adds Scott Borchetta as new mentor to replace Randy Jackson 'American Idol' to premiere January 7 on Fox with schedule changes throughout Season 14 TAGS: American Idol Harry Connick Jr. Randy Jackson Jennifer Lopez Ryan Seacrest Keith Urban Jimmy Iovine