American Idol, a reality television singing competition hosted by Ryan Seacrest, premiered in June 2002. Bryan has served as a judge on the show since 2018, when it was revived by ABC. From 2016 to 2018, the series was on hiatus after its 15th season on FOX.

At this point, it’s really anyone’s guess as to who will return. Even though Luke Bryan has a great time on the show, it’s hard to tell if he will be up to returning, as well as Carrie Underwood. There’s no word on Lionel Richie thinking about leaving, so he is probably safe. But as for Bryan, all fans really have to do is wait and see:

Luke Bryan dropped new hints over his future as an American Idol judge. “Idol is kind of a year-by-year, 'Do we do it or not?’” Bryan, 49, told A Taste of Country in an interview published on Thursday,