Get ready, because American Idol [1] will be back sooner than you think. After locking down Luke Bryan, Katy Perry [2], and Lionel Richie as judges for the ABC revival [3], returning host Ryan Seacrest [4] announced that the show's two-hour premiere will be on Sunday, March 11 [5]. The series, which concluded its 15-season run on Fox last year, also confirmed the news on social media, writing, "🎶 Easy like Sunday evening 🎶 Cue the remix @LionelRichie — #AmericanIdol premieres Sunday, March 11 8/7c on ABC!" alongside an official photo of the cast.

News of the revival first broke in May, when ABC bought all rights to the singing show [6]. "American Idol on ABC . . . that has a nice ring to it," said Ben Sherwood, cochairman of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney-ABC. "Idol is an entertainment icon, and now it will air where it belongs, in ABC's lineup of addictive fan favorites alongside Dancing With the Stars [7] and The Bachelor [8]. America, get ready for the return of a bigger, bolder and better-than-ever Idol." Better set your DVRs now!