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EXCLUSIVE: It's the end of another era for American Idol. Showrunner Trish Kinane is stepping down and retiring from the ABC show with exec producer Megan Michaels Wolflick moving up to take the big chair. It comes ahead of the finale of season four on May 23 and after it was renewed for season five. Kinane has been…

American Idol was one of the most high-profile entertainment shows that was shutdown by the COVID-19 pandemic. ABC and Fremantle have spent the last few weeks working out how to proceed with the format's live shows, going through dozens of scenarios, including one that would see the audience replaced by virtual Disney…

Reviving singing competition staple American Idol after only two years off the air, showrunner and executive producer Trish Kinane worked to refresh the series for another run, while coming up against challenges she knew all too well from previous experience in the unscripted space—problems of technology. As FremantleM…

Some people truly love a challenge. When FremantleMedia named Trish Kinane the President of Entertainment Programming, North America in July 2012, the Brit reality veteran not only took over executive producer duties on Fox's American Idol but also The X Factor and NBC's America's Got Talent. In short, mega-properties…