All the Ways to Watch ‘American Idol’ Season 23 on TV & Online

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Season 23 of American Idol is here with new judge Carrie Underwood joining Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan and host Ryan Seacrest after Katy Perry’s departure last year. Jelly Roll is also joining the Idol squad as the show’s first-ever “Artist in Residence,” where he’ll be mentoring the contestants before their live performances each week.

If you’ve been itching to getting rid of cable, but don’t want to end up spending hundreds of dollars a month, there are a few ways to watch American Idol online without needing cable.

We like DirecTV, which offers access to 90+ channels, including ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, ESPN, HGTV, MTV, AMC, A&E, TLC, ID, OWN, CNN, Univision and more, plus thousands of movies and shows on-demand. The subscription is free trial for five days, so you can stream American Idol and other shows for free for a limited time.

The best deal right now is this Disney+ and Hulu bundle, which is discounted to just $2.99/month for your first four months. See more details here.

Looking for live channels? Hulu + Live TV gets you 90+ channels, along with access to Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+ for less than $90 a month. You can watch American Idol on Hulu with a live ABC feed.

The winner of American Idol typically receives a cash prize and gets offered a record deal, though the exact details of this year’s prize has yet to be announced. Watch American Idol online with a free trial to Fubo here.