“American Idol” is expanding Season 24 with a new companion podcast.
“‘American Idol’ Official Podcast” will be hosted by Danielle Fishel and will “dive deeper into America’s most iconic music competition series, exploring the performances everyone’s talking about, and offering exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes insights, and expert analysis of the judges’ critiques.”
The podcast will premiere on Wednesday, April 1, on Disney+, Hulu, and other podcast platforms, following the live shows, which kick off Monday, March 30.
Fishel, best known for her iconic role as Topanga on ABC’s “Boy Meets World” and later, Disney Channel’s “Girl Meets World,” has been part of the Disney family for decades. Since 2017, she’s been woking behind the camera, directing more than 50 episodes of multi-camera shows, including “Wizards Beyond Waverly Place,” “Raven’s Home,” “Shifting Gears” and “Lopez vs Lopez.”
She is the co-host of the “Teen Beat” podcast and “Pod Meets World.” In 2025, she signed a new overall deal with iHeartMedia. She and her husband, Jensen Karp, are also producers on “Teen Beat, “How Rude, Tanneritos!,” Magical Rewind” and “Pod Meets World.”
“American Idol” returned for Season 24 (its ninth on ABC) in January with its most-watched premiere in four years with an average of 8.27 million viewers in live+3 and multiplatform viewing.
“American Idol” airs live Mondays on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu. Beginning March 30, they will also stream live on Disney+. “Idol” is produced by Fremantle and 19 Entertainment, a part of Sony Pictures Television. Executive producers are showrunner Megan Wolflick, Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman.
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