LOS ANGELES -- American Idol producers and judges said on Sunday they were unconcerned about competition from new reality singing shows The Voice and The X Factor, as they prepared to go into their 11th season, while host Ryan Seacrest's future with the show was left unanswered.

Shirley Halperin Sunday's Fox panel was hijacked by comparisons to competitive shows like The Voice and X Factor. Jabbed Randy Jackson: “We will definitely never ever rip off 'Star Trek' with spinning chairs.” read more

Ryan Seacrest is an essential part of the profitable “American Idol” brand, and the show producers should think long and hard about whether they really want to lose him just to save money.

Around this time every year, Fox executives and the American Idol producers start to panic, wondering if the show's huge audience will return en masse for the start of a new season. But this winter is different. Idol defied the odds last January, engineering a successful reboot with the addition of new judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. And more importantly, the show's talent made a ...

They're not even on at the same time of year, but the arms race between American Idol and Simon Cowell's X Factor continued on Sunday night when Fox (which airs both shows) unwrapped the first commercial for season 11 of Idol. The show doesn't return to air until January 22, but three months out producers [...]