American Idol XIII Judges and Ryan Seacrest at Omaha Auditions

American Idol XIII is in Omaha for auditions this week!

Here's a first look at the judges panel of Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick, Jr. and Keith Urban at Omaha. Host Ryan Seacrest joins them at the table for this photoshoot.

American Idol XIII Judges and Ryan Seacrest at Omana Auditions

What do you guys think? Is this the winning combination that will propel American Idol back to the glory days after the disastrous American Idol Season 12? Is this the solution?

I'm curious at how the FOX execs thought that JLO and Harry Connick, Jr. would be attractive for the "adult demo" coveted by advertisers. At least Keith Urban might attract the country viewer (which isn't a problem for Idol anyway). Maybe they still have it. Maybe FOX knows something that I don't know.

Also: I love that American Idol has let go of "13" and is using XIII like the Super Bowl. They should have done this a long time ago! I called American Idol 10, American Idol X in honor of the premiere of The X Factor! :)

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