{
  "id": 7678237,
  "title": "As ‘American Idol’ Leaves Los Angeles for Atlanta, More Concerns Emerge About the State of Local Production",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/as-american-idol-leaves-los-angeles-for-atlanta-more-concerns-emerge",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T01:38:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/american-idol-leaves-los-angeles-for-atlanta-production-1236863758/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Forget Hollywood. “American Idol” is heading to Georgia, dawg. In news that felt all too depressingly common in production-starved Los Angeles, word emerged Tuesday that “American Idol” — which has been broadcast live from Los Angeles since it originated in 2002 — would move production to Georgia. ABC, as well as producers Fremantle and 19 […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}