American Idol: Bobby Bones Replaces Ryan Seacrest as Host of Season 18?

Since American idol In 2002, Ryan Seacrest dominated his former co-host role, Brian Dunkleman, as the only host of the competition until this week. Monday's episode marks the first time in 17 seasons that Seacrest calls sick, forcing Idol Mentor Bobby Bones will take the place of the evening.

But maybe "forced" is the wrong word here. After all, from the moment Bones entered Season 16, did not we all badume he was next? As a host of the popularly syndicated nationally Bobby Bones Showhe has already responded to Seacrest with country music, not to mention their physical and energetic similarities. I do not wonder if Seacrest was really sick, but I said it was hard not to think of Monday's episode as an unofficial Bones audition for the host role.

And while this is completely hypothetical, no one will blame Seacrest for wanting to reduce its schedule a bit. He is currently co-hosting a New York-based film Live! With Ryan and Kelly, which films five episodes a week, in addition to organizing its own radio show, which airs for four hours every day of the week. And that does not take into account the myriad of things he has developed through Ryan Seacrest Productions, who recently signed a multi-year contract with ABC Studios for the production of scripted content for broadcast, cable and on-demand .

After the unique appearance of Bones as Idol host, TVLine interviewed its readers for their opinion – and the results are revealing. Of course, nearly 44% missed Seacrest in its usual role, but 23% preferred the change, while 33% did not even notice a difference. In other words, more than half of our readers would not like Bones to be a full-time host, which is more than expected.

Again, the American people have apparently always loved the Bones, which was proven in November 2018 when it became Dance with the stars'Unexpected winner of season 27.

Would you be open to the idea that Bones takes over for Seacrest full time, if the current host decides he will not be left behind by next season? Leave a comment with your thoughts below.