T here is a lot of excitement surrounding Carrie Underwood’s upcoming return to American Idol as a judge. While we won’t see that premiere date on the 2024 TV schedule, curren

Kelly Clarkson exclusively told E! News that she thinks it’s “brilliant” her fellow “American Idol” winner Carrie Underwood is joining the competition show as a judge for the new season.

Kelly Clarkson thinks bringing Carrie Underwood back as judge was a “brilliant” move by American Idol producers. "What better person to have — somebody that's won that show to come back,” Clarkson, 42,