‘American Idol,’ ‘Shark Tank,’ ‘AFV,’ ‘Supermarket Sweep’ Renewed at ABC

Avalon Young is sharing an update on her ongoing battle with cancer.

Ethan Shanfeld After dropping out of the “American Idol” finale at the last minute, Arthur Gunn has spoken out about his decision to leave the show.Gunn was set to perform with Sheryl Crow on Sunday’s finale, but after the “Idol” contestant allegedly refused to come out of his trailer five minutes before the show, producers were forced to swap in Season 19 finalist Graham DeFranco, who was sitting in the audience.After the seemingly unrehearsed medley of Crow’s “Everyday Is A Winding Road” and

Arthur Gunn, 23, is speaking out after he made headlines for not being a part of the highly anticipated American Idol finale on May 23. The contestant took to Instagram to share a photo of an inspiring quote along with a lengthy caption that gave a somewhat vague reason for his unexpected departure from the televised competition.

Arthur Gunn is responding to questions about his absence from the "American Idol" season finale. The singer and guitar strummer took to Instagram on Monday to address why he skipped out on the "Idol" Season 19 sendoff that would have seen Gunn perform alongside Sheryl Crow.

Arthur Gunn is explaining.

He has his reasons. One day after the American Idol finale, Arthur Gunn opened up about his decision not to show up for the final season 19 episode.

Arthur Gunn has broken his silence about why he was a no-show at Sunday’s American Idol season finale.

One big question looms over the season 19 finale of “American Idol”: where was Arthur Gunn?

One big question looms over the season 19 finale of “American Idol”: where was Arthur Gunn?

SPOILER ALERT: This story includes details about the May 23rd finale of American Idol

 crowned a new winner on Sunday.First, we're going to look at how the night unfolded.

made magic on Sunday by bringing an eliminated fan favorite back into the theater. Murphy returned to the stage for the season 19 finale on Sunday, and fans were delighted.After getting eliminated back in March — on what was also his 28th birthday — Murphy didn't even make it to the season's Top 24.

Ellen DeGeneres is a huge Hunter Metts fan.

told People magazine that the decision to remove him from the competition “had to be made and we move on,” while also recognizing the 16-year-old singer’s talent.“A lot of times, we think about it, we grow up and we make mistakes and we look at our life behind us many times and we say, ‘God, what was I thinking about when I did that?’ ” Richie said of the young singer, who left the program when a video surfaced depicting him next to someone wearing what appeared to be a Ku Klux Klan hood.

returned on Sunday with the show's Top 4, who sang their hearts out in an effort to make it to this season's finals. The episode was supposed to feature the Top 5, but Caleb Kennedy was forced to exit the show last week when a controversial video resurfaced.ET's Lauren Zima spoke with judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan about Sunday's big episode, and Kennedy's shocking departure.«Well losing great talent is always [hard]... this is our class. This is the class of 2021.

American Idol finalist Caleb Kennedy has issued a public apology after a controversial social media post that he filmed resurfaced online.The short video clip, which was initially posted on Snapchat, shows Kennedy sitting next to and filming someone wearing what appears to be a Ku Klux Klan hood.As the Herald-Journal reports, Kennedy’s family claim that the video was recorded when Kennedy was 12.Kennedy, who is now 16, confirmed his exit from American Idol in a statement posted on his Instagram

ABC has announced the renewals of five of their fan favorite TV shows!

American Idol will be back to burst out another tune.

ABC has renewed Shark Tank for its 13th season and America’s Funniest Home Videos for season 32. The shows have been longtime anchors of ABC’s Friday and Sunday lineups, respectively.