Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban join Randy Jackson on the American Idol panel in January. The 12th season that’s been shooting gets a sneak peek in movie theaters on January 9th, with the first episode playing on big screens in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Detroit, Boston, Nashville, Washington, D.C., Atlanta and Houston. Host Ryan Seacrest and the judges are beaming in via satellite for a Q&A. FOX then premieres the opener a week later on January 16th.