The 36-year-old "American Idol" emcee and "On Air with Ryan Seacrest" radio host may be hopping from Fox TV to ABC for the next season to take a seat next to "Live" co-host Kelly Ripa. Apparently, Ryan Seacrest's contract with "American Idol" will be up for renegotiation this year.

Ryan Seacrest, a self-proclaimed Regis Philbin fan, has worked with ABC TV before, hosting "Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve," so a network leap may not be such a stretch, after all. What's more, Ryan Seacrest and Kelly Ripa have sampled their on-air chemistry before, co-hosting Disney's Christmas Day Parade on ABC together.

Of course, Ryan Seacrest was also rumored to be a possible replacement for retiring CNN talk show host Larry King, but Piers Morgan nabbed that gig.

What a year for Ryan Seacrest, who is supposedly preparing to drop to one knee and propose marriage to his lady love, 22-year-old country singer and dancer Julianne Hough.

What happened to Regis Philbin?

Regis Philbin recently announced his plans to retire after more than a quarter century on the morning television talk show. The chatty show, previously titled "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (when Kathie Lee Gifford appeared with Regis Philbin), has been on the air since the 1980s.

source: associatedcontent