Earlier this year, Ryan Seacrest announced the American Idol-spinoff titled The Next Great American Band. The show would showcase the best garage talent this nation has to offer and let us vote for the next All-American Rejects or, better yet, Doughtry Daughtry.

We reported this spring that the show was trying to be stopped by the producers of the very similar America's Hot Musician. Apparently, the plan didn't work as Fox announced that the show, created by Simon Fuller of Idol and So You Think You Can Dance? fame, is set to debut October 19 according to Reality TV World.

As the competition is winding down on this season of American Idol, a brand-new competition is about to begin. As announced by Ryan Seacrest on Wednesday night's live results show, the Idol producers have launched a nationwide search for the "best undiscovered group in America."

FOX must have been eager to greenlight the new series, tentatively titled "The Search for the Next Great American Band," hoping to take advantage of the Idol cash cow and garner even more of that American Idol ratings magic.

According to sources, the show will most likely air in the fall.