Although showrunners Ken Warwick and Nigel Lythgoe, who have been in charge going back to the original UK "Pop Idol," are both out, Fox is holding on any more changes until a replacement is named for departing reality chief Mike Darnell--they're also waiting to see if Kelly Clarkson, the first "Idol" winner, will agree to be a judge (Jennifer Hudson has supposedly already signed for the panel):
http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/american-idol-reboot-chaos-top-producers-nigel-lythgoe-ken-warwick-out-exclusive-95021 Fox may tend to forget that Clarkson did last summer's ABC bomb "Duets," but can say that it wasn't her fault (and they'd have something there). I would also wonder if Lythgoe might get revenge by trying to get his bosses at "Idol" co-owner 19 Entertainment and dick clark productions to take "So You Think You Can Dance," which still does OK every summer, to another network. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
