After all this talk about making changes on "Idol," Jennifer Lopez is back on the panel after a year off--joining returnee Keith Urban and JLo is jazzman Harry Connick, Jr., who has made guest mentor appearances before (including last May, where he got in a heated, unscripted argument with Randy Jackson on live TV) and Jackson is not leaving, he's just a mentor:
http://www.thewrap.com/jennifer-lopez-harry-connick-jr-officially-named-american-idol-judges/ Among the names floating around replacing Dawg, Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey as judges were alums Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson and Adam Lambert and hitmaker Dr. Luke--Hudson was supposedly a sure thing, but when Clarkson turned down the offer she dropped out. The strange thing is that when Fox let showrunners Ken Warwick and Nigel Lythgoe go, their response to flagging ratings (although still better than the competition) was initially that they were going to get rid of everyone but Seacrest. It now looks like the only way they can really revamp the show is by making major format changes--but do they really want to do that? -- -- 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.
