The show seems to be in a little bit of disarray with the recent revolving door of judges. With Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell gone, along with their replacements, Ellen Degeneres and Kara DioGuard, the show will be looking at new faces in 2011. Lythgoe has publicly made it be known that his goal is to get Paula Abdul to come back as a judge on the TV show. That might be a little difficult since Abdul is signed with CBS to take park in a new dance show for their network.
Other rumors speculate that Lythgoe may appoint himself as a judge, but he denies those rumors. He does however, seem to be in favor of recruiting Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler, as well as Jennifer Lopez to be the judges in this upcoming season’s show. There has been no confirmation from Lopez or Tyler as to whether they are considering the positions or not.
