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  2. ‘American Idol’ Judges Through the Years and Why They Left

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    At the start of season 8, the group of judges expanded with Kara DioGuardi, who kept her seat for two seasons. The changes continued with Abdul’s exit before season 9, Cowell’s departure ahead ...

  3. American Idol controversies - Wikipedia

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    American Idol faced criticism for implications of gender and ethnic bias in its finalists; for five consecutive seasons—seven through eleven—the winner of American Idol was a guitar-playing, Caucasian male. The string of winners led to complaints by critics, who classified them as being a "white guy with guitar" (WGWG), and felt that the ...

  4. American Idol Judges Are Torn During Final Judgment as They ...

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    American Idol did not *ahem* go easy on viewers during the first half of this season’s Final Judgment on Sunday, ending on yet another cliffhanger. With 11 contestants already sent through to ...

  5. Kara DioGuardi - Wikipedia

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    In 2009, she joined the hit Fox television show American Idol as a fourth judge for the show's eighth season alongside judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Paula Abdul. [13] DioGuardi returned to Idol for its ninth season alongside Cowell, Jackson, and new judge Ellen DeGeneres who replaced Paula Abdul after she quit the show in contract ...

  6. American Idol season 9 - Wikipedia

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    The ninth season of American Idol premiered on Fox on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, and concluded on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. [1] Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi, and Randy Jackson returned as judges and were joined by Ellen DeGeneres, who was brought on as a replacement for Paula Abdul after a series of guest judges filled in during the auditions.

  7. Paula Abdul Accuses 'American Idol' Producer Nigel Lythgoe of ...

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    Abdul was one of the original judges on the singing competition series from 2002 to 2009, alongside Simon Cowell and Randy Jacks Paula Abdul Accuses 'American Idol' Producer Nigel Lythgoe of ...

  8. American Idol - Wikipedia

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    In the fifteenth season, the top 24 performed at Cathedral of Saint Vibiana in Los Angeles and were split into two groups of twelve and performed twice, one being a solo performance and one being a duet with a former Idol contestant. In each group, the judges chose 7 contestants to advance to the top 14 where the judges chose 4 to advance to ...

  9. Paula Abdul Claims ‘Idol’ Judges Fought Over This Winner: 'I ...

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    American Idol aired on Fox from 2002 to 2016 before being revived by ABC in 2018 with new judges. Adbul, for her part, was a judge on the original series for eight seasons before leaving in 2009.