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While American Idol is returning to a more familiar format,
there will still be several substantial changes when
the curtains go up on the show's ninth season -- including
the absence of Paula Abdul, the addition of Ellen DeGeneres,
and Simon Cowell serving on the judging panel for the final time.

American Idol's ninth season will premiere over the course of
two consecutive nights with a two-hour broadcast on Tuesday,
January 12 and a 75-minute broadcast on Wednesday, January 13 -- with
both beginning at 8PM ET/PT.

It will represent the beginning of the end for Cowell,
as Fox confirmed yesterday that he will be leaving American
Idol after its 2010 season to focus on launching a U.S. version
of his British The X Factor reality competition series for the network in Fall 2011.


Cowell spent a better part of last year stating he was
unsure whether he'd remain with American Idol once
the five-season extension he signed in 2005 expires
after the show's ninth season this year, and he
insisted his coy comments when asked about the
situation were not a negotiating ploy.

"But when we looked at the practicalities of that,
it was impossible," Cowell said Monday.

"In my opinion, it's like having a good player and a good football team.
The two have to be OK together. I believe it's not my show, but
it's still very close to me. We made sure when we did this,
that I would be protected. I'm confident it will continue to be the No.
1 show. Everyone is committed to keeping it that way."

Due to her last-minute surprise departure, last summer's ninth-season auditions
featured a series of guest judges in her former judging
seat: Victoria Beckham (Denver and Boston), Mary J. Blige (Atlanta),
Joe Jonas and Neil Patrick Harris (Dallas), Kristin Chenoweth (Orlando),
Shania Twain (Chicago), and Katy Perry and Avril Lavigne (Los Angeles).

"All the guest judges on the Idol auditions gave a different perspective
because they've all been performers of all different types, and different
types of music and stage and record and everything," judge Randy Jackson
told reporters during a conference call last week.

In September, Fox announced that it had tapped DeGeneres to replace
Abdul -- and she'll make her American Idol debut during the ninth
season's first "Hollywood Round" broadcast on February 9.

"I'm not going to be mean anyway. I hate when Simon is that mean,
" said DeGeneres in September. "You can be constructive and you
can criticize somebody in a way that's helpful instead of mean spirited."

Almost immediately, DeGeneres had to respond to critics who felt
her lack of experience in the music industry would hurt the show.

"I love music, period. I've always loved music," she said at the time,
defending herself.

"And I'm a huge fan of the show. I haven't missed one show since Season 1.
The people are the ones that choose the 'American Idol.' Ultimately
it doesn't come down to some expert in the music industry,
it comes down to everybody at home that says, 'That's the person I relate to,
that's the person that I'm going to buy music from.'"

Fox reality chief Mike Darnell also called the criticism "silly."

"We already got three judges. We used to only have three
who have enormously long musical backgrounds," he said at the time.
"She brings something different. She brings her wit and love of music.
She has a vision of what she likes and doesn't like. Really, does it matter?
It's about America voting. She's going to add a different flavor, that's the whole idea."

Despite the absence of Abdul and addition of DeGeneres,
the upcoming installment is returning to a familiar
format by abandoning several tweaks that were included
during last year's eighth season -- including 36 semifinalists,
a bracket-style semifinals format that ignored gender,
and the additional second-chance "Wild Card" round that
had not been used since Idol's third season in 2004.

Instead, the ninth season will feature 24 semifinalists -- 12 males
and 12 females -- and no "Wild Card" semifinals round.

Once Idol's ninth-season semifinals begin, the contestants will be divided
into male and female groups and compete separately. Both groups will
then gradually be whittled to six finalists via three semifinals
performance rounds that will eliminate two male and two female
semifinalists each week based on viewer voting.

Like American Idol's most recent pre-2009 editions, the format will result
in each finalist having given three semifinals performances and
a gender-balanced finalist field.

American Idol's Top 12 ninth-season finalists will take
the stage for the first time on Tuesday, March 16, with
one finalist's journey coming to an end when home viewer
votes are revealed on Wednesday, March 17.

While Fox decided against hosting a third-annual American Idol Gives Back
charity fund-raising special last spring, the fund-raising special
will be back this year and air during the Top 7 results show broadcast on April 21.

"In today's tough economic times, it's more important than ever -- but more
difficult than ever -- to raise money to help those in need," said Darnell
when the special was announced in October.

"With this year's American Idol Gives Back, we're focused on raising awareness
about the challenges that so many children and families currently face and
demonstrating how even small donations can make a difference and help save lives.
Every little bit counts."



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