
Ellen DeGeneres couldn't be talked into staying with "American Idol," a Fox executive said Monday, creating a second opening for change in the show's 10th season.

Former "Fly Girl" Jennifer Lopez is poised to return to television _ this time as a judge on "American Idol."

Former "Fly Girl" Jennifer Lopez is poised to return to television — this time as a judge on "American Idol."

Don't call it "American Idol." Call it "Extreme Makeover: 'Idol' Edition."
Ellen DeGeneres is dancing off "American Idol" after one season and Jennifer Lopez is poised to step in.

Ellen DeGeneres is dancing off "American Idol" after one season, leaving Fox's hit show with two vacancies on its judging panel.
A familiar face may be on the verge of returning to "American Idol."

American Idol wannabes showed their devotion, if not their talent, by driving and waiting hours to be heard by judges for the show's 10th season.

CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox together had the smallest number of prime-time viewers last week in two decades of record-keeping, the Nielsen Co. said. Given the dominance of the big broadcasters before then, you'd probably have to go back to the early days of television to find such a collective shrug.