# Simon "American Idol" Cowell's Replacement

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-american-idol-cowells-replacement/547791>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 24, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-american-idol-cowells-replacement/547791 "2010-07-24T00:19:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-american-idol-cowells-replacement/547791/21 "2010-07-26T01:29:08Z")

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Omg, they should have a “America’s next ‘american idol’ judge” contest. I would even watch that.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-american-idol-cowells-replacement/547791/22 "2010-07-26T01:51:52Z")

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> [@gonzomax](#):
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> The answer is Bret Michaels. I am not a fan .so I don’t know how he will do.

Is this official?

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-american-idol-cowells-replacement/547791/23 "2010-07-26T02:37:34Z")

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> [@Mahaloth](#):
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> > [@gonzomax](#):
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> > The answer is Bret Michaels. I am not a fan .so I don’t know how he will do.
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> Is this official?

I saw him in an interview and he said it is.

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-american-idol-cowells-replacement/547791/24 "2010-07-26T03:20:22Z")

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> [@Mahaloth](#):
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> Is this official?

Looks like not. A quick search shows several sites reporting [things like this](http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/report-fox-weighing-chris-isaak-for-american-idol-bret-michaels-out-11355.php):

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> Fox is reportedly considering musician and actor Chris Isaak to replace Simon Cowell on American Idol and eliminated Bret Michaels as a possibility.

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