“American Idol,” like many companies during the recession, is cleaning house.

這時候不少公司都忙著清理門戶，《美國偶像》也不例外。

Kara DioGuardi is out as one of the judges and Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler is rumored to take her place. “Idol” producers are shaking up the judges’ table in an effort to boost ratings, particularly with Simon Cowell’s departure.

美女歌手Kara DioGuardi被開除出了評委席，據(jù)說接替她的將是Aerosmith樂團(tuán)的搖滾歌手Steven Tyler。美偶此次大換血旨在捧高收視率，尤其是在最有看頭的毒舌Simon Cowell離開之后。

nailed the news that Fox is on the verge of closing deals with Tyler and Jennifer Lopez as judges. Both will join Randy Jackson for a three-judge panel for the show’s 10th season. “Idol” airs in January.

據(jù)悉福克斯基本已經(jīng)與Tyler和詹尼佛·洛佩茲簽訂合約。他們會和Randy Jackson一起成為《美國偶像》第十季的三大評委。美偶第十季將于2011年1月開播。

On Thursday, Ellen DeGeneres sent shock waves on Twitter when she announced her departure from the show.

而周四之時，名嘴Ellen DeGeneres在Twitter上放消息稱自己將離開該節(jié)目，已經(jīng)掀起一陣軒然大波。

Cowell, who has been with the show since its 2002 inception, is planning to launch another music competition show “The X Factor.”

Cowell則是自2002起一直扶持該節(jié)目，他離開了劇組去開發(fā)全新的美國版《造星工廠》。