Who Should Be the Next 'American Idol' Judge?

By Denise Warner Posted Jun 7th 2010 09:00AM

With Simon Cowell's departure from the 'American Idol' judges' table, talk of who will replace the supercilious Brit will only continue to ramp up throughout the summer until the series' 10th season.

PopEater asked its readers if they had to pick either Madonna, Bret Michaels, Diddy or Howard Stern for Cowell's spot -- who would they choose? (All four have either spoken out or been rumored for the position.) More than 42K voted in our poll, and 50 percent chose Michaels, with second place going to Stern, who garnered 19 percent of the vote.

Wanting a face for these answers, we hit the streets of New York City to find out who should take Simon's place. We even got a few surprise guests to weigh in. Watch It Below

Tags: bret michaels, diddy, howard stern, madonna, simon cowell

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Wednesday 09 June

By Tom

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The show should bow out as gracefully as possible, very soon.

Monday 14 June

By lauren

the show will suck without simon!! he is the only reason i watch it...PLEASE DONT LEAVE!!!!!

Saturday 19 June

By auburnlady911

Tried as new user. DID NOT GET AN EMAIL TO CONFIRM & POST??

Sunday 20 June

By Doris

Argh.... WHY WON'T IT POST WHAT I WRITE THAT IS IMPORTANT???????????

And AGAIN, NO message, so it didn't go through again.

What is up with this site?

By robersonquinn

BRET MICHAEL'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday 23 June

By Alicia

i think Gene Simmons would be a good replacement for Simon Cowell

gene simmons from Kiss would be a great judge

Monday 28 June

By Anonymous

I think that Piers is the ONLY one who can replace Simon. He's the only one who can't FAKE being mean! You have GOT to get Piers to judge! HELLO! LISTEN TO ME! PIERS IS MEAN AND HE IS LIKE A LITTLE NICER VERSION OF SIMON! How crazy are you to NOT realize he's perfect for the job!

Thursday 08 July

By CANDACE1028

Lets get rid of Kiera and Ellen! Try getting a mix of Simons, Paula and keep randy. We need to get someone talented but dumb. how about Keli pickler to replace paula? Then, lets find someone from Austrailia or England that is mean! I don't know who but Brett Michaels? naaaa. Someone half way decent looking but not too young, with an accent that is kinda mean but likeable. Get rid of that weirdo keira and lets dump Ellen.

By EDDIEIsMINE

I heard on cnn or HLN whatever the name is, Ryan Seacrest will be the next to go! he is producing his own dance show! who CARES about dancing?? Simon has the right idea with a talent show. But, I certainly don't care about stupid dancing. My "dance fever" days ended in the 80s. Or was that the 70s?

Tuesday 13 July

By rose

I think Sammy Jacob should be the next American Idol judge. He's the founder of XFM radio and Managing Director of NME radio. He's whole musical life has been to promote new talent and new music. His personality is very much like Simon Cowell's, so should be a perfect fit and replacement. LOOK HIM UP! I know you'll agree.

Monday 02 August

By alpal

Madonna would be the ultimate American Idol judge. She would be worth whatever they would have to pay to get her. She is very intelligent, witty and nobody knows more about what it takes to make it in the music industry.

Friday 17 September

By Kim

STEVE PERRY WOULD BE A GREAT CHOICE FOR ONE OF THE AMERICAN IDOL JUDGES.

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