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Nigel Leaves ‘Idol’

by Reed Dunn

Nigel Lythgoe will no longer be executive producer of American Idol.

You don’t see him as up-close-and-personal as you do on So You Think You Can Dance, but Nigel Lythgoe was running the show on American Idol for the first seven seasons. But that’s all about to change.

Lythgoe, the show’s executive producer, is leaving his most popular show behind to focus on regional versions of So You Think You Can Dance in South Africa, Canada and Australia. He also is working on a new project with 19 Entertainment.

Fox executives released a statement this week saying, “[Nigel] is an extraordinarily talented producer whose creative contributions to the No. 1 show on television has been immeasurable. While we are disappointed that he will no longer be executive producing American Idol, we are pleased to continue working with him on So You Think You Can Dance.”

Some “exciting changes” are expected to keep Idol fresh as it enters Season 8, according to the network. That change in direction has been rumored by some media outlets as the reason for Lythgoe’s departure.

The new executive producer has not been announced for Idol, but who really cares about that part, right? We just want to see some good singers. And maybe some snarky comments from Simon.


Posted in Nigel Lythgoe on August 6th, 2008

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  1. media boy Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 11:17 am

    well, he’s certainly done a great job, he’s made American Idol into a huge success

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    August 8th, 2008 at 9:00 am

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