• 'American Idol' returns with new judge, old format and farewell tour

  January 12, 2010
  While American Idol is returning to a more familiar format, there will still be several substantial changes when the curtains go up on the show's ninth season -- including the absence of Paula Abdul, the addition of Ellen DeGeneres, and Simon Cowell serving on the judging panel for the final time.
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  ABC orders new 'Bachelor Pad' all-stars spinoff of 'The Bachelor'

  January 12, 2010
  The Bachelor franchise will reportedly receive the Big Brother treatment.
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  'The Bachelor' eliminates Rozlyn Papa for "inappropriate" relationship

  January 12, 2010
  Rozlyn Papa was eliminated from The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love during last night's broadcast after allegedly engaging in what the show termed an "inappropriate relationship" with one of the reality dating series' producers during filming.
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  Ellen DeGeneres "Very, very sad" about Simon Cowell's 'Idol' exit

  January 12, 2010
  Ellen DeGeneres' first official day as an American Idol judge just so happened to coincide with Simon Cowell inking a deal with Fox that will end his judging role on the reality series following its ninth season.
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  Fox and Simon Cowell confirm 'American Idol' exit, 'X Factor' launch

  January 11, 2010
  Fox and Simon Cowell have confirmed he will leave American Idol after its 2010 season to focus on launching an American edition of his British The X Factor reality competition series for the network in Fall 2011.
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  Piers Morgan: I won't be replacing Simon Cowell on 'American Idol'

  January 11, 2010
  After initially avoiding the issue, the odds-on favorite to replace Simon Cowell on American Idol has pulled himself out of the running.

• Bravo renews 'Flipping Out,' 'D-List,' and 'The Rachel Zoe Project'

  January 11, 2010
  Bravo announced that it has renewed The Rachel Zoe Project for a third season, Flipping Out for a fourth season, and Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List for a sixth season.

• Oxygen orders 'Love Games' reality dating spinoff of 'Bad Girls Club'

  January 11, 2010
  Oxygen announced that it has ordered Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too, a new spinoff that will follow three former Bad Girls Club stars in their search for love.

• Oxygen developing 'Hair Battle,' 'Glam,' 'Jersey Couture' reality shows

  January 11, 2010
  Oxygen has announced it is developing three new reality series -- Hair Battle Spectacular, House of Glam and Jersey Couture -- all of which are currently slated to debut in the spring as the network expands to two nights of original programming.

• Bravo renews 'The Real Housewives Of Atlanta' for third season

  January 11, 2010
  Bravo announced that it has renewed The Real Housewives of Atlanta for a third season.

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