Idol chatter with Simon Cowell The snarkiest of reality-TV judges lets us know what's in store this spring. By Lila Holland, Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Oprah leads Forbes' Celeb 100 Cast of Grey's Anatomy, Simon Cowell, David Letterman make top 30. By Tim Surette, Friday, June 15, 2007 'American Inventor 2' begins casting Sunday (external) "ABC and Simon Cowell’s 'American Inventor' begins casting this weekend for its second season. The show will visit six cities between now and the middle of April." Source: Reality Blurred, Friday, March 16, 2007

Joan's Milestone and Red Carpet Badokadonks (external) "It's a big night for television -- not because of the 58th annual Emmy awards, but because Joan Rivers will interview her 1,000th celebrity on the red carpet." Source: Zap2It, Monday, August 28, 2006

Cowell Leads Emmy Tribute to Dick Clark (external) "'American Idol's' Simon Cowell will lead a tribute to TV legend Dick Clark at next week's Emmy Awards." Source: Zap2It, Friday, August 18, 2006

Simon spills 'Celebrity Duets' secrets (external) "To spill additional dish on 'Duets' — including the exclusive on a just-added judge — as well as preview changes in the works for 'American Idol' and 'America's Got Talent,' executive producer Simon Cowell gave TVGuide.com a call." Source: People, Thursday, August 17, 2006

American Idol 6 auditions announced You could be the next singing champ, or at least give viewers something to laugh at. By Colin Mahan, Tuesday, July 11, 2006 Simon and Paula Reunite in London (external) "Reality TV guru Simon Cowell is back in London along with girlfriend Terri Seymour. But his gal pal isn't the only woman Simon brought back home for the summer." Source: Extra TV, Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Hasselhoff: I Did It for Simon (external) "David Hasselhoff pointed to pal Simon Cowell's persuasiveness as the reason he signed on as a judge on 'America's Got Talent,' a new NBC reality show produced by the 'American Idol' guru." Source: CNN Showbiz, Thursday, June 22, 2006

'Talent' Agents - Regis Philbin and Simon Cowell Have Raves for Each Other, New Series (external) "Regis Philbin and Simon Cowell form a mutual admiration society." Source: The Boston Herald, Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Simon Cowell's Out to Prove 'America's Got Talent' (external) "'American Idol' judge Simon Cowell and executive producer Ken Warwick haven't had their fill of talent competitions, so they are launching 'America's Got Talent' on Wednesday, June 21 on NBC." Source: Entertainment Tonight, Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Two Much: Simon Hires Paula for British 'Idol' Show (external) "Paula Abdul has agreed to appear as a judge in the U.K. on her pal Simon Cowell's 'American Idol' lookalike talent show, 'The X Factor,' according to published reports." Source: New York Post - Subscription, Thursday, June 8, 2006

Regis Philbin will host Talent New reality show from Simon Cowell gets the Host with the Most. By Colin Mahan, Wednesday, May 10, 2006 Ruben vs. Clay Part II? (external) "THIS season's 'American Idol' finale will be all about the guys - recalling Ruben Studdard's battle against Clay Aiken three years ago." Source: New York Post - Subscription, Friday, May 5, 2006

Seacrest and Abdul feuding? Reports circulate that American Idol's smarmy host is in a tiff with slurry judge on TV's number one-rated show. By Colin Mahan, Wednesday, April 26, 2006 Paula Abdul is an American treasure American Idol judge signs up for three more years despite recent rumor that she was on the bubble. By Colin Mahan, Wednesday, March 29, 2006 Cowell Goes for Variety With New TV Show (external) "Simon Cowell's new TV talent show promises to be a real circus." Source: Yahoo! TV, Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Swami Simon Picks Top 3 (external) "SNARKY Simon Cowell made his picks for the three top finalists of this season's 'American Idol' yesterday." Source: New York Post - Subscription, Friday, March 17, 2006

Cowell: 'I Don't Know Who's Gonna Win' (external) "With the 'American Idol' talent pool down to 24 semifinalists – next week, the two dozen will be split into male and female groups as viewers start the voting process – judge Simon Cowell speculates that only three of them 'have got a chance in the music industry.'" Source: People, Friday, February 17, 2006

Simon: 'I Can't Decide' (external) "SIMON Cowell is too scared to pick a likely winner of this year's 'American Idol.'" Source: New York Post - Subscription, Friday, February 17, 2006