After a good-but-not-spectacular first season in the ratings, <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ORCRP000008831" title="Fox Broadcasting Company" href="/topic/economy-business-finance/media-industry/television-industry/fox-broadcasting-company-ORCRP000008831.topic">FOX</a> and <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ENTTV00000981" title="The X Factor (tv program)" href="/topic/entertainment/television/the-x-factor-%28tv-program%29-ENTTV00000981.topic">"The X Factor"</a> creator <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB001160" title="Simon Cowell" href="/topic/entertainment/television/simon-cowell-PECLB001160.topic">Simon Cowell</a> <a href="http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/the-x-factor/"><b>cleaned house</b></a> on Jan. 30, dumping host <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB000013017" title="Steve Jones" href="/topic/entertainment/steve-jones-PECLB000013017.topic">Steve Jones</a> and judges Nicole Scherzinger and <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB000004" title="Paula Abdul" href="/topic/entertainment/music/paula-abdul-PECLB000004.topic">Paula Abdul</a>.<br> <br> That leaves only Cowell and <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB0000000802" title="L.A. Reid" href="/topic/entertainment/espionage-intelligence/l.a.-reid-PECLB0000000802.topic">L.A. Reid</a> in place for next season, meaning the show will need a couple new judges to fill the two vacant seats. We first suggested these names last spring, and we're standing by them. All we ask is credit for the idea when some of these folks are hired for Season 2 of "The X Factor."<br> <br> <i>-- <a href="http://www.zap2it.com">The Zap2it team</a></i>

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After a good-but-not-spectacular first season in the ratings, FOX and "The X Factor" creator Simon Cowell cleaned house on Jan. 30, dumping host Steve Jones and judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul.

That leaves only Cowell and L.A. Reid in place for next season, meaning the show will need a couple new judges to fill the two vacant seats. We first suggested these names last spring, and we're standing by them. All we ask is credit for the idea when some of these folks are hired for Season 2 of "The X Factor."

-- The Zap2it team

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