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"It&amp;apos;s rumored that Howard Stern will take Simon Cowell&amp;apos;s place on the American Idol judge&amp;apos;s table next year.&amp;#xA0; Will it work?More than 80 percent of UsMagazine.com readers think so.\r\nSee which Idols are married or engagedBut the move is &amp;quot;not without its risks,&amp;quot; warns Marc Berman, the senior television editor at Mediaweek.&amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s an enormous gamble. He certainly is a name. He certainly is not afraid to speak his mind. He would create a lot of controversy. If they&amp;apos;re looking to keep the show on the map, it&amp;apos;s not a bad idea,&amp;quot; Berman says.\r\nCheck out incredible before and after body makeovers of former Idol finalistsThe shock jock would definitely stir up some drama, Berman adds.Stern &amp;quot;is not exactly G-rated,&amp;quot; Berman points out. &amp;quot;Parents with young children might not let their kids watch. He&amp;apos;s going to say, &amp;apos;Screw it, I&amp;apos;m going to say whatever I want.&amp;apos;&amp;quot;\r\nIdol viewers who loved to watch Paula Abdul and Cowell spar would still have a fight to watch each week.\r\nSee Paula&amp;apos;s wackiest looks over the years&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m sure he wouldn&amp;apos;t completely get along with Kara or Randy or Ellen. It would be chaos and turmoil,&amp;quot; Berman says.But because Stern doesn&amp;apos;t have a music background -- like Ellen DeGeneres -- and the series is about finding talent, &amp;quot;it cheapens the brand,&amp;quot; Berman says. &amp;quot;What does he really know about music?&amp;quot;And ultimately, if the Fox reality hit drops in ratings, Stern &amp;quot;would be blamed,&amp;quot; Berman adds."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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