The ninth season of American Idol will premiere on January 12, 2010 on Fox.Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi will all return as judges, and Ellen DeGeneres will permanently replace Paula Abdul as the fourth judge.Idol Gives Back will also return this season and will be held on April 21, 2010 during the top 7 results show.The top 24 semi-finals format used in seasons 4-7 will also return this season.

The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The ninth series began airing on ITV on 18 August 2012. Before the start of the auditions process it was confirmed that Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow and Tulisa Contostavlos would return to the judging panel. Nicole Scherzinger was confirmed as the fourth permanent judge after Geri Halliwell, Leona Lewis, Rita Ora, Melanie Brown, Anastacia and Scherzinger herself stood in as guest judges for the vacant position left by Kelly Rowland. Dermot O'Leary will return as host on ITV, whilst Caroline Flack and Olly Murs will return to host The Xtra Factor on ITV2, but Murs will only be present for the live shows due to his tour commitments.

这里是明星的诞生地：欢迎来到澳大利亚偶像！ 在盖伊·塞巴斯蒂安击败香农·诺尔成为澳大利亚第一位偶像20年后，这位轰动国际的明星将于2024年1月29日星期一重返Seven and 7plus，迎来第二个重要赛季。 电台之王凯尔·桑迪兰兹和电视周罗吉奖得主、备受赞誉的歌手艾米·沙尔克将由一位新的评委加入：澳大利亚偶像OG和流行传奇玛西娅·海因斯。三人组将穿越全国寻找下一个盖伊、凯西或罗伊斯顿。 这将是迄今为止最艰难的一季，只有最好中的最好，评委们正在寻找一个完整的组合：一个声音和风格都能吸引全国的歌手。 自2001年以来，《澳偶》系列在全球取得了成功，开启了许多澳大利亚和国际音乐偶像的职业生涯，包括凯莉·克拉克森、卡丽·安德伍德、詹妮弗·哈德森和亚当·兰伯特。主持人李瑞奇和斯科特特威迪回来帮助实现梦想。

Wannabes try out in America's entertainment capitals; New York City and Los Angeles. This season introduces the Golden Buzzer. In the surprise of the night Nick fools the judges.

AdultSwim 最先在 Cartoon mingtian6.com Network 午夜剧场推出的，一个关于一个美国家庭拥有一个CIA工作的老爸 Stan Smith 和一个他从 Area 51 区救出的恩人 shaggy shaggy 的一天到晚就知道酗酒和抽雪茄的 GAY 口音外星生物 Roger，还有一条被CIA秘密换脑的带德语口音的金鱼 Klaus 和金鱼经常时不时挑逗一下的 Stan Smith 的老婆 Francene(年轻时的放荡不羁的大美女，婚后称职的Housewife)，还有俩个 teenager kids,左翼思想严重的反叛女儿 Hayley 和傻乎乎的四眼儿子 Steve...的共同生活的故事。

在经历种种变故，评委大换血，制片人变更，以及必要的赛制变化以后 新的一季美国偶像明日重新归来 依然是金字招牌，但是失去了核心评委simon的美偶势必是不一样的味道了 再加上新晋歌唱类选秀的不断出现，以及simon酝酿已久的TXF美国版即将开播 这一季的美偶颇有誓死一搏的意味 值得肯定的是本季制片人誓要将重心放在选手身上 所以，是成是败，让给我们一起来关注！ 【from yyets by jujujuju】

“美国偶像”的原型都是英国电视节目《流行偶像》（Pop Idol）。《美国偶像》是福克斯公司在《流行偶像》的基础上加以改编，于2002年推出的真人秀，目标为寻找美国流行音乐天王天后。参赛者首先在指定的城市参加初选，被评判和嘉宾（都是当时流行音乐界的大腕）选中的参赛者可到好莱坞参加下一轮比赛。然后在选出24名选手（12男12女）参加半决赛。半决赛时选手在电视上向全国观众演唱，有观众打电话投票，得票最低者被淘汰。前三周每周淘汰2男2女，其后每周淘汰一人，最后胜出者就是“美国偶像”，奖品是唱片公司的一纸合约。

九位名人与精英忍者组队，忍者帮助他们在心理和身体上为障碍赛课程做好准备。

Sixteen ambitious entrepreneurs start their fight for a life-changing investment of £250,000 as the battle to become Lord Sugar's next business partner begins. Summoned to the boardroom at midnight, Lord Sugar warns the candidates that clichés won't cut it, and spells out what he is looking for. Then it is onto the task, which is as supersized as their egos. Each team is given a shipping container stuffed with imported products, and the candidates must work through the night to sell the lot. It is boys versus girls, but Lord Sugar has a surprise in store for the sixteen hopefuls as they are put on the spot like never before. Sent straight to the port in the dead of night, the candidates get to see their stock. From Lucky Cats to two tonnes of water, it is a mixed bag, and they only have until 4pm to shift it all. The teams search London for businesses that will buy; dawn deals are done at a casino and a coach company, but with the clock ticking it is not long before the blunders begin. The boardroom is a feisty affair, and someone's dreams are dashed when they are the first to hear the words 'You're fired!'. (R