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"Just a little heads-up from the reality TV\u2013loving editors at WomansDay.com: Ellen DeGeneres will finally take her spot as Paula Abdul&amp;#039;s replacement on American Idol tonight, the first of Hollywood Week! (Woot!) I, personally, have high hopes for the new judge and American Idol&amp;#039;s slightly dipped rating levels. She&amp;#039;s comedic, has a huge fan base (most of whom, we assume, are also fans of American Idol since DeGeneres often invites past contestants to be guests on her show) and, most important, DeGeneres is a huge fan of the show herself, which I think a lot of non-DeGeneres fans will identify with. But there are some fans who are nervous. While Ellen brings a laugh party to the table, her one very obvious setback is that she doesn&amp;#039;t have experience within the music industry\u2014though perhaps her singer/songwriter tablemates, Randy, Simon and Kara, will balance her out. Oh, and there&amp;#039;s the other thing: We did get a sneak peek into DeGeneres&amp;#039;s judging style during her stint on So You Think You Can Dance, in which she did less judging and more joking, which was highly criticized. What do you think? Tune in for a great mix of entertainment tonight, 8/7 Central. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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