January 13, 2011
You will see lot of big changes during the 10th season of "American Idol," which starts next week, with new judges and regulations among them.
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"No matter how you look at it, shows come and go, and they're popular for a while, and then they're not popular," says Rob Weiner, an author and performing arts librarian at Texas Tech University. " 'American Idol' has kind of worn out its welcome, but the show is still fundamental."