Last night Ellen DeGeneres had her debut on  "American Idol."  The debut went as to be expected --jokes because she is a funny comic and -- bitting comments-- because it is American Idol and she wants to fit in. Press reviews and fan feed back on the Internet are generally favorable. The Huffington Post sums up the reaction in general, "Debut Delights Fans."

Yeah, Ellen DeGeneres  is funny, she is a working comic. I still wonder why she is sitting on "American Idol" as a judge. Anyway she officially replaced  Paula Abdul last night, and that is that.


 Simon Cowell is leaving  at the end of this season. Rumor has it that he will be replaced by Howard Stern—hopefully that rumor will be only a trial balloon  that crashes. This fan's open memo to "American Idol":  Bringing in Howard Stern will be like pouring acid into you own bathwater.

  A suggestion for what it is worth: The fans should get to vote on whether idol Judges stay after a year, so the fans will be able to boot out the bad ones.