America's Got Talent to add fourth judge

The NY Post reports that America's Got Talent will have a fourth judge next season.

The show is moving to New York with the addition of Howard Stern as judge, and Simon Cowell thinks that adding a fourth judge -- "a girl" -- will make the show "younger" and "relevant".

I'm all for this idea, but please don't let it be Nicole Scherzinger (who may not be back on The X Factor). As soon as NBC finds a venue, I think I'll try to watch the live shows every week if I can. I'm so excited.

The report:

From NY Post:

'America’s Got Talent' will undergo an extreme makeover — and will add a fourth judge to join Howard Stern, Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel.

“I always like four-person panels because it leaves less room for error,” show creator Simon Cowell told The Post. “It also means you can have different skill-sets on there.”

With Stern joining the show last week, Cowell says he and NBC are looking to balance the judges’ table out with “somebody younger. A girl. Someone who will not be afraid of Sharon [Osbourne] and Howard and fight for a different type of act than they would.”

Cowell says he already has a short list of names and hopes to have the entire panel in place in the next four weeks.