The man we love to hate is leaving American idol Simon Cowell has announced that this will be his last season on the hit show So what happens now CBS news correspondent Bianca Solorzano has the story It's the show known for making stars Kelly Clarkson kerry Underwood Jennifer hudson and Adam Lambert and he's the American idol judge known for his downright nastiness It was indulgent boring I couldn't wait for it to end But Simon Cowell announced Monday he's taking his act to another show bringing the british hit X Factor to the US in 2011 If you think of American idol as one big solar system think of simon as being the sun Cowell reportedly earns thirty-six million dollars each American Idol season So why leave Well he would produce and judge on X factor If the show becomes a smash hit stateside he could stand to earn even more The show is already facing major changes Last season a forth judge kara DioGuardi was added Now Paula abdul is out replaced by Ellen Degeneres only time will tell how Idol fares without Cowell but in an early show interview in September this judge's opinion was clear Do you think the shows will do so well without you on them though Simon No bianca Solorzano CBS news New York
