
Piers Morgan Leaves ‘America’s Got Talent’
A report in the Wall Street Journal has Howard Stern in talks with NBC to succeed Piers Morgan as host of America’s Got Talent, working alongside Howie Mandel and Sharon Osbourne. Stern is a huge fan of the show and has often spoken of his wish to be a judge on one of these programs. It has been a big week for the Sirius XM morning man, whose interview with Brett Ratner was a big reason the filmmaker was prompted to resign as producer of the Academy Awards. According to WSJ, Stern’s looking at $15 million a year to judge.


That makes me a viewer..
my thoughts exactly.
Beth O slipped up today during her interview. She implied that Howard has received a shooting schedule for “America’s Got Talent” and is looking to see if it interferes with his lifestyle.
And guess who wants this more than anyone? Howard is literally drooling over the money and the exposure.
It will never happen…I hope.
Excellent news! Baba Booey!
Stern is a heck of a lot more entertaining than the contestants. I’d be much more inclined to tune in. Hopefully, NBC doesn’t put to much of a muzzle on him.
Genius
Pathetic
Yeah I’m sure after the 500 million deal, he need the cash..smh
Sound like a personal problem Tom. As for my opinion, if Stern becomes a judge, I will watch the show.
Hey K,
The show is about the talent on stage, and Howard will dominate the show to bring the focus on himself. This, unfortunately, has been impacting the other shows where the talent judging is more important than the competitors.
Howard is a funny, bright man…but, take away the lesbians, sex stories and other Stern staples, and he won’t have much left. I know it is called showbiz, but I think there are others who can be a judge and do better than Howard would in this environment. I had similar feelings about Steven Tyler, but he proved to be much better than I imagined…but, being a rock star versus ‘wanting’ to be a rock star are quite different credentials.
I would not call this a personal problem…just an opinion.
$15 million for a judge on, ahem, a third rate talent contest show? Don’t NBC’s own The Sing-Off and that other one with Cee-Lo Green get better ratings than America’s Got Talent?
Whyyyyyyyyyy????
You need to get your facts right because America’s Got Talent is the highest rated show for NBC right now…
“Piers Morgan as host”
Piers doesn’t host.
Do it!!!!!!
THAT’S who should host the Oscars!
I don’t watch talent shows. But I’ll watch Howard.
I hope this happens..screw the haters out there..probably a bunch of uptight Christians.
I doubt Howard will do it but if he did I’ll watch it for the first time.
Howard is the only person that would actually get me to watch this show! People might be surprised that he would make be a well spoken judge who would make a damn good addition and bring some great comedy to the show.
He’s not the crazy shock jock he once was that everyone (incorrectly) thinks he would be on the show.. He is smart and he is a pretty damn funny comedian.
Sign the deal.
He would be a great assest to the show..It would make me watch it just to here his comments..The ratings will be explosive…
i will get a TV for this
oh man – when I heard news Piers was leaving, I was ready to tune out… If Howard Stern replaces him, consider me MORE EXCITED THAN EVER!!! Genius, Genius, GENIUS move… he’s a comedic force to be reckoned with… and people need a free dose of him again, in this economy.
This makes the news of Billy Crystal hosting the Oscars easier to take if this is true!!!! F Timmy!
Stern stop being a pontificating, attention whore, blow-hard.
You’re irrelevant and this show does not need, or want you trying to turn it into the howard stern show.
Be grateful for what you have. Go away and count your money.
Why don’t you tell that to Stern?
I JUST DID.
Sad that he’s having his people plant this story.
Hi Jackie!
Howard needs to get out of the house. Living with his young trophy wife, he’s virtually become a kept MAN!
He’s afraid to let his wife know that he has bowel movements…holds in gas. Hides his soft butt and five pounds of belly fat obsessively from her. What kind of life is this? Take the job and free yourself…literally!
Stern would only do it if they moved AGT’s live shows to New York.
I can’t think of anything that will fry the franchise faster than having that bigoted piece of crap on the stage. He has done nothing but spew hatred for years. Let him stick to his teeny podcasts.
Saying Stern is bigoted proves you have never listened to a minute of his radio show. He is, at times, a complete opportunist for spectacle. He is NOT a bigot, by any means. He speaks openly about regretting ever using the word “fag” on the airwaves, as he used to in the 90′s.
Stern is not bigoted. I can’t think of another straight male celebrity that has been more pro-gay than Stern.
You either don’t listen … or don’t get the joke.
I thought it was a family show. We won’t watch this monster.
You won’t watch this show because Howard Stern is a “Monster”, but you troll this website so you can what?…bone up on your Christian values?
NBC is a funny network
Great idea! I’ve never even watched that show (and I’m not a Sirius subscriber) but I would definitely watch it with Stern. He’s consistently one of the funniest talk show guests out there, and I think could inject a TV show with some great comedic energy.