Kyle Sandilands is set to return to judging TV talent on Australia’s Got Talent, according to the Daily Telegraph.
The controversial radio man, who has previously been tipped to join the show, will reportedly announce his judging role on his breakfast show tomorrow.
Sandilands was famously dumped by Australian Idol following a controversial radio stunt last year, but later acknowledged he understood the reasons behind the network’s move.
The newspaper says neither Seven nor Sandilands’s agent Andrew Hawkins returned calls on the question of his AGT role, but noted that TV industry sources confirmed it.
Dannii Minogue is also set to return but so far the network is yet to confirm any judges.
Red Symons is tipped to return to Hey Hey It’s Saturday which could still leave a third role open for revamping. Brian McFadden’s name has also been rumoured, while Tom Burlinson may miss out on a judging chair.
Auditions for the show begin around the country this weekend.
Updated: Seven confirms Sandilands.
“I am thrilled to be joining Channel Seven – so Australia, you think you’ve got talent – I am going to be the new judge of that,” Sandilands said today.
“Singers, dancers, comedians – if you have an act worth watching or think you have what it takes to be a star – we want you. I have always been a massive fan of the show and can’t wait to get behind the desk of Australia’s only free-for-all talent show.”
Source: Daily Telegraph
Prime O’ prime, what have you done? Bringing back Kyle was a very bad move. ln the past l watched AGT and loved it but now that you have that so and so Kyle on it l wont be watching and my family and friends have all switched channels too!
Australia’s got talent? Maybe he can make the transition to hosting Today Tonight, he has the mentality for it. God, I am sick of so many of these competition reality shows. The only one which is reasonably ok to watch is so you think you can dance, but they still ruin that by making it about the stories and drama of the dancers, and having judges who make stupid, pointless, insipid comments.
Why not put funding into some Australian drama or comedy series? Or is that too difficult for commercial channels? Yeah, let’s just be like America, and have mostly American shows on tv, or Australian attempts at American shows. Great.
I don’t see this working. Okay Idle and AGT are both of the same fabric essentially, but the competition is toned down a notch and when I’ve watched, the panel seems to appreciate that without some of the woeful acts, they would have no show and embrace the terrible and misguided. One wonders if Kyle will be all growls and sour faced, telling young and old with glee that they are losers, have no idea of talent and show them the door with a superior dismissive snarl ala his Idle persona.
I just can’t see him being casually entertained which – from what I’ve seen of it seems to be AGT’s focus, before they cull down to the mildly or somewhat genuinely talented. It’s all a bit like putting a bull in a china shop really, but time will tell I guess.
I’ve never really taken an interest or actively made a point of watching. I query how many 7 viewers will hang in there given the cross promo’s to sunrise and vice versa. One can see many hands rubbing with glee at controversy, mean comments and news bites. A wise man did once say “…as long as they’re talking about you…”
However, with the new landscape of reality shows such as Masterchef with a focus on encouragement and a less mean critique of it’s contestants, one has to wonder if that landscape is something Sandilands is aware of…or even able to embrace?
What is it with having one self-opinionated white-trash as a judge on every TV panel?
What is & thinking??
First they bring back KRudd and now they sign Kyle. Two losers.
Ch 7What’s wrong with you people?? The show was good as it was. Now you are going to loose viewers. Taking Tom Burlinson out and put that idot in his chair. Thats very wrong.
@guy. he shouldn’t be on the show because he have a cl\ue on how too look for talent.
Denyer + Sandilands = No more AGT for me.
Well, I’m actually interested in watching this show for once.
First Matthew Johns, now this dim wit Sandilands ….. is ch 7 determined to sign every loser, tosser and embarassing blemish currently operating in the Australian entertainment industry?
Luckily I never liked nor watched this mundane program, and with this latest signing I can guarantee I won’t be tuning into this cycle.
One thing’s for sure, Australia’s Got Talent will struggle to find as many kids auditioning this year, because a lot of parents sure won’t want Kyle Sandilands around their children. Bad move.
On the one occasion that I’ve watched AGT I found the judges so bland and boring but I’ll check it out again with Kyle on it for sure.
You people disgust me. I think he is perfect for the role. TEN sacked him unfairly and i think its great he is joining the show. Remember the incident happened on radio not television. I cant wait to see him in action
Seven poached Dicko from Idol and all he did was poonce around on Dancing with the stars before running back to TEN.
I don’t watch AGT because Grant Denyer is a pain – but now there is double reason to avoid this show with Kyle coming on.
Kyle has a fan base – they were the ones that made the last season of Big Brother such a huge success!
chk chk boom!! kapow!! vomit…
The Show was bad enough in it’s previous form.Now I definitely won’t be watching it with that arrogant creep judging other people…
Kyle is living proof of the truth of The Peter Principle, that people tend to be promoted to their level of incompetence. I have never understood the public’s fascination with him and I cannot believe that Seven are dumping someone of the stature of Tom Burlinson for this idiot. Oh, that’s right – the audience identifies with know-all, controversial idiots rather than will people who have a bit of class and knowledge of showbiz gained over decades of treading the boards. Yet again, the lowest common denominator wins out. I personally think it’s a bad move by Seven, but he will bring in ratings from his adoring fans, so financially it makes sense.
I’ve now lost complete faith in the networks. Just proves network execs have no clue.
Fantastic come back Kyle! I never watched the show before, but I will give it a go now.
Why!!!!
More reason’s Not to watch this tv show even more now.
this is Scandal’us (pun intended)
geez, today tonight are stuffed, what will they do without all their ‘vile kyle’ stories. i guess he’ll be their darling now.
Are they in some sort of ‘tool’ competition with Nine this year?
Another previously great show ruined.
This will be great !
ive never watched AGT before, but ill be watching it this year !
What a week for seven, signing Kyle and Matthew Johns. It just reaffirms my resolve to not watch mind rotting Australian content on Seven.
Several years ago this might have had me wanting to watch. now? no. hell no. Sooooooo over Kyle and his antics. Never want to watch anything with him in it ever again.
I was an occasional viewer of AGT. I will now not watch the show …
Because his addition to Big Brother and Australian Idol just did wonders for their ratings… Seriously though, why?
Kyle is fine. McFadden is a tool , as anyone who has watched Football Superstar can attest. Surely somone should be asking ” Does this guy have a work permit? and if so….why???”
So I guess Today Tonight won’t be allowed to run any negative stories about Kyle anymore
what does he know about talent. nothing as far as i know. 7 must be thinking he will be like simon cowel. but the thing is simon cowel knew what he was talking about
Didn’t watch AGT before, but it was ok. Now I will avoid it like the plague.
..and the IQ of the country drops another 5 points.
‘Cos if we’ve learned one thing about Kyle from the incident that got him sacked, it’s that he’s great with kids (an abdunance of which are contestants and/or viewers).
I reckon ratings will drop heavily for this season, as the older audience and demographic stops watching because of Kyle’s addition to the show.
It’s also just been confirmed that i won’t be watching AGT anymore. Not as long as that morons on it.
I know (beleive me I know) I’m in the minority but this will make me watch AGT. Kyle was at his best judging people during the Idol auditions (where teh crazy people come to play) and that is basically the entire season of AGT. I will watch.
If nothing else there are a million more radio listeners to which AGT will be advertised to free of charge.
This is definitely a gimmick. Sadly, I see it working.
Only 2 reasons Ch7 brought back AGT..
1> Australian Idol isnt running this Year
2> To screw Ch9 on Hey Hey it’s Saturday having Red/Molly on Ch7 they can’t be on Hey Hey now!
Oh dear god
Why would anyone want to be associated with this idiot. Bad move Seven. Contrived controversy can equal “boring” too! Let’s hope the ratings drop or he oversteps the mark (as usual) quickly so he can be replaced.
Most companies wouldn’t pay someone to reduce their brand value.
Is there anyone at 7 that didn;t start at another network?
What does this moron know of talent? =/
All he ever seems to say is “I didn’t like your outfit”, or “I agree with you guys!”
All sorts of unpalatable things would get ratings – public executions, porn, an interview with Hitler (if he were here), Sam Newman. That doesn’t mean they should be on television. Why is bad behaviour so regularly rewarded?
I refuse to listen or watch anything he’s on, glad Red is on Hey Hey. Perhaps his wife got him the job, wasn’t Popstars on 7!
Gross
So it’s true.. S**t really does rise to the top?
I wonder how many times he can name drop about how he was at Paris Hilton’s house for a party etc..
yeah this is going to work. this will fail badly
Sadly it will probably boost ratings but i for one will not watch.He makes me ill.
Yawn…..
Why?
Sunrise also tweeted moments ago…
‘Confirmed: Kyle Sandilands is on. It’s his first ever Sunrise interview. Sure to be interesting TV.’