So You Think You Can Dance Hires A New Judge - Can You Guess Who It Is?

Nope! Wrong!

We know you were thinking it was going to be Paula Abdul, and frankly we’re a little surprised it isn’t, but actually long time friend, guest host, and director/choreographer of the show Adam Shankman will become a permanent fixture at the judges table this season of So You Think You Can Dance.

He seems to be a perfect fit alongside the other old-timers on the judges panel, but what about our Abdrool? Is there a place for her? Nigel Lythgoe, judge and executive producer, says yes – but only for a little while:

“We’ll have an empty chair and that empty chair can be filled, I hope one day, by Paula Abdul and by lots of other people…The trouble is, the minute you pull four judges like American Idol, you’re just opening up the program and not dealing with what you should be dealing with, which is the talent.”

We kind of agree with you there. We don’t think last year, or this year with so many judges is going to work out.

But congrats to Adam. We think he’ll do fine.

What do U think?

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