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A FAMILIAR face may be on the verge of returning to American Idol.
According to a person close to the show, British TV personality Nigel Lythgoe is in talks to come back to Fox's American Idol next season in the producing role he left two years ago.
The person said Lythgoe would return as a member of the Idol executive producing team to represent CKx Inc, the holding company of 19 Entertainment, co-producer of American Idol.
Fox declined comment on Lythgoe's possible return or whether his judging role on So You Think You Can Dance, which airs on Fox, would be affected.
Lythgoe is co-creator and an executive producer of the dance contest.
