TV Guide Network's exclusive airing of I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story was the exclamation point on the end of Boyle's incredible year.
Check out photos from the concert special
It began on the Britain's Got Talent audition stage, when Boyle shocked the judges and the live audience by belting out "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miserables. That moment spread across the Internet like wildfire, quickly making Boyle the most-talked-about woman in the world.
She didn't win Britain's Got Talent, but you'd never know it. She's since recorded a debut album that is topping the charts.
Photo Gallery: Susan Boyle, in her own words
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The snarkiest man on television is also the highest-earning.
American Idol judge Simon Cowell is television's best-paid man in prime time, earning an estimated ...
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Simon Cowell's new deal with Fox could bring Britain's The X Factor to American TV.
Cowell, who is in the final year of his current American Idol contract, has been open about wanting to bring his British hit stateside, according to The Hollywood Reporter. His existing contract would not allow it.
Check out photos of Cowell on Idol
If a new contract is agreed upon, Cowell could executive-produce X Factor for Fox and also be locked in to Idol through the 2011-12 season. Cowell is reportedly expected to earn $50 million a season on Idol, as well as another $50 million for each cycle of X Factor.
News: Simon Cowell Near Deal for Three Years of Idol
It's unclear if Cowell
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Attention all future American Idol hopefuls: Simon Cowell can be impressed.
The usually prickly judge was recently won over by a contestant on the U.K's The X Factor, according to Popeater. Danyl Johnson dazzled Cowell so much with his rendition of The Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends" that the singer earned a standing ovation from Cowell.
See photos of Cowell behind the Idol judges' table
"That was single-handedly the best first audition I have ever heard," Cowell said. "He could be one of the best contestants we've ever had," he added.
But was he really that good, or just an improvement over the rest of the talent from that day? Cowell had stormed out of the theater earlier in the day after a man ...
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Simon Cowell is close to finishing a deal that would keep him at American Idol's judges' table through 2011, earning $45 million for each of the next three seasons, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The new deal includes the upcoming season — the final year in Cowell's current contract, which he had hinted could be his last — said Robert Sillerman, the CEO of...
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