The network has already recast the lead (Jonathan Sadowski will replace Ryan Devlin), a move that means that “most scenes” of the pilot will need to be reshot, Tassler explained — probably a good thing, after the lukewarm impression it made on the network and critics alike.

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DeGeneres' exit is part of the massive Idol overhaul currently underway, as Fox and producers FremantleMedia and 19 Ent. look to reboot the popular brand..TV News, news from the entertainment source: Variety.Ellen DeGeneres leaving 'American Idol'.