Busy Steven Tyler Never Watched 'American Idol'

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Revealing the shocking fact is the show's host Ryan Seacrest, and the new 'Idol' judge admits it, saying 'I've been busy, I'm on tour.'

January 12, 2011

AceShowbiz - Steven Tyler had no idea what he was signing up for when he agreed to join the judging panel on U.S. talent show "American Idol" - because the rocker had never seen the TV show before. The Aerosmith frontman was unveiled alongside Jennifer Lopez as the program's new judges following the departure of Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres and Kara DioGuardi at the end of the last season.

The new panelists appeared with veteran judge Randy Jackson and "Idol" host Ryan Seacrest on America's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Monday night, January 10 to discuss the upcoming cycle. And Seacrest called out the rocker for admitting he had never seen the contest before he signed on to judge its contestants, "He got through the show on the first day and he goes, 'What do they do on this show?' I go, 'You've never seen it?' He goes, 'No, I've been busy'."

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Tyler confirmed the revelation, confessing, "I've been busy, I'm on tour."

The new "American Idol" crew will make their debut when the show premieres in the U.S. on January 19.

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