Louis Walsh may have [uuid=b8f4288a-2ec9-458f-b5c9-edf03079f4bc]Simon Cowell could return to the panel to replace Louis next year, after the popular talent show lost a huge 2.5million viewers since SiCo left to launch Kelly Rowland's contestant,Gary Barlow and Tulisa Contostavlos.
Despite the fall in ratings, an ITV spokesperson reiterated to the newspaper: "The show remains the most popular entertainment programme and this is the second most popular series in its eight-year history."

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