Paula Abdul may go on a 'Star Search'

ABC's long courtship of ex-"American Idol" judge Paula Abdul may finally be paying off.

Abdul is reportedly talking with the network about joining a remake of "Star Search," Zap2it has confirmed, although no deal is done yet. ABC wants to get the new edition of the show off the ground later this year.

ABC started wooing Abdul not long after she left "American Idol" last summer. There were numerous reports that she might be a participant on "Dancing with the Stars," but that didn't pan out for either cycle of the show this season.

The producers of FOX's "So You Think You Can Dance" and Abdul's "Idol" cohort Simon Cowell, who's launching a U.S. version of "The X Factor" next year, have also said they'd welcome her.

The last incarnation of "Star Search" aired on CBS from 2003-04, with Arsenio Hall as host. Before that, it ran for years in syndication with Ed McMahon as host.

So what do you think of the news? Will you be excited to see Paula back on TV? Should she look for something that's not a talent competition?

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