"I was a little bored," said Simon Cowell of American Idol 's Season 7, indicating that come January 2009, he'll be taking a larger role to change the tenor of the show. The news comes just days after Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe announced that he'd be stepping back from his day-to-day work on Idol to concentrate on international versions of his other hit show, So You Think You Can ... American Idol Worship found this 2 days ago on community.tvguide.com Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: Television , American Idol , Simon Cowell , Nigel Lythgoe , So You Think You Can Dance , David Archuleta ...