News of Ellen Degeneres replacing Paula Abdul as American Idol’s fourth judge took the world by storm yesterday – but how are Idol fans taking the news?

While loyal viewers remain divided on whether Ellen’s addition to the Idol crew will be a good thing for the show, one popular Idol blogger thinks the news is completely bogus.

"I mean, really? Ellen DeGeneres?" wrote MJ Santilli at mjsbigblog.com. "She guest judged 'So You Think You Can Dance' last season, and her critiques were comic relief.

“So is she going to be a real judge or some kind of joke? She's a comedian, not a singer or a musician. I'm kinda flummoxed here."

Now don’t get me wrong, I love Ellen just as much as the next guy but can she really be taken seriously as a judge on one of the most popular music shows in the world? How can she critique something she knows little about?While many sit a home pondering whether Fox just single-handedly killed their no. 1 show, Ellen has no worries as to how her addition will affect the show.

The talk show host defended her decision to join AI on her talk show yesterday with this statement:

"Hopefully, I'm the people's point of view because I'm just like you," DeGeneres said on her syndicated talk show Thursday. "I sit at home and I watch it, and I don't have that technical ... I'm not looking at it in a critical way from the producer's mind. I'm looking at it as a person who is going to buy the music and is going to relate to that person."

We feel as though this thing could go either way.

One thing is for sure though, Ellen has a lot of fans – and will definitely bring a unique aspect to the judging panel. As for whether that will have a positive impact on ratings has yet to be discovered. I guess only time will tell…

What do you think of Ellen Degeneres the next American Idol judge?

Check out this hilarious video of Ellen Degeneres and Britney Spears to get a better idea of Ellen's singing spirit: