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Howard Stern was tough on some of the contestants on Monday's season premiere of "America's Got Talent." And the viewers seemed to crave it. "I forgot how much I love Howard Stern," louis vuitton sunglasses tweeted @OptiMISS_Prime. "Never was a fan of Howard Stern but gotta say I'm loving him on the show," added @ShammyCW, expressing a point of view widely shared on Twitter. Stern, the Sirius XM shock jock famed for his naughty ways, replaced Piers Morgan as the third judge on the show, which has for years been among summer's top-rated. The other judges are Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel. Before the premiere, speculation had centered on whether Stern's R-rated sensibility - porn stars and flatulence are among his favorite obsessions - would fit with a prime time broadcast talent show. Based on the initial reaction, viewers seem to think so. On Monday's show, Stern was sometimes surprisingly warm, at one point climbing onstage to dance with Simply Sergio, a singer whose wobbly audition was redeemed by an impromptu version of "God Bless America." But he was also at times brutal. When one unfortunate contestant reported louis vuitton earrings this his parents had passed away, Stern cracked: "Did they die of embarrassment?" Not everyone is offering the thumbs-up, of course. "Reading a pile of positive laudatory reviews of Howard Stern on America's Got Talent tonight," tweeted @mediageek. "Did we see the same show?" But that was a minority opinion. Many viewers seemed to believe that NBC had succeeded in reinvigorating the show. "Adding Howard Stern to #AGT seems to have been the burberry handbags outlet best thing @NBC has done this year," tweeted @TheJustinColman. What did you think of Stern on "AGT"? It’s official! Fox on Monday announced what we’ve all known for weeks: Britney Spears will be a judge on season two of The X Factor. The network made a big to-do about it, trotting out (like so much overpaid cattle) Brit, 30, and a second hire, multitalented youngster Demi Lovato, 19. They will join show czar Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid this fall at the judges’ table. The gals uttered words such as excited and thrilled. (Brit better be happy: She designer burberry cheap bags for women brown sale reportedly will pocket $15 mil just for one season!) Cowell was all smiles, “Britney remains one of the biggest stars in the world,” he said. “Demi’s had an amazing career in music, TV, and film for someone her age.” Added Simon, “the new panel will be dynamic.”