Simon Cowell Out of 'America's Got Talent' for Weeks Over Routine Surgery
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change
- billboard.comseen 31 Aug, 22:02headline rewritten
Simon Cowell to Undergo Surgery, Missing Weeks of 'AGT' Live ShowsSimon Cowell to Undergo Surgery Amid ‘America’s Got Talent’ Live Shows, Celeb Guests to Fill in as Judges
The headline, as it mutated - 4 wordings
- 24 Aug, 03:00Simon Cowell Out of 'America's Got Talent' for Weeks Over Routine Surgery1 outlet
- 24 Aug, 18:20'America's Got Talent's' Simon Cowell will miss weeks of show due to surgery2 outlets
- 25 Aug, 00:45Why Is Simon Cowell Missing From 'America's Got Talent'?4 outlets
- 25 Aug, 17:05Why is Simon Cowell missing weeks of ‘America’s Got Talent’?2 outlets
- and 3 one-off wordings
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How it spread - 7 original reports, 5 reprints
Mon, 24 August 2026
3 reports- Google News - Top Stories03:00first to report
Simon Cowell Out of 'America's Got Talent' for Weeks Over Routine Surgery TMZ
- cbs2iowa.com18:20
Cowell suffered a severe back injury in 2020 after falling off an electric bike.
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- ktvl.com24 Aug, 18:20their copy
- billboard.com20:29edited after publishing
previously
Simon Cowell to Undergo Surgery, Missing Weeks of 'AGT' Live ShowsSimon Cowell will soon undergo surgery, causing him to miss weeks of the 'AGT' live shows. Celebrity guests are expected to fill in for him.
Tue, 25 August 2026
2 reports- 975now.com00:45
The judge won't be in his usual 'America's Got Talent' chair for a few weeks. So what's going on?
3 reprints
- live959.com25 Aug, 00:45their copy
- 1025kiss.com25 Aug, 00:45their copy
- 999ktdy.com25 Aug, 00:45their copy
- nbcsandiego.com17:05
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- nbcwashington.com25 Aug, 17:05their copy
Sat, 29 August 2026
1 report- hindustantimes.com21:19
Simon Cowell is taking a break from AGT for back surgery, six years after a bike accident left him with a broken back. | Hollywood
Thu, 3 September 2026
1 report- deadline.com04:30
As Simon Cowell continues to recover from back surgery, another America's Got Talent alum is returning to the judges table.