"Idol's" Simon Cowell voted top reality TV villain (Reuters)

American Idol judges (from L-R) Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell sit at the 'Idol Gives Back' show at the Kodak theatre in Hollywood, California April 6, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Simon Cowell's scathing critiques of "American Idol" contestants made him the favorite reality TV villain in America, but cohort Paula Abdul was declared the worst reality TV judge in a poll released on Thursday.