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There may very well be some drama on Tuesday night's Australian Idol, but its likely focus won't be singing, but rather on judge .
The reality series enters the finals on Sunday, which are aired live, and Tuesday's episode will be broadcast just hours after the deadline for Sandilands' two-week suspension passes.
Australian Radio Network (ARN) provided written notice to Sandilands stating it considers his behaviour during The Kyle & Jackie O Show on February 20 to be 'an act of serious misconduct which is in breach of ARN's service agreement with Quasar Media.'
He was suspended and given 14 days to 'remedy' the breach, or else he faces termination.
Prior to the finals, Australian Idol was pre-recorded, with Sandilands absent for five episodes, replaced by fill-in judge Jessica Mauboy.
However, the shock jock will be front and centre for the live finals alongside fellow judges Marcia Hines and Amy Shark.
There may very well be some drama on Tuesday night's Australian Idol, but it's likely focus won't be singing, but rather judge, Kyle Sandilands
With the situation unlikely to be resolved by the 5:30pm Tuesday deadline, there are reportedly concerns about how Sandilands might use the prime-time platform.
According to News Corp, insiders have claimed that ARN executives have 'begun to fret' about what the notoriously boundary-pushing shock jock might say about the ongoing saga during Tuesday night's live Idol broadcast.
Never one to shy away from pushing the envelope on-air, one radio insider said of Sandilands this week: 'It’s his job to push the limits as far as he can go and the censors to determine what is okay.'
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'If it comes out of the speakers then the censors have signed off on it and it has management approval,' they added to the publication.
To add to the intrigue, the series is broadcast on Channel Seven, which recently merged with ARN’s long-time rival Southern Cross Austereo (SCA).
Sandilands also made some pointed references to the saga during Monday's episode, when contestant Charlie Moon performed With a Little Help from My Friends.
'Great performance, great song choice, beautiful delivery and a great message, we all need to get by with a little help from our friends,' Sandilands said.
In heartbreaking scenes, Sandilands then appeared to refer to Henderson directly.
The Channel Seven reality series enters the finals on Sunday, which is aired live, and Tuesday's episode will be broadcast just hours after the deadline for Sandilands' two-week suspension passes
Prior to the finals, Australian Idol was pre-recorded, with Sandilands skipping five episodes, where he was replaced by fill-in judge Jessica Mauboy. However, the shock jock will be front and centre for the live finals alongside fellow judges Marcia Hines and Amy Shark
According to News Corp, insiders have claimed that ARN executives have 'begun to fret' about what the notoriously boundary-pushing shock jock might say about the ongoing saga during Tuesday night's live Idol broadcast
Sandilands went on to claim that he was not in breach of contract, asking ARN bosses to reinstate him.
