But 2016 is seeing the return of one of the famous and most critical judges on TV, Simon Cowell. As everyone knows, Simon is never afraid to pull any punches and people often criticize him for being too harsh.
For the former plantation, see Abingdon (plantation). Abingdon is a town in Washington County, Virginia, United States, 133 miles (214 km) southwest of Roanoke. The population was 8,191 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Washington County and is a designated Virginia Historic Landmark.
Arlington Plantation had ties to another plantation along the river banks called Abingdon, closer to Washington. In 1778, John Parke Custis purchased Abingdon to be closer to Mt. Vernon, the home of his mother Martha and stepfather George Washington.