'X Factor' judge Louis Walsh is reported to have agreed to return to the ITV show after his dramatic walk-out, but is determined to quit at the end of the series.
Pop manager Walsh quit the talent show after fellow judge Simon Cowell called him "an idiot".
'X Factor' bosses held crisis talks with the judge in a bid to get him to come back.
Walsh was already angry after third judge Sharon Osbourne poured three glasses of water over him on Saturday night's show. Simon Cowell's comment on Monday apparently added insult to injury and he decided to throw in the towel.
A show insider revealed: "Louis's decision to walk out threw everyone into a panic. The show's bosses were holding crisis talks in a bid to work out ways to persuade him to return.
"Both Louis and Sharon have contractual agreements to appear in next year's series, if there is one. But Simon agreed to release him."
