Fox Cancels The X Factor
Simon Cowell’s latest attempt to salvage The X Factor has come to naught, as Fox on Friday said it has pulled the plug on the series.
‘The Voice’ Drowns Out ‘The X Factor’
The season two premiere of Fox’s refurbished The X Factor didn’t quite have the impact the network was hoping for, as a bonus helping of NBC’s The Voice disrupted the [...]
Oops!…Fox Did It Again
It was perhaps the worst kept secret in the business, but when Simon Cowell on Monday afternoon introduced Britney Spears as one of The X Factor’s new celebrity judges, the [...]
‘Idol’ Hands Are the Devil’s Playthings
Producers of Fox’s freshman competition series The X Factor have cleaned house, cutting ties with judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger as well as host Steve Jones.
Despite Declines, ‘American Idol’ Remains Dominant
Season 11 of American Idol got off to a somewhat rocky start as the two-hour premiere failed to live up to last year’s debut.
Cowell’s ‘X Factor’ Falls Short
Last summer, Fox readily shelled out $20 million to launch Simon Cowell’s new talent show, X Factor, in hopes of creating a flashier update of American Idol.