LOS ANGELES (AP) — The British edition of “The X Factor” is coming to U.S. television. Music entertainment cable channel AXS TV said Wednesday it will begin airing the singing contest’s 11th season on Labor Day weekend. “X Factor” creator Simon Cowell is on the judging panel, which includes ex-Spice Girl Mel B and pop […]
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Not only are host Steve Jones and judge Nicole Scherzinger exiting from the Fox show, but now a Simon Cowell insider says that Paula Abdul won’t be returning as an X Factor judge next season.
With an adrenalyn rush from X Factor and The New Girl, Fox scored its first No. 1 during premiere week for the first time its history in the key 18-49 demo. It averaged a 3.4 rating/9 share in that category, according to Nielsen, up 31% over last year and its highest-rated premiere week in 11 years. Fox was the only network to see gains over last year. CBS, which finished No. 2 with a 3.1/8, was down 6% from last year, when it won premiere week.
Broadcast hasn’t seen so many possible breakout hits in years. At the start of the new season three shows are going gangbusters: CBS’s 2 Broke Girls and Fox’s The New Girl and The X Factor. Whether they can maintain the momentum remains to be seen.
General Motors has signed on as one of the larger sponsors of Fox’s X Factor, becoming the second major advertiser to pledge support for the much-anticipated musical-contest program, according to people familiar with the situation.
At least 10 months out, Fox has begun plugging what it hopes will be another successful sing-off. The network started airing 10-second teasers for The X Factor on Thanksgiving night.
