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Steven Tyler and Nicole Scherzinger were performing at iHeartRadio Music Festival and the two were caught kissing. So now I have to wonder if the American Idol and The X Factor judges have something to tell us? I hope not because I was kind of creeped out by the 63 Aerosmith singer sharing a liplock with the 33 year old Pussycat Doll. Oh wait, as we learned on Idol last season, she is way too old for him.
Today is a day I wouldn’t want to be Simon Cowell because The X Factor came in third behind Modern Family and Criminal Minds according TV By Numbers. The news is great for scripted television, but sucks for the once popular Mr Nasty. In fact the news is excellent for sitcoms that two years ago some people were saying were on their death bed, hopefully this news means that singing competitions are on theirs.
It used to be singing/variety competitions were in the spring and summer, but Fox decided to make it a year round event and it isn’t working. I don’t know if it is as much the singing overload as much as all the overexposure of the show. The Voice did a better job with their marketing because we had to guess how the show was going to work, so the element of surprise made you want to watch it. Plus they got A-List musicians to coach on the show, while The X Factor got C Listed. I am averaging that out with Simon being a B List star.
Now back to Simon, I wonder if Fox can askSimon for their money back? Since they paid him much more than he is worth. I also wonder if Fox is thinking of moving the show to one day a week if it declines in the ratings tonight, which most new shows do after their debut.
Why do you think the show failed? Did you watch? Will you watch again? Do you miss Cheryl Cole?
While the news was very bad for The X Factor, it was the opposite for Revenge that had over 10 million people checking out their series premiere! In fact just 2 million less people watched the show than the revamped CSI in its new timeslot! ABC is happy because they had great numbers and it didn’t cost them anything near what Fox paid for Cowell’s ego.
The X Factor has been almost two years in the making and tonight on Fox at 8p you will get to see if the much talked about show is worth the buzz?
I watched the first episode yesterday and I have to say that Simon Cowell’s new show is a tamer, more uptight version of American Idol. Mr Nasty is nicer, Paula Abdul is less crazy, LA Reid is Randy Jackson without the catch phrases and Nicole Scherzinger just tries too hard. Sounds like it should work, but I found myself bored very quickly. In fact the thing that interested me most about the show was trying to understand what host Steve Jones was saying. I love British accents, but his was hard for me to understand and it bothered me the way he said Los Angeles.
Now when it comes to the singers, yes they are better than the ones that auditioned for American Idol. But the one thing we are learning about these competition shows is that is as much (if not more so) about the judges than it is about the contestants.
Granted the show can get a lot better after the audition phase, which is a lot like Idol’s, but with a studio audience. But then again, will you still be watching by then?
I hope this show isn’t as much of a costly mistake for Fox as I fear it might be because I really like this network. I guess only time will tell…
Ryan Seacrest Tweeted the above photo and said, “Heading to texas for @americanidol auds this wk, stopped at CVS to pick up some authentic cowboy gear”. I want to see video of him actually going down to Texas dressed like that because they will be as nice to him as Simon Cowell was to a bad singer who thought he was the bomb. It will be a hoe down unlike any we are ever seen on the Fox singing competition.
BTW I actually think he looks cute with his little guns and straw hat!
