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.
