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Kelly Rowland & Paulina Rubio Confirmed As New ‘X Factor’ Judges

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday May 20, 2013 @ 6:00pm PDTTags: Fox, Kelly Rowland, Paulina Rubio, The X Factor
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Fox has officially announced that Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio will join Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato as judges on the third season of The X Factor. “It’s taken more than a decade, but I’m delighted to finally be on a panel with three girls (I think!),” Cowell said. “Paulina and Kelly both have great taste and massive experience in the music industry, and together with Demi, this is going to be a fun panel. It just feels like the time to do something different.” Rowland was a judge on Season 8 of the UK version of X Factor.

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Kelly Rowland, Paulina Rubio In Talks To Join ‘X Factor’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday May 19, 2013 @ 6:39pm PDTTags: Fox, Kelly Rowland, Paulina Rubio, The X Factor

Former Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland and Mexican singer-actress Paulina Rubio are in negotiations to join Fox‘s The X … Read More »

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MundoFox To Do Spanish-Language ‘X Factor’ For Kids

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday April 25, 2013 @ 6:59am PDTTags: El Factor X, MundoFox, The X Factor
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Fox sibling MundoFox will produce El Factor X, an original Spanish-language version of The X Factor, which will premiere this summer. Produced by FremantleMedia Latin America for MundoFox, El Factor X will feature aspiring singers from 8 to … Read More »

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Mario Lopez Back As ‘X Factor’ Host; Khloe Kardashian Not Returning

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Monday April 22, 2013 @ 10:00am PDTTags: Khloe Kardashian, Mario Lopez, The X Factor

The Extra co-host Mario Lopez is coming back for another season hosting Fox’s The X Factor, but Khloe Kardashian is not. “Khloe Kardashian will not be returning to co-host The X Factor. We really enjoyed working with her and wish her all the best in her future endeavors,” X Factor producers said today. Both Lopez and the E! reality star were named as the new hosts of the competition series’ second season in October 2012. A seasoned hosting pro, Lopez easily fronted the show but Kardashian struggled, earning the mockery of many viewers. In today’s announcement about Lopez’s return, X Factor’s main man made no mention of Kardashian’s departure. “I’m thrilled Mario is back for Season Three of The X Factor. Hosting a live show and keeping the judges — especially Demi — in line, is not an easy job, but Mario is a pro and we are glad he’s coming back,” Simon Cowell said in statement.

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Fox & ‘American Idol’ Creator Resolve ‘X-Factor’ Lawsuit

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Friday March 29, 2013 @ 4:51pm PDTTags: American Idol, Fox, Simon Fuller, The X Factor

The legal battle between American Idol creator Simon Fuller and Fox over The X-Factor is over. Sources confirm to Deadline that the two sides have reached a confidential settlement and are moving … Read More »

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Demi Lovato To Return As ‘X-Factor’ Judge For Season 3

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Thursday March 28, 2013 @ 11:00am PDTTags: Big Deals TV, Demi Lovato, Fox, Simon Cowell, The X Factor

Demi LovatoWell we know who one of the judges on X-Factor is going to be next season. Fox announced today that Demi Lovato would be returning to the panel for Season 3 in the fall. “I … Read More »

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Global Showbiz Briefs: ‘The X Factor’ Musical, Bertelsmann’s RTL Plan, MipTV

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Saturday March 16, 2013 @ 7:45pm PDTTags: Bertelsmann, Global Showbiz Briefs, MIPTV, RTL, The X Factor

‘The X-Factor’ Musical Headed To London’s West End
The show’s creator Simon Cowell has granted permission for a London stage version of the TV singing competiton. Cowell and Sony Music’s joint venture Syco Entertainment are partnering with Stage Entertainment UK (Oliver!, Hairspray, Singin In The Rain) to launch the musical next year, Reuters reports. What they’re calling an affectionate poke at Cowell’s TV show, X Factor – It’s Time To Face The Musical! will hit London’s West End in early 2014. British comedian Harry Hill is writing with Steve Brown handling music and Sean Foley is directing. Story centers on fictional character Chenice who finds herself and her talking dog in line waiting for an audition that will change her life. Read More »

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‘X Factor’ “Disappointment” Contributed To Fox’ Ratings Problems: Chase Carey

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Wednesday February 6, 2013 @ 2:29pm PSTTags: Chase Carey, Fox, News Corp, The X Factor

Simon Cowell’s talent contest failed to generate the ratings that Fox needed, and execs expected. “We went into the competition round [hoping] to get fresh energy,” COO Chase Carey told analysts in a conference call.… Read More »

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Global Showbiz Briefs: Berlin Film Festival Screenings, ‘X Factor’ UK

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday January 15, 2013 @ 9:30pm PSTTags: Berlin Film Festival, The X Factor

Berlin Unveils Special Gala Screenings
The Berlin Film Festival has lined up its special gala screenings of recently released works followed by discussions with some of the filmmakers. Among the films to be shown are Ken Loach’s documentary The Spirit Of ’45, Jane Campion’s TV miniseries Top Of The Lake, Giuseppe Tornatore’s The Best Offer, Michael Winterbottom’s The Look Of Love, Tom Hooper’s Les Misérables and Raoul Peck documentary Fatal Assistance. Read More »

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Britney Spears Confirms ‘X Factor’ Exit

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday January 11, 2013 @ 12:22pm PSTTags: Britney Spears, Fox, The X Factor
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After days of speculation, Britney Spears just confirmed her departure from Fox‘s The X Factor. In addition to working on her eighth album, a source close to Britney said that the singer “is very interested in … Read More »

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Simon Cowell’s Syco Launches Over The Top Productions, Nigel Hall To Run New Division

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Friday January 11, 2013 @ 9:45am PSTTags: Simon Cowell, Syco, The X Factor

Creating a new pipeline for Simon Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment’s joint venture, Syco, Over the Top Productions will develop “innovative, niche TV productions to bring more new TV shows to market.” Syco global head of television, Nigel … Read More »

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UPDATE: Britney Spears To Exit ‘X Factor’, Replacement Talks Already Underway

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday January 10, 2013 @ 2:30pm PSTTags: Big Deals TV, Britney Spears, Fox, Simon Cowell, The X Factor
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UPDATE PM: Sources close to the producers of X Factor confirm that Britney Spears indeed is out as a judge after one season. “The producers and Simon (Cowell) were having discussions over the holiday period about the year ahead. Britney had never been part of their plans for this year but realistically that was never going to come as a surprise to her either,” a source said. I hear Cowell and his team “have a pretty clear idea of the panel they would like for next season and discussions with one possible new judge have been going on for some time now.” The prospective new addition is expected to meet with Fox and the show’s producers in the next couple of weeks.

PREVIOUS AM: Let the annual circus program known as X Factor Judge Shakeup begin! The months of speculation that Britney Spears won’t be back as a judge on The X Factor next season reached fever pitch overnight, following a TMZ report out of Spears’ camp that she is “quitting” the Fox singing competition. The network and X Factor creator/executive producer/star Simon Cowell are not commenting, but it appears that Spears’ team has decided to get ahead of the story and position her exit from the show as “entirely her doing” so she can “focus on her music”. Sound familiar? Nicole Scherzinger, who was sacked as an X Factor judge last January, had her handlers feed E! a story that her firing from X Factor was her decision and her wanting “to focus back on her music career.” Read More »

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‘X Factor’ U.S. Propels Simon Cowell’s Simco To Double Pre-Tax Profits

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Friday January 4, 2013 @ 3:46am PSTTags: Simon Cowell, Syco, The X Factor

Recently filed financial documents for Simco, the TV production arm of Simon Cowell and Sony Music’s Syco Entertainment, show pre-tax profits more than doubled to £32.6M ($52.2M) for the year ended March 31 2012. The … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘X Factor’ Finale Down From Season 1, ‘CMA Country Christmas’ Falls

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Friday December 21, 2012 @ 9:08am PSTTags: CMA Country Christmas, The X Factor, TV Ratings

Thursday saw The X Factor (3.1/9) wrapping its second season with country singer Tate Stevens declared the winner of a $5 million recording contract. Watched by 9.646 million viewers, the 8-10 PM live finale was up 29% from last Thursday’s show. However, like Wednesday’s performance finale, X Factor’s season-ender last night was down 18% from the 3.8/11 for its Season 1 finale December 22, 2011. Despite the boost expected from the addition of Britney Spears and Demi Lovato to the judges’ panel this year, X Factor found itself battered in the ratings during its second season. NBC’s The Voice, which went to its first fall season this year, drew a 4.9/13 for its two-hour Season 3 finale on Tuesday. Last night’s X Factor was not even the night’s most-watched show: An 8 PM repeat of The Big Bang Theory on CBS pulled in 10.923 million viewers. Fox did win Thursda night in total viewers and the adults 18-49 demo. Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘X Factor’ Performance Finale Down From 2011, Miss Universe & ‘Chicago Fire’ Up

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Thursday December 20, 2012 @ 9:15am PSTTags: Chicago Fire, Miss Universe, The X Factor, TV Ratings

On its second-to-last show of Season 2, The X Factor (2.7/8) came down to its last three finalists Wednesday night on Fox. The singing series was up a slight 4% over last week’s show and saw a 6% rise in total viewers to 8.3 million. However, in a season that has been consistently tracking below last year, last night’s episode was down 18% among adults 18-49 from the December 21, 2011 performance final. With that said, Fox won the night in total viewers and in the 18-49 demo.

Related: Simon Cowell Confirms LA Reid’s ‘X-Factor’ Exit

The Voice may be over for the season, but NBC is still in the competition business. Last night saw the network air the Miss Universe pageant (1.8/5). Rhode Island native Olivia Culpo brought the crown back to America for the first time in more than a decade in the NBC-Donald Trump co-owned competition, which saw a 13% rise in 18-49 over last year’s September 12 broadcast. With 6.1 million viewers, Miss Universe was the most-watched broadcast of the show since 2008. Chicago Fire (1.9/5) followed at 10 PM and was up 36% over last week. The result matched its second-highest rating in its first season — bested only by a November 7 airing after a Wednesday broadcast of The Voice. Read More »

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Simon Cowell Confirms LA Reid’s ‘X Factor’ Exit

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Monday December 17, 2012 @ 5:14pm PSTTags: LA Reid, Simon Cowell, The X Factor

On The X Factor‘s official U.S. Twitter page today, Simon Cowell bid farewell to fellow judge LA Reid. “On a personal level, I’m going to miss @LA_Reid. On a business level, I’m also … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Scandal’ Hits New High, ‘Up All Night’ Down; CBS Wins Night

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Friday December 14, 2012 @ 9:29am PSTTags: Scandal, The Big Bang Theory, The X Factor, TV Ratings

Thursday saw several shows across the networks wrapping it up for 2012. Hitting highs for the first two of its three-part Season 2 winter finale, Scandal (2.7/7) ended its run last night with a new season best. The political drama from Shonda Rhimes was up 8% from last week. Earlier on ABC, Last Resort (1.2/3) was flat week-over-week, while Rhimes’ other show of the night, Grey’s Anatomy (3.1/8), was up 3% from its December 6 episode. ABC’s fast nationals may be inflated due to an NFL pre-emption in the Philadelphia market.

CBS’ numbers might also have been inflated due to an NFL pre-emption in Cincinnati, but everything was certainly up. The Big Bang Theory, the night’s most-watched show with 16.77 million viewers, rose 4% from last week. In a series of final last first-runs for the year, Two And A Half Men (4.2/12) rose 5%, Person Of Interest (3.0/8) was up 3% and Elementary (2.3/6) rose 10%. With an audience of 13.349 million, CBS won Thurday in viewers and the 18-49 demo. Read More »

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LA Reid Exits ‘X-Factor’ For Music Biz

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Thursday December 13, 2012 @ 4:43pm PSTTags: LA Reid, The X Factor

LA Reid will not be back for another season of The X Factor, Deadline has confirmed. “He’s going back to the music business full time, it’s his decision,” a source says. The Epic Records chair was … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Barbara Walters’ Dips, ‘Modern Family’ & ‘CSI’ Hit Lows

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Thursday December 13, 2012 @ 9:29am PSTTags: Barbra Walters, CSI, Modern Family, The X Factor, TV Ratings

With former CIA chief David Petraeus topping the list, ABC aired Barbara Walters Presents The 10 Most Fascinating People Of 2012 (2.1/6) at 9:30 PM last night. Ben Affleck, outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and upcoming Oscar host Seth MacFarlane also were among the chosen, but the 90-minute special was down 9% from last year, pulling in 7.66 million viewers Wednesday. Earlier on ABC, The Middle (2.2/7) was down 4% from its December 5 show for a season low. The Neighbors (1.6/4) slipped 16% for a series low. Modern Family (4.2/11) was also down, dipping 11% from its last new show November 28 and tying its season low.

On CBS, Survivor: Philippines (2.8/3) was down 3% from last week’s show. Criminal Minds (3.1/8) actually got a little bump in the other direction from last week: The most watched show of the night with an audience of 11.92 million, the police procedural was up 3% from its December 5 airing. CSI (2.2/6) was down 15% from its last original episode two weeks ago despite its 9.52 million viewers; the rating marks a series low for the 12-year-old procedural. The show’s previous low was a 2.3, which it has hit four times — most recently November 7 of this year. With 10.549 million viewers overall, CBS won the night in total viewers and the adults 18-49 demo. Read More »

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