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American Idol is changing its time slot for its ninth season, and in typical Fox fashion, the scheduling masterminds are doing pretty much everything possible to prompt a national DVR meltdown—all in the name of trying to build viewership for a couple of the network’s new shows. Is Fox also preparing for the long-anticipated American debut of Simon Cowell’s British cash machine, The X Factor? Time slot info and more after the jump. More »
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‘American Idol’ Changes Its Time Slot, May Soon Face ‘X Factor’ Rivalry
12:16 PM on Mon Dec 21 2009 by Becky Bain
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Simon Cowell Invites Eminem to Judge ‘The X Factor’ Because Hey, Why Not
5:45 PM on Mon Nov 30 2009 by Becky Bain
Simon Cowell has reportedly offered to give Eminem a guest spot on The X Factor after the disparaging comments Em made last week towards the show. Hey, it doesn’t make any less sense than naming Quentin Tarantino a guest judge (and mentor) on American Idol. More »
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Americans To “X Factor” Hopeful Danyl Johnson: “Hi, How Are You?”
9:00 PM on Tue Aug 25 2009 by Maura
Danyl Johnson is a 27-year-old schoolteacher from Reading, England, whose audition for the Leona Lewis-spawning British talent search The X Factor over the weekend has become the latest Simon Cowell-sparked YouTube singing sensation. His rendition of “A Little Help From My Friends” was dubbed “the best first audition I’ve ever heard” by the cranky American Idol arbiter, although to these ears it sounded like it could veer into Danny Gokey yarl territory at any moment. But Johnson’s success has resulted in some confusion among people scouring the Internet for information on The Guy Who Could Be A Cuter, More Marketable (And Everyone Hopes Less Prone To Exhaustion) Susan Boyle—and it’s both amusing and all too familiar to this observer. More »
