http://www.tvequals.com Every Opinion Matters Sat, 26 May 2012 07:01:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.tvequals.com/2012/05/15/britney-spears-and-demi-lovato-join-the-x-factor/ http://www.tvequals.com/2012/05/15/britney-spears-and-demi-lovato-join-the-x-factor/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 22:42:12 +0000 Sarah Luoma http://www.tvequals.com/?p=219977 Toxic singer Britney Spears has officially signed on to appear in The X Factor as a judge after weeks of speculation and negotiations. Singer and Disney star Demi Lovato has also inked a deal to star alongside Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid as they mentor and discover the next big artist. “I’m absolutely delighted Britney [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2012/05/15/britney-spears-and-demi-lovato-join-the-x-factor/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2012/01/31/the-x-factor-announces-shocking-changes/ http://www.tvequals.com/2012/01/31/the-x-factor-announces-shocking-changes/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:22:01 +0000 Sarah Luoma http://www.tvequals.com/?p=199374 Some shocking changes have come out of Fox’s competition series The X Factor. According to reports from both Deadline and TV Line, Judges Paula Abdul, and Nicole Scherzinger, as well as host Steve Jones, have all decided to leave the Fox series behind. 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But… Pepsico needs [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/12/21/the-x-factor-us-final-3-perform-review/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/12/15/the-x-factor-us-top-4-results-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/12/15/the-x-factor-us-top-4-results-review/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:40:59 +0000 Tobias J. "Axechucker" McGuffin http://www.tvequals.com/?p=193770 So Marcus Canty (finally) leaving being a foregone conclusion, and with next week’s reviews being basically all about the finalists, I thought it appropriate to dedicate this article to the show as a whole. Yep: it’s time for The X Factor to get my grade. But first this has to be said about Canty: 30 [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/12/15/the-x-factor-us-top-4-results-review/feed/ 1 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/12/14/the-x-factor-us-top-4-perform-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/12/14/the-x-factor-us-top-4-perform-review/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:28:05 +0000 Tobias J. "Axechucker" McGuffin http://www.tvequals.com/?p=193651 So this is “final four” week on The X Factor, and as the numbers whittle down, the less interested I find myself in watching this show. It feels like all the really magnetic acts have fallen by the wayside. Sure we’re left with some remarkable talent, but I’m not on the edge of my seat, [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/12/14/the-x-factor-us-top-4-perform-review/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/12/08/the-x-factor-top-5-results-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/12/08/the-x-factor-top-5-results-review/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:40:01 +0000 Tobias J. "Axechucker" McGuffin http://www.tvequals.com/?p=192833 I’m pretty good at calling it, huh. Well, sort of. Yesterday I predicted Rachel Crow and Marcus Canty would be bottom two. They were. I also predicted the fact that Marcus’s time had run out, that yesterday’s performance was the best of his career—and that it didn’t matter. He simply hadn’t built up the kind [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/12/08/the-x-factor-top-5-results-review/feed/ 2 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/12/08/the-x-factor-top-5-perform-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/12/08/the-x-factor-top-5-perform-review/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:21:15 +0000 Tobias J. "Axechucker" McGuffin http://www.tvequals.com/?p=192667 “If they want a war, they’re going to get a war.” So sayeth Simon Cowell. And everyone else seemed to agree. The words “battle” and “fight” were thrown around tonight more times than at a mixed martial arts bout. It’s war! WAR!! Seriously, guys, a little less grim. The X Factor is a freaking singing [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/12/08/the-x-factor-top-5-perform-review/feed/ 2 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/12/01/the-x-factor-us-top-7-results-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/12/01/the-x-factor-us-top-7-results-review/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:55:36 +0000 Tobias J. "Axechucker" McGuffin http://www.tvequals.com/?p=191456 Tonight’s show was brutal, and in all the wrong ways. Look, I was the first to say, “L.A. Reid can’t win with Astro. Middle America doesn’t embrace hip-hop.” Or if they accept it, they still don’t get it. And no matter how talented a dude is for being able to come up with an original, [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/12/01/the-x-factor-us-top-7-results-review/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/30/the-x-factor-us-top-7-perform-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/30/the-x-factor-us-top-7-perform-review/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:09:27 +0000 Tobias J. "Axechucker" McGuffin http://www.tvequals.com/?p=191225 THE X FACTOR (US) “Top 7 Perform” Episode 19 – Tonight’s live performance show was dubbed “Michael Jackson night,” and, yet again, the contestants were looking at a double-elimination for tomorrow’s results show. Host Steve Jones opened by thanked the “sexy dancing people.” Alrighty. The judges then did their catwalk stroll out to the applause [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/30/the-x-factor-us-top-7-perform-review/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/23/the-x-factor-us-top-9-results-episode-18-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/23/the-x-factor-us-top-9-results-episode-18-review/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:35:17 +0000 Tobias J. "Axechucker" McGuffin http://www.tvequals.com/?p=190186 THE X FACTOR (US) “Top 9 Results” Episode 18 – It pretty much went as scripted tonight. Appropriate and with very little surprise. First off, it shocked no one that the producers would make Astro sweat it out, no matter what position he sat in, vote-wise. He gave them too much hell last week with [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/23/the-x-factor-us-top-9-results-episode-18-review/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/22/the-x-factor-us-top-9-perform-episode-17-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/22/the-x-factor-us-top-9-perform-episode-17-review/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:22:39 +0000 Tobias J. "Axechucker" McGuffin http://www.tvequals.com/?p=189983 THE X FACTOR (US) “Top 9 Perform” Episode 17 – Tonight’s live performance show was dubbed the “Thanksgiving Special,” which in truth reminds me of Charlie Brown cartoons and not singing competitions. If only some of the acts had been half as entertaining. There were a lot of rough beginnings. Host Steve Jones helpfully informed [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/22/the-x-factor-us-top-9-perform-episode-17-review/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/17/the-x-factor-top-10-results-episode-16-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/17/the-x-factor-top-10-results-episode-16-review/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:13:28 +0000 Tobias J. "Axechucker" McGuffin http://www.tvequals.com/?p=188549 THE X FACTOR “Top 10 Results” Episode 16 – Even as badly as Lakoda Rayne performed yesterday, I was pretty sure Paula would be spared the chance that she would be effectively booted from the show after three short weeks. And Stacy Francis was so bad I pretty much willed her into the bottom two. [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/17/the-x-factor-top-10-results-episode-16-review/feed/ 2 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/16/the-x-factor-top-10-perform-episode-15-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/16/the-x-factor-top-10-perform-episode-15-review/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:36:26 +0000 Tobias J. "Axechucker" McGuffin http://www.tvequals.com/?p=188310 THE X FACTOR “Top 10 Perform” Episode 15 – Tonight’s live show kicked off “Rock Week” with host Steve Jones surrounded by short-shorted dancing women writhing to Joan Jett’s “I Love Rock N Roll.” Promising! A pity Jones still has zero charisma, though no one does frantic end-of-the-show time crunching like him. The whole attempting-to-be-contentious-with-Simon [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/16/the-x-factor-top-10-perform-episode-15-review/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/10/the-x-factor-us-top-11-results-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/10/the-x-factor-us-top-11-results-review/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:54:41 +0000 Tobias J. "Axechucker" McGuffin http://www.tvequals.com/?p=186940 THE X FACTOR (US) “Top 11 Results” Episode 14 – Well, the opening “everyone sings” medley is an American Idol staple I pretty much hate. But if we’re going to be real here, The X Factor probably does it better than A.I.—though maybe there’s just better talent going in. Doesn’t make me want to tear [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/10/the-x-factor-us-top-11-results-review/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/10/the-x-factor-top-11-perform-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/10/the-x-factor-top-11-perform-review/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:09:41 +0000 Tobias J. "Axechucker" McGuffin http://www.tvequals.com/?p=186758 THE X FACTOR “Top 11 Perform” Episode 13 – First things first: I hate the whole “marching out the judges” thing. I hated it when they started doing it on American Idol, and I hate it here. Do their egos really need it? Come on. Tonight’s live show was called “Movie Night”—nothing that A.I. hasn’t [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/10/the-x-factor-top-11-perform-review/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/04/the-x-factor-us-season-2-announced/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/04/the-x-factor-us-season-2-announced/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:31:09 +0000 Sarah Luoma http://www.tvequals.com/?p=185134 The X FACTOR will be returning for a second season Fox has shared. Confirming what most expected, Mike Darnell of the network made the big announcement that the hit unscripted US series will be back for another great year to entertain fans with their music competition. “The X Factor is a monumental success. It’s won [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/04/the-x-factor-us-season-2-announced/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/02/the-x-factor-top-12-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/02/the-x-factor-top-12-review/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:58:52 +0000 Tobias J. "Axechucker" McGuffin http://www.tvequals.com/?p=185119 THE X FACTOR “Top 12″ Episode 11 – Aussie Host Steve Jones wasn’t as desperate to get the thing in on time this week as he was last week, which is a bit of a pity—I like seeing that n00b sweat. Tonight’s live show was pretty good as far as live shows go. The standard [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/11/02/the-x-factor-top-12-review/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/26/the-x-factor-us-live-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/26/the-x-factor-us-live-review/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:44:23 +0000 Tobias J. "Axechucker" McGuffin http://www.tvequals.com/?p=182912 THE X FACTOR (US) “Live” Episode 10 – Just in case no one remembered, I feel like I should remind you all that there is a Pepsi commercial hanging in the balance here. Now that that’s out of the way… Here we go! We’re finally live! We get to choose—wait, no we don’t. I guess [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/26/the-x-factor-us-live-review/feed/ 2 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/18/the-x-factor-us-the-final-16-chosen-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/18/the-x-factor-us-the-final-16-chosen-review/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:03:26 +0000 Tobias J. "Axechucker" McGuffin http://www.tvequals.com/?p=179768 THE X FACTOR (US) “The Final 16 Chosen” Episode 9 – So here we have it: the Judges’ Decisions. Please note this is not who they think is the best performer… but rather the people they think they can win the game with. Because it’s ON now: each of the judges want to WIN. And [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/18/the-x-factor-us-the-final-16-chosen-review/feed/ 1 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/17/the-x-factor-us-judges-house-2-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/17/the-x-factor-us-judges-house-2-review/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:01:36 +0000 Tobias J. "Axechucker" McGuffin http://www.tvequals.com/?p=179125 THE X FACTOR (US) “Judge’s House #2″ Episode 8 – So this feels just a bit wonky, covering The X Factor on a Sunday, but I suppose the world of FOX television feels like it has to bow to baseball—a sport declining in relevance and popularity. But enough bitching about the schedule change. Let’s get [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/17/the-x-factor-us-judges-house-2-review/feed/ 3 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/13/the-x-factor-us-judges-house-1-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/13/the-x-factor-us-judges-house-1-review/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:13:28 +0000 Tobias J. "Axechucker" McGuffin http://www.tvequals.com/?p=178683 THE X FACTOR (US) “Judge’s House #1″ Episode 7 – As familiar as this feels, this is still uncharted territory. There’s a point where I flip on the TV and still expect American Idol. But if anything separates The X Factor from A.I., it’s this whole “get mentored by a famous judge while he / [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/13/the-x-factor-us-judges-house-1-review/feed/ 4 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/13/the-x-factor-us-judges-homes-episodes-pushed-to-tonight-and-sunday/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/13/the-x-factor-us-judges-homes-episodes-pushed-to-tonight-and-sunday/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:36:00 +0000 Sandrine Sahakians http://www.tvequals.com/?p=178653 If you were surprised to see a repeat of THE X FACTOR last night, well blame it on the rain which delayed Game #4 of the American League Championship Series. And so as a result the start of the “Judges’ Homes” round of The X Factor was postponed until tonight, Thursday, Oct. 13 (8:00-10:00 PM [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/13/the-x-factor-us-judges-homes-episodes-pushed-to-tonight-and-sunday/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/12/the-x-factor-us-episode-7-judge%e2%80%99s-house-1/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/12/the-x-factor-us-episode-7-judge%e2%80%99s-house-1/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:36:15 +0000 Americ Ngwije http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/12/the-x-factor-us-episode-7-judge%e2%80%99s-house-1/ THE X FACTOR Episode 7 “Judge’s House #1″ airs Wednesday October 12 at 8pm on FOX. Synopsis: THE X FACTOR continues as the 32 acts that survived “Boot Camp” are whisked away to their mentor’s home, or to a location of the judge’s choice, for their final shot at earning a place on the live [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/12/the-x-factor-us-episode-7-judge%e2%80%99s-house-1/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/06/the-x-factor-us-bootcamp-2-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/06/the-x-factor-us-bootcamp-2-review/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 06:42:37 +0000 Tobias J. "Axechucker" McGuffin http://www.tvequals.com/?p=176706 THE X FACTOR (US) “Bootcamp #2″ – So the table is set. Sort of. Some of the choices were obvious, others a little… reachy? Let’s say our goodbyes first: Gone is former A.I. contestant Emma Henry and her warbling voice, as well as Paige Elizabeth Ogle and her nasal vocals, Siameze Floyd and—why did they [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/06/the-x-factor-us-bootcamp-2-review/feed/ 8 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/06/the-x-factor-us-bootcamp-1-episode-5-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/06/the-x-factor-us-bootcamp-1-episode-5-review/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:11:01 +0000 Tobias J. "Axechucker" McGuffin http://www.tvequals.com/?p=176421 THE X FACTOR (US) “Bootcamp #1″ Episode 5 – So bootcamp has begun. Of course my first question was: “What the Hell is bootcamp?” Held in Los Angeles (where else?), the first day brought 162 acts and left us with 100. Of the 62 that left I recognized a total of… one. That’s one part [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/06/the-x-factor-us-bootcamp-1-episode-5-review/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/05/the-x-factor-us-episode-5-bootcamp-1/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/05/the-x-factor-us-episode-5-bootcamp-1/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:33:50 +0000 Americ Ngwije http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/05/the-x-factor-us-episode-5-bootcamp-1/ THE X FACTOR Episode 5 “Bootcamp #1″ airs Wednesday October 5 at 8pm on FOX. Synopsis: Hopefuls who made it past the judges and audience of thousands during the live audition round travel to Los Angeles for “Boot Camp.” During this phase of the competition, the contestants will face judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, L.A. [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/10/05/the-x-factor-us-episode-5-bootcamp-1/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/29/the-x-factor-us-episode-4-auditions-4/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/29/the-x-factor-us-episode-4-auditions-4/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:50:00 +0000 Americ Ngwije http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/29/the-x-factor-us-episode-4-auditions-4/ THE X FACTOR Episode 3 “Auditions #3″ airs Thursday September 29 at 8pm on FOX. Synopsis: The live auditions in front of an audience of thousands come to close on THE X FACTOR. Don’t miss the unbelievable auditions as the judges make their final picks for the next global superstar or breakout music group to [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/29/the-x-factor-us-episode-4-auditions-4/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/29/the-x-factor-us-auditions-3-chicagoseattle-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/29/the-x-factor-us-auditions-3-chicagoseattle-review/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:10:21 +0000 Tobias J. "Axechucker" McGuffin http://www.tvequals.com/?p=174285 THE X FACTOR (US) “Auditions #3: Chicago/Seattle” - So being that I’m coming into this new (American) series a week late (Belfast, Ireland was lovely, thanks for asking) I suppose I should give my initial impression before going into the particulars. Let’s get this out of the way: The X Factor is American Idol. The [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/29/the-x-factor-us-auditions-3-chicagoseattle-review/feed/ 2 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/28/the-x-factor-us-episode-3-auditions-3/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/28/the-x-factor-us-episode-3-auditions-3/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:06:57 +0000 Americ Ngwije http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/28/the-x-factor-us-episode-3-auditions-3/ THE X FACTOR Episode 3 “Auditions #3″ airs Wednesday September 28 at 8pm on FOX. Synopsis: The live auditions in front of an audience of thousands continue on THE X FACTOR. Don’t miss the unbelievable auditions as the judges continue their search to find the next global superstar or breakout music group worthy of a [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/28/the-x-factor-us-episode-3-auditions-3/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/22/the-x-factor-us-auditions-2-miamidallas-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/22/the-x-factor-us-auditions-2-miamidallas-review/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:58:37 +0000 Sandrine Sahakians http://www.tvequals.com/?p=172773 THE X FACTOR (US) “Auditions #2: Miami/Dallas” Season 1 Episode 2 – Ok this is kind of bad because I’m already a bit bored with the auditions of The X Factor and it’s only the second episode. I think the problem is that there is no one really to root for so far, the talent [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/22/the-x-factor-us-auditions-2-miamidallas-review/feed/ 1 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/21/the-x-factor-auditions-1-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/21/the-x-factor-auditions-1-review/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:06:02 +0000 Sandrine Sahakians http://www.tvequals.com/?p=172448 After waiting what feels like forever, THE X FACTOR has finally landed in the US. Similar to American Idol, we started with auditions, but the difference here is that the audition actually takes place in front of a packed auditorium, talk about nerves!!! So we start off in Los Angeles and we get a peek [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/21/the-x-factor-auditions-1-review/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/21/the-x-factor-us-premiere-auditions-1-los-angelesseattle/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/21/the-x-factor-us-premiere-auditions-1-los-angelesseattle/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:44:46 +0000 Americ Ngwije http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/21/the-x-factor-us-premiere-auditions-1-los-angelesseattle/ THE X FACTOR two hour premiere airs Wednesday September 21 at 8pm on FOX. Synopsis: THE X FACTOR is the new competition series that gives viewers the opportunity to help choose the next global superstar or breakout music group. Judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid and Nicole Scherzinger traveled the nation searching for undiscovered [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/21/the-x-factor-us-premiere-auditions-1-los-angelesseattle/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/01/the-x-factor-us-preview-and-judges-photos/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/01/the-x-factor-us-preview-and-judges-photos/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:28:59 +0000 Sandrine Sahakians http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/01/the-x-factor-us-preview-and-judges-photos/ Check out the first preview and a couple judges photo for the US verion of THE X FACTOR which premieres Wednesday September 21 and Thursday September 22 at 8pm on FOX. Synopsis: THE X FACTOR is a new competition series that gives viewers the opportunity to help choose the next global superstar or breakout music [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/01/the-x-factor-us-preview-and-judges-photos/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/06/06/the-x-factor-cherly-cole-out-nicole-scherzinger-in-its-official/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/06/06/the-x-factor-cherly-cole-out-nicole-scherzinger-in-its-official/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:15:09 +0000 Sandrine Sahakians http://www.tvequals.com/?p=153036 So, we knew Cheryl Cole was out of FOX’s THE X FACTOR, and despite rumors over the weekend that she had been asked to come back to the show, it has now been officially announced that ex-Pussycat Dolls’ Nicole Scherzinger, who was originally going to host the show, will be replacing Cole as a judge. [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/06/06/the-x-factor-cherly-cole-out-nicole-scherzinger-in-its-official/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/05/31/cheryl-cole-out-of-the-x-factor-us-and-uk/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/05/31/cheryl-cole-out-of-the-x-factor-us-and-uk/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 22:59:52 +0000 Sandrine Sahakians http://www.tvequals.com/?p=152073 You might have heard that FOX’s THE X FACTOR judge Cheryl Cole, had been let go because her heavy accent made it hard for Americans to understand her. To replace her, FOX decided to pick former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger, who was originally set to host the show along with Steve Jones. And to make [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/05/31/cheryl-cole-out-of-the-x-factor-us-and-uk/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/05/24/the-x-factor-fox-auditions-first-look/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/05/24/the-x-factor-fox-auditions-first-look/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 19:12:29 +0000 Sandrine Sahakians http://www.tvequals.com/?p=149479 Take a first look at the people attending THE X FACTOR auditions around the country. THE X FACTOR is a new FOX singing competition series which premieres this fall. Synopsis: Simon Cowell returns to FOX in the award-winning international phenomenon THE X FACTOR. This new competition series, hosted by Nicole Scherzinger and Steve Jones, gives [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/05/24/the-x-factor-fox-auditions-first-look/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/05/24/the-x-factor-fox-judges-and-host/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/05/24/the-x-factor-fox-judges-and-host/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 18:47:51 +0000 Americ Ngwije http://www.tvequals.com/2011/05/24/the-x-factor-fox-judges-and-host/ Take a first look at the judges and host for THE X FACTOR, a new FOX series which premieres this fall. Synopsis: Simon Cowell returns to FOX in the award-winning international phenomenon THE X FACTOR. This new competition series, hosted by Nicole Scherzinger and Steve Jones, gives viewers the opportunity to help choose the next [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/05/24/the-x-factor-fox-judges-and-host/feed/ 0