The X Factor

We know that this is a season of change for the British version of “The X Factor.” How else can you explain the fact that they are even getting rid of the show’s longtime announcer now? In a post on Twitter, Peter Dickson confirms that after spending the past 11 years introducing new episodes of […]

If you have followed “The X Factor” or really any reality competition at all over the past several years, you really cannot be too surprised by what is being reported today. After all, this is something we have admittedly heard so many times before that we’re shocked that anyone is surprised by it now. According […]

While “The X Factor” UK is doing away with the audition rooms for their upcoming 12th season of the show, there is one element of the show that is (sort of) staying the same: Judges’ Houses. The good news here is that we are still for whatever reason going to see contestants performing in exotic […]

We have not written too extensively about “The X Factor” UK while the new season is filming in the United Kingdom, but there is a reason for that: We’re really not that big of a fan of spoilers. Why in the world should we really want to give away any particular aspect of the competition […]

While every now and then you do get a group on “The X Factor” like a One Direction, a Little Mix, or a Fifth Harmony who sticks together (at least for a while) and has some big hits, the reality the majority of the time is that the group tries hard to make it work […]

For those of you wondering, production on “The X Factor” did get underway this week after a temporary delay due to the passing of Simon Cowell’s mother. The auditions are all in the arena format this year, and the series posted the first image on Twitter earlier today. Is there really any surprise at all […]

Tragedy struck Simon Cowell’s personal life earlier this month, after it was revealed that his beloved mother Julie Brett has passed away. As a result of that ITV and the producers of the show decided to cancel the first day of “The X Factor” UK auditions scheduled in Manchester. Now, we are getting a little bit […]

What we have realized over the course of television history is that most things tend to be somewhat cyclical. For example, game shows were very popular during the 1960’s and 70’s, and then when on to make a comeback around the new millennium. Meanwhile, political dramas have come roaring back over the past five years, […]

The new season of “The X Factor” is about to get underway, but it looks like the auditions are going to be on hold for at least a little while. At first, the judging panel was set to arrive in Manchester tomorrow to start things off, but sources say that this has been delayed for […]