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The X Factor

Fox has positioned The X Factor (continues tonight at 8 p.m. ET), its latest and loudest singing competition, as the heir to American Idol. The scheme is to render the series superlative in size, scope, and attitude. The winner of the $5 million up for grabs will be receiving "the biggest prize in the history of television." The announcer's tone implied that this was in fact the biggest prize in the history of money.
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The X Factor vs. American Idol: 6 key differences

Entertainment : The Week: Film & TV (2 years ago)

The X Factor is a Fox singing competition that features Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul as judges (alongside Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger and record exec L.A. Reid), and rewards its winner with a lavish recording contract. Ever sin... Read Post

Youthful singing competition ‘Majors and Minors’ premieres tonight: ‘American Idol’ vocal coach Debra Byrd dishes on what to expect

Entertainment : Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider (2 years ago)

Television is already rife with singing competitions. There’s American Idol and The X-Factor on Fox, and The Voice and The Sing Off on NBC, to name a handful of the big ones. But you can add yet another to the pile-up of warbling co... Read Post

The X Factor reviewed: The heir to American Idol arrives.

Entertainment / Television : Slate - Television (2 years ago)

Fox has positioned The X Factor (continues tonight at 8 p.m. ET), its latest and loudest singing competition, as the heir to American Idol. The scheme is to render the series superlative in size, scope, and attitude. The winner of t... Read Post


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