“The X Factor” aired its third episode on Wednesday night, and as Oasis once sang, “It’s Gettin’ Better (Man!!)” The show is settling into a comfortable groove, and Wednesday’s episode was its best installment yet. The show found a good balance between gag singers (low) and actual, worthwhile auditions (high); wrestled some drama out of … Continue Reading →
“The X Factor” continued on Thursday with the second installment of its two-part premiere, and considering the hardly-”Idol”-size ratings of Wednesday’s debut, the overblown intro music that opened the show (“O Fortuna!”) felt slightly out-of-place. The premiere episode’s ratings — it pulled about 12.5 million viewers, roughly half the viewership of “American Idol” — were … Continue Reading →
Fox’s highly touted “The X Factor” premiered Wednesday, and as of press time, it had failed to alter the course of human history. This is somewhat surprising, considering “The X Factor” has been perceived as a potential reality TV game changer since Simon Cowell left “American Idol” after nine hugely successful seasons to bring his … Continue Reading →