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Dec 5 2011 11:15 AM ET

'The X Factor' judges: A dangerous occupation?

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Talk about a brutal competition: Reports have surfaced claiming the two female judges on The X Factor have received death threats in the wake of Drew Ryniewicz’s ouster on Thursday.

Angry fans apparently used Twitter to express their rage over the teen’s elimination, posting expletive-fueled comments about Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger. Mentored by Simon Cowell, Ryniewicz was forced to sing for her life opposite Marcus Canty on Thursday, but ended up delivering a heartbreakingly poor performance of Roxette’s “Listen to Your Heart.” She became the second contestant to leave Fox’s freshman competition show. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 2 2011 12:16 PM ET

Chelsea Handler can't boost 'Whitney' ratings

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A guest visit from upcoming NBC sitcom figurehead Chelsea Handler couldn’t pull Whitney from its ratings murk.

Handler guest-starred last night on the freshman sitcom, playing a therapist who tries to help stressed-out Whitney. The comedy matched its all-time low in the Nielsens, delivering 4 million viewers and a 1.9 rating among adults 18-49. Handler’s new semi-autobiographical NBC series Are You There, Chelsea?, starring Laura Prepon as the fictional version of Handler, launches on Wednesday nights starting Jan. 11. (And to add another level of NBC cross-program playfulness, the Whitney episode’s title was “Up All Night.”)

In case you’ve missed it, here’s NBC’s four-minute preview of Are You There, Chelsea?, followed by more Thursday night ratings: READ FULL STORY »

Dec 2 2011 03:19 AM ET

'The X Factor' exit interview: Second voted-off act says 'I was honestly dreading the results all day'

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WARNING: Do not read further if you don’t want to know who was kicked off of last night’s episode of The X Factor. For everyone else, read on for the exit interview with the second act to leave the show this week, after the judges’ vote: READ FULL STORY »

Dec 2 2011 02:19 AM ET

'The X Factor' exit interview: First voted-off act says 'This is just the beginning for my career'

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WARNING: Don’t read any further if you don’t want to know who was kicked off of last night’s episode of The X Factor. For everyone else, read on for the exit interview with the first act voted off the show this week:  READ FULL STORY »

Nov 22 2011 09:05 AM ET

British productions win big at International Emmys

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Christopher Eccleston and Julie Walters garnered the main acting awards as British TV productions won five International Emmys, including two for the BBC crime anthology Accused.

Accused, written and created by Jimmy McGovern, received the Emmy for best drama series at the 39th Annual International Emmy Awards ceremony at the Hilton New York Hotel. The anthology tells the stories of people accused of crimes as they sit in holding cells beneath the courtroom awaiting the verdict in their trials.

The ceremony kicked off with a surprise appearance by Lady Gaga, wearing a tattooed-thigh-revealing, floor-length black gown and oversize sunglasses. She presented the honorary International Emmy Founders Award to Britain’s Nigel Lythgoe, executive producer of American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 21 2011 10:01 AM ET

Kelly Clarkson, Bruno Mars to perform on 'X Factor' -- EXCLUSIVE

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Kelly Clarkson is making the leap: The singer whose TV career is synonymous with American Idol is reuniting with her former judge Simon Cowell on Fox’s The X Factor.

Clarkson, along with Grammy-winner Bruno Mars, will perform on X Factor‘s results show on a special night — Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. Finalists will face a double elimination on the live show leaving only seven acts left in the competition. Clarkson plans to sing “What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger)” and Mars will perform “It Will Rain.” This week’s theme: “Giving Thanks.”

Since winning the first season of Idol in 2002, Clarkson has returned periodically to Fox, most recently last April during Idol season 10. Her most recent album “Stronger” debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200.

Nov 18 2011 03:18 AM ET

'The X Factor' third eliminated act: 'Simon throws everybody who's not in his category under the bus'

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Don’t click through if you don’t want a SPOILER about last night’s installment of The X Factor. The show’s third eliminated act chats with EW after the jump: READ FULL STORY »

Nov 17 2011 01:16 PM ET

'Modern Family,' 'X Factor' lead Wednesday ratings

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The rich stayed rich and the poor stayed poor Wednesday night in the ratings, with ABC’s Modern Family setting the pace as the top-rated show and X Factor giving Fox the overall nightly network win.

X Factor (3.8 adults 18-49 rating) was steady with last week, while ABC’s comedy block dipped slightly. The Middle (2.9), Suburgatory (2.8), Modern Family (5.5) and Happy Endings (3.2) were all down between 3-10 percent. Revenge (2.6) was off 13 percent.

CBS had the opposite story: Survivor (3.3), Criminal Minds (3.7), and CSI (2.6) all posted gains between 3 and 9 percent. NBC’s Up All Night (1.9) was up a tick, but Harry’s Law (1.5) and L&O: SVU (1.9) matched their lows.

Read more:
‘Modern Family’ recap: Welcome to Relaxistan
‘The X Factor’ recap: Rock Weak
‘Survivor’ recap: Instant Death
‘Revenge’ recap: All Those Body Doubles Are Giving Me Vertigo
‘Happy Endings’ recap: Slip of the Tongue

Nov 11 2011 12:52 PM ET

'The X Factor's latest eliminated contestants: Seeing Paula cry 'hurt worse than actually being eliminated'

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Last night’s elimination on The X Factor was the most painful yet — and not just for Paula Abdul. The Stereo Hogzz, the Houston-based quintet who were sent home, admitted that watching their mentor’s meltdown “probably hurt worse than actually being eliminated.” This from group member Trace Kennedey, who added, “It felt surreal. We didn’t want to see her like that. I almost wanted to tell her, ‘It’s okay, Paula.  If it makes it any easier, you can send us home. It’s all good. We’re content. We’re happy to be here, it was a blessing. We enjoyed the ride!’ ” Even in the face of their elimination, The Stereo Hogzz (Kennedey, Justin “Just’n” Williams, Kregg “KG” Gibson, Jonathan “Jon Glenn” Glenn, and George “Trae Badd” Jenkins III) remained upbeat in a chat with EW this morning. See what else they had to say after the jump. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 9 2011 01:27 AM ET

Jessie J to join 'X Factor' for 'movie night' -- EXCLUSIVE

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Two bits of X Factor scoopage: You may have heard that Willow Smith is performing Thursday night on Fox’s hit reality competition. But EW has learned that Brit singer-songwriter Jessie J is also appearing on the show.

Not only that, but tomorrow’s live Factor results show will have the Top 11 finalists performing songs from hit movies.

Jessie J will perform her second U.S. single “Domino” while Smith will perform “Fireball.” Jessie J just made waves in the UK papers yesterday for — get this — knocking UK’s version of The X Factor. She called the Brit version “bitchy” and instead has agreed to be a mentor on a new BBC singing competition called … The Voice — the UK version of the reality format that NBC launched earlier this year. Well, on this side of the pond, Fox has Jessie J all to themselves.

Nov 4 2011 04:12 PM ET

'X Factor' contestant caught lip syncing: Does it matter?

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An X Factor contestant was caught lip syncing by viewers Thursday night.

Scandal? Well, maybe not…

As part of a group number opening the show, contestant Leroy Bell’s performance of David Guetta and Usher’s song “Without You” was clearly not matching the audio track (“Without Singing” would have been a better title). This morning, Fox admitted that X Factor performance numbers that are not judged by Simon Cowell and Co. feature contestants singing over pre-recorded tracks. American Idol, it seems, does the same thing.

Fox and producers released this statement: “All competitive songs, including survival songs, are performed LIVE to a backing track. Due to the finalists’ extensive preparation for their Wednesday night performances, the opening ensemble number on the results show is pre-recorded, the same way as on other shows.”
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Nov 4 2011 03:00 PM ET

'The X Factor' judges talk Perez Hilton, Dexter Haygood, and those adorable kids from InTENsity

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America has spoken, and the massive kid-pop experiment that was InTENsity was the first sent packing from The X Factor last night. Eleven acts remain, and their mentors are going to face some tough decisions in the coming weeks.

In the meantime, Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid, Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger, and even host Steve Jones spoke with EW after last night’s show to discuss the latest drama both on and off the stage. The judges weighed in on tough eliminations, contestant controversies, and what’s next for InTENsity, but poor Paula couldn’t fit a word in without Simon and L.A. breaking out into fits of giggles.  READ FULL STORY »

Nov 4 2011 02:17 AM ET

'The X Factor' first eliminated act: 'I think it was hard for America to take it in'

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As the judges and host Steve Jones said seemingly numerous times last night, this is a competition. Unpleasant as it is, someone always has to be sent home first. Don’t click through if you don’t want a SPOILER about last night’s installment of The X Factor. The first eliminated act chats with EW after the jump: READ FULL STORY »

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