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- 2011
- TV-PG
- FOX
- 2011
- TV-PG
- FOX
Summary The American version of the British singing reality competition show features creator Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid, and Nicole Scherzinger as judges. The competition is open to solo and group artists with no age limit, and the contestants compete for a $5 million music contract with Cowell's Syco Music.
- 2011
- TV-PG
- FOX
- 2011
- TV-PG
- FOX
The X Factor
Season 1 Premiere: 2011
71
5.9
Summary The American version of the British singing reality competition show features creator Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid, and Nicole Scherzinger as judges. The competition is open to solo and group artists with no age limit, and the contestants compete for a $5 million music contract with Cowell's Syco Music.
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
71
88% Positive
7 Reviews
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13% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
71
88% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
13% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
What does work without a doubt, however, is the chemistry among Spears, Lovato and Simon Cowell. Unfortunately, gentlemanly L.A. Reid, who carried the show last year, seemed to be as out of sync with the rest of the crew.
The talent is good, and on the long road to announcing a top 16, the show expertly milking every drop of pathos. [24 Oct 2011, p.39]
Simon. He's the gold standard, the judge against whom all others are judged, and his presence is enough to make Factor a factor.
While The X Factor may not on the surface offer anything that can't be found on "Idol," "America's Got Talent" and "The Voice" or their many cable imitators, it does have a level of showmanship that makes me want to believe again, whether it's in 13-year-olds who sing like established stars three times their age or in recovering addicts whose lives just may be about to change forever.
The X Factor is one reality competition show that delivers that experience to its home audience also. At least on this show, when Paula's moved to tears, so are you.
The X Factor is "America's Got Talent" with lockjaw, "The Voice" with a smoker's hack and "American Idol" on steroids. It is a garish, crass spectacle, and just might produce America's next superstar.
And so it goes. The same mix of sob stories, as anxious relatives looking on from the wings. And if there's not quite a Susan Boyle or Paul Potts moment (though one in particular comes reasonably close), the tears flow freely, and one or two genuinely stirring performances emerge.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 112 User Ratings
5.9
47% Positive
53 Ratings
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29% Mixed
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23% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 112 User Ratings
5.9
47% Positive
53 Ratings
53 Ratings
29% Mixed
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
23% Negative
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Syco Television
- Fremantle
Initial Release Date: 2011
Number of seasons: 3 Seasons
Rating: TV-PG
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Awards
Teen Choice Awards
• 6 Wins & 7 Nominations
People's Choice Awards, USA
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
BMI Film & TV Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
