Watch: Simon Cowell: ‘Sexual Tension’ With Abdul
Cowell says Paula Abdul was attracted to him while working on 'American Idol.'...
Happy Birthday, Andrew Garcia!
Season 9's Andrew Garcia celebrates his 26th birthday today. The Moreno Valley, CA native wowed American Idol viewers during Season 9 auditions with hits like Maroon 5's "Sunday Morning" and former Idol judge Paula Abdul's "Straight Up." He made it all the way until the Top 9 Elvis Presley week, when he was eliminated with his fellow contestant and good friend Katie Stevens. Andrew was best friends with winner Lee DeWyze on the show, and he got to spend summer 2010 touring the nation with his fe...
X-Factor Ratings Can’t Topple Cowell’s American Idol Days [Neilsen Report]
Apparently American Idol fans didn’t really care that their favorite show featured Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul, they were tuning in to watch the shows format and emerging singers, something they didn’t do for the premiere week of Cowell’s new singing competition show X-Factor. According to TV ratings company Nielsen the US debut of the [...] X-Factor Ratings Can’t Topple Cowell’s American Idol ......
‘X-Factor’ vs. ‘American Idol’: Who’d You Rather?
Filed under: Nicole Scherzinger , Simon Cowell , Paula Abdul , Steve Jones , Jennifer Lopez , Steven Tyler , Randy Jackson , Ryan Seacrest , American Idol , X Factor , Who'd You Rather? Nicole Scherzinger, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul , L.A. Reid and Steve Jones are the cast of the new singing reality competition show " The X-Factor " -- while Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez, Randy Jackson and Ryan ......
‘American Idol’ premiere fares better than ‘X Factor’ debut, Paula Abdul gets sick after contestant exposes himself
Gina DiFalco The highly-touted premiere of Simon Cowell's 'The X Factor' debuted on Wednesday night. Simon Cowell’s U.S. version of The X Factor premiered Wednesday night to less than expected viewership. Compared to Cowell’s old stomping ground and X Factor competitor, American Idol , preliminary ratings show Cowell’s new show pulled in an 8.7 average rating. On the other hand, Idol 's Season ......
Five Things That Make The X Factor Better Than American Idol
After months worth of hype and countless reports of behind-the-scenes drama, Fox finally debuted the American version of the hit international show The X Factor last night. Despite endless amounts of promotion of the debut, which featured the much anticipated reunion of Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul, the show started off modestly in the ratings. [...]...
The X Factor vs. American Idol: 6 key differences
Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul are back assessing hopeful singers and sipping cola. How is this reality competition any different from Idol?...