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Noel Gallagher Slams Harry Styles’‘Worthless’ Music, Which He Doesn’t Think...
Getty Image / Matt McNulty Not everyone is excited about Harry Styles‘ upcoming third album, Harry’s House. That includes Noel Gallagher, who called Styles’ music “worthless” and accused Styles of not...
View Article16-Year-Old Harry Styles Covers Train In A Previously Unshared Extended ‘X...
Harry Styles is at a peak in his career, with “As It Was” just leaving the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 after ten total weeks and getting into a tie for the fastest song to ever hit 1 billion...
View ArticleNiall Horan Credited Katy Perry’s ‘X-Factor’ Rescue For His Music Career...
Niall Horan has come a long way in the music industry since finding success in the boyband One Direction over ten years ago. However, the “Heaven” singer doesn’t mind taking a stroll down memory lane...
View ArticleRecap: ‘The X Factor’ Season 3 – The Four-Chair Challenge Round #1
As you may have already read, I got a tease of the new “X Factor” round known as the Four-Chair Challenge on Monday evening and had a chance to discuss the format shift and the season as a whole (plus...
View ArticleTV Ratings: ‘Ironside’ disappoints, ‘Fun Night’ is OK on competitive Wednesday
Fast National ratings for Wednesday, October 2, 2013. Week-to-week gains for “Survivor” helped CBS tie for the Wednesday night crown among young viewers and combined with “Criminal Minds” and “CSI” to...
View ArticleRecap: ‘The X Factor’ Season 3 – The Four-Chair Challenge Round #2
In case you’ve forgotten, Wednesday night’s “X Factor” featured the debut of the Four-Chair Challenge and saw Kelly Rowland narrow her team of Geriatrics down to Jeff Gutt, James Kenney, Rachel Potter...
View ArticleTV Ratings: ‘Scandal’ returns huge while ‘Big Bang Theory’ lifts CBS on Thursday
Fast National ratings for Thursday, October 3, 2013. “Scandal” kicked off its third season with series highs in all available demos on Thursday night, dominating “Elementary” and “Parenthood” for the...
View ArticleRecap: ‘The X Factor’ Season 3 – The Four-Chair Challenge Round #3
Last week, we were introduced to the 4-Chair Challenge on “The X Factor” and unless you’re Ashly Williams or an Ashly Williams fan, the format worked out reasonably well for you. With the Girls and...
View ArticleTV Ratings: ‘Super Fun Night,’‘Ironside’ take Wednesday drops as ‘Modern...
Fast National ratings for Wednesday, October 9, 2013. With “Modern Family” delivering Wednesday’s best numbers among young viewers and “Criminal Minds” drawing the biggest audience, it was no surprise...
View ArticleRecap: ‘The X Factor’ Season 3 – The Four-Chair Challenge Round #4
When we left “The X Factor” on Wednesday night, Simon Cowell had listened to four of his Groups and given chairs to all four. Six groups remain, including a slew of early favorites and the last two...
View ArticleTV Ratings: Monteith tribute boosts ‘Glee,’‘Wonderland’ premieres soft and...
Fast National ratings for Thursday, October 10, 2013. It was a very mixed Thursday, as several networks found things to be enthusiastic about and several shows sunk into the danger zone. CBS was, as...
View ArticleTV Ratings: ‘Toy Story,’ ALCS baseball lead Wednesday tie, while ‘Arrow’ rises
Fast National ratings for Wednesday, October 16, 2013. ABC got strong numbers from its “Toy Story of Terror” Pixar special, as the network tied for the Wednesday night lead among young viewers with...
View ArticleRecap: ‘The X Factor’ Season 3 – Top 16 Performances
I have no clue how this is going to work. FOX has scheduled Tuesday (October 29) night’s special “X Factor” for a hair over two hours and, in that time, the show has to make it through four Boys, four...
View ArticleTV Ratings: ‘NCIS,’‘Voice’ lead Tuesday while ‘Goldbergs,’‘Trophy’ don’t need...
Fast National ratings for Tuesday, October 29, 2013. Tuesday night stayed true to form with “NCIS” leading CBS’ normal overall sweep and “The Voice” pacing NBC’s normal win among young viewers, but...
View ArticleKaty Perry lights up the Billboard 200 with ‘Prism’
Move over, Miley Crus — Katy Perry’s back in town. The pop star’s new album “Prism” debuted at the top of this week’s Billboard 200 chart, selling 286,000 copies. It’s the biggest sales week for a...
View ArticleSimon Cowell discusses his ‘X Factor’ Groups on the eve of the Top 12
As he heads into the Top 12 for the third season of “The X Factor” (American Vintage), Simon Cowell is confident. Last year, Cowell was entrusted with the “X Factor” Groups and, with Fifth Harmony and...
View Article‘X Factor’ Season 3 Interviews: The Girls – Rion Paige, Ellona Santiago and...
The Top 12 acts from the current season of “The X Factor” hit the red carpet at Beverly Hills’ The Bazaar on Monday (November 4) night. I already posted my interview with series creator/mentor/judge...
View Article‘X Factor’ Season 3 Interviews: The Groups – Alex & Sierra, Restless Road and...
FOX toasted the season’s “X Factor” Top 12 with a red carpet fiesta on Monday (November 4) night at The Bazaar in Beverly Hills. I started with my chat with creator/judge/mentor Simon Cowell and I’m...
View Article‘X Factor’ Season 3 Interviews: The Boys – Carlos Guevara, Carlito Olivero...
So far, I’ve posted my “X Factor” Top 12 red carpet interviews with the Girls — Rion, Ellona and Khaya — and the Groups — Sweet Suspense, Alex & Sierra and Restless Road. Up next? This season’s...
View Article‘X Factor’ Season 3 Interviews: The Over-25s – Lillie McCloud, Jeff Gutt and...
As you’ve heard already, I covered the Top 12 red carpet on Monday night and talked to all of this season’s finalists. I’ve posted my interviews with the Girls — Rion, Ellona and Khaya — and the...
View ArticleRecap: ‘The X Factor’ Season 3 Top 12 Performances – Motown Night
[If you’re looking for a “Survivor: Blood vs. Water” recap, it will be up after the show’s airing on Pacific time, a pattern I’ll be following for the rest of the Wednesdays this fall. It’s not that I...
View Article‘X Factor’ exes out Wednesday’s show after voting error
Remember those two hours you spent watching and I spent recapping FOX’s “The X Factor” on Wednesday (November 6) night? [Waving my hand in front of your face, Jedi-style.] It never happened. Late...
View ArticleRecap: ‘The X Factor’ Top 13 Performances Deja View – Thursday edition
So here we are again. I mean, we knew we were going to be here again, but I was eagerly awaiting the season’s early rankings and, mostly, a performance by Selena Gomez before a double elimination....
View ArticleRecap: ‘The X Factor’ Season 3 – First Elimination and ’80s Night Performances
We’re back for what is sure to be a frenzied Wednesday (November 13) night installment of “The X Factor.” Thanks to last Wednesday’s voting SNAFU, we ended up watching 26 performances last week, which...
View ArticleRecap: ‘The X Factor’ Season 3 – Double Elimination and Selena Gomez performs
Last week, “X Factor” screwed up the voting and treated viewers to 13 frenzied performances in an hour, thereby denying us a performance by one Ms. Selena Gomez. This week, we’ll try again on Selena...
View ArticleRecap: ‘The X Factor’ Season 3 Top 10 Performances – British Music
It’s British Music Night on “The X Factor,” which means that the Top 10 Finalists will sing… oh, pretty much whatever they want to. Except for Restless Road. They may struggle a bit. I’m still going to...
View ArticleRecap: ‘The X Factor’ Season 3 – Double Elimination and One Direction performs
It’s time for another Double Elimination “X Factor”! And this week? One Direction performs. Follow along from home… 8:04 p.m. ET. We’re starting with our full recap of last night’s performances. I...
View ArticleTV Ratings: ‘Criminal Minds,’‘CSI’ help CBS dominate Pre-Thanksgiving Wednesday
Fast National ratings for Wednesday, November 27, 2013. With much of the competition taking the night off, CBS dominated Thanksgiving Eve in all measures with new episodes of “Survivor,” “Criminal...
View ArticleTV Ratings: NBC’s football dominates Thanksgiving, while ABC’s ‘Lady Gaga &...
Fast National ratings for Thursday, November 28, 2013. A field goal-heavy NFL showdown between the Steelers and Ravens helped NBC dominate Thanksgiving primetime in all measures, while NFL overrun and...
View ArticleFifth Harmony talks 2013 jams, a Christmas album: Video
How cute are Fifth Harmony? So very cute. I caught up with “The X Factor” fivesome on the red carpet at the American Music Awards earlier this week, fresh off of singing “Better Together” in the AMAs...
View ArticleRecap: ‘The X Factor’ Season 3 – Top 6 Performances
How was last week’s Big Band Night? I have zero clue. I said I was skipping the show and skip it I did. I know that Josh Levi and Lillie McCloud went home. And while I’m surprised that Carlito Olivero...
View ArticleTV Ratings: ‘Survivor,’‘SNL Christmas’ lead Wednesday, while ‘Arrow’ gets a...
Fast National ratings for Wednesday, December 4, 2013. A heavily promoted episode of “Survivor: Blood vs. Water” drew a season-high audience for CBS and led the network to an overall win on Wednesday,...
View ArticleRecap: ‘The X Factor’ Season 3 Results – Down to the Final 4, plus Emblem3...
It’s time for another “X Factor” double elimination episode. Tonight’s results had better be darned exciting, because at least so far, FOX has only teased performances from Emblem3 and Little Mix,...
View ArticleRecap: ‘The X Factor’ Season 3 – Final 4 Performances
It’s our penultimate “X Factor” Wednesday, kids! We’re down to just four acts, but because “X Factor” doesn’t have enough juice to boost another show were it to slim down to an hour or 90 minutes,...
View ArticleTV Ratings: ‘Sing-Off’ tops ‘X Factor’, while ‘Survivor’ leads CBS Wednesday
Fast National ratings for Wednesday, December 11, 2013. “Criminal Minds” paced CBS’ easy Wednesday win overall, while “Survivor: Blood vs. Water” delivered the network’s best demo numbers as CBS also...
View ArticleRecap: ‘The X Factor’ Season 3 Finale – Performances
If you’re curious, I missed last Thursday’s “X Factor” results show due to a weird combination of traffic between Baton Rouge and Natchez, wifi at an antebellum hotel and Slingplayer suddenly deciding...
View ArticleTV Ratings: Barbara Walters’‘Most Fascinating People’ leads ABC on a sluggish...
Fast National ratings for Wednesday, December 18, 2013. Viewers weren’t hugely fascinated by ABC’s broadcast of “Barbara Walters: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2013,” but they were at least vaguely...
View ArticleRecap: ‘The X Factor’ Season 3 Finale – The Winner is…
We’re only two hours away from the conclusion of Season 3 of “The X Factor.” And, sadly, we’re down to the last two hours of Demi Lovato’s run as “X Factor” mentor/judge. I hope they replay her...
View ArticleTV Ratings: ‘X Factor’ finale, ‘Big Bang Theory’ repeat lead Thursday split
Fast National ratings for Thursday, December 19, 2013. The third season finale of “The X Factor” led FOX to a rare Thursday night lead among young viewers, even topping “The Sing-Off” this time around....
View ArticleThe Worst TV Shows of 2013 from The Fien Print
A lot of these shows were covered in the Firewall & Iceberg Worst of 2013 podcast, but hopefully some of it will be new. Those of you who regularly read my Worst Of… lists know that I have a very...
View ArticleFOX’s ‘X Factor’ ends as Simon Cowell returns to ‘The X Factor UK’
With Simon Cowell officially returning to the original British incarnation of “The X Factor,” FOX confirmed on Friday (February 7) afternoon that the American version of the show is over after three...
View ArticleWatching Fifth Harmony’s ‘BO$$’ video with the sound off
Literally the first shot of this video sets you into a state of confusion: are those doctors jackets or blazers? And where are their pants? The first phrases emblazoned across the screen is “Think...
View Article‘X Factor’ finalist dies in an apparent suicide
“X Factor” finalist dies in an apparent suicide Simone Battle, a finalist on the Simon Cowell Fox singing competition who went on to join the girl group “GRL,” was found dead on Friday morning. She was...
View ArticleReport Card: Musicians as judges on reality TV competitions
Mariah Carey, Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Shakira, Demi Lovato, Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj, Ben Folds, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Usher, Keith Urban: they've all made hit records, but they've...
View ArticleExclusive: ‘X Factor’ star Rachel Potter’s new country single ‘Boomerang’
“This song was inspired by the idea of love coming back around after being lost. I think that so many people can related to the idea, as it seems everyone has that 'one that got away,'” says Rachel...
View ArticleEx-NBC employee claims he helped Bill Cosby pay off women
Ex-NBC employee claims he helped pay off Bill Cosby pay off women Veteran NBC employee Frank Scotti says he served as Cosby”s “fixer,” inviting women to Cosby”s dressing room while he stood guard. “He...
View ArticleTwo Sisters Locked Lips For An Uncomfortably Romantic Kiss On ‘The X Factor’
Despite the presence of such A-list talent as Nicole Scherzinger and Kelly Rowland, The X Factor, Simon Cowell’s reality show that isn’t that other Simon Cowell reality show, hasn’t ever caught on in...
View ArticleA complete list of everything David Bowie turned down
We want our great artists to be discerning, and David Bowie showed the kind of restraint that elevated his legend. This week, for instance, we're learning (though a similar story was published to much...
View ArticleLily Allen Slams ‘X Factor’ Joke Rap Contestant: ‘I Am Not Black But I Find...
Isn’t it crazy that American Idol only ended earlier this year? Well, Simon Cowell’s UK counterpart The X Factor is still going strong after thirteen seasons and is apparently very popular. The show...
View ArticleLouis Tomlinson Performed His Debut Solo Single On ‘The X Factor’ Days After...
Louis Tomlinson, formerly a member of hit boy band One Direction, has had a heartbreaking week in his personal life. His mom, who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia earlier this year,...
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