On Jan. 16, the talent show, produced by Fremantle Media and 19 Entertainment for News Corp.
The talent show's eighth series is the first without judge Simon Cowell, who is developing a US version of the show.
Season to date, the talent show is averaging a 3.9 rating among adults 18-49 and 10.6 million viewers.
In its sixth season, the talent show drew 30 million viewers on average each week, making it the year's most-watched series on TV, according to Nielsen Media Research.
There are reports that Simon Fuller, who created Pop Idol in the U.K. which morphed into American Idol here, is suing Fox for an executive producer credit on the upcoming talent show The X Factor.
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However, the runaway success of the night was talent show The X Factor, which continues to cement its flagship status on ITV1 with 11.1 million viewers.
Sam Barks, from Laxey, shot to fame on the BBC talent show I'd Do Anything in 2008 despite losing out on the role of Nancy to Jodie Prenger from Blackpool.
The musical talent show has changed its judging line-up this year, with Simon Cowell absent for the first time and replaced by Gary Barlow.
And he is not a whole-hearted believer in the modern talent show format.
Last year she had to come to terms with the discovery that her biological father was Hughie Green, the creator and presenter of the television talent show Opportunity Knocks.
Girl group Kandy Rain were the first act to be voted off the TV singing talent show.
Last year, he served as a judge of the Canadian talent competition show, "Cover Me Canada, " along with singers Deborah Cox and Jordan Knight.
Of course, the season finale of American Idol was a farewell to the likable curmudgeon of a judge, Simon Cowell, who many would say has been the face of the extremely successful talent show franchise.
The singer, along with his brothers, won a talent show at the New York theatre in 1967, which led to the Jackson Five being signed to Motown Records.
The tale of an unpopular teenager who is desperate to appear on a TV talent show, the film also features Michelle Pfeiffer and Queen Latifah.
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Come fall 2011, Cowell will return to the Fox lineup with a U.S. version of his popular British music talent show, The X Factor.
As the current plan stands, he will return to the Fox lineup in fall 2011 with a U.S. version of his popular British music talent show, The X Factor.
While Idol will continue sans-Cowell "for many, many years, " according to Fox entertainment chairman Peter Rice, the famous host will shift his focus to a U.S. version of his popular British music talent show, The X Factor.
The show invites talent of any kind to perform, and the US version has included jugglers, comedians and a rapping grandmother.
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In addition to a pre-show concert and online advertising, a fleet of Chevy's E85 ethanol-compatible SUVs will transport talent to the show.
An obituary in the Oklahoman newspaper said Antonia was especially talented in music and art, and had recently auditioned to sing in the school's talent show.
They first saw Anastasia from a distance in the audience of a talent show and later met her face-to-face accompanied by a nurse and doctor, Josh Johnston said.
Confident that I was able to understand their talent (contestant) requirements for the show, they hired me to be a talent scout for Love Connection.
Councillors seeking re-election were not the only ones whose performances were being scrutinised - polling took place on the same day auditions for talent show guru Simon Cowell's X Factor were being held in Inverness.
Earlier this year it was the venue for a public talent show where Libyans went to show off their skills at everything from freestyle football, abstract paintings and portraits of Hollywood and MTV celebrities, to singing about Islam.
Himanshu Sharma, a scout for the television show "India's Got Talent, " India's franchise of the international series, was on hand to do some recruiting.
They must not have had a UK top 20 single or album by 14 November 2010 and must not already be famous, for example by featuring in the final stages of a TV talent show or being a member of a successful band.
They must not have had a UK top 20 single or album by 13 November 2011 and must not have already been well-known to the UK public, for example by featuring in the final stages of a TV talent show or already being a member of a successful band.
The service should also open the officer ranks to lateral hires, including enlistees who show talent and former officers who may have done a stint in the private sector.
True, the top 60% of the medal are still being monopolized by richer countries, but looking at the bottom 40%, countries with lower GDP are still in the game, which goes to show talent triumphs!
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