ContactMusic — In its second outing the U S edition of The X Factor on Fox dipped slightly in the ratings from its premiere but nevertheless was strong enough to give Fox another Wednesday-night victory among adults 18-49 Among total adults Fox ran neck-and-neck wi... more info

Perez Hilton — This is not good, Simon Cowell. Not good at all. Let's just hope things start to pick up for you when you get into the real competition. Last night, The X Factor soured further as ratings went down 11% from last week. The show brought in a 3.9 with ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Dannii Minogue has sympathised with Cheryl Cole over the whole X Factor fiasco, claiming they were both "eaten up and spat out" by the show.Minogue, who appeared alongside Chezza on The X... more info

Mjsbigblog — Ratings are in from TVBYTheNumbers The X Factor’s 3.9 adults 18-49 rating was enough to lift Fox on top of the adults 18-49 ratings for the night, but it was down 11% from last week’s premiere Wednesday. Watch post for updates 8:00PM FOX The X F... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — "The X Factor" has its mojo back. After last week's impressive premiere was followed by a woefully weak second episode, Simon Cowell's new singing-talent competition appeared to regain its footing Wednesday night. more info

ContactMusic — Music mogul Antonio L A REID will always regret dropping Lady Gaga from his record label branding it the worst thing he has ever done The X Factor judge signed the star up while she was still a struggling singer but later dismissed her from his rost.... more info

ContactMusic — Welsh TV presenter Steve Jones stormed out of an interview on Piers Morgans U S talk show after becoming upset at the highly offensive line of questioning Jones who is currently hosting the U S version of Simon Cowells hit show The X Factor shot a... more info

Mjsbigblog — ‘The X Factor’ recap: Hot Dog! It’s Seattle’s Best Vroom vroom! Stevecrest Jones continued his whirlwind three-truck tour of the U.S. as The X Factor held auditions in Chicago and Seattle. What’s in the trucks, Steve? The Chicago auditions... more info

People.com — The judges spar over contestants and Nicole proves she's got the singing chops to be on the panel more info

Perez Hilton — We saw Drew Ryniewicz audition last night on The X Factor. This girl can definitely sing. We really liked the arrangement. It was a nice spin on Justin Bieber's Baby. But is she a star? We're not sure. She's young though. And she definitely needs ... more info