Perez Hilton — The X Factor was tied for third place last night in ratings with Grey's Anatomy, but managed to hold on to the same amount of viewers it had the night before. The winner of the evening was the Big Bang Theory, which landed oddly in both first and sec... more info

Perez Hilton — If the show continues to be mostly auditions like this, ratings will not improve! There really weren't any auditions last night on The X Factor to write home about. Meet Jonny Rogers. SPOILER ALERT - he doesn't make it. But really, we didn't expect ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Fox reality TV chief executive Mike Darnell has revealed that he has "no regrets" over Cheryl Cole's sacking from The X Factor USA.Despite US critics praising the Girls Aloud star during... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — After "The X Factor's" impressive debut Wednesday night, the second back-to-back audition episode proved to be a huge disappointment.After "The X Factor's" impressive debut Wednesday night, the second back-to-back audition episode proved to be a huge... more info

Perez Hilton — This was the only great performance of last night. Girl truly a powerful performer. This is Kendra Williams. She's going to knock your socks off with her voice. Prepare yourself for that! Check out the video (above) to watch Kendra's audition from la... more info

People.com — "I hoped that we were going to find someone like you," Simon Cowell tells the college freshman Melanie Amaro more info

MTV.co.uk News — The X Factor hopeful Charley Bird has apparently been hiding her pregnancy from ITV show bosses.According to The Sun, Bird - who is one half of duo 2 Shoes - found out she was expecting before Boot... more info

VH1 Blog — 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 an... more info

People.com — The premiere of Simon Cowell's new show doesn't grab as many viewers Ryan Seacrest at Idol more info

ContactMusic — The telephone-hacking saga involving Rupert Murdochs News International the umbrella group for his British news operations took a new twist today Thursday when the London Independent disclosed that up to a dozen executives of N I were made aware by p... more info