Will 'X Factor' Singing Competition Join 'American Idol' On Fox?

Network may agree to bring Simon Cowell's British show to U.S. to keep him on 'Idol.'By Eric Ditzian Simon Cowell Photo: Steve Granitz/ WireImage With Simon Cowell ruling the judges' table, "American Idol" launched in 2002, spun-off from its British predecessor, "Pop Idol." "Pop Idol," meanwhile, stalled in the U.K. and "The X Factor," a singing competition created by Cowell, rose up to replace it in 2004. Now Cowell's "X Factor" might be invading American airwaves, where it could jo...

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