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Fox Kids cartoons X-Men and Spider-Man proved a perfect gateway drug into the Marvel universe and they were followed up not by reiterations on the same popular characters but with attempts (most of them admittedly less than successful) to further the popularity of B-level characters like Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, and The Fantastic Four.
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Fox deliberately aired "X Factor" and "Idol" during different parts of the television season to avoid overlap.
Among the "guest stars" showcased in ConnecTV chat: Keegan Allen of ABC Family's "Pretty Little Liars, " Val Chmerkovskiy of ABC's "Dancing With The Stars: All-Stars, " Apollo Nida of Bravo's "Real Housewives of Atlanta, " Beilee Madison co-star of Billy Crystal's "Parental Guidance, " Chris Rene of Fox's "X-Factor, " Super Bowl XXXIV champion and St.
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Fox was second with "X Factor" (9.1 million, 3.1) down a tenth, followed by "Glee" (6.2 million, 2.6), up 8 percent.
Yet the program still managed to hold its own against CBS' "Survivor" and Fox's "The X-Factor" (in fact, the special edged out Factor in total viewers, see below).
The X Factor also gave Fox victory in the November sweep among adults aged 18 to 49 for only the second time in the network's history.
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Music mogul Simon Fuller has settled a copyright battle with TV network Fox over the US version of The X Factor.
For Fox, a success with "The X Factor" could help it hang on to its lead among the 18- to 49-year-old viewers prized by advertisers, where it is being challenged by CBS Corp.
Over on Fox, more good news for "The X Factor" (9.9 million, 3.4).
"The Voice, " while down overall compared to the start of its last couple seasons, managed to fend off Fox's Britney-buzzy "The X Factor" by 17 percent in head-to-head competition last week.
Cowell, Fremantle and Fox declined comment, but you can expect more "X Factor" judges news later today.
Fox broadcasts both American Idol and the US version of The X-Factor.
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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Buckle up for beauty and some fresh pop tunes from the UK. British papers are reporting the UK sweetheart Cole is being offered a mega opportunity by the music svengali to join him in the U.S. on Fox as a judge on the panel of his new singing competition X Factor.
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The British creator of Pop Idol and US version American Idol sued Fox and producers FremantleMedia, seeking a credit and fees from the US X Factor.
Fox topped the night in the adult demo thanks to a steady "The X-Factor" (9.4 million, 3.4).
The X Factor launched in the US in the fall of 2011 on Fox, immediately becoming the No 1 unscripted show of the season.
The X Factor was a smash (10.2 million viewers for the finale), and when Cowell approached Fox in 2005 for renewal of his Idol contract, he threatened to sell X Factor to a competing network.
According to the L.A. Times, Fuller claims that in 2005 Fox agreed to give him an executive producer credit, and a fee, if The X Factor ever came to America.
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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.
Not long after the the theft of more than 100 million user account details from Sony, Fox has confirmed that hackers also breached fox.com and obtained a file of details on 73, 000 people who requested information about the X-Factor auditions.
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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.
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