Simon Cowell's singing competition series "The X-Factor" has been canceled after 17 years on the air. <p>The musical series began airing in 2004 and was last seen on TV screens in 2018.</p> ...

“What Cowell understood right at the beginning was to give ‘X-Factor’ a life outside television, in the tabloid press,” said Billen, who writes for the Times of London.

He also reacts to producers who say they're "glad" he isn't on "Idol" anymore; shares his thoughts on Mark Burnett's new singing competition, "The Voice"; and explains why the winner of "X Factor ...

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Simon Cowell founded One Direction during ‘The X Factor UK’ in 2010, leading the group to a third-place finish and a spot as one of the world’s most popular boy bands ...

"The show will be back next season,” Simon Cowell said of The X Factor -- which this season is clocking its smallest numbers yet -- when asked by Deadline.

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Simon Cowell launched his new and improved “X Factor” Wednesday night — with pop stars Britney Spears and Demi Lovato replacing judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger — and scored the ...

Simon Cowell has reportedly canceled his scheduled appearance as a judge on “X Factor Israel” amid tensions in the wake of the recent conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

The premiere of The X Factor is exactly one week away, and Simon Cowell isn’t mincing words when it comes to what he views as the violation of a “gentleman’s agreement” with rival show The ...

The U.K. channel, ITV, confirmed the news and said "there are no current plans for the next series of ‘The X Factor’ at this stage." The show was created by Cowell, 61, and first aired in 2004.

Payne claimed that Cowell had planned 1D's launch around him after his initial X Factor elimination. "Simon had dinner with me and my mom," Payne recalled during a June appearance on the ...