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The first season of US X Factor was "an audition act", according to TV executive

  • February 7, 2012
  • Brad O'Mance

Fox’s president of altern­at­ive enter­tain­ment Mike Darnell has referred to the first season of the US X Factor as "an audition act" in reference to low ratings and proposed lineup changes.

Talking to Entertainment Weekly, Darnell said: "Simon got one big new star out of it — LA Reid, and that was great casting. There’s going to be a natural reas­sess­ment."

While the departure of Nicole Scherzinger and host Steve Jones was expected after Crowgate, Darnell said 'letting go' of Paula Abdul was more trouble­some.

"She and Simon are great friends, so it was just a dynamic con­ver­sa­tion about what’s the nature of the group going to be. And I think we decided to pull the Band-Aid off as quickly as possible," he explained.

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