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Dec 21 2011 02:18 PM ET

'The X Factor': Who should and will win? Vote!

by Annie Barrett

Tags: Reality TV, The X Factor, Reality TV, The X Factor, TV

Image Credit: Ray Mickshaw/Fox

By Thursday night, one of these people who do not want to show us their teeth will be the winner of a $5 million recording contract, the chance to star in a Pepsi commercial, and the very best of Steve Jones’ awkwardly overwhelming bear hugs!

While big-diva-voiced Melanie Amaro (center) and Joe Cocker-esque wailer Josh Krajcik (right) have the purest vocals, rapper and recovering drug addict Chris Rene has been on the rise for the past two weeks, playing guitar on an original tune (“Where Do We Go From Here,” indeed) and winning hearts with his hard-knocked backstory and general likability.

Vote below — and check out the replay of Wednesday’s X Factor live chat, guest-hosted by So You Think You Can Dance judge Mary Murphy! READ FULL STORY »

Dec 21 2011 12:35 PM ET

Product placement rankings: last-place NBC is the shilliest network; Fox and ABC tie for second

by Lanford Beard

Tags: America's Got Talent, America's Next Top Model, American Idol, Dancing With the Stars, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Friday Night Lights, Réalité, Reality TV, Television, The Amazing Race, The Biggest Loser, The Celebrity Apprentice, The X Factor, American Idol, Reality TV, Television, The X Factor, TV

Image Credit: Ray Mickshaw/Fox

Welcome to the fold, X Factor! In a list just released by Nielsen, Simon Cowell’s latest endeavor was the only newbie to rank among 2011′s top 10 shows in terms of product placement tie-ins. Then again, it’s no surprise since Cowell’s former stomping grounds American Idol ranked first, with an egregious 577 advertiser-friendly placements over the course of season 10 — and that’s even without Cowell.

Interestingly, Fox wasn’t the most product-laden network. That dubious honor went to NBC, where The Biggest Loser, The Celebrity Apprentice, America’s Got Talent, and even beloved drama Friday Night Lights (the only non-reality show on the list) all found a place in the top 10. Which other shows shamelessly pimped their advertisers’ merch this year? Read on… READ FULL STORY »

Dec 20 2011 01:55 PM ET

'X Factor' finale: What tips can it take from 'Idol' and 'The Voice' to improve for season 2?

by Lanford Beard

Tags: American Idol, Made Us Think, Réalité, Reality TV, Simon Cowell, Television, The Voice, The X Factor, American Idol, Music, Reality TV, Television, The X Factor, TV

Image Credit: Fox

As the first season of The X Factor enters the homestretch, it’s time to take stock of the reality newbie. What did the show do right, and where could it improve next season? What lessons can it learn from returning titan American Idol — still strong after 10 seasons and countless judge switch-ups? And where does sophomore series The Voice (returning Feb. 5) figure into the equation? We offer a few thoughts and suggestions below. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 20 2011 10:00 AM ET

Worst of 2011: Worst hair in movies and TV?

by Annie Barrett

Image Credit: ‘Limitless’/YouTube

Ugh, hair. Sometimes you have luscious, deep-conditioned, well-highlighted tresses like Sarah Braverman and the male and female stars of Twilight, and sometimes you look like Bradley Cooper at the beginning of Limitless. We all have our bad days, but sometimes actors must endure entire bad hair seasons. It’s hard out there for a star! Below, our scraggly shortlists for 2011′s Worst Movie and TV Hair. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 19 2011 10:30 AM ET

Best of 2011 (or is that Worst?): The year in reality TV meltdowns

by Adam B. Vary

Tags: Big Brother, Dancing With the Stars, Jersey Shore, Project Runway, Real Housewives, Reality TV, The Bachelorette, The Celebrity Apprentice, The Real World, The X Factor, Things That Are Awesome!, Things That Are Sad, Things That Make Me Die Inside, Jersey Shore, Reality TV, The X Factor, TV

No reality TV show can really call itself worthy of the name without at least one tear-streaked, red-faced, expletive-laden meltdown — the more out of left field, the better. And 2011 was chockablock with them, from Snooki on Jersey Shore to Taylor Armstrong on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, from Meat Loaf on Celebrity Apprentice to Maksim Chmerkovskiy on Dancing With the Stars. Let us count the ways: READ FULL STORY »

Dec 18 2011 03:00 PM ET

Fall TV post-mort: What are you still watching? DVR'ing?

by Nuzhat Naoreen

Image Credit: Patrick McElhenney/Fox

Let’s think back for a moment to the start of the fall TV season when we were giddy with hope and optimism about all the new (Hart of Dixie! New Girl! The X Factor!) and old (Modern Family! Glee! Fringe!) shows we’d watch in the months ahead. Back then I posted a series of blog posts outlining what I planned to view live versus DVR every night of the week. At the time, I really did have every intention of sticking to my schedule, but naturally as the weeks wore on and plotlines developed my interests began to waver, for better and for worse. I’m sure you know what I mean, unless you’re one of those people who actually follows through with your goals, in which case we can’t be friends. Nevertheless, now that we’re in the midst of the dreaded hiatus period, I figured it would be a good time to reflect on where we started off this season and where we ended up. Check out my day-by-day post-mort below, beginning with all the shows I so naively intended to watch: READ FULL STORY »

Dec 18 2011 11:00 AM ET

Best and Worst of 2011: Fall TV Trends?

by Annie Barrett

Tags: Best & Worst of 2011, Dancing With the Stars, Fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion, Happy Endings, New Girl, Once Upon a Time, Reality TV, Television, The X Factor, Happy Endings, New Girl, Reality TV, Television, The X Factor, TV

Image Credit: NBC

In coming up with a shortlist for the best and worst TV trends of the fall season, we’re starting to wonder if ABC’s Happy Endings and Fox’s New Girl are the same show. Anyway, here are some random trends we’ve noticed. Please, add your picks!

Deep V-neck shirts. Dave is a V-neck addict on Happy Endings, the gang mocked CeCe’s DJ ex-boyfriend Gavin for wearing too many on New Girl, and perhaps most demonstrably, Andy Samberg and Ben Stiller had an extreme Deep V-Off in an SNL digital short. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 16 2011 01:47 AM ET

'The X Factor' on the scene: Pre-recorded boredom, belly tattoos, and everything else you didn't see on TV

by Shaunna Murphy

Tags: The X Factor, The X Factor, TV

Image Credit: Fox

Viewers — did you enjoy watching Florence and the Machine rock the house on your big fancy television screens last night? Well, so did the crowd at the Xanadome. Unfortunately, Florence’s performance, as well as the majority of last night’s taping of The X Factor, was pre-recorded. The audience spent a lot of time sitting through pre-packaged recap segments, while Steve Jones paced nervously on stage. Top man, that one.

Luckily, things picked up when the judges finally came out of their caves at the end of the taping. Once it was time to send someone home, the drama got real. From Nicole Scherzinger’s war with Simon Cowell to Chris Rene’s belly tattoo, there were some things that you simply couldn’t see on TV. [For Annie Barrett's recap, click here.] READ FULL STORY »

Dec 15 2011 12:00 PM ET

'The X Factor': Join 'So You Think You Can Dance' judge Mary Murphy for tonight's live chat!

by Annie Barrett

Tags: Mary Murphy, Reality TV, So You Think You Can Dance, The X Factor, Reality TV, The X Factor, TV

Be sure to watch tonight’s X Factor results show in front of your computer, because I’ll be co-hosting EW.com’s live chat with Fox-y fave Mary Murphy — of So You Think You Can Dance judging (and EW.com blogging) fame!