Simon Cowell: Master Chef?

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Looks like Simon Cowell isn't the master judge he thought he was.

Tags: american idol, charlie's angels, cougar town, doug hutchinson, party down, roseanne barr, roseanne's nuts, simon cowell, the voice, victor garber, whitney, x factor

Have you heard of The X Factor? It's kinda supposed to be like the old American Idol, but better and with more Pepsi commercials in the middle of each episode? In the off-chance the media blitz hasn't found you in your cave, judge Simon Cowell took a press call to answer the burning questions that we lowly Americans have about his new series (debuting tonight on Fox) and even took the time to trash a few of his competitors.

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Ugly Betty seems to be taking over today, but a few gems managed to shine through, like an awesomely new graphic-novel-turned-series about zombies as well as the greenlight for lots of scripted shows from an unexpected network.

Tags: American Idol, americas next top model, Friday Night Lights, Greys Anatomy, NCIS, Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, The Walking Dead, Ugly Betty, Yaya Dacosta, Zach Gilford

Simon Cowell has no rules in life (well, except for the kind of T-shirts he wears), so why should his show?

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After you've gotten over the shock of Simon Cowell leaving American Idol after this season (for real this time!), you may begin to wonder what the hell The X Factor is and how it's any different than Idol and if you should actually care about it. The answer is: sure. Without Cowell and Paula Abdul, Idol is going to be painful to watch, but X Factor offers some interesting features that Idol currently doesn't, which might actually result in a higher quality of talent coming out it. This basically means that instead of people voting based on cuteness, we might actually get some real vocalists, in the vein of former UK X Factor winner Leona Lewis.

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Today we learn some valuable life lessons. Always pay your taxes if you want to be on reality TV. Families that perform together, stay together. And don't let your children watch TV if they have bad teeth.

Tags: American Idol, Archer, Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Richard Hatch, Simon Cowell, Survivor, The Closer, Ugly Betty

Remakes are all the rage in the news today with talks of a new Saturday Night Fever (take one guess at who's the prime candidate for a new Tony Manero) and a film adaptation of the 1980s series The A-Team. Can't anyone think of new material these days? Even TBS is considering taking up My Name Is Earl. Read on -- it's not all that bad.

Tags: 24, Best Week Ever, Bradley Cooper, David Letterman, Katee Sackhoff, Liam Neeson, my name is earl, Saturday Night Fever, Simon Cowell, The A-Team, The late show, Timbaland, zac efron