You know, I found it better than last year. It'll be interesting to see ratings in coming weeks. I'm going to wait before I call it a complete failure.

yeah, last season grew as it went on and then dropped again.

also, i have always said this - i think ratings reflect the past seasons of a show much more than a current one. Esp with first eposiodes/first weeks back. I love britney and even I was reluctant to watch based on how bad last season was.

plus - its time to bring in a Kardashian. They got Oprah ratings, they can do it for Fox too! lol

Also, it aint all bad folks-

nielsen ratings(fast national numbers for wednesday, september 12, 2012)

Here are the highlights of the 16 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night:FOX (8.47 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.3, #1) took home the top spot on Wednesday with the return of "The X Factor" (7.45 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.7, #4) followed by a second episode of "The X Factor" (9.49 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 3.8, #1).A year ago (9/21/11), "The X Factor" opened to a more potent 12.14 million viewers and a 4.2 adults 18-49 rating across the night.NBC (8.93 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.7, #2) then had to settle for second place despite a special edition of "The Voice" (10.66 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.3, #2), the penultimate "America's Got Talent" (11.01 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.9, #3), the premiere of "Guys With Kids" (6.28 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 2.2, #5) and a repeat of "The New Normal" (3.93 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.4, #7).Next up was CRead more at http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2012/09/13/wednesdays-broadcast-ratings-the-x-factor-sparks-fox-to-victory-982505/broadcast_20120912/#6BPfvQ0y84Beigws.99

So fox won the night, despite the voice having better ratings. The voice ratings have also slipped, a lot actually.

and while this is meaningless, i think it is interesting but i find social media measures way more interesting than ratings so

The X Factor season two premiere Wednesday night ignited 1.4 million comments from viewers on Twitter and Facebook, making it the most talked about premiere for a series ever.

In comparison, rival singing competition The Voice premiered Monday and generated 202,000 comments. The Voicepremiere, however, won the TV ratings with an average of 12.3 million viewers compared with X Factor‘s 8.5 million. http://mashable.com/2012/09/13/x-factor-premiere-breaks-social-tv-record/

Last night I liked the big guy in black that was compared to Elton John. Was NOT expecting that voice out of him. It was simply beauiful

Oh god, having a hard time remembering anyone else. Should have posted after the show...lol. Oh yeah I also liked that little 13 year old girl towards the end. Her voice was real powerful

Last night I liked the big guy in black that was compared to Elton John. Was NOT expecting that voice out of him. It was simply beauiful

Oh god, having a hard time remembering anyone else. Should have posted after the show...lol. Oh yeah I also liked that little 13 year old girl towards the end. Her voice was real powerful

those are the only two worth remembering, lol.

those are the only two worth remembering, lol.

But really!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpbCcwmSf74

I HATED that Simon cut his singing off. I wanted to hear more!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU_dBDccruI&list=PLbwFu5MkedP8Cm5Gw3axz7Xp5MWzcniDI&index=5&feature=plpp_video

This girl looks like Molly from GH

The show sounds and looks the same as last year with Britney and Demato or however you spell it in it. The ratings bombed and I am not surprised...Britney is a has been..old news...her music isnt must hear anymore. I found her ex co singer very creepy.....LOL. The 3 year old daughter reminded me of Olivia from The Cosby Show...so cute...

Edited September 16, 201213 yr by Soapsuds

Britney is my reason for watching!

Edited September 17, 201213 yr by Cheap21

that bottom row is my favorite!

lmao at the guy stealing the microphone.

I thought tonights show was better than last week. A lot of good singers.

I LOVED Panda! She was really amazing, cute as had a great personality. And Simon was right, she did sound like a legend.

I find XFactor very entertaining. I like Simon, a lot. I am loving Demi, who i normally cant stand. LA is good. And of course. the Queen is flawless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fee-6DxvN8

I absolutely loved her. She stole the night for me until...

Oh my GOD, I loved this woman. She was hilarious, her personality was infectious & to top it off, her voice was amazing! So soulful and deep. I hope she was ok after she went to the hospital, I NEED to see her go through the boot camp!

Ally Brooke, who sang "On My Knees", was also amazing LOVED her.

OMG, LOL at the guy who ran off with mic. An embarrasment. I loved the judges walking out on him

Diamond was my favorite from last night! I think that girl has star potential when she gets older.

Panda was hilarious! Especially the story about how she got that name - her mom gave birth to her in prison and her cellmate was white.

I also liked Ally Brooke, Cece, and the Cowboy hat country singer guy. Cece was hot, though I question the paint on her face and her attitude during the interviews. I was hoping to see the hot blonde who Cece talked with. It was the blonde with the guy who Cece asked if he liked her.

I think there's already too many good young female singers and it's a shame only 4 of them will be it to the live rounds. Instead of over 30's, they just do over 20's, that way they can include more of those teen singers. I think unless you hit lightning in a bottle like Susan Boyle, over 30's is really a wasted category.

Simon quotes.

“You’re like a singing candle. You just stand there and melt.”

“It was like the six of you were waiting for a bus and somebody asked you to sing.”

“I won’t remember you in fifteen minutes.”