With the U.S. version of Simon Cowell's "Idol" knockoff not pulling blockbuster ratings and Fox having to do makegoods to advertisers, over in its home country, Cowell's decision to only appear on the U.S. version has sent the UK version on ITV's ratings dropping, especially when "Strictly Come Dancing [With the Stars]" returned last weekend on BBC1--now the British indie rock band Primal Scream took to their Twitter feed to attack the show for assigning their song "Rocks" to a contestant:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/x-factor-ratings-simon-cowell-primal-scream-252466 The band has also criticized a Tory politician using the same song as her exit music at a party conference. Of course, just like Fox is satisfied with "X Factor"'s ratings here, the British version's ratings are still much more than respectable (a 38 share in a country where cable and satellite penetration is still relatively low and the majority of viewing is to five terrestrial networks). Also, "X" has been facing off with "SCD" from the beginning (and I assume that like its American counterpart, "SCD"'s demos are much higher than "X Factor"'s). -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
