Oops Simon

I much prefer X Factor over American Idol. Once the live shows hit, the production numbers are bigger and better. There's dancing and cannons exploding. But last night's auditions looked too much like "we've seen it before." And that's because we have on American Idol, The Voice and America's Got Talent. All of which explains why only 12.5M watched - getting beat by Modern Family. That's almost 30-40% lower ratings that American Idol. Or perhaps it's Simon's plastic surgery. In any case, Simon's quest for the show to be bigger than Idol seems to have failed - for now.