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The first season of the American version of the music competition show ''The X Factor'' began airing on Fox on September 21, 2011. Based on the UK format, the competition consists of auditions, in front of producers and then the judges with a live audience; boot camp; judges' houses and then the live finals. Auditions for the show began in March 2011 and concluded in June 2011.〔 The show was hosted by Welsh TV presenter Steve Jones, while the original judging panel consisted of Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Paula Abdul and L.A. Reid. Cole later departed from the show after just two audition rounds and was replaced by Nicole Scherzinger. An early preview of ''The X Factor'' aired during the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 12, 2011. Another preview was shown following American football coverage on Fox on September 11. The show was simultaneously broadcast in Canada on CTV or CTV Two, depending on schedule. Season one's finale aired on December 22, 2011, resulting in Melanie Amaro as the winner, and Simon Cowell as the winning mentor. ==Judges and hosts== At the time of announcing the U.S. version of ''The X Factor'', Cowell was the only confirmed judge. He later said that he was taking the choices of who to join him on the show very seriously, saying, "It's pointless hiring judges who don't know anything about the music business. I'll probably go and find someone who did what I did for a living. I was an A&R guy for 20 years." Eventually, Grammy Award-winning record executive, songwriter, and record producer L.A. Reid, former UK ''X Factor'' judge Cheryl Cole, and Cowell's former ''American Idol'' colleague Paula Abdul〔Cowell may prefer having two hosts for 'X Factor' – CTV News ). Ctv.ca. Retrieved on May 6, 2011.〕 Numerous people were speculated to host the series, including ''High School Musical'' star Corbin Bleu and UK ''X Factor'' host Dermot O'Leary.〔Hibberd, James. (April 28, 2011) ('The X Factor': Corbin Bleu in talks to co-host | Inside TV | EW.com ). Insidetv.ew.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2011.〕 On May 8, 2011, Nicole Scherzinger and Welsh presenter Steve Jones were announced as co-hosts of the show.〔(Steve Jones insists he is still up for US X Factor job | TV: Latest News | STV Entertainment ). Entertainment.stv.tv (March 25, 2011). Retrieved on May 6, 2011.〕 On May 26, 2011, it was reported that Cole had been removed from the show and was set to be replaced by Scherzinger. Reports varied over whether she was fired because American audiences had trouble understanding her accent, because of a lack of chemistry between her and Abdul, or that she had stepped down herself due to homesickness. Cole's departure was officially confirmed on June 6 in a statement from Fox, which also confirmed Scherzinger as her replacement. Jones would then serve as the sole presenter. On August 5, 2011, Cowell announced that the reason why Cole left was because he offered her the job in the UK version back and he felt that she would have been comfortable there. He said that if her departure had anything to do with her not getting along with Abdul then he would not be judging the show. Cole later revealed in a 2012 interview that she had decided to quit the show of her accord and rejected Cowell's offer to return to the UK version. Cole later patched things up with Cowell in 2014 and she would return as a judge on the UK version of ''The X Factor'' for its eleventh series. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The X Factor (U.S. season 1)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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