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Simon Cowell may be out of a job. The English TV personality has built his career around hosting talent competition shows, yet now his current show is coming to an end.
It was just announced that ‘The X Factor’ will be cancelled after 17 years on the air, as UK broadcaster ITV confirms. Cowell created the show in 2004, and since then the competition has seen 15 seasons and over 445 episodes. Yet despite its popularity, ITV has decided to end the show.
“There are no current plans for the next series of ‘The X Factor’ at this stage,” a spokesperson for the network told Variety.
What Will Simon Cowell Do After ‘The X Factor?’
It looks like Simon Cowell will land on his feet after 'The X Factor' ends. He is going to stick with ITV, working on a new show called 'Walk The Line.'
Created as a musical quiz show, 'Walk The Line' will have musical acts perform for a panel of judges. The top two performers of each episode will be able to choose whether to take a cash prize and go home, or "walk the line" to continue competing in the next episode.
Cowell will head the team of judges.
Cowell told Deadline of the show, “We wanted to develop a show which will give the contestants a life-changing cash prize if they win. Each show there will be a champion who must make a vital decision: either cash out then and there or stay in the contest to compete again the following night and have a chance to claim the huge prize. It’s the kind of decision that will have viewers on the edge of their seats – real event TV.”
The series will be televised in six parts, though a premier date has not yet been announced.
