Broadened 'X Factor' bumps 'New Girl'

Fox is growing "The X Factor" to 2 hrs on three different nights in October, putting "New Girl" around the bench until November. The network is slotting one more half an hour for that unscripted series on March. 12, 13 and 18 since it was happy with footage in the approaching round by which idol judges visit contestants' houses, based on a network speaker. New instances of "Girl" have been scheduled for March. 12 and 18, and often will certainly be tabled to create room for that two-hour "Factor." The very first date had "Girl" running Wednesday rather than its usual Tuesday 9:30 p.m. because publish-season Major league baseball baseball will air rather. "Girl" was alread pre-empted on March. 25 due to a unique two-and-a-half-hour edition of "Factor." A "Girl" repeat seemed to be formerly scheduled for March. 13. Now "Girl" finds itself taking an unpredicted three-week break after a preliminary three-week run that demonstrated effective enough to earn a complete-season order. "Girl" built on its "Glee" lead-in most three days, calculating 9.4 million audiences along with a 4.6 rating/11 share among audiences 18-49. But Fox is confident "Girl" carried out strongly enough to carry on in November where it left off and become better setup to have an continuous tell you the relaxation from the fall. "Factor" has additionally been a good addition for Fox, calculating 12.a million and 4.1/11. It's beat all comers within the 18-49 demo all six nights it's broadcast up to now. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com