‘X Factor’ to air do-over after ‘graphics error’ for phone voting

Simon Cowell made a boo-boo.

Cowell’s singing contest, “The X Factor,� messed up its voting process during Wednesday’s show, showing viewers the wrong onscreen phone numbers for dial-in votes.

As a result, the producers of the Fox show are tossing out all the votes and giving the 13 remaining contestants a chance to perform again in a live, one-hour performance show on Thursday.

Those results will then be announced on Nov. 13.

Fox declined to comment on the goof other than to cite a news release issued immediately after the show. The release referred to a “graphics error� but provided no explanation about why the mistake happened.

This is hardly the worst news this week for Cowell and “X Factor,� though. Wednesday’s show sunk to the lowest rating ever for a regular episode. And Fox Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey this week called the show’s performance “disappointing.�

Ouch.

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