'The X Factor': Enrique Iglesias, Pharrell Williams Join Idol idol judges as Guest Mentors

Ray Mickshaw / FOXNicole Scherzinger and Enrique Iglesias Thursday night's X Factor(Fox, 8 p.m.) is really a rain date for individuals, since the show -- preempted on Wednesday for the start of baseball's American League Championship Series -- finally puts the participants as you're watching idol idol judges for a lot of one-on-one training. It absolutely was revealed yesterday that L.A. Reid, who's guiding the boys,has joined with Beyonce for his area of the competition, echoing what Simon Cowell told The Hollywood Reporter inside the summer season, that Reid was "likely to usher in large stars." Now, THRhas confirmed two more "idol idol judges houses" combinations: Nicole Scherzinger, who's designated with training the "over 30s," has became a member of with Enrique Iglesias, while Paula Abdul, who mentors the groups, remains matched up track of Pharrell Williams. STORY:'The X Factor' Versus. 'American Idol:' Who's Leading your dream for Talent Show Supremacy (Analysis) Initially scheduled for October 12, 13 and 18, the initial episode will air on October 13 as well as the second round the 16th. The March. 18 episode remains unchanged. For Simon Cowell's training partner, it absolutely was stated to become Mariah Carey helping him examine the ladies, but due to September's Hurricane Irene, which grounded all travel arrangements from NY in those days, the multi-platinum pop star was not able to film her portion. STORY:Is 'X Factor' Priming Chris Rene to Win by supplying Him More Screen Time? Despite The Fact That X Factor is aligned using the new the new sony Music, the business ponying up a $5 million recording contract, all of the guest mentors are signed to Universal Group label -- Beyonce (and Carey) to Island Def Jam, Iglesias and Williams to Interscope -- a curious move taking into consideration the 2 music leaders are fierce rivals, while not everything surprising considering UMG, sales leader this year, lays claim they can greater than 31% in the music market. See more exclusive photos within the episode below: Twitter: @shirleyhalperin Mariah Carey Nicole Scherzinger Paula Abdul Simon Cowell Enrique Iglesias The X Factor