Simon Cowell tried to move 'The X Factor USA' to NBC

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed some The X Factor USA secrets, including how Simon Cowell tried to move the show to NBC after it wasn't going to work anymore on FOX.

The report says that Cowell quietly reached out to NBC to have XF on NBC. "Fox and Syco/Fremantle looked at plausible other options in the U.S. without him but decided these weren't viable.") But NBC already has The Voice and the Cowell-produced America's Got Talent -- and, more importantly, X Factor was damaged goods."

Laughably, Cowell is now telling a UK paper that the plan was to only do three years of the show.

For more on this in-depth analysis of the show's axing, its future, and Simon's future, check out the full report at The Hollywood Reporter.