* It will start in 2011 on Fox TV.


* Simon Cowell will be one of the four judges on the show.


* It will start broadcasting a couple of weeks after Idol has finished Season 10.


* The Live Shows will be filmed in L.A.


* There will be Four Categories;

16-24 Boys
16-24 Girls
Over 25's
The Groups


* The Winner will receive a Record Contract. How much it is worth is TBA.


* The Audition process will be filmed like it is in the U.K, Held in front of a Live Audience.


*There will be 4 Rounds;

Auditons
Boot Camp
Judge's Houses
Live Shows


* The winner will release a debt single after winning the show.

* Paula Abdul has been meeting Simon Cowell and has been in talks about joining the Judging Panel.


* Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole from The X Factor:UK have been approached along with several others including Sharon Osbourne, Mel B, Kelly Rowland, Jay-Z and Eminem.


* The Studio for the Live Shows will be bigger than Idol's and will cost $700 Million.


* Dermot O' Leary and Kate Thornton have both been approached to host the U.S Show.


* There will be a guest judge for each of thee live shows.