Simon Fuller `` The X Factor '' will finally premiere on Wednesday . Another challenge for `` The X Factor '' is that `` The Voice '' has effectively stolen one of the key gimmicks of the Simon Cowell series -- the idea of judges as 'mentors ' who work with their contestants and are in a competition with one another . The format of `` X Factor '' is similar to `` The X Factor '' The show becomes a contest between the judges as much as the contestants . Adam Lambert himself is likely to be the show 's biggest draw .
Simon Fuller `` The X Factor '' will finally premiere on Wednesday . The format of `` X Factor '' is similar to `` The X Factor '' The show becomes a contest between the judges as much as the contestants . Adam Lambert himself is likely to be the show 's biggest draw .