British pop star Cheryl Cole, who’s been a judge of “The X Factor” in the UK for three years, will, as had been widely rumored, be a judge on the US version as well, premiering this Fall on Fox.

I don’t know whether former Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole’s judging skills will get me to actually watch Simon Cowell’s new American Idolish show The X Factor, but at least I’ll consider it now: ...