VIDEO: The “X Factor” Kicks Off New Season in the USA – Results: Better Than Expected

X Factor 2012 judges. Demi Lovato, Spears, Cowell, and Reid

For those who have been waiting for X Factor season 2 to debut in the USA – the wait is over.

The first show of the new season kicked off with a revamped panel of judges that included Britney Spears, Demi Lovato, L.A. Reid, and Simon Cowell.

New judges Britney and Lovato

And of course producers would not let you forget that it was the X Factor who found and created the latest boy band sensation with “One Direction”.

As much as the U.S. seems to hate Simon, he actually seems to have gotten the message and has mellowed somewhat.

Yes, there were some expected awkward X Factor moments.

Like when the cross dressing male dressed in a wedding gown tried to sing his heart out, and when a 50 year-old tried to sing his original song about picking up young girls in bars called “Cotton Candy”.