{"id":210300,"date":"2025-12-10T23:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T23:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/10\/simon-cowell-has-put-his-head-on-the-block\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T23:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T23:11:10","slug":"simon-cowell-has-put-his-head-on-the-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/10\/simon-cowell-has-put-his-head-on-the-block\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Cowell &#8216;has put his head on the block&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2025-12-10\" datetime=\"1765408270\" pubdate=\"\">10 December 2025<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/simon-cowell\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,simon-cowell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simon Cowell<\/a> is risking his reputation with his new Netflix show.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Simon Cowell stars in his own Netflix show<\/p>\n<p>The 66-year-old music mogul stars in a new docuseries called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/simon-cowell\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,simon-cowell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simon Cowell<\/a>: The Next Act, which explores his efforts to find a new chart-topping boy band, and Simon admits that his reputation is on the line.<\/p>\n<p>Simon &#8211; who has previously enjoyed huge success with groups like One Direction and Fifth Harmony &#8211; says on the show: &#8220;I&#8217;ve put my head on the block. If it doesn&#8217;t work, it would feel like the end.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Asked what it would be &#8220;the end&#8221; of, Simon simply replied: &#8220;My career.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Simon is determined to prove that he can still identify and develop musical talent.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe executive explained: &#8220;If I can\u2019t get it right now, I have to accept that I\u2019ve lost what I had before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe upcoming docu-series promises to give viewers an &#8220;intimate&#8221; look at Simon&#8217;s approach to business.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe logline for the show reads: &#8220;What Simon says, goes. And what Simon\u2019s saying right now is that the world is in serious need of its next boy band sensation.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;Music mogul and record executive Simon Cowell has single-handedly created some of the biggest music superstars in the world. In the brand-new docuseries Simon Cowell: The Next Act, launching in Dec. 2025, cameras follow him as he sets out to do it once again. From raw open casting calls to the release of the group\u2019s debut single, this is an all-access pass for viewers to catch every moment of Cowell\u2019s next chapter. Will he strike gold and break industry records once again?<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;Since 2001, he has appeared as a judge on several music reality competition series including Pop Idol, American Idol, The X Factor and The X Factor UK, Britain\u2019s Got Talent, and America\u2019s Got Talent. On these shows, he became infamous for his snarky remarks and harsh critiques. Now, however, viewers will get an even more intimate look at Cowell\u2019s process and unparalleled ability to identify and foster talent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/simon-cowell-put-head-block-1434415.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 December 2025 Simon Cowell is risking his reputation with his new Netflix show. 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