'The X Factor': Enrique Iglesias, Pharrell Williams Join Idol judges as Guest Mentors

Ray Mickshaw / FOXNicole Scherzinger and Enrique Iglesias Thursday night's X Factor(Fox, 8 p.m.) is a rain date for those, because the show -- preempted on Wednesday for the beginning of baseball's American League Championship Series -- finally puts the participants while watching idol judges for many one-on-one coaching. It had been revealed yesterday that L.A. Reid, who's guiding the boys,has partnered with Beyonce for his part of the competition, echoing what Simon Cowell told The Hollywood Reporter within the summer time, that Reid was "expected to usher in large stars." Now, THRhas confirmed two more "idol judges houses" combinations: Nicole Scherzinger, who's assigned with coaching the "over 30s," has joined with Enrique Iglesias, while Paula Abdul, who mentors the groups, continues to be matched up with Pharrell Williams. STORY:'The X Factor' Versus. 'American Idol:' Who's Leading the Fight for Talent Show Supremacy (Analysis) Initially scheduled for October 12, 13 and 18, the very first episode will air on October 13 and also the second around the 16th. The March. 18 episode remains unchanged. For Simon Cowell's coaching partner, it had been said to be Mariah Carey helping him examine the women, but because of September's Hurricane Irene, which grounded all plane tickets from NY at that time, the multi-platinum pop star was unable to film her portion. STORY:Is 'X Factor' Priming Chris Rene to Win by providing Him More Screen Time? Even Though X Factor is aligned with The new sony Music, the organization ponying up a $5 million recording contract, all the guest mentors are signed to Universal Group label -- Beyonce (and Carey) to Island Def Jam, Iglesias and Williams to Interscope -- a curious move thinking about the 2 music titans are fierce rivals, although not everything surprising thinking about UMG, sales leader in 2010, lays claim that they can a lot more than 31% from the music market. See more exclusive photos in the episode below: Twitter: @shirleyhalperin Mariah Carey Nicole Scherzinger Paula Abdul Simon Cowell Enrique Iglesias The X Factor