X Factor 2012: Take That’s Gary Barlow advises Brit School students – admits he’s ‘confident’ about this week’s show

Tonight on The X Factor, we got to see how Britney Spears managed when it came time to deliver the bad news—"I'm sorry, you're going home"—in a more up-close-and-personal setting for the first time. And we thought we were going to see Demi Lovato do the same—and we did, but only for a little while. What is going on, you ask? Well, a rain delay during the National League Championship Series game in St. Louis delayed the start of The X Factor on the East Coast by a good 40 minutes. About an hour later, after Britney and L.A. Reid had chosen their teams and Demi had picked two finalists, the show cut to commercial and never came back. Mario Lopez and Khloe Kardashian Odom named hosts of The X Factor! Now Fox has informed us that the West Coast is getting a repeat and the entire top-16 selection will air next Tuesday. But at least we've got 10 of your top 16 right here! First to get the life-changing news was 13-year-old Diamond White, who couldn't possibly have fallen for Britney's "you also did a lot of things that weren't so good" act. So you're a disgruntled fan of 'The X Factor' who's ticked off by the wonky postseason baseball scheduling that played havoc with Wednesday night's show? You can't be any more peeved than a San Francisco Giants fan who had to withstand a three-hour-plus rain delay, only to taste bitter defeat. The Fox network announced that Wednesday's edition of "X Factor," which only partially aired on the East Coast and not at all out West, will be aired in full next Tuesday, Oct. 23. Viewers tuned into the singing competition expecting to see which 16 contestants were selected by the judges to move on to the live shows. Instead, East Coast fans only saw 40 minutes of the show (and only some of the finalists), while West Coast fans were subjected to a repeat from the at-home portion of "X Factor."