Three shows in and X-Factor has shown us one thing: Britney Spears was worth every penny. Clearly, no one knows whether the show will produce the kind of ratings that will make Fox and Simon Cowell happy. But if they don't, it ain't Britney's fault.
I don't know what kind of numbers the show would have to do to justify paying Britney upwards of $15M, but for pure entertainment value, the show could have paid her twice as much. In fact, her facial expressions alone are worth $15M.
If you've watched any of the first three episodes of the show, you know X-Factor has featured Britney prominently (she even got her own montage where she rejected contestant after contestant). They paid $15M or so, therefore, building the show around her makes sense. Thankfully, it's pad off. Britney has been, for me at least, the most enjoyable part of X-Factor. Not to take anything away from the actual talent (or Demi Lovato, Simon or L.A. Reid), but Britney makes that show. And she doesn't even have to say anything to do it.
Not even counting episode three where she sang happy birthday, she's given us a plethora of must see moments. From recoiling in horror during a terrible audition, to her open-mouthed laugh whenever a contestant says something particularly funny, she's shown that you don't need words to express how you feel about a performance. She's given us bored, excited, confused, surprised, OMG!, a couple "I'm not here for this," and I even think I saw some side-eye.
Maybe the show's ratings won't rebound enough to warrant bringing back Britney for $15M, but it'll be X-Factor's loss. Britney said she suffered panic attacks her first show, so imagine the kind of facial expressions we could have gotten if she was comfortable from day one.
Trust me, you could run the show on mute and not miss a thing.
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