I never thought I’d actually care about a sing-off.

The contestants this year haven’t exactly inspired much devotion from yours truly. Besides Leopard Face, they’ve mostly just been kinda there. No transcendent performances, no big-time charisma, nothing really appealing. Just contestants in a singing contest.

So I didn’t feel a thing when I saw Paige Thomas get robbed after the best performance of the season so far. Didn’t care at all. She’s not a star. She doesn’t deserve to win. Even if that performance was slick and cool, she was probably gone next week anyway. So good riddance.

Vino...

It’s Diva week on “The X Factor” when the 12 acts take on the songs from some of the biggest divas in the music business.

Last week in reality show history, “The X Factor” revealed the rankings of each act; this week the acts are looking to improve on many of those ratings as they channel their inner diva and avoid the double elimination on results night.

Again having “technical difficulties” – music tracks and backup singers drowning out the singers – “The X Factor” warbled through the night as the judges discussed the performances.

First to take the stage was young adult Jennel Garcia...