Wendy Williams Set for THE X FACTOR Live Pre-Show Tonight

On Wednesday and Thursday THE X FACTOR will present Pepsi Preshow Live episodes on Wednesday, December 21 and Thursday, December 22 at 7/6C. Fans can view the pre-show by visiting thexfactorusa.com.

On Wednesday's preshow, MTV News' Jim Cantiello will be interviewing THE X FACTOR host Steve Jones. Hosts Dan Levy and Taryn Southern will be doing interviews with consulting producer/head choreographer Brian Friedman, judges Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid, and Nicole Scherzinger,as well as X Factor vlogger CourtneyPants.  Wendy Williams of 'The Wendy Williams Show', will be calling in via Skype to talk all things THE X FACTOR as well.

Also, for the last Skype Fan of the Week segment of the season,Taryn's parents, Rob and Kim Southern will be featured. They'll be sharing some holiday cheer, as well as stories about their daughter Taryn. Last but not least, they'll be taking a look back at our finalists – Melanie Amaro, Josh Krajcik, and Chris Rene.

On Thursday's show, Jim Cantiello will fill in for Taryn and co-host with Dan Levy for a roundtable discussion with various pundits including CourtneyPants and Skype Fan Tashia Atkinson, who will recap the first season of THE X FACTOR.

Tune into THE X FACTOR on FOX on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 8/7C to watch the finalists sing it out for the big prize one last time. And, find out who is crowed the winner on Thursday, Dec. 22 at 8/7C.