Its A Rainy Day For Simon Cowell As X Factor Bumped To Thursday & Sunday

First Published: October 12, 2011 8:33 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption X-Factor judge Simon Cowell appears on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno at NBC Studios in Burbank, Calif., on September 19, 2011 Wednesdays episode of The X Factor has been postponed due to a baseball-related rain delay. Simon Cowells reality singing competition will now air this weeks two episodes beginning on Thursday and then on Sunday. Wednesday was supposed to mark the start of the Judges homes round, but rain affected Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers, pushing it into The X Factors slated time slot. The X Factor will now air on Thursday from 8-10 ET/PT and again on Sunday, October 16 from 8-10 ET/PT. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.