Most of the males interviewed said they were not keen on tuning in to watch 'The X Factor' for various reasons as it returned for its sixth series on Saturday with 10m tuning in.
One man said it had "lost its thrill", while another said he was "bored with all those kind of amateur shows".
Another described the show as "car crash TV", saying "some people love it and some people don't".
However, the negative comments from men highlighted a stark male-female split.
Most of the women interviewed thought it was "fun" and a "laugh". One interviewee said "I don't think you could ever get bored of ['The X Factor'], and another said "When there is new talent it's fantastic".
However, both genders agreed that they would not be arranging their Saturday night around the programme, saying that "life was too short" to arrange their schedule around television.
did not quite match last series' record first show audience of 10.2m.
This year's series has a new format for the auditions -- contestants perform with a backing track in front of a live audience of hundreds. Previously those auditioning had a private audience with the judges and no backing track.