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The X Factor — Storyline

The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent, contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions.

Cast & Crew

• Created by: Simon Cowell
• Starring: Dermot O'Leary, Simon Cowell, Ayda Field, Robbie Williams, Louis Tomlinson, Peter Dickson

The X Factor — Series Details

The X Factor — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: Episode 1: The Auditions Part 1 (2004-09-04) — The judges visit Leeds and London for the first audions round. Amongst the thousands of contestants who tried out were: Retired miner Mario, sisterly duos Sweet Harmony and Gemin
• E2: Episode 2: The Auditions Part 2 (2004-09-11) — The judges visit Newcastle. Two rivalry bands both get through to the next round. A girl tries out with her two best friends, only to be told by Simon that she has to ditch them
• E3: Episode 3: The Auditions Part 3 (2004-09-18) — The judges continue to search for people who they think have the X Factor.
• E4: Episode 4: The Auditions Part 4 (2004-09-25) — The judges visit Scotland. The talent is very poor and the success rate of getting through to the next round is very low. The judges aren't very pleased.

  Sharon, annoyed at Simo

• E5: Episode 5: The Auditions Part 5 (2004-10-02) — The judges continue to search for people who they think have the X Factor.
• E6: Episode 6: The Boot Camp Part 1 (2004-10-09) — The judges get together a team to help them mentor their group of hopefuls.
• E7: Episode 7: The Boot Camp Part 2 (2004-10-16) — The judges get together a team to help them mentor their group of hopefuls.
• E8: Live Show : The final 9 perform (2004-10-23)
• E9: Live Results : Down to 8 acts (2004-10-23)
• E10: Live Show : The final 8 perform (2004-10-30)
• E11: Live Results : Down to 7 acts (2004-10-30)
• E12: Live Show : the final 7 perform (2004-11-06)
• E13: Live Results : Down to 6 acts (2004-11-06)
• E14: Live Show : the final 6 perform (2004-11-13)
• E15: Live Results : Down to 5 acts (2004-11-13)
• E16: Series 1 – Live Show 5 (2004-11-20) — Cassie and Tabby were the final two people left and the judges had to choose between them. Louis and Simon both voted Cassie off. Sharon refused to give a vote. Kate Thornton sa
• E17: Series 1 – Live Show 5 (Result) (2004-11-20)
• E18: Series 1 – Live Show 6 (2004-11-27) — In this episode, each act performed two songs. On the results show later on, the judges decided which one of the two songs that their act sung earlier, would be singing again to ke
• E19: Series 1 – Live Show 6 (Result) (2004-11-27)
• E20: Series 1 – Live Show 7 (2004-12-04) — In this episode, Tabby was voted off the show. Even though he was sad to be going, he was glad that he'd made it this far.

  G4 and Steve will be going head-to-head in the final ne

• E21: Series 1 – Live Show 7 (Result) (2004-12-04)
• E22: The X Factor Final 2004 (2004-12-11) — This is the final.

  G4 vs Steve. Who will win the title of person or group with the X Factor? You decide!!!

• E23: The X Factor Final 2004 (Result) (2004-12-11)

Season 2

• E1: Auditions 1 (2005-08-20)
• E2: Auditions 2 (2005-08-27)
• E3: Auditions 3 (2005-09-03)
• E4: Auditions 4 (2005-09-10)
• E5: Auditions 5 (2005-09-17)
• E6: Auditions 6 (2005-09-24)
• E7: Bootcamp 1 (2005-10-01)
• E8: Bootcamp 2 (2005-10-01)
• E9: Judges' Houses 1 (2005-10-08)
• E10: Judges' Houses 2 (2005-10-08)
• E11: Live Show 1 (2005-10-15)
• E12: Live Show Results 1 (2005-10-15)
• E13: Live Show 2 (2005-10-22)
• E14: Live Show Results 2 (2005-10-22)
• E15: Live Show 3 (2005-10-29)
• E16: Live Show Results 3 (2005-10-29)
• E17: Live Show 4 (2005-11-05)
• E18: Live Show Results 4 (2005-11-05)
• E19: Live Show 5 (2005-11-12)
• E20: Live Show Results 5 (2005-11-12)
• E21: Live Show 6 (2005-11-19)
• E22: Live Show Results 6 (2005-11-19)
• E23: Live Show 7 (2005-11-26)
• E24: Live Show Results 7 (2005-11-26)
• E25: Live Show 8 (2005-12-03)
• E26: Live Show Results 8 (2005-12-03)
• E27: Live Show 9 (2005-12-10)
• E28: Live Show Results 9 (2005-12-10)
• E29: Live Final (2005-12-17)
• E30: Live Final Results (2005-12-17)

Season 3

• E1: Series 3 – Open Auditions 1 (2006-08-19)
• E2: Series 3 – Open Auditions 2 (2006-08-26)
• E3: Series 3 – Open Auditions 3 (2006-09-02)
• E4: Series 3 – Open Auditions 4 (2006-09-09)
• E5: Series 3 – Open Auditions 5 (2006-09-16)
• E6: Series 3 – Open Auditions 6 (2006-09-23)
• E7: Series 3 – Boot Camp 1 (2006-09-30)
• E8: Series 3 – Boot Camp 2 (2006-09-30)
• E9: Series 3 – Boot Camp 3 (2006-10-07)
• E10: Series 3 – Boot Camp 4 (2006-10-07)
• E11: Series 3 – Live Finals 1 (2006-10-14)
• E12: Series 3 – Live Finals 1 (Result) (2006-10-14)
• E13: Series 3 – Live Finals 2 (2006-10-21)
• E14: Series 3 – Live Finals 2 (Result) (2006-10-21)
• E15: Series 3 – Live Finals 3 (2006-10-28)
• E16: Series 3 – Live Finals 3 (Result) (2006-10-28)
• E17: Series 3 – Live Finals 4 (2006-11-04)
• E18: Series 3 – Live Finals 4 (Result) (2006-11-04)
• E19: Series 3 – Live Finals 5 (2006-11-11)
• E20: Series 3 – Live Finals 5 (Result) (2006-11-11)
• E21: Series 3 – Live Finals 6 (2006-11-18)
• E22: Series 3 – Live Finals 6 (Result) (2006-11-18)
• E23: Series 3 – Live Finals 7 (2006-11-25)
• E24: Series 3 – Live Finals 7 (Result) (2006-11-25)
• E25: Series 3 – Live Finals 8 (2006-12-02)
• E26: Series 3 – Live Finals 8 (Result) (2006-12-02)
• E27: Series 3 – Live Finals 9 (2006-12-09)
• E28: Series 3 – Live Finals 9 (Result) (2006-12-09)
• E29: Series 3 – The Live Final (2006-12-16)
• E30: Series 3 – The Live Final (Result) (2006-12-16)

Season 4

• E1: Series 4 – Auditions 1 (2007-08-18) — The show returns for it's fourth series with Dermot O'Leary as the new host. Hopefuls audition for the judges hoping to impress and make it through to the next stage of the competi
• E2: Series 4 – Auditions 2 (2007-08-25) — The auditions come from Birmingham and Cardiff as more hopefully try and impress the judges. Paris who at 14 last year impressed all the judges but was too young for the competitio
• E3: Series 4 – Auditions 3 (2007-09-01) — More hopefuls good and bad try and impress the four judges in a hope of making it through to the next round of the competition. Dermot is on hand to talk to those who make it throu
• E4: Series 4 – Auditions 4 (2007-09-08) — More hopefuls good and bad try and impress the judges and again a place in the next round of the competition. Kelly's father is upset with Simon when he refuses to put his daughter
• E5: Series 4 – Auditions 5 (2007-09-15)
• E6: Series 4 – Auditions 6 (2007-09-22)
• E7: Boot Camp – 1 (2007-09-29)
• E8: Boot Camp – 2 (2007-09-29)
• E9: Boot Camp – 3 (2007-10-06)
• E10: Boot Camp – 4 (2007-10-07)
• E11: Elimination – 1 (2007-10-20)
• E12: Elimination – 1 (Results) (2007-10-20)
• E13: Elimination – 2 (2007-10-27)
• E14: Elimination – 2 (Results) (2007-10-27)
• E15: Elimination – 3 (2007-11-03)
• E16: Elimination – 3 (Results) (2007-11-03)
• E17: Elimination – 4 (2007-11-10)
• E18: Elimination – 4 (Results) (2007-11-10)
• E19: Elimination – 5 (2007-11-17)
• E20: Elimination – 5 (Results) (2007-11-17)
• E21: Elimination – 6 (2007-11-24)
• E22: Elimination – 6 (Result) (2007-11-24)
• E23: Elimination – 7 (2007-12-01)
• E24: Elimination – 7 (Result) (2007-12-01)
• E25: Elimination – 8 (2007-12-08)
• E26: Elimination – 9 (Result) (2007-12-08)
• E27: The Final (2007-12-15)
• E28: The Final (Results) (2007-12-15)

Season 5

• E1: Auditions 1 (2008-08-16)
• E2: Auditions 2 (2008-08-23)
• E3: Auditions 3 (2008-08-30)
• E4: Auditions 4 (2008-08-06)
• E5: Auditions 5 (2008-08-13)
• E6: Auditions 6 (2008-08-20)
• E7: Boot Camp 1 (2008-08-27)
• E8: Boot Camp 2 (2008-08-28)
• E9: Boot Camp 3 (2008-10-04)
• E10: Boot Camp 4 (2008-10-05)
• E11: Elimination 1 (2008-10-11)
• E12: Elimination 1 (Result) (2008-10-11)
• E13: Elimination 2 (2008-10-18)
• E14: Elimination 2 (Result) (2008-10-18)
• E15: Elimination 3 (2008-10-25) — The 10 remaining acts return to perform live for the third time. This week each act has to perform a Big Band song. The judges give their verdicts on what they have heard. At the e
• E16: Elimination 3 (Result) (2008-10-25) — The finalists performed a cover version of the Mariah Carey song "Hero" on behalf of the Help for Heroes charity. This song will be released as a download on Sunday 26 as a downloa
• E17: Elimination 4 (2008-11-01) — Down to nine acts and the contestants must sing again for a place in next week's show. This week they must sing classic disco songs for the judges and the viewers at home. The view
• E18: Elimination 4 (Result) (2008-11-01) — Theme: Disco

  Celebrity Guest: Will Young

  Song performed by celebrity guest: Changes

• E19: Elimination 5 (2008-11-08) — Dermot O'Leary hosts the fifth live show of the series. This week, the eight remaining acts meet Mariah Carey and must perform her songs for the judges and the viewers. The viewers
• E20: Elimination 5 (Result) (2008-11-08) — Theme: Mariah Carey

  Celebrity Guest: Mariah Carey

  Song performed by celebrity guest: TBA

• E21: Elimination 6 (2008-11-15) — Theme: Best of British
• E22: Elimination 6 (Result) (2008-11-15) — Celebrity Guest: Leona Lewis

  Song performed by celebrity guest: "Run"

• E23: Elimination 7 (2008-11-22)
• E24: Elimination 7 (Result) (2008-11-22)
• E25: Elimination 8 (2008-11-29) — Five acts remain in the competition and the acts must now perform 2 songs each. This week the theme is American Classics as the contestants perform for the viewers' votes. The two
• E26: Elimination 8 (Result) (2008-11-29) — Theme: Songs by Britney Spears and American Classics

  Song performed by celebrity guests: "Womanizer" (Britney Spears), "7 Things" (Miley Cyrus)

• E27: Series 5 – Elimination – 9 (2008-12-06) — With only four acts remaining in the competition, we reach the 9th live show of the series. The contestants must each perform 2 songs for the viewers' votes. The 2 acts with the lo
• E28: Series 5 – Elimination – 9 (Result) (2008-12-06)
• E29: Series 5 – The Final (2008-12-13) — There are only three acts remaining in this week's grand final. After auditions, boot camp, the mentors' houses and nine live shows, the three acts remaining in the competition sin
• E30: Series 5 – The Final (Result) (2008-12-13)

Season 6

• E1: Auditions 1: Off To A Flying Start (2009-08-22) — Britain's biggest talent show returns for a brand new series. Judges Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh sift through a record-breaking number of applicants,
• E2: Series 6 – Auditions 2 (2009-08-29) — Britain's biggest talent show rolls into Birmingham for auditions along with judges Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh and now of course, a live audience. It
• E3: Series 6 – Auditions 3 (2009-09-05) — The auditions for Britain's biggest talent competition continue, as more wannabe popstars perform in front of the studio audience and judges Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Dannii Minog
• E4: Series 6 – Auditions 4 (2009-09-12) — Britain's biggest and best open talent competition continues with some more good, bad and unbelievable auditions from across the country. The wannabes will be performing in front o
• E5: Series 6 – Auditions 5 (2009-09-19) — With only two more auditions to go before the bootcamp stage and the assignment of the categories, judges Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole continue the nat
• E6: Series 6 – Auditions 6 (2009-09-20) — It is the last leg of this year's auditions, and we will see the final group of hopefuls from the record number who applied. Judges Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, Cheryl Cole and Lo
• E7: Series 6 – Boot Camp 1 (2009-09-26) — The successful auditionees head to London's Hammersmith Apollo for the biggest bootcamp ever. Judges Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole will be putting 200 a
• E8: Series 6 – Boot Camp 2 (2009-09-27) — Join host Dermot O'Leary for the second in our bootcamp weekend double bill. The 50 remaining acts must perform again in front of an audience of thousands. Each singer has been abl
• E9: Judges Houses 1: Singing For Survival (2009-10-03) — The X Factor goes global, as the 24 remaining acts jet off around the world to the judges' houses. Simon is at his home in Los Angeles, while Cheryl is in Marrakech, Louis is in It
• E10: Series 6 – Boot Camp 4 (2009-10-04) — It is make or break time for the 24 remaining hopefuls – at the end of today's show they will find out whether they have been chosen for the live stages. There are only three place
• E11: Series 6 – Elimination – 1 (2009-10-10) — It's the moment of truth for the final 12 as they perform live in front of the nation… with the first of two live shows as the final 12 sing live – and the judges each mentor one
• E12: Series 6 – Elimination – 1 (Result) (2009-10-11) — It's a brand new live Sunday night results show as the final 12 discover the outcome of the public vote. The two acts with the lowest number of votes will sing for survival in the
• E13: Live Show 2: Diva Week (2009-10-17) — Watch all 11 acts strut their stuff as they make their claim to The X Factor throne. Tonight the competition really hots up, and Whitney Houston is a special guest tomorrow night.
• E14: Live Results 2 : And Then There Were Ten (2009-10-18) — Join host Dermot O'Leary live as the 11 remaining acts find out the results of the public vote. The two acts with the lowest number of votes must sing for survival in the final sho
• E15: Live Show 3: Big Band Week (2009-10-24) — The 10 remaining acts battle it out to win the public's votes and stay in the competition. Today's theme is Big Band, which means the contestants must face the challenge of singing
• E16: Series 6 – Elimination – 3 (Result) (2009-10-25) — Join Dermot O'Leary live for the results of the public vote. The two acts with the lowest number of votes must perform again in the final showdown. Then judges Louis Walsh, Dannii
• E17: Series 6 – Elimination – 4 (2009-10-31) — All the performances and much more from The X Factor's very first Rock week.
• E18: Series 6 – Elimination – 4 (Result) (2009-11-01) — Dermot O'Leary hosts the all-new Sunday night X Factor results show, as the nine acts find out the results of the public vote. The two with the lowest number of votes will sing for
• E19: Series 6 – Elimination – 5 (2009-11-07) — The battle for the crown continues as the eight remaining acts step onto Britain's biggest stage for the fifth live show. Each of the performers will be hoping to impress the votin
• E20: Series 6 – Elimination – 5 (Result) (2009-11-08) — Dermot O'Leary hosts the live results show. The remaining performers will be on tenterhooks as the results of the public vote are revealed, as the two acts with the lowest number o
• E21: Series 6 – Elimination – 6 (2009-11-14) — Only seven acts remain and the competition will be getting fiercer than ever as the performers battle it out to stay in the running. Judges Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minogu
• E22: Series 6 – Elimination – 6 (Result) (2009-11-15) — It is time for the seven remaining acts to find out the result of the public vote. The two acts with the lowest numbers of votes must sing for survival in the final showdown. Then
• E23: Live Show 7: Wham! Week (2009-11-21) — There are only six acts remaining in the competition, and today they must sing live again in a battle to win the biggest prize in pop. Also fighting it out are judges Simon Cowell,
• E24: Live Results 7: Who Will Stay And Who Will Go Go? (2009-11-22) — It is time to reveal the results of the public vote. The two acts with the fewest votes will have to perform again in a sing-off, and then it is up to the judges to decide who stay
• E25: Live Show 8: Take That & Elton John Week (2009-11-28) — It is the eighth live show, and with only five acts remaining, the pressure is really on to make an impression on both the judges and the voters at home. Panellists Simon Cowell, C
• E26: Series 6 – Elimination – 8 (Result) (2009-11-29) — Dermot O'Leary reveals the results of the latest public vote. The two acts with the fewest votes must take part in a sing-off, and then judges Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, Louis W
• E27: Series 6 – Elimination – 9 (2009-12-05) — Dermot O'Leary hosts the semi-finals. The four remaining acts – Danyl, Joe, Olly and Stacey – must perform two songs each, and it will be up to them to really sing their hearts out
• E28: Series 6 – Elimination – 9 (Result) (2009-12-06) — Lady Gaga and Janet Jackson perform in tonight's show, as Dermot O'Leary reveals which performers will have to fight for survival in a sing-off. The bottom two acts will face the j
• E29: Series 6 – The Final (2009-12-12) — It is the final! Hundreds of thousands of hopefuls came to the nationwide auditions, but now only three acts remain to battle it out for the title – and one will be going home toda
• E30: Series 6 – The Final (Result) (2009-12-13) — Now the moment the nation has been waiting for arrives, as Dermot O'Leary reveals who the public has crowned 2009 X Factor champion. Joining Dermot and the remaining two acts are j

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does The X Factor have? 15 season(s) with 445 episodes.

Who created The X Factor? Simon Cowell.

Where can I watch The X Factor? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.