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The X Factor(TV show/series, 2005-)

1h 30min per episode

Reality TV in 8 seasons with 216 episodes

The X FactorRating: 2.5/5 (with 1 vote) 534
The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent. The first season of the show premiered on Network Ten on 6 February 2005. Ten dropped The X Factor after the first season due to its poor ratings. In 2010, the Seven Network won the rights to the show, and a second season went into production. The X Factor was renewed after the highly successful Australian Idol was no longer broadcast on Network Ten. The X Factor was produced by FremantleMedia Australia, and was broadcast on the Seven Network in Australia and on TV3 in New Zealand. The program was cancelled after its eighth season in 2016. The original judging panel line-up in 2005 consisted of Mark Holden, Kate Ceberano, and John Reid. When the show was revived in 2010, the judging panel was replaced by Natalie Imbruglia, Ronan Keating, Kyle Sandilands and Guy Sebastian. Imbruglia and Sandilands did not return for season three and were replaced by Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Mel B. Redfoo and Dannii Minogue joined the panel in season five as replacements for Sebastian and Mel B. Sebastian returned to the panel in season seven along with new judges James Blunt and Chris Isaak, as replacements for Keating, Bassingthwaighte and Redfoo. The judging pan... ()
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About The X Factor

The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent. The first series of the show was broadcast from February to May, however, since the second series it has been broadcast from July/August until the grand final in November. The X Factor is produced by FremantleMedia Australia, and is currently broadcast on the Seven Network. The title "X Factor" refers to a singing talent which is "unique" and "something" that makes for star quality. Network Ten held rights for The X Factor in 2005, but dropped the show after the first series due to poor ratings. In 2010, the Seven Network went into a "bidding war" to gain rights for the show, and later won and a second series went into production. The X Factor was renewed after a highly successful Australian Idol was no longer broadcast through Network Ten. It is also broadcast in New Zealand on TV3. Two series of The Xtra Factor were broadcast through Network Ten in 2005 and 7Two in 2010. The show was not renewed for a third series in 2011. The original judging panel line-up in 2005 consisted of Kate Ceberano, Mark Holden, and John Reid. When the show was revived in 2010, the judging panel was replaced by Ronan Keating, Guy Sebastian, Natalie Imbruglia, and Kyle Sandilands. Imbruglia and Sandilands did not return for series three and were replaced by Melanie Brown and Natalie Bassingthwaighte. Dannii Minogue and Redfoo joined the panel in the fifth series as replacements for Brown and Sebastian. During the televised audition phases of The X Factor, originally the contestants sang in an "audition room" in front of just the judges, however, from series two onwards all auditionees sing on stage in an arena, in front of the judges and a live audience. The successful acts then progress to the next stage of the competition, "bootcamp" and later "home visits", where the judges narrow their category down to three acts who will continue to the live shows, where the public vote for their favourite act, following weekly performances by the contestants.

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The X Factor Seasons and Episodes

10/03/2016Season 8 - 2 episodes
The X Factor was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original British version, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a Sony Music Australia recording contract. The eighth season, branded as X Factor: Next Generation, premiered on Seven Network on 3 October 2016. Jason Dundas replaced Luke Jacobz as host; with the judging panel consisting of Mel B, Guy Sebastian, Iggy Azalea and Adam Lambert. The winner was Isaiah Firebrace and his winner's single "It's Gotta Be You" was released after the final. He was mentored by Lambert, who won as mentor for the first and only time. ()
#1 | 10/03/2016Auditions No. 1
The X Factor Next Generation starts tonight with 2 brand new Superstar judges, Iggy Azalea and Adam Lambert joining X Factor heavy weight Guy Sebastian to unearth Australia's next singing sensation.
#2 | 10/04/2016Auditions No. 2
Auditions continue as the next generation of talent keeps coming! Guy meets his match in one contestant and an unlikely pop star takes to the stage.
09/13/2015Season 7 - 20 episodes
07/13/2014Season 6 - 34 episodes
07/29/2013Season 5 - 32 episodes
08/20/2012Season 4 - 32 episodes
08/29/2011Season 3 - 32 episodes
08/30/2010Season 2 - 28 episodes
02/06/2005Season 1 - 36 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: Australia
Plays in: Sydney
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)
Status: Returning series
First episode released on: 02/06/2005
Latest episode released on: 10/04/2016
Creator: Simon Cowell
Presenter/Host: Luke Jacobz, Chloe Maxwell

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Other TV shows/series with this title: The X Factor (GB, 2004), The X Factor (US, 2011), The X Factor (IL, 2013)

WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:8326, Added: 05/12/2018, Last updated: 04/20/2024