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Post by Serge Freeman on Jul 28, 2016 20:42:44 GMT 1
www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-x-factor-2016-start-date-hosts-judges-and-categories__15790/Wether you love it or hate it, there really is no escaping The X Factor. The 13th series of the singing talent show will soon be on our screens, with various changes in the works to excite viewers of the Marmite national treasure that has been a focal point of primetime television this millennium. The judges are locked in, the hosts have signed up, the talent have auditioned and categories have been assigned, so here's everything you need to know about the return of that big red X... Who will be hosting? Last year's new hosts Caroline Flack and Olly Murs have been given the boot from duties after just one season, and we're set for a nostalgic set of dad dancing and mega hugs as Dermot O'Leary will be returning to present, his ninth season in total. We wonder if Kate Thornton's comeback invite was lost in the mail? A trailer has been released featuring Dermot making some actors everyone feel warm and fuzzy inside. We're excited for the choreography to return. Brian Friedman has worked wonders on that man. What about The Xtra Factor? It is not just the main show that has undergone some major changes. Last year's duo of Melvin Odoom and Rochelle Humes will not be returning, and have instead been replaced by BBC Radio 1's Matt Edmondson and Big Brother's Bit on the Side anchor and former X Factor contestant Rylan Clark-Neal. To spice things up a bit, The Xtra Factor will be live from the very first episode instead of from the live stage of the series. The final cherry on top for the ITV2 spin-off will be the debut of Capital FM DJ Roman Kemp, who will act as a social media correspondent. It sounds exciting, but we're not going to lie, we're gutted Konnie Huq wasn't asked to return. When does it start? We haven't got too long to wait. The X Factor will return on Saturday August 27, as confirmed by Dermot when he paid a visit to ITV's This Morning. His exact words were "the last weekend in August", but with the show being a staple of Saturday night entertainment, we can assume it will start then. US network AXS which airs the show have confirmed that they will broadcast it one day after the UK viewers get their fix, and have announced a double bill airings on Sunday August 28 and Monday August 29. It looks like we'll be getting two episode come launch weekend! Who are the judges? Three of last year's line-up have given up their places at the Judges desk, so we won't be seeing anything of Cheryl, Nick Grimshaw or Rita Ora this year. Replacing them are three returnees to the panel - Nicole Scherzinger, Sharon Osbourne and you guessed it... Louis Walsh! Just like the show itself Lulu keeps bouncing back. Mel B will also return as a guest judge for one portion of the auditions while Nicole is away working on a prior commitment. This year's panel is the first in history where all four active judges have already won a series in the past; Louis with Shayne Ward in 2005, Nicole with James Arthur in 2012, Sharon with Sam Bailey in 2013 and Simon with Steve Brookstein in 2004, Leona Lewis in 2006 and Ben Haenow in 2014. Simon is already the only judge to win it three times - is a fourth victory on the cards? What categories do the judges have? They've only gone and gave Louis the Groups again! The 6 Chair Challenge phase of Boot Camp has already been filmed at Wembley Arena, so fans in attendance know which judge will mentor which group. Simon will be looking after the Girls category for the first time ever while Nicole will once again be with the Boys, hoping to replicate the magic of 2012 when two of her Boys made the final two. Sharon will be given a fourth run out with the Overs and for the sixth time out of 12 years that he has featured, Louis has the Groups. Let's hope he's understood the premise of the dreaded chair challenge and doesn't give every single group a seat like he did in 2014. That made for uncomfortable but amazing viewing. Vintage Louis then. Now you know all of that, all you need to do is get excited. This trailer might get you in the mood. It has us.
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Post by suedehead on Jul 28, 2016 21:19:14 GMT 1
Oh, with that title I was expecting a completely blank post.
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Post by Mic1812 on Aug 11, 2016 12:06:47 GMT 1
Shant be bothering this year. Sick of seeing wannabees crying and awful cover versions screeched to death. Also the chart chart dont need any extra killing off
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Post by raliverpool on Aug 28, 2016 10:05:44 GMT 1
X Factor launch ratings:
2004: 4.9m/26% 2005: 6.6m/40% 2006: 7.0m/37% 2007: 9.5m/45%, peak: 10.7m/48% 2008: 10.2m/48%, peak: 12.1m/54% 2009: 9.9m/48%, peak: 11.7m/54% 2010: 11.3m/49%, peak: 12.6m/51% 2011: 11.3m/48%, peak: 12.6m/51% 2012: 8.7m/42%, peak: 9.9m/46% 2013: 9.2m/42%, peak: 10.3m/45% 2014: 9.5m/43%, peak: 10.6m/47% 2015: 7.7m/39%, peak: 8.5m/41%
2016: 6.8m/34%, peak: 7.5m/37%
So the tired show continues its decline with an 11% drop (Last night, Casualty in its 31st year averaged 5.13m). I guess this is what happens when a show has had more facelifts than Sharon Osbourne = it turns viewers off!
Just compare it to The Great British Bake Off which is virtually unchanged in its 7th series compared to its first, yet is bigger than ever.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2016 12:05:50 GMT 1
Former 90s chart star Rebekah Ryan has auditioned again this year www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/tamworth-x-factor-hopeful-rebekah-11808739She was just 17 when she first signed to a major label in 1993, after appearing on Des O’Connor’s Pot of Gold. She won £1,000 on the TV talent show and was signed by MCA in a five-album deal. But little happened for three years until she had a hit with You Lift Me Up in 1996. The follow up, Just A Little Bit of Love, attracted attention when X-rated scenes in the raunchy video had to be cut for TV
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Post by Jordan on Aug 28, 2016 13:20:11 GMT 1
I'm sure a show like X Factor will be watched more on streaming services after airing than a show like Bake Off. Broadcasters are benefiting from advertising revenues on their streaming sites as well now so I don't think this is quite the disaster that Raliverpool is making it out to be.
It's essentially the same thing as calling an artist a flop for not shifting as many downloads as they did 5 years ago, even though they're killing it on streams.
I say this without knowing how much any TV show will be streamed by the way. No idea if that data is available, but Cowell has said that X Factor does very well in that sense.
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Post by o on Aug 28, 2016 15:03:18 GMT 1
The only thing I need to know is when is it finished, so I dont get nagged by various people to take over the tv!
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Post by raliverpool on Aug 28, 2016 17:14:32 GMT 1
I'm sure a show like X Factor will be watched more on streaming services after airing than a show like Bake Off. Broadcasters are benefiting from advertising revenues on their streaming sites as well now so I don't think this is quite the disaster that Raliverpool is making it out to be. It's essentially the same thing as calling an artist a flop for not shifting as many downloads as they did 5 years ago, even though they're killing it on streams. I say this without knowing how much any TV show will be streamed by the way. No idea if that data is available, but Cowell has said that X Factor does very well in that sense. Except Last series of GBBO averaged 9.23 million, but was boosted up to 12.54 million by an average 3.31 million watching the show on Catch Up/BBC iPlayer streaming platforms within the following 7 days. Whilst The X-Factor only got boosted by an average 1.64 viewers last year on Catch Up streaming platforms (less than half what GBBO did, and a lower proportion of its total audience), because it is regarded as more of a live event TV show than GBBO is. As you correctly point out, total TV viewing figures are drifting downwards across all channels. Hence the audience share is increasingly becoming more important to advertisers, industry experts and TV companies as a true measurement of a show's relative popularity, and as those figures show X-Factor is losing its proportional share Year on Year (down 5% on average / down 4% on peak)..... only they and their supporters in the red tops & BBC bashing media can't blame Cheryl whateverhersurnameisthisweek, Rita Ora, Nick Grimshaw, Olly Murs, & Caroline Flack for it!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2016 15:33:28 GMT 1
I hear this will be the last season as The Voice is on next year, is this true?
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Post by raliverpool on Nov 6, 2016 18:43:17 GMT 1
Last Night's X-Factor got the lowest live audience in its history being watched by just an average of 4.13 million (excluding +1).
Not only did SCD get watched by much more than double the number of viewers (9.50m), but X Factor was watched by less people than those who watched BBC1's Pointless Celebrities (4.81m); National Lottery (4.19m); & Casualty (4.47m); & the 10 o'clock news (4.33m).
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Jan 19, 2017 22:52:52 GMT 1
Xtra Factor will no longer be broadcast on ITV2, instead moving to an online-only programme.
The spin-off X Factor show has aired on ITV's sister channel since 2004.
In a statement, ITV said it made the decision "to focus efforts on digital platforms" and to move away "from a linear switchover show".
ITV says the decision is not related to its most recent presenters Radio 1's Matt Edmondson, Rylan Clark-Neal, and Roman Kemp.
Matt tweeted it was his "dream job" and he had an "absolute blast" working on it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 16:43:05 GMT 1
LOL! Good for her turning them down.
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Post by Winged_Robi on Jul 26, 2017 13:47:39 GMT 1
May you let know when will end this show ?!
It gets worse and worse
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