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The X Factor (2004–2018) — music on ITV1

The answer: Concluded December 2, 2018.
The X Factor poster
Genre
Music
Network / streamer
ITV1
Premiered
September 4, 2004
Ended
December 2, 2018
Runtime
~108 min per episode
TVMaze rating
6.2 / 10
15seasons
446episodes
6.2/ 10

About The X Factor

The X Factor ended on December 2, 2018, after its 15th season on ITV1.

It was a talent show where thousands of auditioning participants competed for the chance to become the next singing superstar. The series featured auditions before a panel of judges, with contestants progressing through various stages of the competition until the final winner was announced.

The show was a music genre series that first premiered in 2004. It was hosted by Dermot O'Leary and judged by a panel including Louis Walsh, Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne, Cheryl, Nicole Scherzinger, Dannii Minogue, and Gary Barlow. The series had a runtime of approximately 108 minutes per episode and received a rating of 6.2 on TVMaze.

The X Factor episode schedule

446 aired

Aired · 446

DateEp.Title
December 2, 2018 S15·E28 Live Finals: Winner Announcement
December 1, 2018 S15·E27 Live Finals: Top 3 Perform
November 25, 2018 S15·E26 Live Semi-Finals Results
November 24, 2018 S15·E25 Live Semi-Finals
November 18, 2018 S15·E24 Live Show 5 Results
November 17, 2018 S15·E23 Live Show 5
November 11, 2018 S15·E22 Live Show 4 Results
November 10, 2018 S15·E21 Live Show 4
November 4, 2018 S15·E20 Live Show 3 Results
November 3, 2018 S15·E19 Live Show 3
October 28, 2018 S15·E18 Live Show 2 Results
October 27, 2018 S15·E17 Live Show 2
October 21, 2018 S15·E16 Live Show 1 Results
October 20, 2018 S15·E15 Live Show 1
October 14, 2018 S15·E14 Judges' Houses 3
October 13, 2018 S15·E13 Judges' Houses 2
October 7, 2018 S15·E12 Judges' Houses 1
October 6, 2018 S15·E11 Six Chair Challenge 3
September 30, 2018 S15·E10 Six Chair Challenge 2
September 29, 2018 S15·E9 Six Chair Challenge 1
September 23, 2018 S15·E8 Auditions 8
September 22, 2018 S15·E7 Auditions 7
September 16, 2018 S15·E6 Auditions 6
September 15, 2018 S15·E5 Auditions 5
September 9, 2018 S15·E4 Auditions 4
September 8, 2018 S15·E3 Auditions 3
September 2, 2018 S15·E2 Auditions 2
September 1, 2018 S15·E1 Auditions 1
December 3, 2017 S14·E28 Live Finals: Winner Announcement
December 2, 2017 S14·E27 Live Finals: Top 3 Perform
Show next 200 of 416 earlier episodes
November 26, 2017 S14·E26 Live Semi-Finals: Top 5 Perform
November 25, 2017 S14·E25 Live Semi-Finals: Top 6 Perform
November 19, 2017 S14·E24 Live Show 8: Girls vs Overs
November 18, 2017 S14·E23 Live Show 7: Boys vs Groups
November 12, 2017 S14·E22 Live Show 6: Boys vs Girls
November 11, 2017 S14·E21 Live Show 5: Groups vs Overs
November 5, 2017 S14·E20 Live Show 4: Girls vs Overs
November 4, 2017 S14·E19 Live Show 3: Boys vs Groups
October 29, 2017 S14·E18 Live Show 2: Overs vs Groups
October 28, 2017 S14·E17 Live Show 1: Boys vs Girls
October 22, 2017 S14·E16 Judges' Houses 2
October 21, 2017 S14·E15 Judges' Houses 1
October 15, 2017 S14·E14 Six Chair Challenge 3
October 14, 2017 S14·E13 Six Chair Challenge 2
October 8, 2017 S14·E12 Six Chair Challenge 1
October 7, 2017 S14·E11 Bootcamp 3
October 1, 2017 S14·E10 Bootcamp 2
September 30, 2017 S14·E9 Bootcamp 1
September 24, 2017 S14·E8 Auditions 8
September 23, 2017 S14·E7 Auditions 7
September 17, 2017 S14·E6 Auditions 6
September 16, 2017 S14·E5 Auditions 5
September 10, 2017 S14·E4 Auditions 4
September 9, 2017 S14·E3 Auditions 3
September 3, 2017 S14·E2 Auditions 2
September 2, 2017 S14·E1 Auditions 1
December 11, 2016 S13·E32 Final Results
December 10, 2016 S13·E31 Final
December 4, 2016 S13·E30 Semi Final Results
December 3, 2016 S13·E29 Semi Final
November 27, 2016 S13·E28 Live Show 8 Results
November 26, 2016 S13·E27 Live Show 8
November 20, 2016 S13·E26 Live Show 7 Results
November 19, 2016 S13·E25 Live Show 7
November 13, 2016 S13·E24 Live Show 6 Results
November 12, 2016 S13·E23 Live Show 6
November 6, 2016 S13·E22 Live Show 5 Results
November 5, 2016 S13·E21 Live Show 5
October 30, 2016 S13·E20 Live Show 4 Results
October 29, 2016 S13·E19 Live Show 4
October 23, 2016 S13·E18 Live Show 3 Results
October 22, 2016 S13·E17 Live Show 3
October 16, 2016 S13·E16 Live show 2 Results
October 15, 2016 S13·E15 Live Show 2
October 9, 2016 S13·E14 Live Show 1 Results
October 8, 2016 S13·E13 Live Show 1
October 2, 2016 S13·E12 Judges' Houses 2
October 1, 2016 S13·E11 Judges' Houses 1
September 25, 2016 S13·E10 Six Chair Challenge 2
September 24, 2016 S13·E9 Six Chair Challenge 1
September 18, 2016 S13·E8 Boot Camp
September 17, 2016 S13·E7 Auditions 7
September 11, 2016 S13·E6 Auditions 6
September 10, 2016 S13·E5 Auditions 5
September 4, 2016 S13·E4 Auditions 4
September 3, 2016 S13·E3 Auditions 3
August 28, 2016 S13·E2 Auditions 2
August 27, 2016 S13·E1 Auditions 1
December 13, 2015 S12·E28 Final Results
December 12, 2015 S12·E27 Final
December 6, 2015 S12·E26 Semi-Final Results
December 5, 2015 S12·E25 Semi-Final
November 29, 2015 S12·E24 Live Show 5 Results
November 28, 2015 S12·E23 Live Show 5
November 22, 2015 S12·E22 Live Show 4 Results
November 21, 2015 S12·E21 Live Show 4
November 15, 2015 S12·E20 Live Show 3 Results
November 14, 2015 S12·E19 Live Show 3
November 8, 2015 S12·E18 Live Show 2 Results
November 7, 2015 S12·E17 Live Show 2
November 1, 2015 S12·E16 Live Show 1 Results
October 31, 2015 S12·E15 Live Show 1
October 25, 2015 S12·E14 Judges' Houses 2
October 24, 2015 S12·E13 Judges' Houses 1
October 18, 2015 S12·E12 Six Chair Challenge 3
October 11, 2015 S12·E11 Six Chair Challenge 2
October 4, 2015 S12·E10 Six Chair Challenge 1
September 27, 2015 S12·E9 Country House Boot Camp 2
September 20, 2015 S12·E8 Country House Boot Camp 1
September 19, 2015 S12·E7 Auditions 7
September 13, 2015 S12·E6 Auditions 6
September 12, 2015 S12·E5 Auditions 5
September 6, 2015 S12·E4 Auditions 4
September 5, 2015 S12·E3 Auditions 3
August 30, 2015 S12·E2 Auditions 2
August 29, 2015 S12·E1 Auditions 1
December 14, 2014 S11·E34 Final Results
December 13, 2014 S11·E33 The Final
December 7, 2014 S11·E32 Semi-Final Results
December 6, 2014 S11·E31 Semi-Final
November 30, 2014 S11·E30 Quarter-Final Results
November 29, 2014 S11·E29 Quarter-Final
November 23, 2014 S11·E28 Live Show 7 Results
November 22, 2014 S11·E27 Live Show 7
November 16, 2014 S11·E26 Live Show 6 Results
November 15, 2014 S11·E25 Live Show 6
November 9, 2014 S11·E24 Live Show 5 Results
November 8, 2014 S11·E23 Live Show 5
November 2, 2014 S11·E22 Live Show 4 Results
November 1, 2014 S11·E21 Live Show 4
October 26, 2014 S11·E20 Live Show 3 Results
October 25, 2014 S11·E19 Live Show 3
October 19, 2014 S11·E18 Live Show 2 Results
October 18, 2014 S11·E17 Live Show 2
October 12, 2014 S11·E16 Live Show 1 Results
October 11, 2014 S11·E15 Live Show 1
October 5, 2014 S11·E14 Judges' Houses 3
October 4, 2014 S11·E13 Judges' Houses 2
October 3, 2014 S11·E12 Judges' Houses 1
September 28, 2014 S11·E11 Bootcamp 3
September 27, 2014 S11·E10 Bootcamp 2
September 26, 2014 S11·E9 Bootcamp 1
September 21, 2014 S11·E8 Arena Auditions 4
September 20, 2014 S11·E7 Arena Auditions 3
September 14, 2014 S11·E6 Arena Auditions 2
September 13, 2014 S11·E5 Arena Auditions 1
September 7, 2014 S11·E4 Room Auditions 4
September 6, 2014 S11·E3 Room Auditions 3
August 31, 2014 S11·E2 Room Auditions 2
August 30, 2014 S11·E1 Room Auditions 1
December 15, 2013 S10·E32 Final Results
December 14, 2013 S10·E31 Final
December 8, 2013 S10·E30 Semi-Final Results
December 7, 2013 S10·E29 Semi-Final
December 1, 2013 S10·E28 Live Show 8 Results
November 30, 2013 S10·E27 Live Show 8
November 24, 2013 S10·E26 Live Show 7 Results
November 23, 2013 S10·E25 Live Show 7
November 17, 2013 S10·E24 Live Show 6 Results
November 16, 2013 S10·E23 Live Show 6
November 10, 2013 S10·E22 Live Show 5 Results
November 9, 2013 S10·E21 Live Show 5
November 3, 2013 S10·E20 Live Show 4 Results
November 2, 2013 S10·E19 Live Show 4
October 27, 2013 S10·E18 Live Show 3 Results
October 26, 2013 S10·E17 Live Show 3
October 20, 2013 S10·E16 Live Show 2 Results
October 19, 2013 S10·E15 Live Show 2
October 13, 2013 S10·E14 Live Show 1 Results
October 12, 2013 S10·E13 Live Show 1
October 6, 2013 S10·E12 Judges' Houses 2
October 5, 2013 S10·E11 Judges' Houses 1
September 29, 2013 S10·E10 Six Chair Challenge 2
September 28, 2013 S10·E9 Six Chair Challenge 1
September 22, 2013 S10·E8 Arena Auditions 4
September 21, 2013 S10·E7 Room Auditions 4
September 15, 2013 S10·E6 Arena Auditions 3
September 14, 2013 S10·E5 Room Auditions 3
September 8, 2013 S10·E4 Arena Auditions 2
September 7, 2013 S10·E3 Room Auditions 2
September 1, 2013 S10·E2 Arena Auditions 1
August 31, 2013 S10·E1 Room Auditions 1
December 9, 2012 S9·E31 Final Results
December 8, 2012 S9·E30 Final
December 2, 2012 S9·E29 Semi Final Results
December 1, 2012 S9·E28 Semi Final
November 25, 2012 S9·E27 Live Show 8 Results
November 24, 2012 S9·E26 Live Show 8
November 18, 2012 S9·E25 Live show 7 Results
November 17, 2012 S9·E24 Live Show 7
November 11, 2012 S9·E23 Live Show 6 Results
November 10, 2012 S9·E22 Live Show 6
November 4, 2012 S9·E21 Live Show 5 Results
November 3, 2012 S9·E20 Live Show 5
October 28, 2012 S9·E19 Live Show 4 Results
October 27, 2012 S9·E18 Live Show 4
October 21, 2012 S9·E17 Live Show 3 Results
October 20, 2012 S9·E16 Live Show 3
October 14, 2012 S9·E15 Live Show 2 Results
October 13, 2012 S9·E14 Live Show 2
October 7, 2012 S9·E13 Live Show 1 Results
October 6, 2012 S9·E12 Live Show 1
September 30, 2012 S9·E11 Judges' Houses 2
September 29, 2012 S9·E10 Judges' Houses 1
September 23, 2012 S9·E9 Boot Camp 2
September 22, 2012 S9·E8 Boot Camp 1
September 16, 2012 S9·E7 Auditions 7
September 15, 2012 S9·E6 Auditions 6
September 9, 2012 S9·E5 Auditions 5
September 8, 2012 S9·E4 Auditions 4
September 1, 2012 S9·E3 Auditions 3
August 25, 2012 S9·E2 Auditions 2
August 18, 2012 S9·E1 Auditions 1
December 11, 2011 S8·E31 Final Results
December 10, 2011 S8·E30 Final
December 4, 2011 S8·E29 Semi-Final Results
December 3, 2011 S8·E28 Semi-Final
November 27, 2011 S8·E27 Live Show 8 Results
November 26, 2011 S8·E26 Live Show 8
November 20, 2011 S8·E25 Live Show 7 Results
November 19, 2011 S8·E24 Live Show 7
November 13, 2011 S8·E23 Live Show 6 Results
November 12, 2011 S8·E22 Live Show 6
November 6, 2011 S8·E21 Live Show 5 Results
November 5, 2011 S8·E20 Live Show 5
October 30, 2011 S8·E19 Live Show 4 Results
October 29, 2011 S8·E18 Live Show 4
October 23, 2011 S8·E17 Live show 3 Results
October 22, 2011 S8·E16 Live Show 3
October 16, 2011 S8·E15 Live Show 2 Results

…and 216 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.

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