The X Factor launched in 2004 in the UK. Airing on ITV1, The X Factor has been the No 1 show in the UK for eight years, with the 2010 finale achieving a peak of 21.2 million viewers, and a 65% share.
Local versions of The X Factor are now produced in more than 41 territories and artists discovered by The X Factor format have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, including 110 No 1's, 270 Top 10 records, and 501 Top 50 releases.
As the official headphone partner of THE X FACTOR, the new X Headphones will be seen in episodes throughout the season as well as featured in a key in-show integration.
The new X headphones will be showcased at the star-studded premiere event of THE X FACTOR in Los Angeles on September 11.
The hour-long Jonathan Ross Show began at 21:45 BST, following ratings winner The X Factor and the results show of Simon Cowell's Red or Black?
For anyone who has managed to avoid a television, newspaper, billboard, radio show or conversation for the last four months, the X Factor is one of the biggest TV shows in the UK. In the past, it has produced huge stars such as Leona Lewis and Alexandra Burke.
The X-Factor has struggled in the ratings this year, often being beaten by its BBC One rival Strictly Come Dancing.
Janine revealed all while talking to BBC Berkshire's Andrew Peach the day after Danyl crashed out of the X Factor, failing to reach the final.
Come 2011 the Brit who TV fans love to loathe will add another potential cash machine when his latest singing competition show The X Factor (finally) crosses the pond.
Looking ahead to next year, the man TV fans love to loathe will add another potential cash machine to his armory, when The X Factor (finally) crosses the pond.
The British Psychological Society calls it the X-Files factor - belief in the paranormal has never been so popular.
Carole Therelaut of Naked Security points out that the data breach comes after the X-Factor changed its rules in the U.S. to allow children as young as 12 to enter its competition, unnervingly putting personal data on pre-teens in the hands of faceless hackers.
Moreover, this season's combined audience of about 21 million for "The Voice" and "The X Factor" is only a fraction above the 20 million average that "Idol" drew last season, suggesting there is a limit to the number of people who will tune in to watch singers compete.
For the first time in the X Factor's nine-year history, the live finals were staged outside London.
Yet the program still managed to hold its own against CBS' "Survivor" and Fox's "The X-Factor" (in fact, the special edged out Factor in total viewers, see below).
But a further three songs in the Top 10 have been performed the X Factor elimination show, which has been enjoying higher viewing figures than the main Saturday night episodes.
He's not interested in conforming to a mainstream standard and was hell-bent on avoiding what he called "the karaoke culture" of "American Idol, " "The X Factor" and other programs in which singing is a competition for the mass taste.
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The biggest changes so far have involved talent, starting with "The X Factor" decision to hire pop stars Britney Spears and Demi Lovato for the fall season, enticing them with many millions of dollars.
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The X Factor final was the UK's most watched show of 2010, viewing figures have suggested.
The X-factor no one could control, the weather, turned out to be mostly a nonfactor.
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The X Factor's apparent disinclination to nurture creative talent seems to be many people's chief concern.
The X Factor isn't exclusively tied to Sony Music, the company that distributes Cowell's SyCo label.
The X Factor averaged 9.6 million viewers, while its average last week was 10.1 million, beating Strictly.
Fox topped the night in the adult demo thanks to a steady "The X-Factor" (9.4 million, 3.4).
The X Factor, he says, is a "karaoke colosseum" which is actually an advert "for one record label".
Antiques Roadshow and The X Factor are at two ends of the spectrum - hence you get massive audiences.
He also said it had become similar to The X Factor with its use of dancers and stage presentation.
"I couldn't be happier about 'The X Factor' already being renewed for another season, " said Cowell in a statement.
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