The X Factor

Name: The X Factor
Genre: Reality
Released: September 21, 2011
Rating: 71

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Series Details & Credits

FOX | Release Date: September 21, 2011

Summary: The American version of the British singing reality competition show features creator Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid, and Nicole Scherzinger as judges. The competition is open to solo and group artists with no age limit, and the contestants compete for a $5 million music contract with Cowell's Syco Music.

Creator: Simon Cowell and Simon Cowell

Genre(s): Reality

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S13:E31. Final Results
Air Date: December 11, 2016
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S13:E31. Final
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Linda Stasi

Sep 13, 2012

Season 2 Review: What does work without a doubt, however, is the chemistry among Spears, Lovato and Simon Cowell. Unfortunately, gentlemanly L.A. Reid, who carried the show last year, seemed to be as out of sync with the rest of the crew. Read full review

Verne Gay

Sep 21, 2011

Season 1 Review: The X Factor is a hugely entertaining endeavor full of malarkey, good performances (and bad), and enough momentum to keep you engaged from the first overblown second to the last. Read full review

Tom Gliatto

Oct 28, 2011

Season 1 Review: The talent is good, and on the long road to announcing a top 16, the show expertly milking every drop of pathos. [24 Oct 2011, p.39]

Daynah Burnett

Sep 21, 2011

Season 1 Review: The X Factor is one reality competition show that delivers that experience to its home audience also. At least on this show, when Paula's moved to tears, so are you. Read full review

Ellen Gray

Sep 21, 2011

Season 1 Review: While The X Factor may not on the surface offer anything that can't be found on "Idol," "America's Got Talent" and "The Voice" or their many cable imitators, it does have a level of showmanship that makes me want to believe again, whether it's in 13-year-olds who sing like established stars three times their age or in recovering addicts whose lives just may be about to change forever. Read full review

Mark A. Perigard

Sep 21, 2011

Season 1 Review: The X Factor is "America's Got Talent" with lockjaw, "The Voice" with a smoker's hack and "American Idol" on steroids. It is a garish, crass spectacle, and just might produce America's next superstar. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Sep 22, 2011

Season 1 Review: And so it goes. The same mix of sob stories, as anxious relatives looking on from the wings. And if there's not quite a Susan Boyle or Paul Potts moment (though one in particular comes reasonably close), the tears flow freely, and one or two genuinely stirring performances emerge. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 13

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- Season 13 Overview
  Air Date: August 27, 2016
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  S13:E31. Final Results
  Air Date: December 11, 2016
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  S13:E31. Final
  Air Date: December 10, 2016
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  S13:E31. Final Results
  Air Date: December 11, 2016
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  S13:E31. Final
  Air Date: December 10, 2016
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  S13:E29. Live Show 9
  Air Date: December 3, 2016
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  S13:E29. Live Show 9
  Air Date: December 3, 2016
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  S13:E27. Results
  Air Date: November 27, 2016
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  S13:E27. Results
  Air Date: November 27, 2016
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  S13:E24. Live Show 7
  Air Date: November 19, 2016
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  S13:E24. Live Show 7
  Air Date: November 19, 2016
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  S13:E23. Episode 23
  Air Date: November 13, 2016
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  S13:E23. Episode 23
  Air Date: November 13, 2016
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  S13:E20. Episode 20
  Air Date: October 30, 2016
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  S13:E20. Episode 20
  Air Date: October 30, 2016
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  S13:E19. Results Show 3
  Air Date: October 29, 2016
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  S13:E19. Results Show 3
  Air Date: October 29, 2016
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  S13:E18. The X Factor Results
  Air Date: October 23, 2016
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  S13:E18. The X Factor Results
  Air Date: October 23, 2016
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  S13:E16. The Result 2016
  Air Date: October 16, 2016
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  S13:E16. The Result 2016
  Air Date: October 16, 2016
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  S13:E15. Live Show 2
  Air Date: October 15, 2016
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  S13:E15. Live Show 2
  Air Date: October 15, 2016
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  S13:E12. The Judges' Houses
  Air Date: October 2, 2016
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  S13:E12. Judges Houses Show 2
  Air Date: October 8, 2016
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  S13:E12. The Judges' Houses
  Air Date: October 2, 2016
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  S13:E12. Judges Houses Show 2
  Air Date: October 8, 2016
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  S13:E10. Six Chair Challenge
  Air Date: October 1, 2016
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  S13:E10. Six Chair Challenge
  Air Date: October 1, 2016
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  S13:E9. Six Chair Challenge - Day 2
  Air Date: September 25, 2016
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  S13:E9. Six Chair Challenge - Day 2
  Air Date: September 25, 2016
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  S13:E8. Six Chair Challenge - Day 1
  Air Date: September 24, 2016
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  S13:E8. Six Chair Challenge - Day 1
  Air Date: September 24, 2016
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  S13:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: September 11, 2016
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  S13:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: September 11, 2016
Season 12

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- Season 12 Overview
  Air Date: August 30, 2015
Season 11

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- Season 11 Overview
  Air Date: August 30, 2014
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 11, 2013
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 12, 2012
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 21, 2011