The X Factor (UK series 13)

The X Factor
Series 13
Broadcast from 27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) – present
Judges
Presenter(s) Dermot O'Leary (ITV)
Co-presenter(s)
Broadcaster
Finals venue Wembley Arena

The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The thirteenth series began airing on ITV on 27 August 2016.[1] Dermot O'Leary returned to present the main show on ITV for the ninth time, after having quit the previous year. Simon Cowell was the only judge from the 12th series to return; Nicole Scherzinger, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh all returned, replacing Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Rita Ora and Nick Grimshaw. Matt Edmondson and Rylan Clark-Neal replaced Rochelle Humes and Melvin Odoom as hosts of The Xtra Factor, which was rebranded as The Xtra Factor Live and was broadcast live twice every week, with Roman Kemp making appearances as a digital presenter and social media reporter.

Judges and presenters

On 18 February 2016, series 12 judge Nick Grimshaw announced that he would not come back for another series on the judging panel.[2] On 5 April 2016, it was confirmed that Cheryl would not return as a judge.[3] Rita Ora confirmed she was leaving the judging panel on 10 May 2016.[4] On the same day, it was reported that former judges Nicole Scherzinger, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh may return to join Simon Cowell on the judging panel.[5] Walsh confirmed he had signed a contract on 15 May 2016.[6] The judging line-up was officially confirmed as Cowell, Walsh, Osbourne and Scherzinger on 1 June 2016.[7]

In March 2016, it was confirmed that Dermot O'Leary would return to present The X Factor on ITV for the ninth time, after having quit the previous year, and said he was "very flattered to be asked back". For series 12, O'Leary was replaced by Olly Murs and Caroline Flack, but the viewing numbers fell and O'Leary was asked back. Richard Holloway, boss of Thames, said he was "a much-loved part of The X Factor and one of the best presenters in the business", while Kevin Lygo, ITV's Director of TV, said he was "an important part of the ITV family".[8][9] On 27 June 2016, it was confirmed that Matt Edmondson will be the new host of The Xtra Factor replacing Rochelle Humes and Melvin Odoom.[10] On 1 July 2016, it was confirmed that Rylan Clark-Neal will co-host alongside Edmondson,[11] and that Capital FM DJ Roman Kemp would be a digital presenter and social media reporter.[12] Mel B joined the panel for one day of London auditions in lieu of Nicole Scherzinger.[13]

Selection process

Auditions

The minimum age to audition this year was 16. Contestants needed three or more 'yeses' from the four judges to progress to Bootcamp.[14]

Mobile auditions

In addition to the producers' auditions, the "Mobile Audition Tour" took place throughout the UK and Ireland. Auditions ran between 7 March and 30 April 2016, and visited Skegness, Sheffield, Aberdeen, Peterborough, Telford, Edinburgh, Cambridge, Sunderland, Nottingham, Middlesbrough, Leicester, Coventry, Ipswich, Scarborough, Chelmsford, Northampton, Southend-on-Sea, Hull, Milton Keynes, Essex, York, Isle of Man, Swindon, Portsmouth, Bognor Regis, Bristol, Blackpool, Preston, Weston-Super-Mare, Brighton, Newquay, Wigan, Truro, Hastings, Exeter, Margate, Yeovil and Maidstone.[15]

Open auditions

Producers auditions commenced on 7 April in Glasgow and ended on 14 May in Liverpool.[16]

Audition city Open audition date[16] Open audition venue[16]
Glasgow 7 April 2016 Hampden Park
Birmingham 9–10 April 2016 St Andrew's
Cardiff 17 April 2016 Holland House
Dublin 24 April 2016 RDS Arena
Newcastle upon Tyne 27 April 2016 St James' Park
London 1 May 2016 ExCeL London
Manchester 7 May 2016 EventCity
Liverpool 14 May 2016 ACC Liverpool

Judges' auditions

Cities in the United Kingdom where the judges' auditions were held.
Cities in Ireland where the judges' auditions were held.

Originally, the format for auditions was announced to return to that of series 10 and 11, with both room auditions and consequent arena auditions before bootcamp.[17] However, the arena auditions were scrapped at the end of June, towards the end of the filming of the room auditions.[18] The auditions started on 10 June in Leicester[19] and continued in Manchester on 13 June.[20] The next auditions took place on 17 June in London where Mel B was a guest judge in place of Scherzinger, while Scherzinger had other commitments.[21] Contestant Philip Hadlow did not progress to Bootcamp, but judged one audition in Walsh's place. Subsequent auditions were held in London on 19 June, with Scherzinger returning,[22] before moving to Edinburgh on 23 June[23] and Dublin on 1 July.[24] Selected auditions were broadcast over seven episodes, between 27 August and 17 September 2016.

Notable auditionees this series included Rebekah Ryan, who had UK chart success in the 1990s as an independent artist and previously auditioned in series 4, reaching bootcamp, Saara Aalto, who was the runner-up on series 1 of The Voice of Finland,[25] and actor Will Rush.[26]

Summary of judges' auditions
City Date(s) Venue Changes to judging line-up
Leicester 10 June 2016 King Power Stadium N/A
Manchester 13–14 June 2016 Old Trafford Cricket Ground N/A
London 17 June 2016 ExCeL London Mel B (in lieu of Nicole Scherzinger)
18–19 June 2016 N/A
Edinburgh 23 June 2016 Assembly Rooms Sharon Osbourne absent
Dublin 1 July 2016 Croke Park N/A

Bootcamp

Bootcamp took place at Alexandra Palace from 6 to 8 July 2016.[27][28] It was broadcast in a single episode on 18 September 2016. The contestants all chose a song from a wall with sheets of paper attached. Each song appeared three times and the three acts who picked the same song would perform that song as a group. Immediately after each performance, the judges would either put the acts through or eliminate them immediately. 121 acts were successful in this part, and the judges then deliberated to cut the number of contestants down further, to decide who would reach the six-chair challenge.[29] At the end of Bootcamp, the judges discovered which categories they would mentor: Cowell was given the Girls, Scherzinger was given the Boys, Osbourne was given the Over 25s and Walsh was given the Groups.[30]

Six-chair challenge

The six-chair challenge took place from 9 to 12 July, at The SSE Arena, Wembley.[31] It was broadcast over two episodes on 24 and 25 September.[32][33][34][35] Scherzinger and Cowell chose their final 6 acts during Saturday's show, while Osbourne and Walsh picked their acts during Sunday's show.[36][37][38][39]

Judges' houses

Filming for judges' houses took place in late August and early/mid September. The locations and guest judges were officially confirmed on 21 September 2016. Walsh was assisted in Ibiza by Fleur East and Alesha Dixon, Cowell went to Malibu with Mel B and Emma Bunton, Osbourne went to her Los Angeles home where she was joined by Robbie Williams, and Scherzinger went to Nice with Calvin Harris.[40] Filipino singer Ivy Grace Paredes, who was originally selected as one of Osbourne's over-25s at the six-chair challenge, withdrew from the competition because her visa would not be issued in time,[41] and she was replaced by Honey G.[42] Four more acts were chosen as wildcards to go to judges' houses. Walsh chose Samantha Lavery for Cowell, Cowell chose Ryan Lawrie for Scherzinger, Scherzinger chose Saara Aalto for Osbourne and Osbourne chose Yes Lad for Walsh.[43]

The judges houses episodes were broadcast on 1 and 2 October 2016.

Summary of judges' houses
Judge Category[30] Location Assistant Contestants eliminated
Cowell Girls Mailbu Mel B and Emma Bunton Soheila Clifford, Olivia Garcia, Kayleigh Marie Morgan, Caitlyn Vanbeck
Osbourne Over 25s Los Angeles Robbie Williams Samantha Atkinson, Janet Grogan, Christopher Peyton, James Wilson
Scherzinger Boys Nice Calvin Harris Christian Burrows, James Hughes, Niall Sexton, Nate Simpson
Walsh Groups Ibiza Fleur East and Alesha Dixon Four of Diamonds, Skarl3t, Tom and Laura, Yes Lad

Finalists

Key:

 double-dagger  – Eliminated
 Hash-tag  – Withdrew
Category (mentor) Acts
Boys (Scherzinger)[44] Ryan Lawriedouble-dagger Freddy Parkerdouble-dagger Matt Terry
Girls (Cowell)[45] Sam Laverydouble-dagger Gifty Louisedouble-dagger Emily Middlemasdouble-dagger
Over 25s (Osbourne)[46] Saara Aalto Relley Cdouble-dagger Honey G double-dagger
Groups (Walsh)[47] 5 After Midnight Brataviodouble-dagger Brooks WayHash-tag Four of Diamondsdouble-dagger

Live shows

The live shows began on 8 October 2016, with the performance shows taking place on Saturday night and the results show airing on Sunday night. On 1 October, it was revealed that all the groups would undergo name changes. The new names were revealed as Bratavio (Bradley & Ottavio), Brooks Way (The Brooks) and 5 After Midnight (5AM).[48]

New for this series, the first five results shows revealed the acts in the bottom three of the votes, and there was then a second round of 'flash votes' which lasted approximately four minutes, with voting only available via the official The X Factor mobile app. The act who topped this vote avoided the sing-off.[49] Also new, the theme for each week, excluding week 1, is randomly selected via a "jukebox wheel" at the end of the previous week's show, which is spun by O'Leary. Themes include "Disco", "Movies", "Fright Night", "80s", "Divas", "Motown", "Girlband vs Boyband" and "Louis loves"—named after Louis Walsh.[50] During the sixth live show, it was revealed that viewers would have a chance to suggest a theme for the jukebox.[51] During the seventh live results show, the new theme was revealed as "Christmas".[52]

On 10 October 2016, it was confirmed that Brooks Way would not be taking part in the show after being absent from the first live show. In a statement released by the official website to confirm their exit, Josh Brooks said, "Due to events in my personal life I've decided that it's best not to be on the show at this time. While not everything that has been claimed is true I would like to apologise to everyone involved."[53] A spokesperson for the show added, "Following the allegations relating to Josh Brooks, we have decided by mutual consent that Brooks Way should leave the competition."[53]

On 10 October 2016, it was confirmed that Four of Diamonds, who previously made Judges' Houses, would be replacing Brooks Way. Speaking of their second chance in the competition, the girls said that they "are so excited to be back" and "looking forward to performing live, working hard and showing everyone what they are made of". Speaking about why he brought the girl group back, groups mentor Walsh stated that he was "impressed with the girls" but only had "three spots in the live shows". At the time of the episode airing, many viewers were disappointed that they were not chosen and he stated that he'd "listened to the fans" and was "delighted to be bringing the girls back."[54]

This is the first series of The X Factor where all acts competing in the Live Shows have been in the Bottom Two at least once.

Musical guests

Each results show features guest performances, with some guests performing during the main performance show. Performers included 2012 The X Factor winner James Arthur on the first results show,[55] the cast of Motown: The Musical on the second live show,[56] OneRepublic and 2011 winners Little Mix on the second results show,[57] Busted, Shawn Mendes and John Legend on the third live results show,[58] 2015 winner Louisa Johnson and Bruno Mars on the fourth live results show,[59] Emeli Sandé and Robbie Williams on the fifth live results show,[60] Sister Sledge on the sixth live show,[61] 2009 runner up Olly Murs and Nathan Sykes on the sixth live results show,[62] the cast of School of Rock,[63] Craig David and Alicia Keys on the seventh live results show,[64] and Busted[65] and Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie[66] on the eighth live results show. Zara Larsson[67] and Lady Gaga[68] will perform on the semi-final live results show.

Results summary

Colour key
     –Contestant was in the bottom three/two and had to perform again in the sing-off
     –Contestant was in the bottom three but was saved by voters in the lifeline vote
Weekly results per contestant
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
Saturday Sunday
5 After Midnight Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe
Saara Aalto Bottom three Bottom three Safe Safe Bottom three Safe Safe Safe Safe
Matt Terry Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two
Emily Middlemas Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated
(week 9)
Honey G Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Bottom two Eliminated
(week 8)
Ryan Lawrie Safe Bottom three Bottom three Bottom three Safe 6th Bottom two Eliminated
(week 7)
Sam Lavery Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom three 7th Eliminated
(week 6)
Four of Diamonds N/A2 Safe Bottom three Bottom three Bottom three Eliminated
(week 5)
Gifty Louise Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Eliminated
(week 4)
Relley C Safe Safe Bottom three Eliminated
(week 3)
Freddy Parker Bottom three Bottom three Eliminated
(week 2)
Bratavio Bottom three Eliminated
(week 1)
Brooks Way N/A1 Withdrew
(week 1)
Lifeline winner Parker Lawrie Lawrie Lawrie Lavery No lifeline vote
Sing-off Aalto,
Bratavio		 Aalto,
Parker		 Relley C,
Four of Diamonds		 Four of Diamonds,
Louise		 Aalto,
Four of Diamonds		 Lavery,
Lawrie 		Honey G,
Lawrie		 5 After Midnight,
Honey G		 Middlemas,
Terry		 No sing-off or judges' votes: results will be based on public votes alone
Judges voted to Eliminate Send through
Walsh's vote Aalto Parker Relley C Louise Aalto Lawrie Lawrie Honey G Terry
Osbourne's vote Bratavio Parker Four of Diamonds Louise Four of Diamonds Lavery Lawrie 5 After Midnight Terry
Scherzinger's vote Bratavio Aalto Relley C Louise Four of Diamonds Lavery Honey G Honey G Terry
Cowell's vote Bratavio Aalto Relley C Four of DiamondsFour of Diamonds Lawrie Lawrie Honey G Middlemas
Eliminated Bratavio
3 of 4 votes
Majority		 Freddy Parker
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock		 Relley C
3 of 4 votes
Majority		 Gifty Louise
3 of 4 votes
Majority		 Four of Diamonds
3 of 4 votes
Majority		 Sam Lavery
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock		 Ryan Lawrie
3 of 4 votes
Majority		 Honey G
3 of 4 votes
Majority		 Emily Middlemas
1 of 4 votes
Minority
Reference(s) [69] [57] [70] [59] [71] [72] [73]

Live show details

Week 1 (8/9 October)

It was announced at the beginning of Saturday's live show that Brooks Way would not be performing. A spokesperson for the show said: "Due to circumstances that have arisen, Brooks Way will not be appearing on tonight's show."[76]

Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act Order[77] Song[77] Resultf[69]
5 After Midnight 1 "Can't Stop the Feeling!" Safe
Sam Lavery 2 "Impossible" Safe
Saara Aalto 3 "Let It Go" Bottom three
Ryan Lawrie 4 "Perfect" Safe
Gifty Louise 5 "That's My Girl" Safe
Relley C 6 "Shackles (Praise You)" Safe
Matt Terry 7 "You Don't Own Me" Safe
Freddy Parker 8 "Killing Me Softly with His Song" Bottom three; saved by lifeline vote
Bratavio 9 "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!"/"Barbie Girl" Bottom three
Emily Middlemas 10 "Closer" Safe
Honey G 11 "California Love" Safe
Brooks Way N/A N/A Withdrew
Sing-off details[69]
Saara Aalto 1 "Alive" Saved
Bratavio 2 "The Only Way Is Up" Eliminated
Judges' vote to eliminate[69]

Week 2 (15/16 October)

On 10 October 2016, it was confirmed that Brooks Way would no longer be taking part in the show after being absent from the first live show.[53] It was later confirmed that Four of Diamonds, who were eliminated at Judges' Houses, would replace them.[54]

Contestants' performances on the second live show
Act Order[56] Song[56] Result[57]
Freddy Parker 1 "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" Bottom three
Emily Middlemas 2 "Stop! In the Name of Love" Safe
Matt Terry 3 "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Safe
Relley C 4 "Ain't No Sunshine" Safe
Sam Lavery 5 "Hello" Safe
5 After Midnight 6 "Get Ready"/"Reach Out I'll Be There" Safe
Ryan Lawrie 7 "Superstition" Bottom three; saved by lifeline vote
Honey G 8 "Mo Money Mo Problems" Safe
Gifty Louise 9 "Rockin' Robin" Safe
Saara Aalto 10 "River Deep – Mountain High" Bottom three
Four of Diamonds 11 "You Keep Me Hangin' On" Safe
Sing-off details[57]
Freddy Parker 1 "Stay" Eliminated
Saara Aalto 2 "Run" Saved
Judges' vote to eliminate[57]

With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Freddy Parker was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.[57]

Week 3 (22/23 October)

Contestants' performances on the third live show
Act Order[78] Song[78] Result[70]
Ryan Lawrie 1 "Rolling in the Deep" Bottom three; saved by lifeline vote
Gifty Louise 2 "Lay Me Down" Safe
5 After Midnight 3 "Valerie" Safe
Sam Lavery 4 "Earth Song" Safe
Matt Terry 5 "I'll Be There" Safe
Honey G 6 "Ice Ice Baby"/"Under Pressure" Safe
Relley C 7 "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" Bottom three
Emily Middlemas 8 "How Will I Know" Safe
Four of Diamonds 9 "Lady Marmalade"/"Bang Bang" Bottom three
Saara Aalto 10 "It's Oh So Quiet" Safe
Sing-off[70]
Relley C 1 "I Can't Make You Love Me" Eliminated
Four of Diamonds 2 "Who Are You" Saved
Judges' vote to eliminate[70]

Week 4 (29/30 October)

Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Act Order[82] Song[82] Result[59]
Gifty Louise 1 "I'm in Love with a Monster" Bottom three
Matt Terry 2 "I Put a Spell on You" Safe
5 After Midnight 3 "Thriller" Safe
Honey G 4 "Men in Black" Safe
Ryan Lawrie 5 "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" Bottom three; saved by lifeline vote
Sam Lavery 6 "Total Eclipse of the Heart" Safe
Saara Aalto 7 "Bad Romance" Safe
Four of Diamonds 8 "Ghost" Bottom three
Emily Middlemas 9 "Creep" Safe
Sing-off[59]
Gifty Louise 1 "A Song for You" Eliminated
Four of Diamonds 2 "The Voice Within" Saved
Judges' vote to eliminate[59]

Week 5 (5/6 November)

During the fifth live results show, O'Leary confirmed that the final 8 would be part of The X Factor UK Live Tour 2016.[84]

Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Act Order[83] Song[83] Result[71]
Matt Terry 1 "I'm Your Man" Safe
Sam Lavery 2 "I'll Stand by You" Bottom three, saved by lifeline vote
Honey G 3 "Jump" Safe
Ryan Lawrie 4 "Twist and Shout" Safe
Four of Diamonds 5 "Hold On" Bottom three
Saara Aalto 6 "Sound of the Underground" Bottom three
Emily Middlemas 7 "What Makes You Beautiful" Safe
5 After Midnight 8 "Say You'll Be There" Safe
Sing-off[71]
Four of Diamonds 1 "When You Believe" Eliminated
Saara Aalto 2 "Who You Are" Saved
Judges' vote to eliminate[71]

Week 6 (12/13 November)

It was revealed during the sixth live show that the lifeline vote would not return for the remainder of the series.[87]

Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Act Order[85] Song[88] Result[72]
Saara Aalto 1 "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" Safe
Sam Lavery 2 "I Will Survive" Bottom two
Ryan Lawrie 3 "Play That Funky Music" Bottom two
5 After Midnight 4 "Boogie Wonderland"/"September" Safe
Matt Terry 5 "Best of My Love" Safe
Emily Middlemas 6 "Wishing on a Star" Safe
Honey G 7 "Stayin' Alive" Safe
Sing-off[72]
Sam Lavery 1 "No More Drama" Eliminated
Ryan Lawrie 2 "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" Saved
Judges' vote to eliminate[72]

With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Sam Lavery was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.[72]

Week 7 (19/20 November)

Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
Act Order[89] Song[89] Film[89] Result[73]
Ryan Lawrie 1 "Jailhouse Rock" Jailhouse Rock Bottom two
5 After Midnight 2 "Try a Little Tenderness" The Commitments Safe
Saara Aalto 3 "My Heart Will Go On" Titanic Safe
Matt Terry 4 "Writing's on the Wall" Spectre Safe
Honey G 5 "It's Like That"/"Gettin' Jiggy wit It" Keith Lemon: The Film/The Last Days of Disco Bottom two
Emily Middlemas 6 "It Must Have Been Love" Pretty Woman Safe
Sing-off[73]
Ryan Lawrie 1 "Lego House" Eliminated
Honey G 2 "Get Ur Freak On"/"Work It" Saved
Judges' vote to eliminate[73]

Week 8 (26/27 November)

For the first time this series, contestants performed two songs.[90]

Contestants' performances on the eighth live show
Act Order[90] First song ("Louis Loves")[90] Order[90] Second song (own choice)[90] Result
Matt Terry 1 "Secret Love Song, Pt II" 6 "Alive" Safe
Saara Aalto 2 "The Winner Takes It All" 10 "Diamonds Are Forever"/"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" Safe
Honey G 3 "U Can't Touch This"/"Super Freak" 8 "Push It"/"Black Beatles" Bottom two
5 After Midnight 4 "Uptown Funk" 7 "Sorry"/"One Dance" Bottom two
Emily Middlemas 5 "Toxic" 9 "Human" Safe
Sing-off
Honey G 1 "California Love" Eliminated
5 After Midnight 2 "Beneath Your Beautiful" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate

Week 9: Semi-final (3/4 December)

Contestants' performances on the ninth live show
Act Order First song ("Christmas")[91] Order Second song (own choice)[91] Result
Matt Terry 1 "Silent Night" 6 "Say You Love Me" Bottom two
5 After Midnight 2 "Stay Another Day" 8 "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" Safe
Emily Middlemas 3 "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" 5 "Mad World" Bottom two
Saara Aalto 4 "White Christmas"/"All I Want for Christmas Is You" 7 "Chandelier" Safe
Sing-off
Matt Terry 1 "Hurt" Safe
Emily Middlemas 2 "Wings" Eliminated
Judges' vote to save

Reception

Ratings

Episode Air date Duration
(minutes)[92]1		 Official rating
(millions)[93],2		 Official rating
(millions inc. HD)[93],3		 Official rating
(millions inc. HD & +1)[93],4		 Weekly rank[93],5
Auditions 1 27 August 90 6.52 8.09 8.72 2
Auditions 2 28 August 60 6.04 7.45 8.07 4
Auditions 3 3 September 60 7.56 9.67 10.21 3
Auditions 4 4 September 60 6.98 8.76 9.18 4
Auditions 5 10 September 60 6.66 8.47 9.14 2
Auditions 6 11 September 60 6.66 8.26 8.63 4
Auditions 7 17 September 60 7.36 9.01 9.35 2
Bootcamp 18 September 90 6.36 7.95 8.31 3
Six-chair challenge 1 24 September 110 6.66 8.57 8.91 4
Six-chair challenge 2 25 September 120 6.32 8.03 8.62 5
Judges' houses 1 1 October 110 6.47 8.33 8.70 4
Judges' houses 2 2 October 90 6.00 7.52 7.87 5
Live show 1 8 October 120 5.55 7.25 7.67 7
Live results 1 9 October 60 5.64 7.23 7.46 10
Live show 2 15 October 120 5.22 6.68 7.07 16
Live results 2 16 October 60 5.67 7.07 7.38 11
Live show 3 22 October 110 5.43 6.90 7.21 20
Live results 3 23 October 60 5.48 7.03 7.27 19
Live show 4 29 October 110 5.09 6.74 7.08 15
Live results 4 30 October 60 5.15 6.69 6.99 22
Live show 5 5 November 100 TBA TBA TBA TBA
Live results 5 6 November 60 TBA TBA TBA TBA
Live show 6 12 November 90 TBA TBA TBA TBA
Live results 6 13 November 60 TBA TBA TBA TBA
Live show 7 19 November 85 TBA TBA TBA TBA
Live results 7 20 November 60 TBA TBA TBA TBA
Live show 8 26 November 110 TBA TBA TBA TBA
Live results 8 27 November 60 TBA TBA TBA TBA
Live show 9 3 December 90 TBA TBA TBA TBA
Live results 9 4 December 60 TBA TBA TBA TBA
Live final 10 December 125 TBA TBA TBA TBA
Live final results 11 December 125 TBA TBA TBA TBA
^1 Includes advert breaks
^2 The ratings over a 28-day period, including the broadcasts on ITV and streaming through ITV Hub.
^3 The ratings over a 28-day period, including the broadcasts on ITV, ITV HD and streaming through ITV Hub.
^4 The ratings over a 28-day period, including the broadcasts on ITV, ITV HD, ITV+1 and streaming through ITV Hub.
^5 The rank for the combined ITV, ITV HD and ITV+1 broadcasts, compared with all channels for that week, from Monday to Sunday.

Criticism and controversy

Brooks Way's withdrawal

Just hours before the first live show, duo Brooks Way, consisting of twin brothers Kyle and Josh Brooks, were suspended from the competition, over allegations that Josh had been violent with his ex-girlfriend Amelia Clark, allegedly breaking her nose and kicking her in the face during a New Year Eve party earlier in the year.[94] It was reported throughout the weekend that Josh was regularly beating up Kyle. Kyle and Clark came to Josh's defense, saying respectively that the allegations were false and that they were written by a friend and fan who chose to exploit from the show. During the broadcast, presenter Dermot O'Leary acknowledged the brothers absence stating that it is due to "circumstances that have arisen".

The following Monday, they released a statement saying that they were withdrawing from the competition, from "mutual consent" with the producers, whilst denying the "false allegations" and saying that "truth always wins".[95] They were replaced by girl group, Four of Diamonds.[96]

Claims of fixing

The X Factor were forced to deny that the competition was fixed when a nightclub, Kittys & Kandy, in Kirkcaldy, posted on Facebook that Honey G would be performing there on 10 December 2016, the same night as the show's final. The post was deleted and the venue said they had secured the date in case Honey G was eliminated before that date, but a spokesperson for The X Factor said, "This story is not true and there is no foundation to any fix claims. The club was mistaken in their post that she would be there on 10 December and the post has since been removed."[97]

Several viewers suspected that the jukebox wheel was rigged after it selected "Fright Night" for the theme for week 4, two days before Halloween.[98] O'Leary insisted the wheel was not rigged, calling it "the most rudimentary hamster wheel you've ever seen in your life".[99] Scherzinger also said she thought it was not fixed because, "I can't pick my songs until we know what [theme] we're doing—and the producers aren't picking anything as well."[100] Contestant Middlemas said of the wheel: "It's not computerised, it's an old-fashioned wheel. We can see it at the side and there's no-one else around apart from Dermot [O'Leary] pulling the wheel. We do it at rehearsals and it lands on something different each time. All of the producers knew people would say it was fixed. [But] we know how it works."[101]

Voting

At the start of the third live show, O'Leary announced that the voting lines were open for all contestants before they had performed, instead of after they performed as it had been in the first two live shows. Isobel Mohan from The Daily Telegraph claimed this was unfair and gave an advantage to those performing first and turned it into a popularity contest instead of a talent show.[78]

During the fifth Results Show, many viewers claimed that they couldn't vote via the App. This also caused claims of fixing.[102]

Swearing

Ofcom received five complaints from viewers after Gifty Louise was heard swearing when she said, "I fucking told you" during the third live results show, when Sam Lavery was announced as the first act through to the following week. O'Leary issued an apology after the results. Ofcom confirmed that they were assessing the complaints before deciding whether to investigate.[103]

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