The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent, contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. Created by Simon Cowell, the show began in 2004 and has since aired annually from August/September until December. The show is produced by FremantleMedia's Thames (previously Talkback Thames) and Cowell's production company SycoTV. It is broadcast on the ITV network in the United Kingdom and simulcast on TV3 in the Republic of Ireland, with spin-off behind-the-scenes show The Xtra Factor screened on ITV2. The "X Factor" refers to the undefinable "something" that makes for star quality. The show was devised as a replacement for the highly successful Pop Idol, which was put on indefinite hiatus after its second series, largely because Cowell, who was a judge on Pop Idol, wished to launch a show to which he owned the television rights. The perceived similarity between the two shows later became the subject of a legal dispute.
Viewing Statistics
I decided to research into the viewing statistics and the series to see how popular the show is and how much audiences were involved in the show.
Looking into how the show has affected the music industry and corruption within the show
Daily Mail
The Voice
MTV
The Telegraph
Artists
Focusing on Stevi Richie in the 2014 series, not deemed as musical talent, interesting to see why he was on the show.
Daily Mail
The Mirror
Heat
Success In The Show / Sales
Official Charts
7 Christmas No. 1's
Themes
Audiences opt in and out and might forget the formulaic process
Judges change to give the illusion of change within the show
More audience participation in recent shows
A recurring theme of less talented characters to increase viewings
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