X factor when does it air 2017

Simon confirmed earlier this year that he was completely revamping the live shows again — and he kept to his word. In a bit to put an end to fix rumours, he binned the not-at-all-random jukebox, decided to put voting entirely in the hands of the public, meaning the judges don't have a say at all, and the acts with the most votes were revealed every week. The acts with the most votes from Saturday and Sunday's show were also forced to enter a 'Prize Fight' sing-off to compete for a career-changing treat — this was probably the biggest change this series, but it didn't sit well with all viewers.

Other changes included encouraging acts to perform their own original songs and spreading live performances across both Saturday and Sunday, with one act going home each night.

With so many contestants being sent home every weekend four were eliminated across two evenings on one occasion , this has been the shortest series of The X Factor ever. Of course! Britain's Got Talent star Alesha Dixon stepped in for Nicole, when she couldn't make one batch of auditions.

She also filled in for Simon when he fell ill and had to miss a couple of episodes. Other than that, there were no other surprise faces sitting on the panel. Simon invited Cheryl to join him — much to the dismay of Sinitta.

Sharon received assistance from her famous children Jack and Kelly Osbourne. Meanwhile, Nicole recruited Storzmy and as for Louis, he was joined by Mika. Dermot O'Leary, of course! Remember when he took some time out in , leaving the show in the hands of Olly Murs and Caroline Flack?

Well, Simon has learnt his lesson and won't be repeating that mistake any time soon. Explaining why he ever let Dermot go in the first place, Simon told The Mirror : "I think there was probably a misunderstanding. I thought he wanted to go and he probably thought I wanted him to leave. Neither of us, being stubborn, spoke to each other and then we realised that we miss him. As part of the deal, he's required to stay on as presenter until at least Awkward question She's also the face of all the X Factor social media platforms, including Snapchat, Instagram and Twitter.

This stage of the competition looks to receive the biggest revamp, with Cowell cutting down the number of live shows to six this year. Meanwhile performers will be permitted to sing original songs, and there are rumours that themed weeks could be scrapped altogether.

The series sees the return of Sharon Osbourne, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh joining music mogul Cowell on the judging panel. Alesha Dixon will also be making an appearance as she filled in for Scherzinger during some of the audition rounds. Her audition was off the scale, she was so good. Despite its late start, it should still be before BBC One launches its rival Strictly Come Dancing , which is expected to begin its latest series a week later on September 9.

After a few weeks, they'll then head to the arena-based Boot Camp, followed by the downright tough Six Chair Challenge, and then Judges' Houses before the all-important live shows. Dermot O'Leary will once again be your main man as the show's reliable host and dad-dancer extraordinaire. Want up-to-the-minute entertainment news and features?

A week later, it was confirmed that Dermot O'Leary would be returning to host the show for its 14th year, marking his tenth year as a presenter.

In June , it was revealed that the judging panel will remain the same as Series On June 23, it was revealed that Nicole Scherzinger wouldn't be able to make the first day of Manchester auditions due to prior commitments and as such was replaced with Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon for the first day of the auditions, with Scherzinger returning for the rest of the auditions. Dixon also stood in for Osbourne at the Edinburgh auditions five days later due to the latter having a long-standing back injury.

The day before the first live show, it was reported that Simon Cowell had been taken to hospital after falling down the stairs at his home. Due to this, he was absent from the first live show with the remaining judges going ahead as normal. Guest judge Alesha Dixon, who had filled in for both Scherzinger an Osbourne during the auditions, joined the panel for the second live show in place of Simon, who once again wasn't able to be in attendance.

Age limit: The minimum age limit was reduced to 14 years old. This previously happened in , , and Auditions: Simon confirmed during the filming of bootcamp that the auditionees would be allowed to perform original songs. This previously happened during Series 9 and there were more audition episodes than previous series.

Six Chair Challenge: In a change to previous years where each judge critiqued each other's category together, the judges faced their category alone on the sidelines while the other judges sat at the judges' table offering their critique.

Live Shows: Acts were sent home on both Saturday and Sunday, as "tedious" Saturday nights received lower viewing figures than Sunday. Simon officially confirmed the reduction in live shows in late August The group performance was also abolished.