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The Best Episodes of The X Factor

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Every episode of The X Factor ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The X Factor!

The Best Episodes of The X Factor

The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent, contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions.
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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Series 14 - Auditions 1

    S14:E1

    The UK's most talked about TV show, The X Factor, is back. And this year's series sees the return of some favourite faces as rock royalty Sharon Osbourne, pop sensation Nicole Scherzinger, chart maestro Louis Walsh and The X Factor creator and music mogul Simon Cowell are reunited on the judging panel. They are joined by the nation's favourite TV host, Dermot O'Leary, who is back to guide viewers through all of The X Factor action as well as providing hopefuls with those much-needed ‘Dermot hugs'. Also returning this year are the intimate room auditions. Expect knock out vocals and big personalities as the auditionees find themselves face-to-face in front of the judges in a very personal setting, tackling the first stage in their path to secure a life changing record contract.

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  2. Background image for Series 14 - Auditions 2
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    #2 - Series 14 - Auditions 2

    S14:E2

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    #3 - Series 14 - Auditions 4

    S14:E4

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    #4 - Series 14 - Auditions 5

    S14:E5

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    #5 - Series 14 - Auditions 6

    S14:E6

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  6. Background image for Episode 1: The Auditions Part 1
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    #6 - Episode 1: The Auditions Part 1

    S1:E1

    The judges visit Leeds and London for the first audions round. Amongst the thousands of contestants who tried out were: Retired miner Mario, sisterly duos Sweet Harmony and Gemini, rapper ginger Benjamin (who got on the wrong side of Sharon by insulting her kids!) & 81 year old Reney!

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    #7 - Episode 2: The Auditions Part 2

    S1:E2

    The judges visit Newcastle. Two rivalry bands both get through to the next round. A girl tries out with her two best friends, only to be told by Simon that she has to ditch them if she wants to go any further. After a heart-to-heart with her friends, the girl tries out in front of the judges on her own. Louis gets re-acquainted with an old friend. Simon suggests that Louis take her out, then when she turns up for their lunch date with her dog, Louis runs away from Simon and out of the back door.

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    #8 - Episode 3: The Auditions Part 3

    S1:E3

    The judges continue to search for people who they think have the X Factor.

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    #9 - Episode 4: The Auditions Part 4

    S1:E4

    The judges visit Scotland. The talent is very poor and the success rate of getting through to the next round is very low. The judges aren't very pleased. Sharon, annoyed at Simon, pours two glasses of water over his head.

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    #10 - Episode 5: The Auditions Part 5

    S1:E5

    The judges continue to search for people who they think have the X Factor.

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    #11 - Episode 6: The Boot Camp Part 1

    S1:E6

    The judges get together a team to help them mentor their group of hopefuls.

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    #12 - Episode 7: The Boot Camp Part 2

    S1:E7

    The judges get together a team to help them mentor their group of hopefuls.

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    #13 - Live Show : The final 9 perform

    S1:E8

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    #14 - Live Results : Down to 8 acts

    S1:E9

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    #15 - Live Show : The final 8 perform

    S1:E10

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    #16 - Live Results : Down to 7 acts

    S1:E11

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    #17 - Live Show : the final 7 perform

    S1:E12

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    #18 - Live Results : Down to 6 acts

    S1:E13

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    #19 - Live Show : the final 6 perform

    S1:E14

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    #20 - Live Results : Down to 5 acts

    S1:E15

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    #21 - Series 1 - Live Show 5

    S1:E16

    Cassie and Tabby were the final two people left and the judges had to choose between them. Louis and Simon both voted Cassie off. Sharon refused to give a vote. Kate Thornton said that if the votes were tied, then the person who would be kicked out is the person who got the lowest phone votes. Over 2 million people had voted for Cassie and Tabby.

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    #22 - Series 1 - Live Show 5 (Result)

    S1:E17

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    #23 - Series 1 - Live Show 6

    S1:E18

    In this episode, each act performed two songs. On the results show later on, the judges decided which one of the two songs that their act sung earlier, would be singing again to keep them in the show. Rowetta was voted off tonights show.

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    S1:E19

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    #25 - Series 1 - Live Show 7

    S1:E20

    In this episode, Tabby was voted off the show. Even though he was sad to be going, he was glad that he'd made it this far. G4 and Steve will be going head-to-head in the final next Saturday.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Series 14 - Auditions 1" is the best rated episode of "The X Factor". It scored 7/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/2/2017. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Series 14 - Auditions 2".