The X Factor UK
The X Factor UK Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | E31 | E32 | E33 | E34 | ||
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| S1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 5.6 | |||||||||||
| S2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.8 | |||||
| S3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.7 | |||||
| S4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.6 | |||||||
| S5 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.9 | |||||
| S6 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.8 | |||||
| S7 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.2 | |||||
| S8 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 6.1 | ||||
| S9 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.9 | ||||
| S10 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.1 | |||
| S11 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 6.4 | |
| S12 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 5.7 | |||||||
| S13 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.2 | |||
| S14 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.8 | |||||||
| S15 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.1 |
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"Manufactured drama in service of genuine musical discovery"
A singing competition where hopeful contestants perform for a panel of celebrity judges, advancing through auditions, bootcamp, and live shows toward a recording contract. The show leans hard into manufactured drama: sob-story backstories, judge bickering, and audience voting theatrics. Musical performances range from genuinely thrilling to cringeworthy, often within the same episode. It's built for casual, appointment viewing rather than binging, with filler segments padding out the actual talent. Whether it works depends entirely on your tolerance for reality-TV artifice wrapped around real vocal talent.
the occasional breakout performance that reminds you why singing competitions became a genre.
you find manufactured backstories and judge theatrics more tedious than entertaining.
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