Episode guide
The X Factor: Season 8
31 episodes · premiered Aug 20, 2011
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- Episode 1: Auditions 1 Aug 20, 2011 · 1h The first set of hopefuls audition in front of the judges hoping to gain a place in the next round of the competition. Dermot is on hand to console those who fail to make it through…
- Episode 2: Auditions 2 Aug 27, 2011 · 1h Dermot O'Leary hosts the second round of auditions, which come from London and Liverpool. Louis Walsh and new judges Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland and Tulisa Contostavlos are hoping to find…
- Episode 3: Auditions 3 Sep 3, 2011 · 1h Dermot O'Leary hosts the third set of auditions in the search for a new pop sensation. Judges Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland and Tulisa Contostavlos are on the hunt for…
- Episode 4: Auditions 4 Sep 10, 2011 · 1h Dermot O'Leary presents the fourth set of auditions from Britain's biggest singing competition. Judges Louis Walsh, Kelly Rowland, Tulisa Contostavlos and Gary Barlow continue their star…
- Episode 5: Auditions 5 Sep 11, 2011 · 1h Dermot O'Leary presents the fifth set of auditions. Judges Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland, Tulisa Contostavlos and Louis Walsh are on the lookout for a potential star of the future, but will…
- Episode 6: Auditions 6 Sep 17, 2011 · 1h Dermot O'Leary presents the sixth set of auditions. Judges Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland, Tulisa Contostavlos and Louis Walsh are on the lookout for a potential star of the future, but will…
- Episode 7: Auditions 7 Sep 18, 2011 · 1h Dermot O'Leary presents the seventh set of auditions. Judges Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland, Tulisa Contostavlos and Louis Walsh are on the lookout for a potential star of the future, but will…
- Episode 8: Bootcamp 1 Sep 24, 2011 · 1h The successful auditionees head to London's Hammersmith Apollo for the biggest bootcamp ever. Judges Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole will be putting 200 acts…
- Episode 9: Bootcamp 2 Sep 25, 2011 · 1h Join host Dermot O'Leary for the second in our bootcamp weekend double bill. The 50 remaining acts must perform again in front of an audience of thousands. Each singer has been able to…
- Episode 10: Judges Houses 1 Oct 1, 2011 · 1h The remaining acts jet off around the world to the judges' homes, where they will battle it out for a place in the final 16. Each panellist is joined by a celebrity guest mentor to help…
- Episode 11: Judges Houses 2 Oct 2, 2011 · 1h In four locations around the world, it is make or break time for the remaining hopefuls as they find out whether or not they have made it to the live shows. Judges Kelly Rowland, Tulisa…
- Episode 12: Live Show 1 Oct 8, 2011 · 1h After weeks of gruelling auditions, the remaining 16 contestants have reached the live rounds. Dermot O'Leary presents the first of the live shows, in which the finalists perform for the…
- Episode 13: Live Show 1 Results Oct 9, 2011 · 1h Dermot O'Leary hosts the live results show in which the finalists find out who is going home. There will be tears and drama as no-one wants to leave the competition in the first week. Plus…
- Episode 14: Live Show 2 Oct 15, 2011 · 1h Watch all 11 acts strut their stuff as they make their claim to The X Factor throne. Tonight the competition really hots up, and Whitney Houston is a special guest tomorrow night.
- Episode 15: Live Show 2 Results Oct 16, 2011 · 1h Join host Dermot O'Leary live as the 11 remaining acts find out the results of the public vote. The two acts with the lowest number of votes must sing for survival in the final showdown…
- Episode 16: Live Show 3 Oct 22, 2011 · 1h The 10 remaining acts battle it out to win the public's votes and stay in the competition.
- Episode 17: Live show 3 Results Oct 23, 2011 · 1h Join Dermot O'Leary live for the results of the public vote. The two acts with the lowest number of votes must perform again in the final showdown. Then judges Louis Walsh, Dannii Minogue…
- Episode 18: Live Show 4 Oct 29, 2011 · 1h All the performances and much more from The X Factor's
- Episode 19: Live Show 4 Results Oct 30, 2011 · 1h Dermot O'Leary hosts the all-new Sunday night X Factor results show, as the nine acts find out the results of the public vote. The two with the lowest number of votes will sing for…
- Episode 20: Live Show 5 Nov 5, 2011 · 1h The battle for the crown continues as the eight remaining acts step onto Britain's biggest stage for the fifth live show. Each of the performers will be hoping to impress the voting…
- Episode 21: Live Show 5 Results Nov 6, 2011 · 1h Dermot O'Leary hosts the live results show. The remaining performers will be on tenterhooks as the results of the public vote are revealed, as the two acts with the lowest number of votes…
- Episode 22: Live Show 6 Nov 12, 2011 · 1h Only seven acts remain and the competition will be getting fiercer than ever as the performers battle it out to stay in the running. Judges Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minogue and…
- Episode 23: Live Show 6 Results Nov 13, 2011 · 1h It is time for the seven remaining acts to find out the result of the public vote. The two acts with the lowest numbers of votes must sing for survival in the final showdown. Then judges…
- Episode 24: Live Show 7 Nov 19, 2011 · 1h There are only six acts remaining in the competition, and today they must sing live again in a battle to win the biggest prize in pop.
- Episode 25: Live Show 7 Results Nov 20, 2011 · 1h It is time to reveal the results of the public vote. The two acts with the fewest votes will have to perform again in a sing-off, and then it is up to the judges to decide who stays in the…
- Episode 26: Live Show 8 Nov 26, 2011 · 1h Theme: "Movie Week"
- Episode 27: Live Show 8 Results Nov 27, 2011 · 1h Result show 8, with celebrity performers: Rebecca Ferguson ("Nothing's Real But Love") and Rihanna ("We Found Love")
- Episode 28: Semi-Final Dec 3, 2011 · 1h Dermot O'Leary hosts the semi-finals. The four remaining act must perform two songs each, and it will be up to them to really sing their hearts out if they are to be in with a chance of…
- Episode 29: Semi-Final Results Dec 4, 2011 · 1h Dermot O'Leary reveals which performers will have to fight for survival in a sing-off. The bottom two acts will face the judges again, and one will be eliminated, losing their chance of…
- Episode 30: Final Dec 10, 2011 · 1h Dermot O'Leary presents the final of the singing competition from Wembley Arena. The remaining contestants must perform in front of a crowd of 10,000 in a bid to win viewers' votes and…
- Episode 31: Final Results Dec 11, 2011 · 1h Dermot O'Leary reveals the results of the public vote. The two acts left battling for the crown perform what will become the winner's single in front of 10,000 people at Wembley Arena…