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The X Factor

2005–2016 · 8 seasons

Bright, familiar talent-show comfort viewing where hopeful performances and judge banter roll by easily without demanding much.

Created by
Simon Cowell
Genres
Reality
Starring
Ronan Keating, Natalie Imbruglia, Kyle Sandilands
Overview
Individuals and groups compete in hope of becoming the next musical megastar.

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Created by
Simon Cowell
Genres
Reality
Starring
Ronan Keating, Natalie Imbruglia, Kyle Sandilands
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • ambition
    • music
    • celebrity
    • identity
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness1
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    reality
    Created by
    Simon Cowell
    Starring
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    Length
    8 seasons, 233 episodes, 90 min each
    Network
    Seven Network
    Languages
    English

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