The X Factor: Season 13
Season 13 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of The X Factor Season 12.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 13 Progress Shield
Boot Camp 1
Sep 18, 2016 · 60 min
Boot camp begins. Simon Cowell and his fellow judges Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh, and Nicole Scherzinger put those hopefuls who made it past the initial auditions through a series
Six-Chair Challenge 1
Sep 24, 2016 · 60 min
The Six Chair Challenge returns. The judges must decide on the final six acts in each category to take through to the Judges' Houses stage. None of the hopefuls who secure a seat a
Live Show 1
Oct 8, 2016 · 60 min
In the first live show of the year the 12 remaining acts compete for the public vote.
Live Show 1 Results
Oct 9, 2016 · 60 min
The results of last night's live show is revealed.
Live Show 4: Fright Night Week
Oct 29, 2016 · 60 min
On the 4th weekend of live shows the remaining contestants take to the stage to perform for the judges and audience at home, all in the hope of sealing their place in the competiti
Live Show 4 Results
Oct 30, 2016 · 60 min
The results of last night's live show are revealed.
Live Show 9 Results
Dec 4, 2016 · 60 min
The results of last night's live show are revealed, and 3 contestants go through to the finals.