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The X Factor: Season 14

28 episodes Premiered Sep 2, 2017 Updated Oct 28, 2026
Previously on The X Factor

Season 14 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 13.
  • ⚡ 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.
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Season 14 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 14: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S14·E1 Mytharc

Series 14 - Auditions 1

Sep 2, 2017 · 60 min

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 Sche

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Bootcamp 1

Sep 29, 2017 · 60 min

Bootcamp is looming on the horizon, and Dermot O’Leary presents the final selection of room auditions. Sharon Osbourne, Nicole Scherzinger, Louis Walsh and Simon Cowell assemble fo

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Boot Camp 2

Oct 1, 2017 · 60 min

It's Boot Camp! And the remaining contestants are put through their paces, having to perform once again for the judges in a series of singing challenges. First, contestants must ra

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Boot Camp 3

Oct 7, 2017 · 60 min

Tonight sees Bootcamp come to a close as the arena auditions continue and the remaining contestants take to the stage at Wembley arena to perform in front of a live audience for th

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Six Chair Challenge

Oct 8, 2017 · 60 min

Tonight's episode sees the competition reach a new level as the dramatic Six Chair Challenge returns, promising some amazing performances alongside some agonising decisions for the

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Six Chair Challenge (2)

Oct 14, 2017 · 60 min

In the second of three special Six Chair Challenge episodes, the stakes are high as the acts perform individually and their judge then has to decide, there and then in front of the

S14·E14 Core

Six Chair Challenge (3)

Oct 15, 2017 · 60 min

In the final special Six Chair Challenge episodes, the stakes are high as the acts perform individually and their judge then has to decide, there and then in front of the audience,

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Judges' Houses (1)

Oct 21, 2017 · 60 min

The route to the live shows draws tantalisingly closer for the remaining 24 The X Factor contestants as they jet off to Judges' Houses in a bid to land a coveted place in the live

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LayarStar - Live Show 5

Nov 11, 2017 · 60 min

The nation's favourite singing show continues into its third weekend of the live shows as the remaining contestants take to the stage to perform for the judges and audience at home

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LayarStar - Live Show 6

Nov 18, 2017 · 60 min

The nation's favourite singing show continues into its third weekend of the live shows as the remaining contestants take to the stage to perform for the judges and audience at home

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Quarter Final 1

Nov 18, 2017 · 60 min

The UK's favourite singing competition kicks off its fourth weekend of live shows as the remaining contestants sing their hearts out. Dermot O'Leary hosts as judges Simon Cowell, N

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Quarter Final 2

Nov 19, 2017 · 60 min

The UK's favourite singing competition continues its fourth weekend of live shows as the remaining contestants sing their hearts out. Dermot O'Leary hosts as judges Simon Cowell, N

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Semi-final 1

Nov 25, 2017 · 60 min

The nation's favourite singing show continues into its semi-final round as the remaining contestants take to the stage to perform for the judges and audience at home, with the hope

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Semi-final 2

Nov 26, 2017 · 60 min

The nation's favourite singing show continues into its semi-final round as the remaining contestants take to the stage to perform for the judges and audience at home, with the hope

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