The X Factor: Season 7
Season 7 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 6.
- 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 7 Progress Shield
Auditions 1: Glasgow welcomes Geri!
Aug 21, 2010 · 60 min
With Dannii looking after her mini Minogue the panel of power welcomed the first of our celebrity guest judges in Glasgow, the notoriously never lost for words, formally ginger, Ge
Auditions 2: Dublin welcomes Katy Perry!
Aug 28, 2010 · 60 min
Guest judge Katy Perry helps Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Louis Walsh select the best solo singers and groups in Dublin as the auditions move to Louis's native Republic of Ireland
Auditions 3: Birmingham welcomes Natalie Imbruglia!
Sep 4, 2010 · 60 min
Guest judge Natalie Imbruglia helps Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Louis Walsh select the best solo singers and groups at the auditions in Birmingham, where highlights include a fem
Auditions 4: Cardiff welcomes Pixie Lott!
Sep 11, 2010 · 60 min
Pixie Lott helps Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Louis Walsh put through the best solo acts and groups as the auditions reach Cardiff, where last year the judges discovered Lucie Jon
Series 7 - Auditions 5
Sep 18, 2010 · 60 min
In the first of two shows from Manchester bringing the 2010 auditions to a close, Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh are joined by Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger on the ju
Auditions 6: Manchester Day 2
Sep 19, 2010 · 60 min
With Cheryl Cole still absent, the contestants in Manchester have one last chance to impress Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and guest judge Nicole Scherzinger in the final audition show
Boot Camp 1
Sep 25, 2010 · 60 min
The first of this weekend’s bootcamp double bill, as the cream of the crop from the nationwide auditions head to London. Over 200 acts will be tested to the limit at Wembley Arena
Boot Camp 2
Sep 26, 2010 · 60 min
It is the second of this weekend’s bootcamp double bill. The solo performances continue as one by one, the acts take to the biggest stage yet. No-one can afford to slip up as they
Judges Houses 1
Oct 2, 2010 · 60 min
Those who have made it through travel to the judges houses where they have one last chance to impress before the judges decide who they will put through to the live stages of the c
Judges Houses 2
Oct 3, 2010 · 60 min
The judges reveal who has made it through to the live finals.
Live Show 1
Oct 9, 2010 · 60 min
Tonights theme: Number one Singles. Dermot O'Leary hosts the first of the live shows. Thousands of singers auditioned across the UK and their numbers have been whittled down so th
Live Results Show 1
Oct 10, 2010 · 60 min
Dermot O'Leary reveals how the public has voted in the first live results show. The acts with the fewest number of votes must sing again in the final showdown, and then it is up to
Live Results Show 2
Oct 17, 2010 · 60 min
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 sho
Live Show 3
Oct 23, 2010 · 60 min
The 10 remaining acts battle it out to win the public's votes and stay in the competition.
Series 7 - Elimination - 3 (Result)
Oct 24, 2010 · 60 min
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
Live Results Show 4
Oct 31, 2010 · 60 min
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
Live Show 5
Nov 6, 2010 · 60 min
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 votin
Live Results Show 5
Nov 7, 2010 · 60 min
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 o
Live Show 6
Nov 13, 2010 · 60 min
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 Minogu
Live Results Show 6
Nov 14, 2010 · 60 min
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
Series 7 - Elimination - 7
Nov 20, 2010 · 60 min
here 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. Also fighting it out are judges Simon Cowell,
Live Results Show 7
Nov 21, 2010 · 60 min
t 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
Live Show 8
Nov 27, 2010 · 60 min
It is the eighth live show, and with only five acts remaining, the pressure is really on to make an impression on both the judges and the voters at home. Panellists Simon Cowell, C
Series 7 - Elimination - 8 (Result)
Nov 28, 2010 · 60 min
Dermot O'Leary reveals the results of the latest public vote. The two acts with the fewest votes must take part in a sing-off, and then judges Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, Louis W
Series 7 - Elimination - 9
Dec 4, 2010 · 60 min
The battle to win the biggest prize in pop moves a step closer as the show reaches the semi-final. The remaining acts each sing two songs live in a bid to win viewers' votes. Also
Series 7 - Elimination - 9 (Result)
Dec 5, 2010 · 60 min
Britain has been voting over the last 24 hours and now the semi-finalists find out the result of the public vote. The act with the fewest votes will leave the competition, and the
The Final 2010
Dec 11, 2010 · 60 min
The finalists go head to head as they sing live in a bid to win this year's competition and bag a life-changing recording contract. Also battling it out are judges Simon Cowell, Lo
The Final 2010 Results
Dec 12, 2010 · 60 min
Britain has been voting for 24 hours and the finalists face a nail-biting wait to find out the results of the public vote. Joining them for the biggest pop event of the year are ju