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Template:Infobox reality music competition The X Factor is an American television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a US$5 million recording contract with Epic Records[1]. The first season began airing on September 21, 2011, on Fox and is due to end in December the same year.

Based on the UK format, the competition consists of auditions, in front of producers and then the judges with a live audience; bootcamp; judges' houses and then the live finals. Auditions for the show began in March 2011 and concluded in June 2011.[2] The show will be hosted by Welsh TV presenter Steve Jones, while the judging panel consists of Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid and Nicole Scherzinger. Cheryl Cole, formerly a judge of the UK version, was a judge for auditions in Los Angeles and Chicago, but subsequently left the program for disputed reasons and was replaced by Scherzinger, who was originally co-hosting the show alongside Jones.

An early preview of the show aired during the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 12, 2011. Another preview was shown following American football coverage on Fox on September 11.

Selection process

Auditions

Auditions for producers began in Los Angeles, California, on March 27, 2011, at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. They then took place in Miami, Florida, on April 14, 2011, at the BankUnited Center and continued in Newark, New Jersey's Prudential Center on April 14, 2011. More auditions took place in Seattle, Washington's KeyArena on April 20, 2011, and Chicago, Illinois's Sears Centre on April 27, 2011, and finished in Dallas, Texas's American Airlines Center on May 26, 2011.[3][4]

It was reported that The X Factor had broken the auditions record in Los Angeles on March 27.[5] It was reported that over 20,000 people auditioned in Newark, New Jersey,[6] and it was also reported that over 5,000 people auditioned in Seattle.[7]

The audition booths opened in Honolulu, Hawaii; Phoenix, Arizona; Nashville, Tennessee; Anchorage, Alaska; Kansas City, Kansas; and Denver, Colorado.[8] Originally scheduled to end on April 30, 2011, the booths' opening ended up being extended until May 8, 2011. According to the official site, over 56,000 people have auditioned via this method.[citation needed] After it was announced that people auditioning through this method was in such high demand, the booths' opening ended up being extended until May 15, 2011.

On June 3, Cowell announced that applicants could upload a video of them singing onto YouTube and it was opened for one week only (June 9).[9] Selected applicants would appear in front of the judges.

The last set of auditions took place during May and June, 2011. These auditions individually occur simultaneously before both the judges and a live studio audience; and with such audience in attendance able to applaud/cheer approval or disapproval and perhaps influencing the judges.[2]

Audition city[3] Date Audition venue[2] Date Aired Notes
Los Angeles, California May 8 and 9, 2011 Galen Center September 21, 2011 The judging panel for these auditions consisted of Cheryl Cole, L.A. Reid, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell
Chicago, Illinois May 19 and 20, 2011 Sears Centre September 28, 2011
Newark, New Jersey June 8 and 9, 2011 Prudential Center September 29, 2011 The judging panel for these auditions consisted of Nicole Scherzinger (previously co-host of the show, replaced Cole), Reid, Abdul and Cowell
Miami, Florida June 14 and 15, 2011 BankUnited Center September 22, 2011
Dallas, Texas June 21 and 22, 2011 American Airlines Center September 22, 2011
Seattle, Washington June 28, 29 and 30, 2011 KeyArena September 21 and 28, 2011

Auditions footage first aired on September 21, though they were not aired in the same order that they occurred.[10]

Bootcamp

The first bootcamp episode aired on October 5, 2001, with the second set to follow the next day.[11] 162 acts made it to bootcamp and 32 acts will make it through to the judges homes.

Day 1 of bootcamp started with dance training with choreographer Brian Friedman and then were called to the stage in groups of 10 to sing in front of the judges. After all of them performed, the acts were brought in front of the judges as part of one of three groups. Two of these groups made it through, one was eliminated, leaving 100 acts still in the competition. The judges threw a party for the remaining acts that for many lasted late into the night.

Day 2 started with everyone getting woken up at 6 a.m. and heading to meet L.A. Reid. He informed them that they would be put into "ensembles", groups, and working with stylists, choreographers, and vocal coaches. They were given 5 hours to learn the songs they were given. One-third of the acts would be eliminated by the end of the second day. Several of the ensembles performances were aired. The first ensemble performed "Creep" by Radiohead. The second ensemble performed "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2. The third ensemble performed "Desperado" by The Eagles. The fourth ensemble performed "Wishing on a Star" by Jay-Z. The fifth ensemble performed "Superman (It's Not Easy)" by Five for Fighting. The sixth ensemble performed "Feeling Good", a song recorded by many different artists over the years. The seventh ensemble performed "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston. The eighth ensemble performed "Run" by Snow Patrol and also later by Leona Lewis, winner of the fifth series of The X-Factor (UK).

Judges' houses

Rihanna has been confirmed to be a guest mentor; she will help Reid choose his finalists, and Mariah Carey is slated to aid Cowell. [12] Footage from Judges' houses will be aired on October 12, 13 and 18. On October 25, the judges will reveal their finalists. [13]

Live shows

Leona Lewis, the winner of series 3 of the UK X Factor, confirmed during an interview with The Sun that she had been invited to perform on one of the live shows.[14] The live shows will begin on November 2, and the finale will be held on December 21 and 22.[15]

Reception

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Episode Airdate Rating Share Rating/Share
(18-49) 		Viewers
(millions) 		Rank
(Timeslot) 		Rank
(Night)
Auditions 1 September 21 7.2[16] 12 4.4/12 12.49[17] #1 #2
Auditions 2 September 22 7.0[18] 11 4.3/12 12.51[19] #2 #3
Auditions 3 September 28 6.9[20] 11 4.1/11 11.86[21] #1 #2
Auditions 4 September 29 6.9[22] 11 3.9/11 12.17 [23] #1 #2
Bootcamp 1 October 5
Bootcamp 2 October 6
Judges' houses 1 October 12
Judges' houses 2 October 13
Judges' houses 3 October 18
Finalists revealed October 25

References

  1. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/news/x-factor-has-glitzy-premiere-complete-with-1005354392.story
  2. ^ a b c http://www.on-camera-audiences.com/shows/show/337/The_X_Factor/
  3. ^ a b "Open X FACTOR Auditions: LA, Miami, Newark, Seattle, Chicago & Dallas". Fox Broadcasting Company. March 7, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
  4. ^ http://thexfactor.blogs.fox.com/2011/02/24/the-x-factor-unveils-dates-and-venues-for-the-5-million-auditions
  5. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s141/the-x-factor-us/news/a311337/x-factor-usa-breaks-audition-records-in-la.html
  6. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1377107/No-guts-glory--Over-20-000-hopefuls-turn-X-Factor-USA-auditions-New-Jersey.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
  7. ^ http://www.facebook.com/TheXFactorUSA/posts/141253739279589
  8. ^ http://thexfactor.blogs.fox.com/
  9. ^ http://thexfactor.blogs.fox.com/2011/06/06/your-last-chance-to-audition/
  10. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/x-factor-schedule-revealed-219859
  11. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/x-factor-schedule-revealed-219859
  12. ^ http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/the-x-factor-usa/332116-rihanna-x-factor-usa-la-reid-simon-cowell-cheryl-cole
  13. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/x-factor-schedule-revealed-219859
  14. ^ http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/x_factor/3598503/Leona-Lewis-to-sing-on-US-X-Factor.html
  15. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/x-factor-schedule-revealed-219859
  16. ^ http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/09/tv-ratings-the-x-factor-has-a-modest-premiere-modern-family-big-wednesday.html
  17. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/22/wednesday-final-ratings-the-x-factor-modern-family-the-middle-revenge-and-others-adjusted-up/104596/
  18. ^ http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/09/tv-ratings-x-factor-holds-charlies-angels-off-to-modest-start.html
  19. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/23/thursday-finals-big-bang-theory-the-x-factor-parks-recreation-and-whitney-adjusted-up/104707/
  20. ^ http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/09/tv-ratings-suburgatory-happy-endings-have-solid-premieres-x-factor-dips-slightly-wednesday.html
  21. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/29/wednesday-final-ratings-x-factor-survivor-the-middle-modern-family-csi-l-happy-endings-adjusted-down/105383/
  22. ^ http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/09/tv-ratings-cbs-scripted-series-edge-out-x-factor.html
  23. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/30/thursday-final-ratings-x-factor-the-big-bang-theory-greys-anatomy-the-office-the-secret-circle-mentalist-adjusted-up/105546/
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