5 After Midnight kicked off The X Factor 2016 Live Shows with an absolute bang this evening (October 8) and pulled no punches when it came to showing the other contestants what they had to live up to.

We knew the X Factor Jukebox was on to a winner when it chose Girlband vs Boyband as this week's theme – and sure enough, the song choices are on point. Even though Cheryl is no longer an X Factor ...

In, out, in, out and shake it all about - Louis Walsh just couldn't make any decisions on tonight's episode of The X Factor. But after sending acts home, bringing them back and repeatedly swapping ...

Thank God for Nicole Scherzinger. This is not the first time we've said that – Nicole has spiced up our Saturday night viewing on more than one occasion. But can you imagine if she'd not been on the ...

When we were on The X Factor red carpet the other day, we asked Rylan Clark-Neal if he'd spotted any future Celebrity Big Brother contestants among the auditionees. "Definitely," he replied. "I've ...

Gifty Louise has become the latest act to leave The X Factor, and the audience wasn't happy at all. Gifty became the latest casualty on this week's Fright Night results show (October 30), after ...

The X Factor is about to take us on a glorious throwback as Disco Week hits - but which of the acts will be able to tear up the stage in a disco inferno? There are only seven hopefuls left in the ...

The X Factor acts will be taking on Motown classics this week - and now we know exactly what they'll all be performing. We have to admit that we were fascinated about what Honey G could be taking on ...

Rebecca Ferguson, a former runner-up on The X Factor, has criticized ITV after the UK broadcaster failed to investigate her “traumatic” experience on the Simon Cowell entertainment show. In a series ...

Matt Terry may have only just won The X Factor but he’s already hinted about a return to the talent show in 2017. Err… wait, what?! Matt Terry plans to beat The X ...

I am sure executives at Channel 4 will call formats such as X Factor and I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here old, tired and the like. But I also suspect that deep down they would love to have two shows ...