The X Factor (American TV series) season 2 explained

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Host:Khloé Kardashian (Live Shows)
Mario Lopez (Live Shows)
Judges:Demi Lovato
Simon Cowell
Britney Spears
L.A. Reid
Louis Walsh (Kansas City auditions)
Winner:Tate Stevens
Winner Mentor:L.A. Reid
Runner Up:Carly Rose Sonenclar
Network:Fox

Season two of the American television music competition show The X Factor premiered on Fox on September 12, 2012, and ended on December 20, 2012.[1] [2]

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 May 2012 and concluded in July 2012. The show is hosted by reality star Khloé Kardashian and Extra host Mario Lopez, replacing Steve Jones from the previous year. Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid returned as judges, while Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger were replaced by Britney Spears and Demi Lovato.

Judges and hosts

On January 9, 2012, Fox announced that The X Factor would undergo some changes for its second season. On January 30, it was confirmed that host Steve Jones and judges Nicole Scherzinger[3] [4] and Paula Abdul[5] would not be returning for the second season. Following Scherzinger's departure, she transferred to the UK show to replace Kelly Rowland as a judge for the 2012 UK series. On February 6, Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid were the only confirmed judges for season 2. Prior to her death, Whitney Houston was approached as a potential replacement judge.[6] It was also reported that Cowell was in talks with Britney Spears for her to join the show, reportedly offering her $15 million.[7] On May 9, reports surfaced that Spears officially signed on to judge the show.[8] It was also rumored that Demi Lovato and Miley Cyrus were in talks to be the second replacement judge.[9] Lovato reportedly signed the deal on May 13, making her the youngest ever X Factor judge.[10] [11] The following day, it was officially confirmed that Spears and Lovato would join The X Factor as the two newest judges.[12] When asked about the new judges, Cowell said:

On June 26, 2012, Cowell confirmed that in his search for a new host he had narrowed the possibilities to five candidates.[13] On June 29, Cowell revealed that there would be one male and one female host, and neither of them had hosted before.[14] [15] People considered for hosting slots included Stacy Keibler, Mario Lopez, Khloé Kardashian, Kelly Osbourne, Terrence J, Erin Andrews, and Mike Catherwood.[16] It was also reported that Glee star Kevin McHale was in talks for the male hosting position.[17] According to then-recent reports, Kardashian, McHale, and Nick Jonas were the front runners to host the show.[18] [19] [20] On October 15, 2012, it was officially confirmed by E! News that Kardashian had officially signed on as co-host for the show, with Lopez close to signing a deal and was later confirmed as co-host the next day.[21] [22]

Irish music manager and The X Factor UK judge Louis Walsh filled in for Cowell at the Kansas City auditions while Cowell was recovering from bronchitis. On August 27, it was reported that Nick Jonas had signed a deal to help Lovato at judges' houses.[23] It was later reported that Justin Bieber would be helping Reid, Marc Anthony helping Cowell, and will.i.am helping Spears.[24]

This was the final season to feature L.A. Reid as a judge, after he announced that he was quitting the show in order to concentrate on other projects.[25]

Selection process

Auditions

The producers' auditions began on March 14, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. More producers' auditions were held on March 22 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, April 20 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California, May 1 at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina and concluded on May 10 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.

The judges' auditions took place between May and July. The auditions went without a host as they had yet to hire new hosts by the time auditions started.

Summary of judges' auditions
CityDateVenueDate airedJudges
Austin, TexasMay 24–25, 2012Frank Erwin CenterSeptember 12 & 19, 2012ReidSpearsLovatoCowell
Kansas City, MissouriJune 8–9, 2012Sprint CenterSeptember 19, 2012Walsh
San Francisco, CaliforniaJune 16–18, 2012Cow PalaceSeptember 12–13, 19, & 26-27 2012Cowell
Providence, Rhode IslandJune 27–29, 2012Dunkin' Donuts CenterSeptember 12–13 & 26, 2012
Greensboro, North CarolinaJuly 8–10, 2012Greensboro ColiseumSeptember 20, & 26-27 2012

Bootcamp

Filming for bootcamp was held on July 25–27, 2012 in Miami. As with the auditions, there were no hosts at bootcamp.

120 contestants made it to the Bootcamp stage. At bootcamp the contestants had to perform two tasks. Task 1 involved the contestants had to sing solo, after which the judges eliminated half of the acts, bringing the total down to 60. In Task 2 the contestants were paired up to perform together. After Task 2 the judges narrowed down the acts to the 24 who progress on to the Judges's homes round.

The groups Fifth Harmony, Playback, and LYRIC 145 were formed from eliminated contestants from the Teens, Young Adults and Groups categories in bootcamp. Fifth Harmony was known as LYLAS at this stage; their name was changed after they made the top 16 when a group consisting of four of Bruno Mars' sisters, called "The Lylas", claimed the show stole their name.[26] Their name changed again for the Top 13 performances, as their mentor Simon Cowell was not in favor of the name 1432 and felt that the show's viewers could make a better name for the group.[27]

Judges' houses

The judges' houses was filmed September 28 & 29, 2012. The judges received news of their categories from the producers by telephone, seen during the third bootcamp episode on October 10. Reid mentored the over 25s in Beverly Hills, California, assisted by Justin Bieber, accompanied by his manager Scooter Braun; Cowell took the groups to Miami Beach, Florida with Latin singer Marc Anthony, Spears had the teens in Malibu, California with The Black Eyed Peas member and The Voice UK coach will.i.am, and Lovato had the young adults in Los Angeles, with Jonas Brothers member Nick Jonas.

Summary of judges' houses
JudgeCategoryLocationAssistant(s)Acts Eliminated
CowellGroupsMiami Beach, FloridaMarc AnthonyDope Crisis
Playback
LovatoYoung AdultsLos Angeles, CaliforniaNick JonasJillian Jensen
Nick Youngerman
ReidOver 25sBeverly Hills, CaliforniaJustin Bieber
Scooter Braun
Daryl Black
Tara Simon
SpearsTeensMalibu, Californiawill.i.amReed Deming
James Tanner

Acts

The top sixteen acts were confirmed as follows;

Key:

– Winner

– Runner-Up

ActAge(s)HometownCategory (mentor)Result
Tate Stevens37Belton, MissouriOver 25s (Reid)Winner
Carly Rose Sonenclar13Mamaroneck, New YorkTeens (Spears)Runner-Up
Fifth Harmony15-19VariousGroups (Cowell)3rd Place
Emblem316-20Sequim, WashingtonGroups (Cowell)4th Place
Diamond White13Los Angeles, CaliforniaTeens (Spears)5th Place
CeCe Frey21Decatur, IllinoisYoung Adults (Lovato)6th Place
Vino Alan40Waynesville, MissouriOver 25s (Reid)7th Place
Paige Thomas22San Antonio, TexasYoung Adults (Lovato)8th Place
Beatrice Miller13Maplewood, New JerseyTeens (Spears)9th Place
Arin Ray17Cincinnati, Ohio10th Place
Jennel Garcia18Rochester, MassachusettsYoung Adults (Lovato)11th Place
LYRIC 14519-24Queens, New York/Flint, MichiganGroups (Cowell)12th Place
Jason Brock35San Francisco, CaliforniaOver 25s (Reid)13th Place
Sister C18-21Harris County, TexasGroups (Cowell)14th Place
David Correy27Riva, MarylandOver 25s (Reid)15th Place
Willie Jones18Shreveport, LouisianaYoung Adults (Lovato)16th Place

Live shows

The live shows began on October 31, 2012. This was the debut episode for Lopez and Kardashian as hosts on the show. Each week, the contestants performed on Wednesday, with the voting lines opening after the performances. As with previous season, each live show has a different theme. The live final took place on December 19 and 20. A recording of "Live and Let Die" by The X Factor UK series five winner Alexandra Burke featured on the second week of live shows.

Each results show featured musical performances from at least two artists. There was no guest performer on the first result show. The second results show featured two performances from The X Factor UK series seven finalist One Direction,[28] while Taylor Swift performed on the third result show.[29] The X Factor UK series seven finalist Cher Lloyd and Becky G performed on the fourth results show.[30] [31] Week five included the premiering of a music video by will.i.am featuring judge Spears and performances from season one runner-up Josh Krajcik and Alicia Keys.[32] [33] Season one winner Melanie Amaro and Kesha performed on the sixth week.[34] The semi-final results show featured performances from Bruno Mars and Bridgit Mendler.[35] One Direction performed again in the final, and Pitbull also performed. This was the only season to feature the leaderboard which reveals which act has the most votes.

Results summary

Color key
 –Act was chosen as the bottom two by their mentor and had to sing again in the sing-off (no public vote)
 –Act was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown
 –Act was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
 –Act received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
 –Act received the most public votes
Weekly results per act
ActWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Quarter-FinalSemi-FinalFinal
Mentor VoteFirst VoteSecond Vote
Tate StevensSaved1st1st2nd2nd1stSafeSafeWinner
2nd2nd1st1st2ndSafeSafeRunner-Up
Fifth Harmony <-- former name is not needed to be mentioned here -->Saved5th6th7th4th4thSafe3rd
Emblem3Saved6th4th4th3rd3rd4thEliminated (semi-final)
Diamond WhiteEliminated4th7th5th6th5thEliminated (quarter-final)
CeCe FreySaved12th5th9th5th6th
Vino AlanSaved3rd3rd3rd7thEliminated (week 5)
Paige Thomas8th11th6th8th
Beatrice Miller10th8th8thEliminated (week 4)
Arin RaySaved11th9th10th
Jennel GarciaSaved7th10thEliminated (week 3)
LYRIC 1459th12th
Jason BrockSaved13thEliminated (week 2)
Sister CEliminatedEliminated (week 1)
David Correy
Willie Jones
Final ShowdownFrey,
Jones
Brock,
Frey
Garcia,
Thomas
Frey,
Miller
Alan,
White
Fifth Harmony,
White
No final showdown or judges' votes; results were based on public votes alone
Brock,
Correy
Ray,
White
Fifth Harmony,
Sister C
Judges voted toSend Through Eliminate
Reid's vote (Over 25s)Alan,
Stevens
Correy Frey Garcia Miller White White
Spears' vote (Teens)Miller,
Sonenclar
White Frey Garcia Frey Alan Fifth Harmony
Lovato's vote (Young Adults)Garcia,
Thomas
Jones Brock Thomas Miller Alan White
Cowell's vote (Groups)Emblem3,
LYRIC 145
Sister C Brock Garcia Miller Alan White
EliminatedWillie Jones
by Lovato
Jason Brock
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
LYRIC 145
Public vote
to save
Arin Ray
Public vote
to save
Paige Thomas
Public vote
to save
CeCe Frey
Public vote
to save
Emblem3
Public vote
to save
Fifth Harmony
Public vote
to win
Carly Rose Sonenclar
Public vote
to win
David Correy
by Reid
Diamond White
by Spears
Jennel Garcia
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Beatrice Miller
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Vino Alan
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Diamond White
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Sister C
by Cowell
Reference(s)[36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41]

Live show details

Week 1 (October 31/November 1)

Act! scope="col"
Category (mentor)OrderSongAmerican ArtistResult
Paige ThomasYoung Adults (Lovato)1"What Is Love"HaddawaySafe
Arin RayTeens (Spears)2"You Keep Me Hangin' On"The SupremesBottom Two
David CorreyOver 25s (Reid)3"My Love Is Your Love"Whitney Houston
Sister CGroups (Cowell)4"Hell on Heels"Pistol Annies
Jennel GarciaYoung Adults (Lovato)5"Home Sweet Home"Mötley CrüeSafe
Diamond WhiteTeens (Spears)6"Hey, Soul Sister"TrainBottom Two
Vino AlanOver 25s (Reid)7"Gotta Be Somebody"NickelbackSafe
LYRIC 145Groups (Cowell)8"Boom! Shake the Room"/"Gangnam Style"DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince/Psy
CeCe FreyYoung Adults (Lovato)9"Because the Night"10,000 ManiacsBottom Two
Tate StevensOver 25s (Reid)10"Tough"Craig MorganSafe
Beatrice MillerTeens (Spears)11"I Won't Give Up"Jason Mraz
Jason BrockOver 25s (Reid)12"Dance Again"Jennifer LopezBottom Two
Fifth Harmony Groups (Cowell)13"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"Taylor Swift
Willie JonesYoung Adults (Lovato)14"Here for the Party"Gretchen Wilson
Carly Rose SonenclarTeens (Spears)15"Something's Got a Hold on Me"/"Good Feeling"Etta James/Flo RidaSafe
Emblem3Groups (Cowell)16"One Day"Matisyahu
Sing-off details
CeCe FreyYoung Adults (Lovato)1"Out Here on My Own"Safe
Willie JonesYoung Adults (Lovato)2"You Don't Know Me"Eliminated
David CorreyOver 25s (Reid)3"Since U Been Gone"
Jason BrockOver 25s (Reid)4"One Moment in Time"Safe
Arin RayTeens (Spears)5"I Look to You"
Diamond WhiteTeens (Spears)6"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"Eliminated
Sister CGroups (Cowell)7"When I Look at You"
Fifth HarmonyGroups (Cowell)8"Skyscraper"Safe
Judges' decisions to eliminate[36]

Week 2 (November 7/8)

One of the four acts that did not face the public vote in week one and was eliminated by mentor was reinstated to the show as the judges felt that the act should not have been eliminated in the previous week. The reinstated act was announced as Diamond White at the start of the season's second live show.[45] 1432 being known as Fifth Harmony started in week two.[46]

Act! scope="col"
Category (mentor)OrderSongMovieResult
Arin RayTeens (Spears)1"American Boy"ObsessedSafe
Paige ThomasYoung Adults (Lovato)2"Take My Breath Away"Top Gun
Vino AlanOver 25s (Reid)3"When a Man Loves a Woman"When a Man Loves a Woman
Emblem3Groups (Cowell)4"My Girl"/"California Gurls"/"What Makes You Beautiful"My Girl/
Beatrice MillerTeens (Spears)5"Iris"City of Angels
Jennel GarciaYoung Adults (Lovato)6"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"Crossroads
Tate StevensOver 25s (Reid)7"Wanted Dead or Alive"Harley Davidson and the Marlboro ManSafe (Highest Votes)
LYRIC 145Groups (Cowell)8"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"Mary PoppinsSafe
Diamond WhiteTeens (Spears)9"I Have Nothing"The Bodyguard
CeCe FreyYoung Adults (Lovato)10"Eye of the Tiger"Rocky III
Carly Rose SonenclarTeens (Spears)11"It Will Rain"Safe
Jason BrockOver 25s (Reid)12"I Believe I Can Fly"Space JamBottom Two
Fifth HarmonyGroups (Cowell)13"A Thousand Years"Safe
Final showdown details
scope=rowCeCe FreyYoung Adults (Lovato)1"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me"Safe
scope=rowJason BrockOver 25s (Reid)2"Total Eclipse of the Heart"Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate[37]

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Brock was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.[37]

Week 3 (November 14/15)

Starting from week three, two acts were eliminated from each results show until the quarter-final. The three acts with the fewest public votes were announced and then the act with the fewest votes was automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts then performed in the final showdown and face the judges' votes.[48]

Act! scope="col"
Category (mentor)OrderSong[49] DivaResult
Jennel GarciaYoung Adults (Lovato)1"Proud Mary"Tina TurnerBottom Three
Tate StevensOver 25s (Reid)2"From This Moment On"Shania TwainSafe (Highest Votes)
Diamond WhiteTeens (Spears)3"Halo"BeyoncéSafe
Beatrice Miller4"Time After Time"Cyndi Lauper
LYRIC 145Groups (Cowell)5"We Will Rock You"/"E.T."Katy PerryEliminated
Arin RayTeens (Spears)6"Crazy for You"MadonnaSafe
Paige ThomasYoung Adults (Lovato)7"Last Dance"Donna SummerBottom Three
Fifth HarmonyGroups (Cowell)8"Hero"Mariah CareySafe
Carly Rose SonenclarTeens (Spears)9"My Heart Will Go On"Celine Dion
Vino AlanOver 25s (Reid)10"Let's Stay Together"Tina Turner
Emblem3Groups (Cowell)11"No One"Alicia Keys
CeCe FreyYoung Adults (Lovato)12"All by Myself"Celine Dion
Final showdown details
scope=rowJennel GarciaYoung Adults (Lovato)1"The Reason"Eliminated
scope=rowPaige ThomasYoung Adults (Lovato)2"Paradise"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate[38]

After Reid and Spears voted against Garcia, Lopez asked Cowell for his vote. Cowell stated he wanted Lovato to vote before him. Lopez attempted to persuade Cowell to vote before Lovato, but Cowell insisted on Lovato voting before him. As a result, Lopez asked Lovato to vote before Cowell. The second before Lovato appeared to give her response, she pushed Cowell to vote before her as he was asked first but Lopez told Lovato the show was pressed for time and Cowell objected. Lovato voted against Thomas and then Cowell voted against Garcia. In an interview after the show, Cowell said he already intended to vote against Garcia and persisted to have Lovato vote before him because he knew if he voted before Lovato that she would not have to vote, was curious as to who Lovato wanted to save and thought the audience wanted to know who Lovato was going to vote against.

However, voting statistics revealed that Garcia received more votes than Thomas which meant that if the result went to deadlock, Garcia would have been saved.

Week 4 (November 21/22)

Act! scope="col"
Category (mentor)OrderSong[51] Result
Tate StevensOver 25s (Reid)1"I'm Already There"Safe
Diamond WhiteTeens (Spears)2"Because You Loved Me"
Emblem3Groups (Cowell)3"Secrets"
Arin RayTeens (Spears)4"Hero"Eliminated
CeCe FreyYoung Adults (Lovato)5"Wind Beneath My Wings"Bottom Three
Fifth HarmonyGroups (Cowell)6"I'll Stand by You"Safe
Beatrice MillerTeens (Spears)7"Chasing Cars"Bottom Three
Vino AlanOver 25s (Reid)8"God Bless the USA"Safe
Paige ThomasYoung Adults (Lovato)9"Everytime"
Carly Rose SonenclarTeens (Spears)10"Over the Rainbow"Safe (Highest Votes)
Final showdown details
scope=rowCeCe FreyYoung Adults (Lovato)1"Because of You"Safe
scope=rowBeatrice MillerTeens (Spears)2"White Flag"Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate[39]

However, voting statistics revealed that Miller received more votes than Frey which meant that if Cowell sent the result to deadlock, Miller would have been saved.

Week 5 (November 28/29)

Act! scope="col"
Category (mentor)OrderSong[53] Result
Diamond WhiteTeens (Spears)1"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"Bottom Three
Vino AlanOver 25s (Reid)2"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"
Paige ThomasYoung Adults (Lovato)3"Never Gonna Give You Up"Eliminated
Fifth HarmonyGroups (Cowell)4"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"Safe
Carly Rose SonenclarTeens (Spears)5"Rolling in the Deep"Safe (Highest Votes)
Tate StevensOver 25s (Reid)6"Somebody Like You"Safe
CeCe FreyYoung Adults (Lovato)7"Lady Marmalade"
Emblem3Groups (Cowell)8"I'm a Believer"
Final showdown details
scope=rowDiamond WhiteTeens (Spears)1"I Was Here"Safe
scope=rowVino AlanOver 25s (Reid)2"Trouble"Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate[40]

Week 6: Quarter-Final (December 5/6)

For the first time this season, each act performed two songs. The list of song choices for the Pepsi Challenge was released via Twitter on December 1, 2012.[54]

Act! scope="col"
Category (mentor)Song choices[56] Result
Carly Rose SonenclarTeens (Spears) "If I Were a Boy"Chosen
"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"Not Chosen
"Your Song"
CeCe FreyYoung Adults (Lovato) "Die Young"
"Part of Me"Chosen
"So What"Not Chosen
Diamond WhiteTeens (Spears) "Diamonds"Chosen
"Kiss from a Rose"Not Chosen
"Mercy"
Emblem3Groups (Cowell) "I Gotta Feeling"
"Forever Young"Chosen
"Marry You"Not Chosen
Fifth Harmony"What Makes You Beautiful"
"Anything Could Happen"
"Give Your Heart a Break"Chosen
Tate StevensOver 25s (Reid) "The Dance"Not Chosen
"She's Country"
"If Tomorrow Never Comes"Chosen
Act! scope="col"
Category (mentor)OrderUnplugged songOrderPepsi Challenge songResult
CeCe FreyYoung Adults (Lovato)1"The Edge of Glory"7"Part of Me"Eliminated
Emblem3Groups (Cowell)2"Just the Way You Are"8"Forever Young"Safe
Carly Rose SonenclarTeens (Spears)3"As Long as You Love Me"9"If I Were a Boy"
Fifth HarmonyGroups (Cowell)4"Set Fire to the Rain"10"Give Your Heart a Break"Bottom Three
Diamond WhiteTeens (Spears)5"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"11"Diamonds"
Tate StevensOver 25s (Reid)6"Livin' on a Prayer"12"If Tomorrow Never Comes"Safe (Highest Votes)
Final showdown details
scope=rowFifth HarmonyGroups (Cowell)1"Anytime You Need a Friend"Safe
scope=rowDiamond WhiteTeens (Spears)2"I Hope You Dance"Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate[41]

Week 7: Semi-Final (December 12/13)

Act! scope="col"
Category (mentor)OrderFirst song[60] OrderSecond songResult
Tate StevensOver 25s (Reid)1"Bonfire"5"Fall"Safe
Carly Rose SonenclarTeens (Spears)2"Your Song"6"Imagine"Safe (Highest Votes)
Emblem3Groups (Cowell)3"Baby, I Love Your Way"7"Hey Jude"Eliminated
Fifth HarmonyGroups (Cowell)4"Anything Could Happen"8"Impossible"Safe

The semi-final did not feature a final showdown nor a leaderboard. Instead the act with the fewest public votes, Emblem3, were automatically eliminated.[58]

Week 8: Final (December 19/20)

The final consisted of two two-hour episodes on December 19 and 20.

December 19
Act! scope="col"
Category (mentor)OrderFirst songOrderSecond song (Duet)OrderThird song<-- Please do not add results column! No results were announced on the first night. -->
Carly Rose SonenclarTeens (Spears)1"Feeling Good"4"How Do I Live" (with LeAnn Rimes)7"Hallelujah"No results were announced on the first night. -->
Tate StevensOver 25s (Reid)2"Anything Goes"5"Pontoon" (with Little Big Town)8"Tomorrow"No results were announced on the first night. -->
Fifth HarmonyGroups (Cowell)3"Anything Could Happen"6"Give Your Heart a Break" (with Demi Lovato)9"Let It Be"No results were announced on the first night. -->
December 20
Act! scope="col"
Category (mentor)OrderSongResult[63]
Tate StevensOver 25s (Reid)1"Please Come Home for Christmas"Winner
Fifth HarmonyGroups (Cowell)2"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"Eliminated
Carly Rose SonenclarTeens (Spears)3"All I Want for Christmas Is You"Runner-Up

Contestants who Appeared on Other Seasons or Shows

Famous Relations

Reception

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Ep. #EpisodeAirdateRatingShareRating/share
(18-49)
Viewers
(millions)
Rank
(timeslot)
Rank
(night)
1Auditions 1September 125.28[64] 3.4/108.73[65]
  1. 2
  1. 3
2Auditions 2September 135.29[66] 3.1/108.28[67]
  1. 2
  1. 2
3Auditions 3September 195.59[68] 3.6/119.54[69]
  1. 2
  1. 2
4Auditions 4September 205.910[70] 3.5/1110.15[71]
  1. 1
  1. 1
5Auditions 5September 265.79[72] 3.4/109.63[73]
  1. 2
  1. 5
6Auditions 6September 275.910[74] 3.2/109.39[75]
  1. 2
  1. 6
7Bootcamp 1October 35.59[76] 3.5/119.71[77]
  1. 2
  1. 2
8Bootcamp 2October 45.79[78] 3.2/109.25[79]
  1. 2
  1. 6
9Bootcamp 3/Judges' houses 1October 105.69[80] 3.5/109.56[81]
  1. 2
  1. 6
10Judges' houses 2October 115.08[82] 2.9/88.43[83]
  1. 2
  1. 3
11Judges' houses 3 – Part 1October 174.16[84] 2.3/66.34[85]
  1. 3
  1. 6
12Judges' houses 3 – Part 2October 233.76[86] 2.3/65.71[87]
  1. 1
  1. 7
13Live show 1October 31[88] [89] 4.77[90] 2.7/87.60[91]
  1. 2
  1. 5
14Live results 1November 12.3/66.24[92]
  1. 3
  1. 6
15Live show 2November 72.6/77.03[93]
  1. 4
  1. 8
16Live results 2November 82.3/66.33[94]
  1. 3
  1. 7
17Live show 3November 146.092.9/88.15[95]
  1. 3
  1. 6
18Live results 3November 152.4/77.47[96]
  1. 2
  1. 6
19Live show 4November 2172.2/77.28[97]
  1. 3
  1. 5
20Live results 4November 2282.8/99.04[98]
  1. 1
  1. 2
21Live show 5November 282.9/88.20[99]
  1. 1
  1. 2
22Live results 5November 292.7/88.32[100]
  1. 2
  1. 5
23Live show 6December 52.8/88.25[101]
  1. 1
  1. 2
24Live results 6December 62.5/77.84[102]
  1. 2
  1. 6
25Live semi-finalDecember 122.7/87.79[103]
  1. 2
  1. 4
26Live semi-final resultsDecember 132.4/77.66[104]
  1. 2
  1. 6
27Live finalDecember 192.7/88.35[105]
  1. 1
  1. 1
28Live final resultsDecember 203.1/99.66[106]
  1. 1
  1. 1

Notes

Controversy

Broadcast interruption of judges' houses

During the airing of the judges' houses episode on October 17, the show was stopped abruptly in the middle of Lovato's selection for the top 16 and cut immediately to a game of the National League Championship Series. This was due to the fact that the game was halted and rescheduled later in the day due to a rain delay, to be played concurrently with The X Factor.[107] Between the two, Fox decided to air the game instead of the rest of the episode. Many viewers took to the internet and called Fox to complain about the interruption. Cowell even took to his Twitter to comment that: "It's what's known as a total f up." The show instead aired the following week in its entirety.

"Rejected" votes of Paige Thomas

During the fifth live show in November, many voters reported of having their votes "rejected" and their calls cut off when attempting to vote for Paige Thomas; Thomas was eliminated the following night. Fox and The X Factor affiliates have not confirmed or denied whether this had anything to do with Thomas' subsequent elimination the following night.

Don Philip audition

In the season two premiere, Don Philip, who once collaborated with Britney Spears on her debut album, auditioned in front of the judges, and received a "no" from all judges. He then told Access Hollywood that ten minutes of footage from the interview was edited out because he felt like the judges bullied him into revealing that he is gay.[108] Spears reportedly replied "I think it’s fine you’re gay," though this was edited out as well.[109] Fox then released a statement saying:

"The judges were not given any information at all about Mr. Philip prior to his audition. The personal information that Mr. Philip quickly volunteered at the start of his audition was a surprise to the judges, who asked what had happened during the past 10 years, as they were interested in Mr. Philip’s career. While we understand his decision to discuss his personal life, Mr. Philip’s sexual orientation was not something that any of the judges or producers felt was relevant to this audition. When advertising and promoting open auditions, thousands of people are informed about the ways to enter the show. Mr. Philip himself chose to enter for a chance to win a five million dollar recording contract."[110]

Later that year, an insider revealed that he was contacted specifically by producers because of his association with Spears, and that according to him, "she already knew he was going to be there, of course, because this is a reality show".[111]

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Notes and References

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