The X Factor LOSES 2 MILLION VIEWERS

[Will.]

Last night show was watched by 7M, 2 MILLION DOWN on last years opener.

The series premiere pulled in 7.11m (35.9%) from 8pm, with a further 536k (2.9%) on +1. Last year, the first episode was watched by 9.03m and 465k on +1.


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[Smithy]

loses*

[Will.]

loses*

Thanks, always spell it wrong.

[Lostie!]

7m? Gosh, I didn't expect huge ratings but that's lower than I thought it would be. :joker:

loses*

I'm sure you knew what he was saying. It really is quite disrespectful when someone enters a thread and then their only actual contribution is to correct the OP's spelling. :unsure:

[lewis111]

the +1 ratings are up, that's something eh? :umm2:

[Will.]

It's a good rating in terms of TV but For X Factor thats terrible, a 2 million lost is huge.

AND strictly hasn't even started yet.

It's like CBB16 launching with 200k.

[MB.]

Oops

[Will.]

Last years launched with 9M

[Will.]

I bet Simon isn't a happy bunny ATM,

it normally has a lost of 1-2M after launch, so we're looking at this series getting high 5M-6M throughout the series.

[hijaxers]

Hardly surprising its been on for too many years - it goes on for way too many wks and its well boring

[Will.]

Hardly surprising its been on for too many years - it goes on for way too many wks and its well boring

true, but a 2M lost is huge - it would't be a big deal if it was like 500k but 2M.

last night was the first series I've ever watched, I normally just watch live shows but I found it quite good.

[Will.]

Xtra Factor only got 500k, not as high as BOTS.

[RichardG]

Xtra Factor only got 700k, not as high as BOTS.

I never understood how BOTS gets higher than Xtra Factor when the main show ratings are still only a fraction of those of XF :laugh:

[jackc1806]

It's a good rating in terms of TV but For X Factor thats terrible, a 2 million lost is huge.

AND strictly hasn't even started yet.

It's like CBB16 launching with 200k.

Well it's not because CBB and X Factor have different audience figures

[Will.]

I never understood how BOTS gets higher than Xtra Factor when the main show ratings are still only a fraction of those of XF :laugh:

yeah not to sure, it ways seem like loads are watching Xtrrfactor, it actually only got 500k.

:laugh:

I've never watched it I don't think.

[Will.]

Well it's not because CBB and X Factor have different audience figures

oh yeah you're right! :laugh:

2M for X Factor is about 600k for CBB,

so it's like CBB16 launching with about 1.6M.

[Daniel-X]

It was actually one of the best opening episodes TXF has had also so that's a shame. I never watch Xtra Factor I find it tedious and pointless tbh

[Will.]

It was actually one of the best opening episodes TXF has had also so that's a shame. I never watch Xtra Factor I find it tedious and pointless tbh

I know, I really enjoyed it tbh, It got heavily promoted so it's strange, people just don't want to watch anymore I guess.

[reece(:]

Louis impact

[Will.]

Louis impact

:laugh:

[JoshBB]

Weird... idk what they did to lose 2 million tbh

[Will.]

I bet Simon's planning next years Big revamp already.

[Daniel-X]

I think launching it on bank holiday weekend probably wasn't a great idea

[Will.]

I think launching it on bank holiday weekend probably wasn't a great idea

yeah probably not I guess, but now it's launched it will be hard for it to gain ratings.

Next week would have been better.

[JoshBB]

Well it's not as bad as it sounds.

Last year the share was 40.9%, this year 35.9%. So in real terms it's not huge, the equivalent of losing 400k.

Just less people watchng TV.

[Jordan.]

Ew if they bring Louis back, I'd rather it be axed

[Samuel.]

People are just tiring of the show. It's not surprising.

[Will.]

People are just tiring of the show. It's not surprising.

probably

[Raph]

Bring back Louis and Dannii I say

[Will.]

Strictly hasn't even started yet! Welp!

[Daniel-X]

I can't imagine strictly doing much better this year have you seen that harrowingly tragic excuse of a lineup?

[Will.]

I can't imagine strictly doing much better this year have you seen that harrowingly tragic excuse of a lineup?

It's a mess

[Ross.]

Well it's not as bad as it sounds.

Last year the share was 40.9%, this year 35.9%. So in real terms it's not huge, the equivalent of losing 400k.

Just less people watchng TV.

BIB: Basically the point of this thread.

TV viewership is down year-on-year now really, with only a few exceptions like Bake Off managing to go over 9/10 million in overnights so I think y'all are being a bit dramatic

The share isn't bad either

[Ross.]

Also the thread title is giving me dramatic Daily Star headline teas

[Will.]

Also the thread title is giving me dramatic Daily Star headline teas

not really, 2M is a huge lost tbh.

[Jarrod]

not really, 2M is a huge lost tbh.

The figure itself is a loss, but the share is brilliant for the time. I keep arguing this in other places but not everyone watches TV live anymore. They'd rather catch up in their own time which means the figures are all down.

[Ross.]

not really, 2M is a huge lost tbh.

Not when the share loss is only 5%, they can't earn another 2 million viewers when there isn't enough people watching television at the time. :laugh:

[jackc1806]

The last person to have a decent career out of it was Rylan tbh, it's irrelevant

[Will.]

The figure itself is a loss, but the share is brilliant for the time. I keep arguing this in other places but not everyone watches TV live anymore. They'd rather catch up in their own time which means the figures are all down.

true, a lot of people do watch online.

[Moosething]

The 2 new judges are awful so

[LukeB]

I expected it to be low tbh, this year ratings have gone down tbh

[LukeB]

The last person to have a decent career out of it was Rylan tbh, it's irrelevant

Ella Henderson shade?

[Ross.]

The last person to have a decent career out of it was Rylan tbh, it's irrelevant

Fleur's upcoming smash hit album shade?

[Will.]

Is Fleur releasing an album?

[Amy Jade]

Doesn't it normally pick up after 1 or 2 episodes?

[Jason.]

It's like CBB16 launching with 200k.

I love exaggerations.

[Jason.]

true, but a 2M lost is huge - it would't be a big deal if it was like 500k but 2M.

last night was the first series I've ever watched, I normally just watch live shows but I found it quite good.

:laugh: Honestly this thread is giving me BB10 Ratings Thread teas.

You make it sound like there's a massive ratings crisis for X Factor. In 2012, it launched with 8.1m, which was 3m down on the previous year, which launched with like 11m. So it's not the biggest loss. Not to mention TV viewership is down overall this year. The share is good.

[JoshBB]

Doesn't it normally pick up after 1 or 2 episodes?

Yeah it normally goes down a little on episode 2, then shoots back up on episode 3..

[LukeB]

wasn't rugby on or something?

[Z]

Weird... idk what they did to lose 2 million tbh

Changed all the bits that they shouldn't have changed and did nothing about all the things they should have changed years ago

[Will.]

:laugh: Honestly this thread is giving me BB10 Ratings Thread teas.

You make it sound like there's a massive ratings crisis for X Factor. In 2012, it launched with 8.1m, which was 3m down on the previous year, which launched with like 11m. So it's not the biggest loss. Not to mention TV viewership is down overall this year. The share is good.

oh ok, I never really watched the XF properly so don't know much about the ratings, so 7M is decent then.