Of course but when you want ratings and you have the budget ITV does then it could pay off if assisted with a few format tweaks.

omg she's coming

Tula reading Nicole's P45

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Isn’t that Noah Cyrus?

Tula > Flop B

Can't they just stick with Nicole? Has she quit?

Mel was a letdown when she was on the show. We need okay.com alexandra burke as a judge

Had it's day, scrap it.

They've had their success with Leona and One Direction. There wont be no more, people have moved on.

We need Erika Jayne imo

Axed. Which is really quite gross when Sharon was embarrassing bad last year. At least Nicole remembered her acts names

Cheryl was the only good judge.

An honest, down to Earth, Northern lass.

Dannii will always be the best judge.

tea!

The panel we deserve is Alexandra Burke, Nicole, Tulisa and Danni

Perched for the judges reveal and Nicole is back

We want Danni,Saara Aalto,Simon and Louis

I don’t believe this thread but I think it’s strange how Nicole has seemingly been pushed out before this

There’s nothing wrong with the panel, the format was a MESS last year which was the problem

We deserve Tulisa

We want Cardi B

This

She would be hilarious

That's the last thing we need.

She would bring the ratings

Yeah I think she'd be suited to the show I'm just not a fan :laugh:

She isn't even a big name here

Bigger than Tula

Nicole was 'axed' - but it was a mutual decision. She was holding out for more money to return... this is what sealed her departure, as there was reluctance on both sides.

Tell her to come back when she has 3 #1 singles

We want Mel

Update: looking highly likely that now both Mel and Tulisa will be on the panel. Both have had provisional agreements in place of one another - now looking like it will be both of them.

I don't get this at all, what's the point in replacing three judges with ones we've already seen before - when the three they're (half) axing are better?

All new judges would still be stupid but at least I'd get the logic, this truly makes no sense whatsoever

Simon knwing the public need Tulisa :clap1:

Iconic :clap1:

The reason BGT works better is the panel consistency, the X Factor panel changing year in year out is a joke.

Exactly! When will they realise that BGT found a panel that worked, stuck with it and then focused on nailing the format around them (they introduced the golden buzzers at the same time which have been a good addition)

This panel was the perfect one, the problem is their embarrassing, desperate format changes year after year

Did you know this will be the 11th new panel in 15 series of X Factor? That's a ****ing joke

She’s a dickhead

-doesn't like the BGT lineup and would be more than happy for Si Co to have a meltdown one day and sack all three-

Maybe that's the problem, they haven't found a panel that worked since 2010.

I don't care for Amanda or Alesha but my point is it works, it's been a constant for six years and the ratings haven't freefallen like X Factor's have

It's weird to think that Simon's catastrophic gamble in pissing off to America with Cheryl was actually the catalyst for the decline. The show had just had two peak series, and they thought it'd be a great idea to replace 3/4 of a winning panel :conf: things have never recovered since and they've tried and failed to limit the damage but have actually accelerated it

Tulisa should be on the panel of ever singing show in the planet

If it keeps her busy and out of the studio then I agree.