[Denver]

X FACTOR bosses want to give the show a Britain’s Got Talent-style makeover — with a week of live episodes before the final.

Top bosses, including executive producer Mark Sidaway, fear TV audiences have grown bored with weeks and weeks of live shows.

So they are planning to take a leaf out of their sister show’s book and air seven heats leading up to a finale in one bumper week.

An insider said: “The X Factor executives feel it needs a shake-up with big changes to the format.

“They have been discussing having just a few weeks of live shows — so people get to know the singers — and then one big finals week.

“They think viewers would prefer one week of great TV, with star performers.

“BGT is a huge success, so they could take inspiration from worse places.”

Last year’s series of the ITV talent show saw Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne and Nicole Scherzinger return to the panel alongside Simon Cowell.

And the insider added: “If the live shows were focused on one week it would be easier to fit into schedules for the judges.


"But the move wouldn't affect the total number of hours of the series."

An X Factor spokesperson said: “No decisions have been made about the new series.

"Discussions are ongoing and details will be announced in due course.”

This year’s BGT returns in April while X Factor will kick off in the autumn.

Last year's series of the hit show attracted an average of 7.7million viewers.

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