[Morgan.]

Right I'm going to detail what I think the perfect format for The X Factor is. Sitting comfortably? Then let me begin ...

Straight off the bat the series should be 10 weeks long. It should have 16 contestants and 3 finalists (so it leaves room for a few shock doubles here and there). 12 contestants chosen by Judges. 4 contestants chosen by the public but belong to a wildcard category.

The wildcard category I just mentioned should be headed by a different guest judge each week (I know this was rumoured a few years ago) and it doesn't have to be anyone special - perhaps even that weeks guest performer - but it would give it a bit of variety and if the GBP saw that Ed Sheeran was guest judging an episode of TXF (or even bloody Alesha Dixon) then viewing figures would no doubt go up.

I'd like some kind of SCD style judge voting too but I'm not sure how that would work out

I think the Original Song idea is a really good idea and should be used more so when Week 1 is usually billed as 'Express Yourself' then each of the 16 acts should be given the week with a songwriter (if they're not used to it) or music producer (to give them backing tracks for their songs etc) and the first week should just be originals. Then after that it can be cover or original.

Themes should be scrapped. The show aims to build recording artists but potential record labels cannot possibly know fully what an act is capable of if they've only seen Performances under themes such as 'Latino Carnival' and 'Louis Loves'. Have Week 1 as originals only, and have the rest as free reign so we can possibly get more success from acts.

Bring the Bottom 2 sing off back, but make it more interesting by including more of a 'Riff-Off' style performance where the two Bottom acts (maybe even three in the case of a double) pick three songs and go back and forth in a battle to win. Then, there is a flash vote where the public have 5 minutes to vote for who performed the best, and the act with the least votes goes home. The judges have more chance to rig when they vote, so keep public voting.

And finally I saw an idea floating about whereby it meant a midweek Show filmed Big Brother Style in the house and I think that'd be really good and make the acts more 3D.

I might add more to this as I think of them, or add anyone else's suggestions when they pop up.

[Denver]

Perfect format is no men unless they are in mixed groups or icons like Sean and Connor

[BBUK-Fan]

Great

[Greg!]

12 contestants, 4 categories, 4 judges, 10 weeks, bring back deadlock. That's literally all they need to do.

[reece(:]

Originally Posted by QueenOfSheba

Perfect format is no men unless they are in mixed groups or icons like Sean and Connor

#AllFemale2018

[Denver]

They should add a wildcard category with Tulisa as judge

[Matthew.]

I actually preferred the 6 week format this year, only reason why i started watching this year

[Morgan.]

Originally Posted by Matthew Noelan

I actually preferred the 6 week format this year, only reason why i started watching this year

That's why everyone stopped watching.

[Morgan.]

lol I tried doing this Years TXF under my above format and it turned out real messy but mainly because of the publics crap voting

Boys (Louis Walsh)
Lloyd Macey - THIRD PLACE
Sam Black - ELIMINATED WEEK 2 (against Leon)
Spencer Sutherland - ELIMINATED WEEK 1 (against Talia and Sam)

Girls (Sharon Osbourne)
Grace Davies - ELIMINATED WEEK 9 (against Lloyd and Matt)
Holly Tandy - ELIMINATED WEEK 8 (against The CutKelvins and Matt)
Rai-Elle Williams - ELIMINATED WEEK 7 (against Holly)

Overs (Nicole Scherzinger)
Kevin Davy-White - RUNNER-UP
Matt Linnen - ELIMINATED WEEK 9 (against Lloyd and Grace)
Tracey-Leanne Jefford - ELIMINATED WEEK 4 (against Jack and Joel)

Groups (Simon Cowell)
Rak-Su - WINNERS
The CutKelvins - ELIMINATED WEEK 8 (against Holly and Matt)
Sean and Conor Price - ELIMINATED WEEK 6 (against Alisah and Rai-Elle)

Wildcards (Guest Judges)
Alisah Bonaobra - ELIMINATED WEEK 6 (against Sean and Conor and Rai-Elle)
Jack and Joel - ELIMINATED WEEK 5 (against Alisah)
Leon Mallett - ELIMINATED WEEK 3 (against Tracey-Leanne)
Talia Dean - ELIMINATED WEEK 1 (against Spencer and Sam)

Week 1 (Double)
Wildcard Judge - Liam Payne
Bottom 3 Acts - Spencer Sutherland, Talia Dean and Sam Black
Eliminated - Spencer Sutherland and Talia Dean

Week 2
Wildcard Judge - Stormzy
Bottom 2 Acts - Sam Black and Leon Mallett
Eliminated - Sam Black

Week 3
Wildcard Judge - Tokyo Myers
Bottom 2 - Leon Mallett and Tracey-Leanne Jefford
Eliminated - Leon Mallett

Week 4
Wildcard Judge - Rita Ora
Bottom 2 - Tracey-Leanne Jefford and Jack and Joel
Eliminated - Tracey-Leanne Jefford

Week 5
Wildcard Judge - Harry Styles
Bottom 2 - Jack and Joel and Alisah Bonaobra
Eliminated - Jack and Joel

Week 6 (Double)
Wildcard Judge - Paloma Faith
Bottom 3 Acts - Alisah Bonaobra, Sean and Conor Price and Rai-Elle Williams
Eliminated - Alisah Bonaobra and Sean and Conor Price (Wildcard Category OUT, Guest Judges Stop)

Week 7
Bottom 2 Acts - Rai-Elle Williams and Holly Tandy
Eliminated - Rai-Elle Williams

Week 8 (Double)
Bottom 3 Acts - Holly Tandy, The CutKelvins and Matt Linnen
Eliminated - Holly Tandy and The CutKelvins

Week 9 (Double)
Bottom 3 Acts - Matt Linnen, Lloyd Macey and Grace Davies
Eliminated - Matt Linnen and Grace Davies

Week 10 (Finale)
3rd Place (after Vote Freeze) - Lloyd Macey
Top 2: Kevin Davy-White and Rak-Su
Winners: Rak-Su

Grace is a shock Ella Henderson-esque boot, Lloyd is a shock finalist. The rest is basically the same apart from Matt beating The CutKelvins and Sam going much earlier.

[supertv247]

I think a Mix would be good...
7 audition episodes
3 Six Chair episodes
2 judges Houses episodes

12 finalists and 4 wildcards voted by us

10 weeks
Weeks 1-6 are the old format (all perform Saturday, Sunday sing-off and 1 elimination)
Week 7 - 9 have this years seminfinal format (all perform Saturday, one elimination, all perform Sunday, another elimination)
4 finalists, down to 2 for the Sunday final

[Amy Jade]

Cancelling it all together for a least a few years would be the best format. It is way past it's sell by date.

[Eddie.]

Sometimes I have zero patience watching 12 acts perform in one night...
I think the BB idea would be wonderful, but here's my format...
So we will keep two groups performing per night. The act with the lowest amount of votes on Saturday and Sunday would have a sing-off on Sunday night...basically the old format, with performances on both nights...I can't explain things well so bare with me...
10 weeks format would be kept obviously...

[Eddie.]

but the original performance would work out as well...
also, and separate voting takes place during the sing-off...

[Withano]

I think a wildcard category would be cool

No double eliminations, im fine with the 'no results show' but i want a bottom 2 fight instead of a top 2 fight at the end of each night

[Withano]

Also a firm no to your scd voting idea