X Factor to return?

[Brekkie]

Interesting there seems to have been no further comment either way today which kind of suggests there is some truth in it. Usually denials come out quicker than confirmations.

I think for all it's faults in the end at least The X Factor had something so many shows seem to lack now - a bit of ambition. TV has always had shows which are that little bit above anything else they show in staging and production, which ITV still has in Q1 & Q2 with The Masked Singer, Saturday Night Takeaway and BGT - but has been lacking in the second half of the year with shows which are all basically at the same level. Maybe Ninja Warrior somewhat ticks that box this year - certainly more so than the likes of The Cube and The Void did last year, but it's not exactly A-list TV. As a fan of it I'd even say B-list was generous.

[SuperSajuuk]

Something thats interesting is that the official X Factor twitter account still has a link to itv.com/xfactor. However, clicking it takes you to a 404 not found error. According to the Wayback Machine, it was still operating as a valid web page until 10th May 2021, after which the entire section was taken down. The 14th May has an attempted crawl which simply displays "Not Found" as a generic error, the following day its an ITV designed 404.

I would keep an eye on the twitter account to see if it has a link change at any point to a channel 5 domain.

[Steddenm]

Also see where the official xfactor.tv redirects to. Currently itv.com/xfactor which has a 404 error.

[tellyblues]

If Channel 5 do get TXF then it may be worth bringing back Night Fever.

[BBCMeridian]

Also see where the official xfactor.tv redirects to. Currently itv.com/xfactor which has a 404 error.

That's probably because The X Factor is no longer a ITV programme and that it's been properly axed.