X Factor to return?

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But linear TV has to fill hours and sadly their is a distinct lack of original ideas when it comes to light entertainment at the moment, both domestically and in the international formats market which has only really seen The Masked Singer emerge in recent years.

Nobody is denying the last few years of X Factor weren't problematic but when you look back in hindsight it was much stronger for longer than you think - it only really absolutely collapsed in the last couple of years and that was arguably down to on screen changes rather than the overall concept.

I agree there's not much originality around but the examples given haven't been massive hits and these were amongst the most popular shows back in their day. Meanwhile, reboots of Lingo and Blankety Blank that most people were shaking their heads at when first announced have performed well and can grow further still.

The X Factor would get 6m if it came back no worries but if it's the same uninspired song choices then people will switch off again. There's plenty of known tracks that haven't been performed including from the likes of Queen who you would think by watching TXF only had three or four hits.