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X Factor

2008 · 20 seasons · 3h per episode · Reality, Family

X Factor is the Italian version of the British musical talent show The X Factor. The first four seasons aired on Rai 2, but since 2011 it has been broadcast on Sky Uno, with reruns on TV8, after Rai dropped the show due to high costs. Sky Italia acquired the format, extending its broadcast until 2024. Starting from the eleventh season, RTL 102.5 became the official radio station, replacing Radio Deejay and Radio 105. The show was hosted by Francesco Facchinetti (2008-2010), Alessandro Cattelan (2011-2020), Ludovico Tersigni (2021), and Francesca Michielin (2022-2023). From 2024 onwards, Giorgia will take over as host. Since the seventh season, the show has been produced by Fremantle Italia without the collaboration of Magnolia, which had produced the selection episodes in the early seasons.

Seasons

• Season 1 — 12 episodes (March 10, 2008)
• Season 2 — 15 episodes (January 12, 2009)
• Season 3 — 13 episodes (September 10, 2009)
• Season 4 — 12 episodes (September 7, 2010)
• Season 5 — 12 episodes (October 20, 2011)
• Season 6 — 13 episodes (September 20, 2012)
• Season 7 — 12 episodes (September 26, 2013)
• Season 8 — 13 episodes (September 18, 2014)
• Season 9 — 14 episodes (September 10, 2015)
• Season 10 — 14 episodes (September 15, 2016)
• Season 11 — 14 episodes (September 14, 2017)
• Season 12 — 15 episodes (September 6, 2018)
• Season 13 — 14 episodes (September 12, 2019)
• Season 14 — 13 episodes (September 17, 2020)
• Season 15 — 13 episodes (September 16, 2021)
• Season 16 — 13 episodes (September 15, 2022)
• Season 17 — 13 episodes (September 14, 2023)
• Season 18 — 13 episodes (September 12, 2024)
• Season 19 — 13 episodes (September 11, 2025)
• Season 20 — 13 episodes (September 10, 2026)

Cast

• Giorgia as Self - Presenter
• Jake La Furia as Self - Judge
• Paola Iezzi as Self - Judge
• Francesco Gabbani as Self - Judge
• Irama as Self - Judge

Details

Created by

Simon Cowell

First aired

March 10, 2008

Episodes

264

Genres

Reality, Family

Network

Rai 2, Sky Uno and Sky Italia

Status

Returning Series

TMDB score

7.5 / 10 from 12 votes