Dermot returns with the results of the first viewer vote. Last year's winner Leon Jackson returns to perform his new single live on stage. Bad Lashes and Girl Band learn that they are in the bottom two and have to perform again in the final showdown. The judges are split over who to send home so it goes to deadlock where the act with the lowest amount of public votes are sent home. Bad Lashes have the lowest amount of votes and are eliminated from the competition.

The X Factor (UK) Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - Auditions 1
• s05e02 - Auditions 2
• s05e03 - Auditions 3
• s05e04 - Auditions 4
• s05e05 - Auditions 5
• s05e06 - Auditions 6
• s05e07 - Boot Camp 1
• s05e08 - Boot Camp 2
• s05e09 - Boot Camp 3
• s05e10 - Boot Camp 4
• s05e11 - Elimination 1
• s05e12 - Elimination 1 (Result)
• s05e13 - Elimination 2
• s05e14 - Elimination 2 (Result)
• s05e15 - Elimination 3
• s05e16 - Elimination 3 (Result)
• s05e17 - Elimination 4
• s05e18 - Elimination 4 (Result)
• s05e19 - Elimination 5
• s05e20 - Elimination 5 (Result)
• s05e21 - Elimination 6
• s05e22 - Elimination 6 (Result)
• s05e23 - Elimination 7
• s05e24 - Elimination 7 (Result)
• s05e25 - Elimination 8
• s05e26 - Elimination 8 (Result)
• s05e27 - Elimination 9
• s05e28 - Elimination 9 (Result)
• s05e29 - The Live Show - The Grand Final!
• s05e30 - The Live Show (Result)

The X Factor (UK) Show Summary

Each X Factor judge is in charge of a different section of singers on the show. The judges do not know what section of the competition they will be in charge of until the audition process has finished. Each judge then has to pick four acts to take forward to the live section of the show. Each week the two acts with the lowest amount of public votes have to sing again in a final showdown after which the judges decide who should be eliminated. Once there are only five acts left remaining it becomes left to the public to decide who should go.