The X Factor USA's premiere date on ITV2 has been confirmed.
Season two of the Fox series - which introduces Britney Spears and Demi Lovato to the panel alongside Simon Cowell and LA Reid - will begin at 8pm on Thursday, September 27.This means that UK fans will not see The X Factor's first episode until 15 days after it airs in America tonight (September 12).
The gap in transmission dates is significantly greater than when X Factor USA's first season, which had Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul as judges, aired on ITV2 last year.
A number of trailers and promos have been released ahead of the show's return, including one where Cowell teases Lovato about her reported romance with One Direction's Niall Horan.
The show has made news in the US due to numerous reports of Spears storming out of auditions, all of which have been denied, and its scheduling war with the third season of rival format The Voice
A host has yet to be confirmed for The X Factor USA, though Khloe Kardashian is said to be a frontrunner for the role.
