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Originally posted by geo
The X Factor's ratings are up year on year, still rates better than most things on the channel and has favourable demographics. Of course it wasn't going to be cancelled.
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XF ratings may be up a bit on 2015 for some episodes (although the
opening episode flopped hard and some episodes have been
below 2015 numbers), but they're still down on 2014 and the previous seasons.
Also, once the proper Strictly episodes start, XF's ratings will decline further. This show once got ratings as high as 19 million but now gets 7 or 8 million if it's lucky. It's been in decline almost consecutively since after 2010.
The audience for XF is also aging which is what advertisers don't want.
There's no reason to keep XF other than to allow a few years to develop a new primetime show or to wait until next year to move The Voice to the autumn slot and to move XF to spring when it's less competitive.
