The lucky competitors who made it through the auditions attend the boot camp where they learn for the first time who will be their mentor this year. Simon is not overly impressed with everybody in his section. The Brothers who just missed out on a place in the live finals last year split up and form two separate groups. A the end of the first day many are sent home leaving the lucky hopefuls to battle it out on day two.
s03e01 - Auditions 1
s03e02 - Auditions 2
s03e03 - Auditions 3
s03e04 - Auditions 4
s03e05 - Auditions 5
s03e06 - Auditions 6
s03e07 - Bootcamp 1
s03e08 - Bootcamp 2
s03e09 - Judges Houses 1
s03e10 - Judges Houses 2
s03e11 - Live Show 1 : Top 12 perform
s03e12 - Live Results 1 : Down to 11 acts
s03e13 - Live Show 2 : Top 11 perform
s03e14 - Live Results 2 : Down to 10 acts
s03e15 - Live Show 3 : Top 10 perform
s03e16 - Live Results 3 : Down to 8 acts
s03e17 - Live Show 4 : Top 8 perform
s03e18 - Live Results 4 : Down to 7 acts
s03e19 - Live Show 5 : Top 7 perform
s03e20 - Live Results 5 : Down to 6 acts
s03e21 - Live Show 6 : Top 6 perform
s03e22 - Live Results 6 : Down to 5 acts
s03e23 - Live Show 7 : Top 5 perform
s03e24 - Live Results 7 : Down to 4 acts
s03e25 - Live Show 8 : Top 4 perform
s03e26 - Live Results 8 : Down to 3 acts
s03e27 - Live Show 9 : Top 3 perform
s03e28 - Live Results 9 : Down to 2 acts
s03e29 - The Final
s03e30 - And the winner is...
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.