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The X Factor

2004–2018 15 seasons 2 podcasts
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X Factor Reviews and After Show - AfterBuzz TV

By AfterBuzz TV

From the podcast’s creators: The X Factor After Show recaps, reviews and discusses episodes of FOX's The X Factor. Show Summary: In this American version of the hit UK show, Simon Cowell and his fellow judges search for a singer who has the "X factor".

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  • X Factor S:1 | Auditions #1 E:1 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:1 | Auditions #3 E:3 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:1 | Boot Camp Part 1 E:5 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:1 | Judges’ Homes #3 E:9 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:1 | Live Show E:10 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:1 | Top 12 Perform E:11 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:1 | Top 11 Perform E:13 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:1 | Top 10 Perform E:15 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:1 | Top 9 Perform E:17 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:1 | Top 8 Perform E:19 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X-Factor S:1 | Top 6 Perform E:21 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:1 | Performance E:23 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:1 | Season Finale E:26 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor Season 2 Preview | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:2 | Auditions #1 E:1 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:2 | Auditions #2 & #3 E:3 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:2 | Auditions #5 E:5 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:2 | Boot Camp #1 E:7 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:2 | Boot Camp #3 E:9 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:2 | Judges House #3 E:11 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:2 | Live Show 1 E:15 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:2 | Live Show 2 E:16 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:2 | Live Show 3 E:17 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:2 | Top 11 Perform E:19 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:2 | Top 10 Perform E:21 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:2 | Top Finalists Perform E:24 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:2 | Top Finalists Perform E:26 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:2 | Season Finale, Part 2 E:29 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:3 | Auditions #1 E:1 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:3 | Auditions #2 & #3 E:2 & E:3 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:3 | Auditions No. 4 E:4 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:3 | Auditions No. 5 & 6; The Four-Chair Challenge | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:3 | The Four-Chair Challenge Round 2-4 E:8-E:10 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:3 | Top 12 Chosen E:11 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:3 | Top 12 Perform E:13 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:3 | Top Finalists Perform E:15 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:3 | Top Finalists Perform E:17 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:3 | Performance Show E:19 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:3 | Performance Show E:21 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:3 | Top 5 Perform E:25 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:3 | Winner Chosen E:26 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
  • X Factor S:3 | Winner Chosen E:26 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow
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The Custard TV Podcast

From the podcast’s creators: Reviews and opinions from a trio of TV obsessives on a variety of the week’s biggest shows. Expect hot takes, bad jokes and people who have spent far too much time in front of the TV. Read more from the team on thecustardtv.com

Scout Score50The Scout Score combines Apple rating quality and volume, recap coverage depth, a small established-network signal, and verified Recap Scout votes. Editorial overrides are used only when catalog evidence needs a manual correction.
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  • #94: Educating the East End, Doctor Who, Chasing Shadows, The X-Factor
  • #100: The Apprentice, X-Factor Live Shows, BBC Genome
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