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29th July 2021
10:23am BST

"Simon remains at the top of his game and knows how to make a hit. He owns the rights to the show, and it's his call — not ITV's — whether or not he drops it.
"Clearly the last thing he wants is for X Factor to fizzle out with a whimper and become a bit of a joke — especially in contrast to the show in its pomp.
"It is still on the back-burner and there’s the option to return it in 2023, with auditions next summer, but a lot will ride on his new format Walk The Line." Since its inception, the X Factor has uncovered some of the world's biggest music acts, with the likes of One Direction, Little Mix, and, of course, Jedward coming through the competition. In its heyday, the show would regularly pull in 12 million viewers every Saturday. But in its later series viewing figures plummeted, prompting Cowell to pull the plug on the show in 2018.Explore more on these topics:

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