The X Factor
Season 5
200830 episodes
Episode 1
Auditions 1
Aug 16, 20081h
Episode 2
Auditions 2
Aug 23, 20081h
Episode 3
Auditions 3
Aug 30, 20081h
Episode 4
Auditions 4
Aug 6, 20081h
Episode 5
Auditions 5
Aug 13, 20081h
Episode 6
Auditions 6
Aug 20, 20081h
Episode 7
Boot Camp 1
Aug 27, 20081h
Episode 8
Boot Camp 2
Aug 28, 20081h
Episode 9
Boot Camp 3
Oct 4, 20081h
Episode 10
Boot Camp 4
Oct 5, 20081h
Episode 11
Elimination 1
Oct 11, 20081h
Episode 12
Elimination 1 (Result)
Oct 11, 20081h
Episode 13
Elimination 2
Oct 18, 20081h
Episode 14
Elimination 2 (Result)
Oct 18, 20081h
Episode 15
Elimination 3
Oct 25, 20081h
The 10 remaining acts return to perform live for the third time. This week each act has to perform a Big Band song. The judges give their verdicts on what they have heard. At the end of the show the phone lines are opened for this week's public vote.
Episode 16
Elimination 3 (Result)
Oct 25, 20081h
The finalists performed a cover version of the Mariah Carey song "Hero" on behalf of the Help for Heroes charity. This song will be released as a download on Sunday 26 as a download and Monday 27 physically.
Episode 17
Elimination 4
Nov 1, 20081h
Down to nine acts and the contestants must sing again for a place in next week's show. This week they must sing classic disco songs for the judges and the viewers at home. The viewers will then vote for their favourite and the two acts with the lowest number of votes will be forced to sing again for the judges who will then decide to save one act.
Episode 18
Elimination 4 (Result)
Nov 1, 20081h
Theme: Disco Celebrity Guest: Will Young Song performed by celebrity guest: Changes
Episode 19
Elimination 5
Nov 8, 20081h
Dermot O'Leary hosts the fifth live show of the series. This week, the eight remaining acts meet Mariah Carey and must perform her songs for the judges and the viewers. The viewers will then vote for their favourite and the two acts with the lowest number of votes will sing again for the judges who will choose to save one act and send the other home.
Episode 20
Elimination 5 (Result)
Nov 8, 20081h
Theme: Mariah Carey Celebrity Guest: Mariah Carey Song performed by celebrity guest: TBA
Episode 21
Elimination 6
Nov 15, 20081h
Theme: Best of British
Episode 22
Elimination 6 (Result)
Nov 15, 20081h
Celebrity Guest: Leona Lewis Song performed by celebrity guest: "Run"
Episode 23
Elimination 7
Nov 22, 20081h
Episode 24
Elimination 7 (Result)
Nov 22, 20081h
Episode 25
Elimination 8
Nov 29, 20081h
Five acts remain in the competition and the acts must now perform 2 songs each. This week the theme is American Classics as the contestants perform for the viewers' votes. The two acts with the lowest number of votes must then sing again for the judges Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Cheryl Cole and Dannii Minogue. Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus appears in this episode.
Episode 26
Elimination 8 (Result)
Nov 29, 20081h
Theme: Songs by Britney Spears and American Classics Song performed by celebrity guests: "Womanizer" (Britney Spears), "7 Things" (Miley Cyrus)
Episode 27
Series 5 - Elimination - 9
Dec 6, 20081h
With only four acts remaining in the competition, we reach the 9th live show of the series. The contestants must each perform 2 songs for the viewers' votes. The 2 acts with the lowest number of votes will have to sing again judges Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Cheryl Cole and Dannii Minogue who, for the last time, will choose an act to send home.
Episode 28
Series 5 - Elimination - 9 (Result)
Dec 6, 20081h
Episode 29
Series 5 - The Final
Dec 13, 20081h
There are only three acts remaining in this week's grand final. After auditions, boot camp, the mentors' houses and nine live shows, the three acts remaining in the competition sing for one last time for the audience vote. The act with the highest number of votes will be crowned The X Factor champion of 2008 winning a £1m recording contract with Simon Cowell. Dannii Minogue is the only judge with no acts left in the competition.
Episode 30
Series 5 - The Final (Result)
Dec 13, 20081h