X Factor falls below 1m

Tim Burrowes

November 9, 2010 10:38

Seven’s talent contest The X Factor has fallen below 1m viewers for the first time, delivering ratings of just 938,000 for last night’s elimination show.

According to preliminary overnight metro ratings from OzTam, The X Factor was 15th for the night.

It was comprehensively beaten in the 7.30pm timeslot by Ten’s Junior Masterchef which rated 1.236m and by Nine’s double episodes of Two And A Half Men which rated 1.105m and 1.155m.

Ten’s Undercover Boss Australia, which featured holiday park boss Ray Schleibs, rated 1.188m, seventh for the night

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.