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The third season of the American music competition television show The X Factor premiered on Fox on September 11, 2013, and ended on December 19, 2013.[1] This season was hosted by Mario Lopez. Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato returned to the judging panel, while Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio joined the panel as replacements for the departing judges.
Producer auditions began on March 6, 2013, in Los Angeles, and ended on May 4, 2013, in Denver. The judges auditions, which are televised, began on May 21, 2013, in Charleston, and ended on July 12, 2013, in Los Angeles. New for this season is the removal of the boot camp and judges' houses rounds of the competition which have been replaced with a new middle section, more reminiscent of the live shows.
On December 19, 2013, Alex & Sierra won the show, as mentored by Cowell. On February 7, 2014, Cowell announced he was returning to the UK show to judge the 2014 UK series, which was followed by Fox announcing that they would not be renewing the show for a fourth season.[2]
On October 22, 2012, it was announced that The X Factor would be returning for a third season,[3] with Simon Cowell confirmed to be returning.[4] On December 14, 2012, L.A. Reid announced he would not return to the show for its third season, as he wished to refocus his work on his record company, Epic Records.[5] Britney Spears stated her intentions on returning to the show for its third season,[6] but she eventually did not return, in order to focus on her music career.[7]
Following the conclusion of season two, Demi Lovato questioned whether she would return for another season, or instead focus on her own career as a performer, stating, "I have no idea what's gonna happen next season, and I don't think anybody does."[8] On March 28, 2013, it was confirmed that Lovato would return. On April 22, it was confirmed by Fox that Mario Lopez would be returning to host season three, along with the news of Khloé Kardashian not returning as co-host.[9]
Rumors passed that Reba McEntire and Jennifer Love Hewitt would be judges.[10]
Eventually, Cowell confirmed via his Twitter account that the full judging panel would be announced on May 20, 2013, with auditions beginning the next day.[11] On that same day, Fox confirmed that Destiny's Child member and judge on the 2011 series of the UK show (who previously replaced Dannii Minogue), Kelly Rowland, and Mexican singer and former La Voz... México judge Paulina Rubio had been hired to replace Reid and Spears.[12]
In addition to having online auditions, it was announced at the conclusion of season 2 that auditions for season 3 would be held throughout the country in Charleston, South Carolina; Denver, Colorado; Long Island, New York; Los Angeles, California and New Orleans, Louisiana. On the "Registration and Audition Rules" document[13] on The X Factors website about the auditions, it was announced where the auditions were going to be taking place.
| City | Auditions dates | Venue | Judges | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston, South Carolina | May 21–22, 2013 | North Charleston Coliseum | Rowland | Lovato | Rubio | Cowell |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | June 11–12, 2013 | Lakefront Arena | ||||
| Long Island, New York | June 19–21, 2013 | Nassau Coliseum | ||||
| Denver, Colorado | June 30 – July 2, 2013 | Denver Coliseum | ||||
| Los Angeles, California | July 10–11, 2013 | Galen Center | ||||
| July 12, 2013 | ||||||
Instead of the traditional bootcamp stages, a deliberation stage (very similar to Britain's Got Talent) was introduced to cut down the "yes" from the auditions to perform at Four-chair challenge. The judges cut the acts from 218 to 40. This took place on July 31, 2013.
After the Deliberation and Reveal Stages, but before the start of the four-chair challenge, the judges found out their categories and they are as follows: Rowland has the Overs, Rubio has the Boys, Lovato has the Girls and Cowell has the groups. They were revealed at Shrine Auditorium.
For this season of The X Factor, Cowell confirmed that the boot camp and judges' houses sections of the competition, which traditionally followed the audition rounds, had been dropped and replaced with a brand new stage called "The Four-Chair challenge", which took place at the Shrine Auditorium and was filmed over 2 days in September 2013. Speaking on the change, he said "It [boot camp and Judges' houses] was the one element of the show I wasn't happy with, and it looked too similar to what everybody else is doing." He went on to describe the new "middle section" as "really dramatic, very tough on us and the contestants, and very high pressure", and compared the new round as similar to the live shows.[15]
This season, the categories did not follow the age-based format from season two but rather the format from season one: Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups. Rowland mentored Over 25s, Lovato the Girls, Rubio the Boys, and for the second season in a row, Cowell mentored the Groups.[16] Groups Restless Road, Sweet Suspense, and Forever in Your Mind all consist of contestants who originally auditioned as soloists.
The four-chair challenge episodes were broadcast on two 2-hour Wednesdays and two 1-hour Thursdays shows on October 2, 3, 9 and 10.
Key:
– Act was immediately eliminated after performance without switch
– Act was switched out later in the competition and eventually eliminated
– Act was not switched out and made the final four of their own category
| + Contestants performances on the four-chair challenge | Episode | Category (mentor) | Act | Order | Song[17] [18] [19] [20] | Mentor's decision | Switched with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 7 | Over 25s (Rowland) | Victoria Carriger | 1 | "Make You Feel My Love" | Put in chair 1 | — | |
| Kristine Mirelle | 2 | "Oops!... I Did It Again" | Put in chair 2 | — | |||
| Jeff Gutt | 3 | "Amazing Grace" | Put in chair 3 | — | |||
| Rachel Potter | 4 | "Irreplaceable" | Put in chair 4 | — | |||
| Lorie Moore | 5 | "I'll Make Love to You" | Put in chair 2 | Kristine Mirelle | |||
| Allison Davis | 6 | "Tik Tok" / "Push It" | Eliminated | — | |||
| Jeff Brinkman | 7 | "Without You" | Put in chair 1 | Victoria Carriger | |||
| Denny Smith | 8 | "In the Midnight Hour" | Eliminated | — | |||
| James Kenney | 9 | "Lean on Me" | Put in chair 1 | Jeff Brinkman | |||
| Lillie McCloud | 10 | "A House Is Not a Home" | Put in chair 2 | Lorie Moore | |||
| Girls (Lovato) | Bree Randall | 11 | "Glad You Came" | Put in chair 1 | — | ||
| Khaya Cohen | 12 | "Locked Out of Heaven" | Put in chair 2 | — | |||
| Jamie Pineda | 13 | "Don't Speak" | Put in chair 3 | — | |||
| Ashly Williams | 14 | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Put in chair 4 | — | |||
| Episode 8 | Simone Torres | 15 | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | Put in chair 1 | Bree Randall | ||
| Danie Geimer | 16 | "Georgia on My Mind" | Put in chair 1 | Simone Torres | |||
| Rylie Brown | 17 | "Angels" | Eliminated | — | |||
| Primrose Martin | 18 | "Blame It on the Boogie" | Eliminated | — | |||
| Rion Paige | 19 | "I Won't Let Go" | Put in chair 4 | Ashly Williams | |||
| Ellona Santiago | 20 | "Clarity" | Put in chair 3 | Jamie Pineda | |||
| Episode 9 | Boys (Rubio) | Al Calderon | 21 | "Call Me Maybe" | Put in chair 1 | — | |
| Isaiah Alston | 22 | "The Greatest Love of All" | Eliminated | — | |||
| Isaac Tauaefa | 23 | "Bubbly" | Eliminated | — | |||
| Carlos Guevara | 24 | "Ain't No Sunshine" | Put in chair 2 | — | |||
| Stone Martin | 25 | "Torn" | Put in chair 3 | — | |||
| Chase Goehring | 26 | "Airplanes" | Put in chair 4 | — | |||
| Tim Olstad | 27 | "The Climb" | Put in chair 3 | Stone Martin | |||
| Carlito Olivero | 28 | "Dreaming of You" | Put in chair 4 | Chase Goehring | |||
| Timmy Thames | 29 | "The New Girl in Town" | Put in chair 3 | Tim Olstad | |||
| Tim Olstad | N/A | N/A (reinstated by mentor) | Put in chair 1 | Al Calderon | |||
| Josh Levi | 30 | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | Put in chair 3 | Timmy Thames | |||
| Groups (Cowell) | Girls United | 31 | "Yeah 3x" | Put in chair 1 | — | ||
| Wild Thingz | 32 | "Party Rock Anthem" | Put in chair 2 | — | |||
| Glamour | 33 | "When I'm Gone" | Put in chair 3 | — | |||
| Restless Road | 34 | "Somebody Like You" | Put in chair 4 | — | |||
| Episode 10 | Sweet Suspense | 35 | "Wishing on a Star" | Put in chair 2 | Wild Thingz | ||
| Yellow House Canyon | 36 | "Hell on Heels" | Eliminated | — | |||
| Forever in Your Mind | 37 | "Lovebug" | Put in chair 3 | Glamour | |||
| Good News | 38 | "Landslide" | Eliminated | — | |||
| Alex & Sierra | 39 | "You're the One That I Want" | Put in chair 1 | Girls United | |||
| RoXxy Montana | 40 | "Man in the Mirror" | Put in chair 3 | Forever in Your Mind |
Rubio initially switched out Tim Olstad for Timmy Thames, but after some consideration brought him back and instead switched out Al Calderon.
The top 16 contestants were confirmed as follows;
Key:
– Winner
– Runner-Up
| Act | Age(s) | Hometown | Category (mentor) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex & Sierra | 22 | New Smyrna Beach, Florida/Orlando, Florida | Groups (Cowell) | Winner | |
| Jeff Gutt | 37 | Marine City, Michigan | Over 25s (Rowland) | Runner-Up | |
| Carlito Olivero | 24 | Chicago, Illinois | Boys (Rubio) | 3rd Place | |
| Restless Road | 18-19 | Various | Groups (Cowell) | 4th Place | |
| Rion Paige | 13 | Jacksonville, Florida | Girls (Lovato) | 5th Place | |
| Ellona Santiago | 17 | San Lorenzo, California | 6th Place | ||
| Josh Levi | 15 | Houston, Texas | Boys (Rubio) | 7th Place | |
| Lillie McCloud | 55 | Orlando, Florida | Over 25s (Rowland) | 8th Place | |
| Tim Olstad | 23 | Winona, Minnesota | Boys (Rubio) | 9th Place | |
| Khaya Cohen | 16 | New York City, New York | Girls (Lovato) | 10th Place | |
| Rachel Potter | 29 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Over 25s (Rowland) | 11th Place | |
| Sweet Suspense | 14-17 | Various | Groups (Cowell) | 12th Place | |
| Carlos Guevara | 16 | Lexington, South Carolina | Boys (Rubio) | 13rd Place | |
| RoXxy Montana | 20-22 | Wayne, Michigan | Groups (Cowell) | 14th-16th Place | |
| James Kenney | 35 | Portland, Oregon | Over 25s (Rowland) | 14th-16th Place | |
| Danie Geimer | 15 | Northridge, California | Girls (Lovato) | 14th-16th Place |
The first two-hour live show aired on a special Tuesday time slot on October 29; which followed the same format as the first season with each of the judges narrowing their number of acts down to three, without a public vote. The public vote then started with the following performance and results shows starting November 6, which aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays respectively. As with previous seasons, each live show had a different theme. The live final took place in on December 18 and 19. Cowell had also said on Twitter that there may be a wildcard this season.[21] The leaderboard that showed which act had received the most public votes did not return.
Each results show featured musical performances from at least two artists. There was no guest performer on the first result show. Selena Gomez was supposed to perform on the second result show, but was postponed to third result show night[22] which featured a performance from season 2 finalist Fifth Harmony.[23] One Direction performed on the third results show.[24] Michael Bublé performed on the fifth performance show,[25] then again on the fifth results show alongside judge Demi Lovato.[26] Emblem3 and Little Mix performed on the sixth results show,[27] while Enrique Iglesias performed during the seventh results show.[28] Paulina Rubio,[29] Mary J. Blige, Lea Michele,[30] Leona Lewis, Pitbull and One Direction performed on the finale.[31]
Act in team Simon Cowell
Act in team Paulina Rubio
Act in team Kelly Rowland
| – | Act did not face the public vote | |
| – | Act was eliminated by their mentor (no public vote or final showdown) | |
| – | Act was in the bottom three and had to sing again in the final showdown | |
| – | Act was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated | |
| – | Act received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown) | |
| – | Act received the most public votes |
| Act | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday Vote | Thursday Vote | First Vote | Second Vote | |||||||||||
| Alex & Sierra | Saved | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | Winner | |||||
| Jeff Gutt | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | Runner-Up | ||||||
| Carlito Olivero | 7th | 8th | 8th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | |||||||
| Restless Road | 8th | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | Eliminated (semi-final) | |||||||
| Rion Paige | 3rd | 6th | 1st | 6th < | -- Since there was a deadlock, the actual ranking was revealed and therefore Rion was in 6th place --> | 5th | Eliminated (quarter-final) | |||||||
| Ellona Santiago | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 6th | |||||||||
| Josh Levi | Eliminated | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 7th < | -- Since there was a deadlock, the actual ranking was revealed and therefore Josh was in 7th place --> | Eliminated (week 5) | |||||||
| Lillie McCloud | Saved | 9th | 7th | 5th | 8th | |||||||||
| Tim Olstad | 12th | 9th | 9th | Eliminated (week 4) | ||||||||||
| Khaya Cohen | 11th | 11th | 10th | |||||||||||
| Rachel Potter | 4th | 10th | Eliminated (week 3) | |||||||||||
| 10th | 12th | |||||||||||||
| Carlos Guevara | 13th | Eliminated (week 3) | ||||||||||||
| RoXxy Montana | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 1) | ||||||||||||
| James Kenney | ||||||||||||||
| Danie Geimer | ||||||||||||||
| Final Showdown < | --Please use LAST names (except for the groups) for the Final showdown and judges' votes sections--> | None | No final showdown or judges' votes; results were based on public votes alone | Cohen, Potter | Olivero, Olstad | Levi, Paige | Olivero, Paige | No final showdown or judges' votes; results were based on public votes alone | ||||||
| Judges voted to | Send Through | Eliminate | ||||||||||||
| Rowland's vote | Potter, Gutt, McCloud | Cohen | Olstad | Paige | Paige | |||||||||
| Rubio's vote | Olivero, Guevara, Olstad | Potter | Olstad | Paige | Paige | |||||||||
| Lovato's vote | Santiago, Paige, Cohen | Potter | Olstad | Levi | Olivero | |||||||||
| Cowell's vote | Restless Road, Alex & Sierra, Sweet Suspense | Potter | Levi | Paige | ||||||||||
| Eliminated | Danie Geimer by Lovato | Carlos Guevara Public vote to save < | -- Do not remove "to save" --> | Sweet Suspense Public vote to save < | -- Do not remove "to save" --> | Khaya Cohen Public vote to save < | -- Do not remove "to save" --> | Lillie McCloud Public vote to save < | -- Do not remove "to save" --> | Ellona Santiago Public vote to save | Restless Road Public vote to save | Carlito Olivero Public vote to win | Jeff Gutt Public vote to win | |
| Josh Levi by Rubio < | -- Do not remove! Josh Levi was indeed eliminated in week 1. --> | |||||||||||||
| James Kenney by Rowland | Rachel Potter 3 of 4 votes Majority | Tim Olstad 3 of 3 votes Majority | Josh Levi 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Rion Paige 3 of 4 votes Majority | ||||||||||
| RoXxy Montana by Cowell | ||||||||||||||
| Reference(s) | [32] | [33] | [34] | [35] | [36] | [37] | [38] | [39] | [40] | |||||
| Category (mentor) | Order | Song[41] | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellona Santiago | Girls (Lovato) | 1 | "Till the World Ends" | Safe |
| Danie Geimer | Girls (Lovato) | 2 | "Wrecking Ball" | Eliminated |
| Rion Paige | Girls (Lovato) | 3 | "Skyscraper" | Safe |
| Khaya Cohen | 4 | "Mercy" | ||
| Josh Levi | Boys (Rubio) | 5 | "Only Girl (in the World)" | Eliminated |
| Carlos Guevara | Boys (Rubio) | 6 | "Don't You Worry Child" | Safe |
| Carlito Olivero | 7 | "Maria Maria" | ||
| Tim Olstad | 8 | "Always" | ||
| Lillie McCloud | Over 25s (Rowland) | 9 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | |
| Jeff Gutt | 10 | "Try" | ||
| Rachel Potter | 11 | "I Hope You Dance" | ||
| James Kenney | Over 25s (Rowland) | 12 | "Red" | Eliminated |
| RoXxy Montana | Groups (Cowell) | 13 | "Royals" | |
| Sweet Suspense | Groups (Cowell) | 14 | "I Love It" | Safe |
| Alex & Sierra | 15 | "Blurred Lines" | ||
| Restless Road | 16 | "Roar" |
One of the four acts that did not face the public vote in week 1, and was eliminated by their mentor, was reinstated to the show as the judges felt that the act "deserves a second shot". The reinstated act was announced as Josh Levi.[44]
| Category (mentor) | Order | Song< | -- Please do not add results column! No results were announced this week. --> | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Levi | Boys (Rubio) | 1 | "Who's Lovin' You" | |
| Rachel Potter | Over 25s (Rowland) | 2 | "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" | |
| Carlos Guevara | Boys (Rubio) | 3 | "What's Going On" | |
| Restless Road | Groups (Cowell) | 4 | "Easy" | |
| Ellona Santiago | Girls (Lovato) | 5 | "Baby Love" | |
| Jeff Gutt | Over 25s (Rowland) | 6 | "Say You, Say Me" | |
| Alex & Sierra | Groups (Cowell) | 7 | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" | |
| Khaya Cohen | Girls (Lovato) | 8 | "My Girl" | |
| Carlito Olivero | Boys (Rubio) | 9 | "Stop! In the Name of Love" | |
| Lillie McCloud | Over 25s (Rowland) | 10 | "All In Love Is Fair" | |
| Sweet Suspense | Groups (Cowell) | 11 | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | |
| Rion Paige | Girls (Lovato) | 12 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | |
| Tim Olstad | Boys (Rubio) | 13 | "I'll Be There" |
Owing to graphics error in which incorrect voting numbers were displayed on screen during the performance recap, there was no elimination this week, instead all the acts performed their "Save Me" songs on Thursday night and a public re-vote was conducted after the show. The results were announced the following week, at the start of the live show on Wednesday night.[33]
Selena Gomez was going to perform her single "Slow Down" but due to graphics issues, she performed on the second night in week 3.
| Category (mentor) | Order | Song[45] | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Levi | Boys (Rubio) | 1 | "Stay" | Safe |
| Rachel Potter | Over 25s (Rowland) | 2 | "Anyway" | |
| Carlos Guevara | Boys (Rubio) | 3 | "Cannonball" | Eliminated |
| Restless Road | Groups (Cowell) | 4 | "Don't You Wanna Stay" | Safe |
| Ellona Santiago | Girls (Lovato) | 5 | "Titanium" | |
| Jeff Gutt | Over 25s (Rowland) | 6 | "In the Air Tonight" | |
| Alex & Sierra | Groups (Cowell) | 7 | "Give Me Love" | Safe (Highest Votes) |
| Khaya Cohen | Girls (Lovato) | 8 | "Distant Dreamer" | Safe |
| Carlito Olivero | Boys (Rubio) | 9 | "If You're Not the One" | |
| Lillie McCloud | Over 25s (Rowland) | 10 | "Who Wants to Live Forever" | |
| Sweet Suspense | Groups (Cowell) | 11 | "That Should Be Me" | |
| Rion Paige | Girls (Lovato) | 12 | "Born This Way" | |
| Tim Olstad | Boys (Rubio) | 13 | "I Believe I Can Fly" |
Carlos Guevara, the act that received the fewest votes from the public re-vote in week 2, was eliminated at the start of the November 13 episode.[34] He would have performed "Mad World".[34] Starting from week three, two acts were eliminated from each results show until week six. The three acts with the fewest public votes were announced and then the act with the fewest votes was automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts then performed in the final showdown and face the judges' votes.
| Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Year | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillie McCloud | Over 25s (Rowland) | 1 | "Ain't Nobody" | 1983 | Safe | ||
| Carlito Olivero | Boys (Rubio) | 2 | "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" | 1987 | |||
| Rion Paige | Girls (Lovato) | 3 | "We Belong" | 1984 | |||
| Sweet Suspense | Groups (Cowell) | 4 | "Mickey" | 1981 | Eliminated | ||
| Tim Olstad | Boys (Rubio) | 5 | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | 1984 | Safe | ||
| Khaya Cohen | Girls (Lovato) | 6 | "Borderline" | 1984 | Bottom Three | ||
| Restless Road | Groups (Cowell) | 7 | "Footloose" | 1984 | Safe | ||
| Rachel Potter | Over 25s (Rowland) | 8 | "Alone" | 1987 | Bottom Three | ||
| Ellona Santiago | Girls (Lovato) | 9 | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | 1987 | Safe | ||
| Josh Levi | Boys (Rubio) | 10 | "Straight Up" | 1988 | |||
| Jeff Gutt | Over 25s (Rowland) | 11 | "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" | 1986 | |||
| Alex & Sierra | Groups (Cowell) | 12 | "Addicted to Love" | 1986 | Safe (Highest Votes) | ||
| Final showdown details | |||||||
| scope=row | Khaya Cohen | Girls (Lovato) | 1 | "Don't Give Up on Me" | Safe | ||
| scope=row | Rachel Potter | Over 25s (Rowland) | 2 | "From This Moment On" | Eliminated | ||
However, voting statistics revealed that Potter received more votes than Cohen which meant that if Cowell sent the result to deadlock, Potter would have been saved.
| Category (mentor) | Order | Song[48] | British Musician | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Gutt | Over 25s (Rowland) | 1 | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Queen | Safe | ||
| Tim Olstad | Boys (Rubio) | 2 | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | Elton John | Bottom Three | ||
| Khaya Cohen | Girls (Lovato) | 3 | "Let It Be" | The Beatles | Eliminated | ||
| Josh Levi | Boys (Rubio) | 4 | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | Eurythmics | Safe | ||
| Alex & Sierra | Groups (Cowell) | 5 | "Best Song Ever" | One Direction | |||
| Rion Paige | Girls (Lovato) | 6 | "Your Song" | Elton John | Safe (Highest Votes) | ||
| Carlito Olivero | Boys (Rubio) | 7 | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | The Rolling Stones | Bottom Three | ||
| Lillie McCloud | Over 25s (Rowland) | 8 | "This Woman's Work" | Kate Bush | Safe | ||
| Ellona Santiago | Girls (Lovato) | 9 | "Burn" | Ellie Goulding | |||
| Restless Road | Groups (Cowell) | 10 | "Fix You" | Coldplay | |||
| Final showdown details | |||||||
| scope=row | Tim Olstad | Boys (Rubio) | 1 | "You Raise Me Up" | Eliminated | ||
| scope=row | Carlito Olivero | Boys (Rubio) | 2 | "Beneath Your Beautiful" | Safe | ||
| Category (mentor) | Order | Song[52] | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rion Paige | Girls (Lovato) | 1 | "Swingin'" | Bottom Three | ||
| Restless Road | Groups (Cowell) | 2 | "Life Is a Highway" | Safe | ||
| Jeff Gutt | Over 25s (Rowland) | 3 | "Feeling Good" | |||
| Josh Levi | Boys (Rubio) | 4 | "Treasure" | Bottom Three | ||
| Carlito Olivero | Boys (Rubio) | 5 | "La Copa de Vida"/"María" | Safe | ||
| Alex & Sierra | Groups (Cowell) | 6 | "I Knew You Were Trouble" | Safe (Highest Votes) | ||
| Lillie McCloud | Over 25s (Rowland) | 7 | "Summertime" | Eliminated | ||
| Ellona Santiago | Girls (Lovato) | 8 | "Mamma Knows Best" | Safe | ||
| Final showdown details | ||||||
| scope=row | Rion Paige | Girls (Lovato) | 1 | "Perfect" | Safe | |
| scope=row | Josh Levi | Boys (Rubio) | 2 | "When I Was Your Man" | Eliminated | |
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Levi was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.[53]
For the first time this season, each act performed two songs.
| Category (mentor) | Order | First song[56] | Diva | Order | Second song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restless Road | Groups (Cowell) | 1 | "Red" | Taylor Swift | 7 | "Wake Me Up" | Safe | |
| Rion Paige | Girls (Lovato) | 2 | "See You Again" | Carrie Underwood | 8 | "Glass" | Bottom Three | |
| Jeff Gutt | Over 25s (Rowland) | 3 | "Without You" | Mariah Carey | 9 | "Daniel" | Safe | |
| Ellona Santiago | Girls (Lovato) | 4 | "Applause" | Lady Gaga | 10 | "If I Were a Boy" | Eliminated | |
| Alex & Sierra | Groups (Cowell) | 5 | "Say My Name" | Destiny's Child | 11 | "Say Something" | Safe (Highest Votes) | |
| Carlito Olivero | Boys (Rubio) | 6 | "Let's Get Loud" | Jennifer Lopez | 12 | "Stand by Me" | Bottom Three | |
| Final showdown details | ||||||||
| Rion Paige | Girls (Lovato) | 1 | "The House That Built Me" | Eliminated | ||||
| Carlito Olivero | Boys (Rubio) | 2 | "You Make Me Wanna..." | Safe | ||||
On December 4, the song choices for the public were revealed.[58]
| Category (mentor) | Song Choices | Result[60] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex & Sierra | Groups (Cowell) | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Not Chosen |
| "Little Talks" | Chosen | ||
| "Troublemaker" | Not Chosen | ||
| Carlito Olivero | Boys (Rubio) | "Boyfriend" | Chosen |
| "Hasta Ayer" | Not Chosen | ||
| "Promise" | |||
| Ellona Santiago | Girls (Lovato) | "Love Me Again" | N/A (Already Eliminated) |
| "Who You Are" | |||
| "You Got the Love" | |||
| Jeff Gutt | Over 25s (Rowland) | "Creep" | Not Chosen |
| "Hallelujah" | Chosen | ||
| "Wonderwall" | Not Chosen | ||
| Restless Road | Groups (Cowell) | "Hey Brother" | |
| "It Goes Like This" | |||
| "That's My Kind of Night" | Chosen | ||
| Rion Paige | Girls (Lovato) | "Girl on Fire" | N/A (Already Eliminated) |
| "So Small" | |||
| "Umbrella" |
| Category (mentor) | Order | First song[61] | Order | Second song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlito Olivero | Boys (Rubio) | 1 | "Boyfriend" | 5 | "I Need to Know" | Safe | |
| Restless Road | Groups (Cowell) | 2 | "That's My Kind of Night" | 6 | "Wanted" | Eliminated | |
| Alex & Sierra | Groups (Cowell) | 3 | "Little Talks" | 7 | "Gravity" | Safe (Highest Votes) | |
| Jeff Gutt | Over 25s (Rowland) | 4 | "Hallelujah" | 8 | "Demons" | Safe |
The final consisted of two two-hour episodes on December 18 and 19.
| Category (mentor) | Order | First song | Order | Second song (duet)[63] | Order | Third song< | -- Please do not add results column! No results were announced on the first night. --> | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlito Olivero | Boys (Rubio) | 1 | "Impossible" | 4 | "Stand by Me" (with Prince Royce) | 7 | "Maria Maria" | No results were announced on the first night. --> | |
| Alex & Sierra | Groups (Cowell) | 2 | "Give Me Love" | 5 | "Bleeding Love" (with Leona Lewis) | 8 | "Say Something" | No results were announced on the first night. --> | |
| Jeff Gutt | Over 25s (Rowland) | 3 | "Dream On" | 6 | "Iris" (with John Rzeznik) | 9 | "Creep" | No results were announced on the first night. --> |
| Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlito Olivero | Boys (Rubio) | 1 | "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" | Eliminated | |
| Jeff Gutt | Over 25s (Rowland) | 2 | "O Holy Night" | Runner-Up | |
| Alex & Sierra | Groups (Cowell) | 3 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Winner |
| Ep. # | Episode | Airdate | Viewers (millions) | Rating/share (18–49) | Rank (timeslot) | Rank (night) | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auditions 1 | September 11 | 6.45 | 2.2/7 | 2 | 3 | [68] | |
| 2 | Auditions 2 | September 12 | 6.87 | 2.2/7 | 2 | 2 | [69] | |
| 3 | Auditions 3 | September 18 | 6.62 | 2.2/7 | 2 | 4 | [70] | |
| 4 | Auditions 4 | September 19 | 6.43 | 2.0/7 | 2 | 4 | [71] | |
| 5 | Auditions 5 | September 25 | 7.73 | 2.5/7 | 2 | 7 | [72] | |
| 6 | Auditions 6 | September 26 | 6.47 | 2.1/6 | 2 | 8 | [73] | |
| 7 | Four-Chair challenge 1 | October 2 | 7.80 | 2.4/7 | 3 | 7 | [74] | |
| 8 | Four-Chair challenge 2 | October 3 | 7.13 | 2.0/6 | 2 | 8 | [75] | |
| 9 | Four-Chair challenge 3 | October 9 | 7.25 | 2.2/6 | 3 | 6 | [76] | |
| 10 | Four-Chair challenge 4 | October 10 | 6.49 | 2.0/6 | 2 | 3 | [77] | |
| 11 | Finalists chosen (Top 12) | October 29 | 4.90 | 1.5/4 | 3 | 5 | [78] | |
| 12 | Meet the Top 12 | October 31 | 3.25 | 0.8/3 | 5 | 8 | [79] | |
| 13 | Top 13 perform | November 6 | 4.54 | 1.5/4 | 2 (Tie) | 4 (Tie) | [80] | |
| 14 | Top 13 Acts Get Another Chance | November 7 | 3.67 | 1.2/4 | 4 | 9 | [81] | |
| 15 | Top 12 perform | November 13 | 5.78 | 1.7/5 | 2 | 4 | [82] | |
| 16 | Live results 1 | November 14 | 5.18 | 1.3/4 | 2 (Tie) | 3 (Tie) | [83] | |
| 17 | Top 10 perform | November 20 | 5.51 | 1.7/5 | 3 | 4 (Tie) | [84] | |
| 18 | Live results 2 | November 21 | 5.88 | 1.6/5 | 2 | 2 | [85] | |
| 19 | Top 8 perform | November 27 | 4.85 | 1.2/4 | 2 | [86] | ||
| 20 | Live results 3 | November 28 | 3.75 | 1.0/3 | 3 | [87] | ||
| 21 | Top 6 perform | December 4 | 5.41 | 1.4/4 | 4 | [88] | ||
| 22 | Live results 4 | December 5 | 4.93 | 1.4/4 | 3 | [89] | ||
| 23 | Top 4 perform | December 11 | 4.97 | 1.4/4 | ||||
| 24 | Live results 5 | December 12 | 4.90 | 1.2/4 | ||||
| 25 | Top 3 perform | December 18 | 5.04 | 1.3/4 | [90] | |||
| 26 | Winner announced | December 19 | 6.22 | 1.7/5 |
Due to graphic errors made in the top 13 round of the live shows regarding voting, all voting results posted in that episode were invalidated, and the contestants sang once more in the show of November 7, with the results revealed on November 13.[92]