The X Factor
The X Factor: Season 3

Air Date

September 11, 2013

Episodes

26 episodes

The X Factor

Season 3

Episodes

Auditions No. 1

1. Auditions No. 1

September 11, 2013
Auditions No. 2

2. Auditions No. 2

September 12, 2013
Auditions No. 3

3. Auditions No. 3

September 18, 2013
Auditions No. 4

4. Auditions No. 4

September 19, 2013
Auditions No. 5

5. Auditions No. 5

September 25, 2013
Auditions No. 6

6. Auditions No. 6

September 26, 2013
The Four-Chair Challenge Part 1

7. The Four-Chair Challenge Part 1

October 2, 2013
The Four-Chair Challenge Part 2

8. The Four-Chair Challenge Part 2

October 3, 2013
The Four-Chair Challenge Part 3

9. The Four-Chair Challenge Part 3

October 9, 2013
The Four-Chair Challenge Part 4

10. The Four-Chair Challenge Part 4

October 10, 2013
Contestants Narrowed

11. Contestants Narrowed

October 16, 2013
Meet the Top 12

12. Meet the Top 12

October 17, 2013

THE X FACTOR introduces the Top 12 Finalists.

Top 12 Perform

13. Top 12 Perform

November 6, 2013

The Top 12 finalists from the four categories - Demi Lovato's Girls, Paulina Rubio's Boys, Kelly Rowland's Over 25s, and Simon Cowell's Groups - perform live for their chance to win THE X FACTOR. After the performances, it's up to America to vote to keep their favorite acts safe in the competition.

Top 12 Perform Again

14. Top 12 Perform Again

November 7, 2013

The Top 12 Acts perform again for your votes due to a technical snafu.

Top 10 Perform/12 Results

15. Top 10 Perform/12 Results

November 13, 2013

The remaining hopefuls perform.

Top 10 Results

16. Top 10 Results

November 14, 2013

Contestants face elimination.

Top Finalists Perform

17. Top Finalists Perform

November 20, 2013

The finalists perform songs by U.K. artists.

Live Results

18. Live Results

November 21, 2013

The artists face elimination.

Performance Show

19. Performance Show

November 27, 2013

The acts perform with a live band.

Results Show

20. Results Show

November 28, 2013

The acts face elimination.

Top 7 Perform

21. Top 7 Perform

December 4, 2013

The remaining acts perform.

Results Show

22. Results Show

December 5, 2013

The contestants face elimination.

Top 5 Perform

23. Top 5 Perform

December 11, 2013

The acts each perform two songs.

Results Show

24. Results Show

December 12, 2013

Elimination.

Season Finale Part 1

25. Season Finale Part 1

December 18, 2013

The remaining acts perform.

Season Finale Part 2

26. Season Finale Part 2

December 19, 2013

Mario Lopez announces the winner.