It was a battle of even bigger proportions this year as ITV and BBC went head-to-head each weekend with the X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing.
According to Digital Spy the ratings for each episode are now in, so who won the battle of the shows? Here’s how they got on the nights they went head-to-head.
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Sunday, September 7th:
Strictly (launch): 8.43 million
The X Factor: 7.12 million
Friday, September 26th:
Strictly (Live Show): 6.53 million.
The X Factor (Boot Camp): 5.28 million.
Saturday, September 27th:
Strictly: 8.18 million
The X Factor: 7.34 million.
Saturday, October 4th:
Strictly: 9.06 million.
The X Factor: 6.94 million.
Sunday, October 5th:
Strictly: 8.84 million (Gregg eliminated)
The X Factor: 8.49 million (Judge’s Houses)
Saturday, October 11th:
Strictly: 8.65 million
The X Factor: 7.20 million
Sunday, October 12th
Strictly: 8.49 million (Jennifer Gibney eliminated)
The X Factor: 8.49 million (Blonde Electra and Overload Generation eliminated).
Saturday, October 18th:
Strictly: 9.16 million
The X Factor: 7.38 million.
Sunday, October 19th:
Strictly: 9.11 million (Tim eliminated)
The X Factor: 8.31 million (Stephanie and Chloe eliminated)
Saturday, October 25th:
Strictly: 9.52 million
The X Factor: 7.22 million
Sunday, October 26th:
Strictly: 9.54 million (Thom eliminated)
The X Factor: 7.62 million (Jake eliminated)
Saturday, November 1st
Strictly: 9.79 million.
The X Factor: 7.22 million
Sunday, November 2nd:
Strictly: 9.72 million (Scott eliminated)
The X Factor: 7.55 million (Lola eliminated)
Saturday, November 8th:
Strictly: 9.37 million.
The X Factor: 7.72 million.
Sunday, November 9th:
Strictly: 9.30 million (Alison eliminated)
The X Factor: 7.17 million (Paul eliminated)
Saturday, November 15th
Strictly: 10.28 million.
The X Factor: 7.50 million.
Sunday, November 16th
Strictly: 10.03 million (Judy eliminated)
The X Factor: 8.20 million (Jay eliminated)
Saturday, November 22nd
Strictly: 9.17 million.
The X Factor: 7.51 million (Only the Young eliminated)
Sunday, November 23rd
Strictly: 9.87 million (Steve eliminated)
The X Factor:7.76 million (Stevi eliminated)
Saturday, November 29th:
Strictly: 10.27 million.
The X Factor: 7.55 million.
Sunday, November 30th:
Strictly: 9.94 million (Sunetra eliminated)
The X Factor: 7.79 million (Stereo Kicks eliminated)
Saturday, December 6th:
Strictly: 9.68 million
The X Factor: 7.03 million.
Sunday, December 7th:
Strictly: 9.29 million (Pixie eliminated)
The X Factor: 8.17 million (Lauren eliminated)
Saturday, December 13th:
Strictly: 9.78 million.
The X Factor: 8.14 million (Andrea eliminated)
Sunday, December 14th:
Strictly: 9.61 million (Jake eliminated)
The X Factor: 9.22 million (Ben Haenow wins)