X Factor

I hope this new celebrity version of The X Factor will be more dignified than their last attempt.

The problem with ITV is that they are not prepared to take the risk of replacing it with something new and refreshing.

Nobody is asking for a celeb version of The X Factor. Arguably it's quite the opposite.

I did say last year an All Star category within a regular series might be worth it to get some headlines but not sure on an entire series. For me that needs the acts that have slipped through the shows fingers to take part, but suspect it'll be dominated by the headline grabbing novelty acts - and though it wouldn't be All Stars without Wagner and Jedward, once you bring in the likes of Honey G and Stevie Richie the joke wears very thin.

Give me an example of a time when ITV took off a show which was past its best and replaced it with something new, and it was a success?

Celebrity/Love Island: 2005 - 2006 (ITV1)

Love Island: 2015 - present (ITV2)

The Chase is another example of a success story, where a number of shows had previously struggled in the 5pm weekday slot, following the end of the Paul O'Grady show when it moved to Channel 4 which ITV then had to compete with.

Pop Idol with The X Factor

That took a few years to bed in though, and it was essentially the same show with just enough changes made to avoid legal action (unsuccessfully)

Also, you can't really say that Pop Idol was past its best after just 2 series.

Well the first series was the best and the second series past it!

Same with Survivor being replaced by I'm a Celeb.

I wonder if Fuller and 19 cannot sell a revival of Pop Idol to a different broadcaster due to the X Factor settlement.

Survivor I imagine due to IAC and also The Island might be seen as old hat if it was brought back today.

Seems unlikely, given that The X Factor and Pop Idol have run simultaneously in other countries.

There's also been quite fervent speculation at various points about Sky One or Channel 5 relaunching it.