To worry Xfactor is abusing the mentally ill

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for their viewing figures.

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All these programmes are hideous. Everyone should stop watching then this tosh would not steal prime time TV on every blumming channel in its various guises.

that's horrible - I've never watched it but assumed that it was like oppotunity knocks or something (ie actually good singers - not this). It really is exactly like the Victorian freak shows. Why are those who watch it watching it?

Horrible programme. There are so many non-showbizzy trained musicians I'd much rather see on TV but all we get is a short Prom season and Young Musician of the Year (even this now has interviews with the performers so is starting to be about "personality" as well as ability).

I like some aspects of X-factor; but they do exploit the vulnerable

The freak show aspect of it seems so much worse now that it's in front of a live audience. I thought even the judges looked embarrassed to be part of that particular humiliation on Saturday. And rightly so.