Throughout the last season of The X Factor, ITV was accused numerous times of fixing the results, the final proving particularly contentious when audience members were told when to applaud.
Viewing figures for the 2015 season dipped heavily as a result, the show having since gone through a semi-revamp, Simon Cowell hoping to return The X Factor to its former greatness.
Meanwhile, Dermot O’Leary is back to present the 2016 iteration of The X Factor despite previously calling on Cowell to ‘give the show a break’.
However, a new row over fixing has led to accusations of ITV bosses having ‘crisis talks’ regarding the show.