Season 5

01 Auditions 1 Episode 116th August 2008 02 Auditions 2 Episode 223rd August 2008 03 Auditions 3 Episode 330th August 2008 04 Auditions 4 Episode 46th August 2008 05 Auditions 5 Episode 513th August 2008 06 Auditions 6 Episode 620th August 2008 07 Boot Camp 1 Episode 727th August 2008 08 Boot Camp 2 Episode 828th August 2008 09 Boot Camp 3 Episode 94th October 2008 10 Boot Camp 4 Episode 105th October 2008 11 Elimination 1 Episode 1111th October 2008 12 Elimination 1 (Result) Episode 1211th October 2008 13 Elimination 2 Episode 1318th October 2008 14 Elimination 2 (Result) Episode 1418th October 2008 15 Elimination 3 Episode 1525th October 2008 The 10 remaining acts return to perform live for the third time. This week each act has to perform a Big Band song. The judges give their verdicts on what they have heard. At the end of the show the phone lines are opened for this week's public vote. 16 Elimination 3 (Result) Episode 1625th October 2008 The finalists performed a cover version of the Mariah Carey song "Hero" on behalf of the Help for Heroes charity. This song will be released as a download on Sunday 26 as a download and Monday 27 physically. 17 Elimination 4 Episode 171st November 2008 Down to nine acts and the contestants must sing again for a place in next week's show. This week they must sing classic disco songs for the judges and the viewers at home. The viewers will then vote for their favourite and the two acts with the lowest number of votes will be forced to sing again for the judges who will then decide to save one act. 18 Elimination 4 (Result) Episode 181st November 2008 Theme: Disco Celebrity Guest: Will Young Song performed by celebrity guest: Changes 19 Elimination 5 Episode 198th November 2008 Dermot O'Leary hosts the fifth live show of the series. This week, the eight remaining acts meet Mariah Carey and must perform her songs for the judges and the viewers. The viewers will then vote for their favourite and the two acts with the lowest number of votes will sing again for the judges who will choose to save one act and send the other home. 20 Elimination 5 (Result) Episode 208th November 2008 Theme: Mariah Carey Celebrity Guest: Mariah Carey Song performed by celebrity guest: TBA 21 Elimination 6 Episode 2115th November 2008 Theme: Best of British 22 Elimination 6 (Result) Episode 2215th November 2008 Celebrity Guest: Leona Lewis Song performed by celebrity guest: "Run" 23 Elimination 7 Episode 2322nd November 2008 24 Elimination 7 (Result) Episode 2422nd November 2008 25 Elimination 8 Episode 2529th November 2008 Five acts remain in the competition and the acts must now perform 2 songs each. This week the theme is American Classics as the contestants perform for the viewers' votes. The two acts with the lowest number of votes must then sing again for the judges Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Cheryl Cole and Dannii Minogue. Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus appears in this episode. 26 Elimination 8 (Result) Episode 2629th November 2008 Theme: Songs by Britney Spears and American Classics Song performed by celebrity guests: "Womanizer" (Britney Spears), "7 Things" (Miley Cyrus) 27 Series 5 - Elimination - 9 Episode 276th December 2008 With only four acts remaining in the competition, we reach the 9th live show of the series. The contestants must each perform 2 songs for the viewers' votes. The 2 acts with the lowest number of votes will have to sing again judges Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Cheryl Cole and Dannii Minogue who, for the last time, will choose an act to send home. 28 Series 5 - Elimination - 9 (Result) Episode 286th December 2008 29 Series 5 - The Final Episode 2913th December 2008 There are only three acts remaining in this week's grand final. After auditions, boot camp, the mentors' houses and nine live shows, the three acts remaining in the competition sing for one last time for the audience vote. The act with the highest number of votes will be crowned The X Factor champion of 2008 winning a £1m recording contract with Simon Cowell. Dannii Minogue is the only judge with no acts left in the competition. 30 Series 5 - The Final (Result) Episode 3013th December 2008