X Factor' final 'may be staged week earlier'

[dutchman]

The X Factor final may be staged a week early next year to avoid another battle for the Christmas number one, according to reports.


Show producers are reportedly considering an earlier final to allow the winner's song a better chance of making it to the top of the charts.

This year's winner Joe McElderry reached number two with his single 'The Climb', losing out to Rage Against The Machine's 'Killing In The Name', which was the subject of a Facebook campaign to stop the X Factor winner getting to the top.

"If a show that gets 19 million viewers can't muster enough support to beat an online campaign of music snobs, then maybe there is no point aiming for a Christmas number one next year," a source told The Sun.

Meanwhile, judge Simon Cowell is reportedly determined to make next year's X Factor "bigger and better" and is said to be eager to recruit Robbie Williams as a fifth judge.