October 1, 2011, and is broadcast on every Sunday and Saturday on RTL Klub India: Premiered on September 22, 2011 and is simulcast on Big CBS Prime, Love and Spark. Indonesia: A group of local TV networks is airing the shows the same week it is aired in America; in Jakarta it airs on B Channel (now RTV) on Thursday and Friday, with repeats on Saturday and Sunday. Ireland: Premiered on September 13, 2011 on TV3 and is broadcast every Friday. Also airs on ITV2 (see UK section). Israel: Premiered on September 14, 2011, and is broadcast on Friday and Saturday on Hot 3 Iran: Premiered on December 20, 2012, and is broadcast on Thursday and Friday on GEM TV Japan: Premiered on October 1, 2011 on FOX bs238 Latin America: Premiered on October 12, 2011 on Sony Channel. Season 2 premiered on October 26, 2012 also on Sony Channel. Latvia: Premiered on December 1, 2012 on Channel 2 Malaysia: Premiered on September 23, 2011 on 8TV Middle East: Same day telecast as the U.S. Premiered on September 24, 2011 on OSN First after it is aired in the U.S, on MBC 4 and Dubai One New Zealand: Broadcast 6 hours and 30 minutes after it is aired in the U.S, on TV3 Philippines: Premiered on September 22, 2011 on Studio 23 (now ABS-CBN Sports+Action). Poland: Premiered on October 11, 2011 on Fox Life and is broadcast every Tuesday Portugal: Airs on SIC Mulher Russia: Premiered on January 2, 2012, and is broadcast on Monday to Friday on MTV Singapore: Same day telecast as the U.S. on MediaCorp Channel 5 Serbia: Premiered on November 2, 2012 on FOX Serbia. Slovakia: Premiered on September 23, 2011 on JOJ Plus; season two premiered September 14, 2012 on TV JOJ (broadcast in Slovakia 24 hours after it is aired in the U.S.) South Africa: Broadcast on SABC 1 Thailand: Broadcast on Workpoint TV (Season 1), RTL CBS Entertainment Turkey: Broadcast on Dizimax Entertainment Trinidad and Tobago: Airs on CNC3 United Kingdom and Ireland: As part of Cowell's contract, it was agreed that ITV2, the sister channel to the ITV network (which airs the original British version of The X Factor), would have rights to air the U.S. version. The first season was broadcast in the UK 18 hours after the U.S. airing – it premiered on September 22, 2011 in the UK and