▁dec ider ▁was ▁watched ▁by ▁ 1 . 6 3 ▁million ▁people , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁highest ▁r ated ▁television ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁development ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Seven ▁Network ▁would ▁rela unch ▁The ▁X ▁F actor ▁with ▁Natal ie ▁Im bru gl ia , ▁Guy ▁Sebastian , ▁Ron an ▁Ke ating ▁and ▁K yle ▁Sand il ands ▁confirmed ▁as ▁the ▁four ▁jud ges . ▁The ▁X ▁F actor ▁first ▁screen ed ▁on ▁Network ▁Ten ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁but ▁was ▁can ce led ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁due ▁to ▁poor ▁ratings . ▁Seven ▁Network ' s ▁head ▁of ▁programming , ▁Tim ▁Wor ner , ▁said ▁the ▁" time ▁was ▁right " ▁to ▁rela unch ▁the ▁show , ▁given ▁Network ▁Ten ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁cancel ▁Australian ▁Id ol . ▁He ▁explained : ▁" We ▁felt ▁that ▁there ' s ▁no ▁big ▁light ▁event ▁shows ▁around ▁and ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁them   ...   We ' ve ▁seen ▁what ▁Australia ' s ▁Got ▁Tal ent ▁has ▁done ▁in ▁heavy ▁traffic ▁and ▁feel ▁it ' s ▁the ▁right ▁opportunity ▁for ▁the ▁show ." ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁that ▁actor ▁Matthew ▁Newton ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁host . ▁However , ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁August , ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁Newton ▁had ▁to ▁withdraw ▁as ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁after