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$3,500,000
$3,500,000 -- production cost per episode for The X Factor US (Fox) (2011)
The production budget for 'The X Factor' was estimated at just under $3.5 million per episode according to Simon Cowell.
- Described as 'just under $3.5 million per episode' based on Simon Cowell's estimate; other estimates placed it closer to $2.5 million
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$3,500,000
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2011
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35
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The Wall Street Journal
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Other estimates put the budget closer to $2.5 million per episode
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