 Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne and Simon Cowell all returned for their third series on the judging panel.Kate Thornton returned to present the main show on ITV, while Ben Shephard returned to present spin-off show "The Xtra Factor" on ITV2.After the semi-final on 9 December, Cowell became the winning judge even though the series had not yet finished, as two of his acts, Ray Quinn and Leona Lewis, became the two finalists.