Truly an end of an era. A lot less younger generation are tuning to TVs and are spending more on social media. The only ones who tune it to watch X-Factor and Got Talent are the older audiences. Another factor is the music industry, many music labels and talent agents have found alternative ways to market their artists and compete against the reality TV-made acts(some have managed to put them all into a category and bar them from ever being nominated for music awards like the Grammy's for example).