The X Factor final is here!

It’s the week we have all been waiting for – the final two episodes of The X Factor are here!

The X Factor concludes its season on Thursday, December 22nd at 7:30pm with the remaining acts performing in a final LIVE show, followed by the two-hour results show on Friday, December 23rd at 7:30pm on 3.

This week’s The X Factor finale will see the series’ top contestants having everything to sing for, as they vie for the hearts and votes of the U.S. public.

“I’m going to tell you this, because you probably haven’t heard the news yet,” Simon Cowell, the creator, executive producer, and head judge of The X Factor says about the competitions’ final stage. “The winner is guaranteed to walk away with $5 million in cash. The $5 million is guaranteed.”

But wait, there’s more. Pepsi, renowned for its Super Bowl ads, has agreed to give the winners their own commercial spot during next year’s Super Bowl.

“Which is unbelievable,” Cowell continues. “This is the sort of thing they gave Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Britney Spears. It’s a money-can’t-buy prize, and it just makes the stakes that much more exciting.”

But the final contestants are not the only ones who have something to prove – Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid, and Nicole Scherzinger have all placed their professional reputations on the line through the mentoring of their acts.

So which judge will emerge the victor? Whose dream career is about to start? Find out when The X Factor announces its winner on Friday, December 23rd at 7:30pm on 3.