Channel 7's singing show The X Factor wins first round of TV talent wars against Australia's Got Talent The X Factor judges 2013 Ronan Keating, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Dannii Minogue, Redfoo (l-r) are all smiles after beating Australia's Got Talent last night. The X Factor has scored first blood in the TV talent show war against Australia's Got Talent. The X Factor, which features judges Ronan Keating, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Dannii Minogue and Redfoo, averaged 1.314 million viewers across the five capital cities on Sunday night. Rival Nine's Australia's Got Talent, with Kyle Sandilands, Dawn French, Geri Halliwell and Timomatic, averaged 1.044 million viewers. The result is another sign of the strength of The X Factor which has also weathered the challenge from Hamish and Andy's Asia Gap Year and Big Brother. Meanwhile, a healthy number of Aussies tuned in to the election debate between Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott, which was screened on the ABC as well as the commercial network digital channels. More than 1.367 million viewers watched the debate across all channels. The ABC had the most viewers, with 708,000 watching on the main channel and another 198,000 on ABC2, Gem followed with 233,000 and 7TWO with 228,000. Last night's big disappointment was Underbelly: Squizzy which averaged a mere 772,000 viewers across the five capital cities. The figure is nearly 1 million viewers less than the 1.679 million that tuned into the premiere of Squizzy on July 28. Ten's Ripper Street is also getting carved up. The British crime series averaged 481,000 viewers.