The X Factor's next series will air in 2021, with Simon Cowell deciding to rest the show this year.
In December, ITV announced that it has renewed the long-running singing competition programme for another series, but Digital Spy can confirm that this won't air in 2020.
Producers are said to want to take their time and not rush things, so that they can "reinvigorate" the show for when it eventually returns the year after. ITV fully supports Simon's decision.
A production source said: "Simon is planning to rest The X Factor this year. He and the producers want to take a breath to really think through the show and how to reinvigorate it for the future. And they don't believe they can do that if they go straight into another cycle of the show this year.
"Although The X Factor is contracted for one more series, ITV totally understand the rationale behind the idea of resting it this year and want to give Simon and the team the time to do what they feel is right."
A spokesperson for Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor said: "Plans for this autumn are still being finalised and will be announced in due course. We are currently filming Britain's Got Talent 2020."
The X Factor didn't have a 'regular' series last year, but had The X Factor: Celebrity and The X Factor: The Band in its place.
Megan McKenna became the first celebrity winner of the show in late November, beating V5, Jenny Ryan, and Max & Harvey in the final, while girl group Real Like You emerged triumphant in December's band edition of the show.
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