<P> Auditions began in October 2011 and concluded in December 2011 . The sixth season aired on the Seven Network from 16 April 2012 to 25 July 2012 . Once again, Dannii Minogue, Kyle Sandilands and Brian McFadden returned as judges and Grant Denyer returned as host . Sandilands was sick during the Melbourne auditions, so Todd McKenney replaced him . McKenney took the place of McFadden during the finals showdown 2 . The winner was singer Andrew de Silva with country rock band, The Wolfe Brothers becoming the runner - up . </P> <P> Auditions began in March 2013 and concluded in June 2013 . The seventh season aired on the Nine Network in 2013 . Kyle Sandilands returned to the judging panel, while Dannii Minogue and Brian McFadden were replaced by three new judges Dawn French, Timomatic and Geri Halliwell . Julia Morris replaced Grant Denyer as the host . Mel B was originally due to join the judging panel, however an injunction sought by the Seven Network in the Supreme Court of New South Wales in March 2013 blocked her from appearing . The winner was "Funk / Soul / Jazz / Reggae" band Uncle Jed, with band Greg Gould and The Chase becoming the runner - up . </P> <P> On 8 July 2015, Nine announced that the show would be returning in 2016 for an eighth season . On Monday 4 January, it was announced that Season eight will be on Monday 1 February . It is the second season to air on Nine after it was axed in 2013 . Auditions are open for September and October 2015 . On 28 October 2015, it was announced that Halliwell, French, Timomatic and Sandilands have been replaced with a new panel of judges, they are Kelly Osbourne, Ian "Dicko" Dickson, Sophie Monk and Eddie Perfect . Morris will not return as host as she is committed to another show and will be replaced by Dave Hughes as the host . For the first time, it will now include the Golden Buzzer . It premiered on 1 February 2016, and ended on 14 March 2016 . The winner was Fletcher Pilon . It has been confirmed the series has yet again been cancelled . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Th> Network </Th> <Th> Premiere date </Th> <Th> Finale date </Th> <Th> Episodes </Th> <Th> Premiere ratings </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Finale ratings (Grand final) </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Finale ratings (Winner announced) </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Average series rating </Th> <Th> Average rank </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> One </Th> <Td> Seven Network </Td> <Td> 18 February 2007 </Td> <Td> 28 April 2007 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Two </Th> <Td> 29 April 2008 </Td> <Td> 1 July 2008 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 1.358 </Td> <Td> #4 </Td> <Td> 1.733 </Td> <Td> #1 </Td> <Td> 1.587 </Td> <Td> #1 </Td> <Td> 1.306 </Td> <Td> #2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Three </Th> <Td> 4 February 2009 </Td> <Td> 22 April 2009 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 1.314 </Td> <Td> #3 </Td> <Td> 1.510 </Td> <Td> #1 </Td> <Td> 1.610 </Td> <Td> #1 </Td> <Td> 1.342 </Td> <Td> #3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Four </Th> <Td> 13 April 2010 </Td> <Td> 15 June 2010 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 1.493 </Td> <Td> #2 </Td> <Td> 1.831 </Td> <Td> #1 </Td> <Td> 1.939 </Td> <Td> #1 </Td> <Td> 1.561 </Td> <Td> #3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Five </Th> <Td> 3 May 2011 </Td> <Td> 2 August 2011 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 1.563 </Td> <Td> #2 </Td> <Td> 2.316 </Td> <Td> #2 </Td> <Td> 2.855 </Td> <Td> #1 </Td> <Td> 1.702 </Td> <Td> #1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Six </Th> <Td> 16 April 2012 </Td> <Td> 25 July 2012 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 1.196 </Td> <Td> #6 </Td> <Td> 1.109 </Td> <Td> #4 </Td> <Td> 0.998 </Td> <Td> #7 </Td> <Td> 1.031 </Td> <Td> #8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Seven </Th> <Td> Nine Network </Td> <Td> 11 August 2013 </Td> <Td> 10 November 2013 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 1.044 </Td> <Td> #6 </Td> <Td> 1.116 </Td> <Td> #4 </Td> <Td> 1.391 </Td> <Td> #1 </Td> <Td> 1.026 </Td> <Td> #5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Eight </Th> <Td> 1 February 2016 </Td> <Td> 14 March 2016 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 0.865 </Td> <Td> #10 </Td> <Td> 0.761 </Td> <Td> #12 </Td> <Td> 0.908 </Td> <Td> #6 </Td> <Td> 0.740 </Td> <Td> #10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="4"> Overall Average </Th> <Th> 109 </Th> <Th> 1.250 </Th> <Th> #5 </Th> <Th> 1.482 </Th> <Th> #4 </Th> <Th> 1.611 </Th> <Th> #3 </Th> <Th> 1.244 </Th> <Th> #5 </Th> </Tr> </Table>

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