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==Series 2==
==Series 2==
During the final show it was announced that the series will be returning in 2008<ref name=series2>[http://gottalent.fremantlemedia.com/ Apply for Series 2 - http://gottalent.fremantlemedia.com/]</ref> with considerations underway to air it in a Saturday evening prime time slot.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/realitytv/a63955/talent-moving-to-saturday-nights.html 'Talent' moving to Saturday nights?] Digital Spy, [[3 July]] [[2007]]</ref> The Series 2 of BGT starts on March 2 it will run for 8 days.
During the final show it was announced that the series will be returning in 2008<ref name=series2>[http://gottalent.fremantlemedia.com/ Apply for Series 2 - http://gottalent.fremantlemedia.com/]</ref> with considerations under way to air it in a Saturday evening prime time slot.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/realitytv/a63955/talent-moving-to-saturday-nights.html 'Talent' moving to Saturday nights?] Digital Spy, [[3 July]] [[2007]]</ref> The Series 2 of BGT starts on March 2 it will run for 8 days.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:03, 23 December 2007

Britain's Got Talent
GenreTalent show
Created bySimon Cowell,
Ken Warwick,
Cécile Frot-Coutaz,
Jason Raff
Presented byBritain's Got Talent:
Anthony McPartlin,
Declan Donnelly
Britain's Got More Talent:
Stephen Mulhern
JudgesSimon Cowell,
Piers Morgan,
Amanda Holden
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes9
Production
ProducertalkbackTHAMES in association with SYCOtv
Running time60 minutes (inc. comms)
Original release
NetworkITV
Release9 June 2007 –
Present
Related
America's Got Talent

Britain's Got Talent is a British television show on ITV (also on TV3 in Ireland). Presented by Ant & Dec, the talent show premiered on 9 June 2007, and was broadcast daily with a live final on 17 June 2007. It is a search for Britain's next best amateur talent act, featuring singers, dancers, comedians, variety acts, and other talents of all ages. Anyone who believed they have talent was encouraged to audition. The winner of the show received £100,000 and performed at the Royal Variety Performance in front of the Queen and members of the Royal Family at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool.

Format

The series made its début soon after the conclusion of its U.S. counterpart, America's Got Talent, and is the creation of The X Factor and Pop Idol/American Idol judge Simon Cowell. On 12 February 2007 it was announced by ITV the judges would be Cowell, Piers Morgan (who had also judged America's Got Talent), and Amanda Holden. In a similar fashion to The X Factor, the show has an ITV2 counterpart called Britain's Got More Talent, presented by magician and former CITV presenter, Stephen Mulhern.

The show was originally planned to air much earlier (before America's Got Talent) and be presented by Paul O'Grady. However, after O'Grady's defection to Channel 4 from ITV for The Paul O'Grady Show, O'Grady refused to appear in another ITV show, so the series was put on hold after just one rehearsal show.[1][2]

The audition process is similar to The Gong Show but with the judges pressing buzzers instead of banging a gong. The buzzers can only be pressed once if the judge has seen enough, and when all three are pressed the act must stop. The auditions also include the added twist of having to perform in front of a studio audience alongside the judges. Once the act finishes or is stopped, judges express their opinions and decide whether they would like to see them in the semi-finals, with acts needing to receive a majority vote to go through. The audience is invited to express their views (often boos or cheers) which may have a positive or negative impact on a judge's decision, should the judge be unsure on whether to put the act through.

Semi finals and final

The final four shows broadcast live, with three semi-finals, followed by the final. In Series 1, eight acts performed in each semi-final, with the six most popular acts from each semi-final winning a position in the final. Unlike the American version, judges may still end a performance early with three 'X's. The audience are again asked to express their views on each act's performance.

After all eights acts have performed, phone lines open for a short time. After the votes are counted the act who polled the highest number of public votes was automatically placed in the final. The judges then choose between second and third most popular acts, with the winner of that vote gaining a place in the final. All other acts are then eliminated from the competition.

Paul Potts was announced as the winner of Britain's Got Talent Series 1.

Series 1

Results

Semi-final 1 Semi-final 2 Semi-final 3 Final
Paul Potts Bessie Cursons Connie Talbot Paul Potts
Damon Scott Kombat Breakers The Bar Wizards Damon Scott
Dominic Smith Craig Womersley Tony Laf Bessie Cursons
MD Productions The Mini-Mezzos Cheeky Bits Kombat Breakers
Luke and Charlotte Crazee Horse Scott Holtom Connie Talbot
The Freerunners Jake Pratt Mike Garbutt The Bar Wizards
Mel's Klever K9's Jack Reeve Crew 82
Caroline Boyes Victoria Armstrong Doctor Gore
Richard Bates[3][4] Kit Kat Dolls[5]
Key   Won the public vote   Won the judge vote   Top 3 - lost judge's vote   Winner   Withdrawn

Ratings

Show 1 (Saturday, 9 June 2007 at 21:25) - 4.9 million viewers (22.7% Share)[6]
Show 2 (Sunday, 10 June 2007 at 20:30) - 6.4 million viewers (28% Share)[7]
Show 3 (Monday, 11 June 2007 at 21:00) - 6.9 million viewers (29.4%)[8] The show saw its audience rise from 6.6m (28.9%) to 7.3m (30.5%)
Show 4 (Tuesday, 12 June 2007 at 21:00) - 6.8 Million (29.3% Share)[9]
Show 5 (Wednesday, 13 June 2007 at 21:00) - 7.1 Million (29.2% Share). Peaking at 7.9 Million (33.9% Share)[10]
Show 6 (Thursday, 14 June 2007 at 21:00 [First Live Show]) - 7.8 Million (34% Share). Peaking at 8.9 Million (40.1% Share)[11]
Show 7 (Friday, 15 June 2007 at 21:00 [Second Live Show]) - 8.9 Million (38.1% Share)[12]
Show 8 (Saturday, 16 June 2007 at 19:45 [Third Live Show]) - 8.9 Million (40.9% Share)[12]
Show 9 (Sunday, 17 June 2007 at 20:00 [Final - Performances] - 11 Million' (43.7% Share) (Peaking at 13.5 Million - 51.7% share)[13]
 Show 10 (Sunday, 17 June 2007 at 22:00 [Final - Results] - 10.6 Million (44.7% Share). Peaking at 11.2 Million - 48.4% Share[13]

The average ratings for series one is 8 million and a 33.6% share.[13]

Controversy

Contestant Richard Bates claimed he quit the ITV show after injuring himself in an accident with his electric organ, but in fact the Lancashire Police force had contacted producers to inform them that he was listed on the Sex Offenders Register following an unspecified offence committed in December 2005.[3][4]

On 16 June (the last semi-final show), drag act the Kit Kat Dolls were disqualified after the News of the World claimed three of the members were prostitutes.[5]

Jack, the 79-year-old tap dancer, was buzzed twice during his semi-final performance, first by Simon pressing Amanda's buzzer, then hitting his own. Simon apologised but was reminded by the hosts Ant and Dec that 'Judges are replaceable - Just ask Louis Walsh.' (The show was broadcast just after it was announced that Louis Walsh would not be taking part in one of Simon Cowell's other shows The X Factor.)

There was also some negative publicity on the show as producers failed to audition in Scotland - the second largest country in the UK.

Series 2

During the final show it was announced that the series will be returning in 2008[14] with considerations under way to air it in a Saturday evening prime time slot.[15] The Series 2 of BGT starts on March 2 it will run for 8 days.

References

  1. ^ O'Grady to host prime-time talent show Digital Spy, 13 August 2005
  2. ^ Paul O'Grady quits Unreality TV
  3. ^ a b Forced out, the Britain's Got Talent act who's also got a sordid secret
  4. ^ a b Police alert over TV contestant
  5. ^ a b Britain’s Got Talent…For Hire: Kit-Kat Sex Cite error: The named reference "kkdolls1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  6. ^ F1 helps ITV win ratings race Digital Spy, 11 June 2007
  7. ^ BBC 'Dream' pays off Digital Spy, 11 June 2007
  8. ^ Broadcast Now
  9. ^ Broadcast Now
  10. ^ Broadcast Now
  11. ^ http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcastnowarticle.aspx?intStoryID=169542
  12. ^ a b http://www.viewingfigures.com
  13. ^ a b c ITV gets 13.5m with 'Talent' Digital Spy, 18 June 2007
  14. ^ Apply for Series 2 - http://gottalent.fremantlemedia.com/
  15. ^ 'Talent' moving to Saturday nights? Digital Spy, 3 July 2007
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