Britain's Got Talent
| Britain's Got Talent | |
|---|---|
| File:Bgt new.jpg | |
| Genre | Reality Talent show |
| Created by | Simon Cowell, Ken Warwick, Cécile Frot-Coutaz, Jason Raff |
| Presented by | Britain's Got Talent: Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly Britain's Got More Talent: Stephen Mulhern |
| Judges | Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan, Amanda Holden |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Producer | talkbackTHAMES in association with SYCOtv |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 9 June 2007 |
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 receives £100,000 and will perform at the Royal Variety Performance in front of the Queen and members of the Royal Family at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool.
Format
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. This can create many boos from the crowd or cheers depending on their opinion of the act concerned.
The series follows the format of hit US talent show, America's Got Talent, and is the creation of The X Factor and American Idol judge, Simon Cowell. On 12 February 2007 it was announced by ITV the judges would be Cowell, Piers Morgan, 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]
Semi finals
The final four shows were broadcast live, with three semi-finals, followed by the final. Eight acts performed in each semi-final, and the six most popular acts made it to the final. Unlike the American version, judges could still end a performance early with three 'X's.
After all eights acts performed, phone lines opened for a short time. After the votes were counted the act who polled the highest number of public votes was automatically placed in the final. The judges then chose between second and third most popular acts, and the winner of that judges vote was also placed in the final. All other acts were eliminated from the competition.
Paul Potts was announced as the winner of Britain's Got Talent.
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 | Crazee Horse | Doctor Gore | Kombat Breakers |
| Luke and Charlotte | Jake Pratt | Scott Holtom | Connie Talbot |
| The Freerunners | The Mini-Mezzos | Crew 82 | The Bar Wizards |
| Mel's Klever K9's | Jack Reeve | Mike Garbutt | |
| Caroline Boyes | Victoria Armstrong | Cheeky Bits | |
| 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)[13]
Show 9 (Sunday, 17 June 2007 at 20:00 [Final - Performances] - 11 Million' (43.7% Share) (Peaking at 13.5 Million - 51.7% share)[14]
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 [15]
The average ratings for series one is 8 million and a 33.6% share.[16]
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]
Series 2
During the final show it was announced that the series will be returning in 2008. [17]
References
- ^ Digital Spy
- ^ Unreality TV - Paul O'Grady quits
- ^ a b Forced out, the Britain's Got Talent act who's also got a sordid secret
- ^ a b Police alert over TV contestant
- ^ a b Kit Kat Dolls Booted out for Selling Sex Cite error: The named reference "kkdolls1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Digital Spy
- ^ Digital Spy
- ^ Broadcast Now
- ^ Broadcast Now
- ^ Broadcast Now
- ^ http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcastnowarticle.aspx?intStoryID=169542
- ^ http://www.viewingfigures.com
- ^ http://www.viewingfigures.com
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a61704/itv-gets-135m-with-talent.html
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a61704/itv-gets-135m-with-talent.html
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a61704/itv-gets-135m-with-talent.html
- ^ Apply for Series 2 - http://gottalent.fremantlemedia.com/