Britain's Got Talent series 1
Template:Infobox reality talent competition The first series of Britain's Got Talent began on 9 June 2007 and ended on 17 June 2007. It was won by opera singer Paul Potts. The first five shows concerned the audition stages of the competition and the final four shows aired the live semi-finals and final. The show was hosted by Ant & Dec on ITV, while Stephen Mulhern presented spin-off show Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2. The judges were Piers Morgan, Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell.
The series was first intended to air in 2005 before America's Got Talent, but was postponed after original host Paul O'Grady transferred from ITV to Channel 4. Ant & Dec were later decided upon as replacement hosts. David Hasselhoff and Cheryl Cole were originally lined up as judges, but both resigned before the programme was due to air, meaning Holden and Morgan were brought in as a replacements. Cowell later employed Cole as the replacement for Sharon Osbourne on the The X Factor, as he felt she was better suited to the show. Hasselhoff later joined America's Got Talent and was a judge in the fifth series of Britain's Got Talent.
Semi-final summary
The "Order" columns lists the order of appearance each act made for every episode.
| Key | X Buzzed out | ✔ Judges' choice | Won the public vote | Won the judges' vote |
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Semi-final 1
| Order | Finished | Artist | Act | Buzzes and judges' choices | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Holden | Morgan | ||||
| 1 | 4th | MD Productions | Dance Group | |||
| 2 | 2nd (won judges' vote) | Damon Scott | Miming Puppet Act | X | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | 8th | Mel’s Clever K9’S | Line Dancing Dog Act | X | X | X |
| 4 | 3rd (lost judges' vote) | Dominic Smith | Singer | ✔ | ||
| 5 | 6th | Luke & Charlotte | Dancing Couple | |||
| 6 | 7th | Caroline Boyes | Solo Dancer | X | X | |
| 7 | 5th | The Free Runners | Aerobics Act | X | X | |
| 8 | 1st (won public vote) | Paul Potts | Opera singer | |||
Semi-final 2
| Order | Finished | Artist | Act | Buzzes and judges' choices | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Holden | Morgan | ||||
| 1 | 2nd (won judges' vote) | Kombat Breakers | Dance group | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 2 | 5th | Victoria Armstrong | Angle Grinding | |||
| 3 | 6th | Jack Reeve | Tap Dancer | X | ||
| 4 | 7th | Jake Pratt | Singer/Comedian | X | ||
| 5 | 8th | The Mini-Mezzos | Dance Group | X | ||
| 6 | 4th | Crazeehorse | Acrobatic Act | |||
| 7 | 3rd (lost judges' vote) | Craig Womersley | Baton Twirler | ✔ | ||
| 8 | 1st (won public vote) | Bessie Cursons | Musical theatre performer | |||
- Simon pressed Amanda's busser.
Semi-final 3
| Order | Finished | Artist | Act | Buzzes and judges' choices | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Holden | Morgan | ||||
| 1 | 7th | Cheeky Bits | Dance Group | |||
| 2 | 4th | Mike Garbutt | Comedian | |||
| 3 | 8th | Doctor Gore | Alternative Magic/Comedy | X | X | X |
| 4 | 3rd (lost judges' vote) | Tony Laf | Singer | ✔ | ||
| 5 | 6th | Scott Holtom | Solo Dancer | |||
| 6 | 5th | Crew 82 | Beat boxing group | X | ||
| 7 | 2nd (won judges' vote) | The Bar Wizards | Alternative Juggling | ✔ | ✔ | X |
| 8 | 1st (won public vote) | Connie Talbot | Singer | |||
Finale
| Order | Finished | Artist | Act |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5th | Kombat Breakers | Dance group |
| 2 | 3rd | Damon Scott | Miming Puppet Act |
| 3 | 4th | Bessie Cursons | Musical Theatre Performer |
| 4 | 6th | The Bar Wizards | Alternative Juggling |
| 5 | 2nd | Connie Talbot | Singer |
| 6 | 1st | Paul Potts | Opera singer |
Live show chart
| Winner | Final six | Eliminated | Disqualified | Judge's choice |
| Did not perform | Won semi-final | Top 3 (eliminated) |
| Show | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-final 1 | Semi-final 2 | Semi-final 3 | Final | ||||||||||||
| Final | Paul Potts | Win | Winner | ||||||||||||
| Connie Talbot | Win | Runner-up[1] | |||||||||||||
| Damon Scott | JC | Runner-up[2] | |||||||||||||
| Bessie Cursons | Win | Runner-up | |||||||||||||
| Kombat Breakers | JC | Runner-up | |||||||||||||
| The Bar Wizards | JC | Runner-up | |||||||||||||
| Semi-final 3 | Cheeky Bits | ELIM | |||||||||||||
| Crew 82 | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| Doctor Gore | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| Kit Kat Dolls | DISQ | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Garbutt | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| Scott Holtom | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Laf | Top 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Semi-final 2 | Craig Womersley | Top 3 | |||||||||||||
| Crazeehorse | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Reeve | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| Jake Pratt | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| Richard Bates | DISQ | ||||||||||||||
| The Mini Mezzos | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| Victoria Armstrong | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| Semi-final 1 | Caroline Boyes | ELIM | |||||||||||||
| Dominic Smith | Top 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Luke & Charlotte | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| MD Productions | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| Mel's Klever K9's | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| The Freerunners | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
Ratings
| Show | Date | Official ratings (millions)[3] |
Weekly rank[3] | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auditions 1 | 9 June | 5.20 | 12 | 22.7%[4] |
| Auditions 2 | 10 June | 6.73 | 8 | 28.0%[5] |
| Auditions 3 | 11 June | 7.28 | 15 | 29.4%[6] |
| Auditions 4 | 12 June | 7.39 | 13 | 29.3%[7] |
| Auditions 5 | 13 June | 7.51 | 11 | 29.2%[8] |
| Semi-final 1 | 14 June | 8.36 | 9 | 34.0%[9] |
| Semi-final 2 | 15 June | 9.28 | 8 | 38.1%[10] |
| Semi-final 3 | 16 June | 9.29 | 7 | 40.9%[10] |
| Live final | 17 June | 11.58 | 1 | 43.7%[11] |
| Live final results | 17 June | 11.45 | 2 | 44.7%[11] |
| Series average | 2007 | 8.38 | TBC | 34% |
| Overall | Viewers | Share | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auditions | 6.8m | 28.0% | |
| Live shows | 10.0m | 40.0% | |
| Series average | 8.40m | 33.6% | [11] |
Controversies
Richard Bates
Series one contestant Richard Bates claimed he quit the show in 2007 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.[12][13] Lancashire Police stated that they were worried the victim might see Bates on television. As a result, Richard Bates was disqualified.
Kit Kat Dolls
On 16 June 2007 (the last semi-final show of series one), drag act the Kit Kat Dolls were disqualified after the News of the World claimed that three of the members were prostitutes.[14]
Doctor Gore
Also, Ofcom investigated 21 complaints made about Doctor Gore's rather gruesome magic act, and found the programme to be in breach of their broadcasting code.[15]
Auditions
Auditions took place London, Cardiff, Birmingham and Manchester. The contest was also deemed unfair,[by whom?] as the show did not hold any auditions in Scotland, despite the fact that the show is called "Britain's" Got Talent. This has since been rectified, with the show holding auditions in Glasgow or Edinburgh in all subsequent series so far.
Caroline Boyes
The first semi final audience was not making a good impression on Caroline Boyes. There were complaints due to her dancing and how she had got into the final 24. The audience were treating her bad because of her lack of talent. During her performance Simon and Amanda pressed their buzzers.
Mels Klever k9s
Mels Klever k9s were bad in the audition but the judges put them through and then they got into the semi final. This time they were even worse than they were in the audition. In there semi final it was chaotic and a complete shambles. The audience were booing at them then they were buzzed by all three judges.
References
- ^ Dunk, Marcus (27 January 2009). "Xploitation! The finalists were promised fame and fortune, but they're paid less than £250 a night... so guess who's the real winner". Daily Mail. UK.
- ^ Dunk, Marcus (28 November 2008). "Connie Talbot, 8, the Britain's Got Talent star snubbed by Simon Cowell, breaks America". Daily Mail. UK.
- ^ a b "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ F1 helps ITV win ratings race Digital Spy, 11 June 2007
- ^ BBC 'Dream' pays off Digital Spy, 11 June 2007
- ^ Broadcast Now
- ^ Broadcast Now
- ^ Broadcast Now
- ^ http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcastnowarticle.aspx?intStoryID=169542
- ^ a b Viewing Figures The Authority on Television Viewing > Viewing Figures Home
- ^ Forced out, the Britain's Got Talent act who's also got a sordid secret
- ^ Police alert over TV contestant
- ^ Britain's Got Talent…For Hire: Kit-Kat Sex
- ^ Broadcast Bulletin Issue Number 91
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