Britain's Got Talent
The UK's top talent competition, part of the global Got Talent franchise.
Viewing figures for each season of Britain's Got Talent usually fall between 6 and 10 million.[1] The third series' live final drew 17.3 million viewers, which gave it a 64.6% share of the audience.[1] Stephen Mulhern hosts the companion programme, Britain's Got More Talent.[1]
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Talent show
- Creator
- Simon Cowell
- Based on
- America's Got Talent, Simon Cowell
- Director
- Jonathan Bullen
- Presenter
- Ant & Dec
- Voices
- Peter Dickson
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
Simon Cowell devised the show's format, drawing inspiration from the variety talent programmes Opportunity Knocks and New Faces.[2] The original plan was for Paul O'Grady to host the programme under the title Paul O'Grady's Got Talent.[3] The show began broadcasting in June 2007 with a judging panel of Cowell, Amanda Holden, and Piers Morgan.[4] In 2009, producers planned to add Kelly Brook as a fourth judge, but the change was dropped after less than a week.[4][5][6][7]
A spokesman for production company Talkbackthames stated the format was "cleaner and less complicated" with three judges.[6] Because ITV would not let O'Grady hire their studios, he decided to turn down any future assignments for the channel.[8] The programme has a contract that extends through 2028.[9]
What the cited sources add
The BBC News report notes that Kelly Brook was axed after just six days in the job.[5][7] The Independent article states Brook was signed with a reported £200,000 contract.[6] The Daily Mirror reports that the official reason for Brook's removal was that a fourth panellist "slowed down the pace of the show".[7] The BBC News account quotes a production statement saying the complications added to the filming process led to the decision not to proceed with a fourth judge.[5]
The Independent article quotes a Talkbackthames spokesman saying the format "doesn't support another judge".[6] The winner of Britain's Got Talent receives £100,000 and the opportunity to perform for the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance.[5][6][7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Britain's Got Talent" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Jamieson, "Susan Boyle could be in Priory clinic for weeks, says doctor", The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore, 3 June 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Britain's Got Talent" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Simon Cowell and The Talent Show Story", Bella Online; McGarry, "Fern Britton was supposed to be Britain's Got Talent judge", Unreality TV, 13 January 2012; McGarry, "Fern Britton was supposed to be Britain's Got Talent judge", Unreality TV, 13 January 2012 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Britain's Got Talent" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kilkelly, "O'Grady to host prime-time talent show", Digital Spy, 13 August 2005 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Britain's Got Talent" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Moore, "Kelly Brook named Britain's Got Talent judge", The Daily Telegraph, 14 January 2009; "Brook axed as talent show judge", BBC News, 20 January 2009; Dickinson, "Kelly Brook axed from Britain's Got Talent", The Independent, 20 January 2009; "Kelly Brook Axed from Britain's Got Talent", Daily Mirror, 20 January 2009; Louis Walsh replaces Simon Cowell on Britain's Got Talent 2010! Unreality TV, 3 February 2010 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Brook axed as talent show judge", BBC News, 20 January 2009. facts only, no text reused. news.bbc.co.uk
- Dickinson, "Kelly Brook axed from Britain's Got Talent", The Independent, 20 January 2009. facts only, no text reused. independent.co.uk
- "Kelly Brook Axed from Britain's Got Talent", Daily Mirror, 20 January 2009. facts only, no text reused. mirror.co.uk
- Wikipedia, "Britain's Got Talent" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: McGarry, "Paul O'Grady Quits Simon Cowell's New ITV Show!", Unreality TV, 23 February 2006; "Paul O'Grady: I gave up chance to host Britain's Got Talent", Daily Mirror, 5 September 2010 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Britain's Got Talent" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Darvill, "Britain's Got Talent to air all star The Champions series", TellyMix, 3 June 2019 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Britain's Got Talent (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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