Britain's Got Talent (series 10)

Britain's Got Talent
Series 10
Broadcast from 9 April 2016 – present
Judges Simon Cowell
Amanda Holden
Alesha Dixon
David Walliams
Kathleen Williams
Presenter(s) Ant & Dec
Co-presenter(s) Stephen Mulhern
Broadcaster ITV
ITV2 (Britain's Got More Talent)

The tenth series of Britain's Got Talent premiered on 9 April 2016.[1] Ant & Dec returned to present the main show on ITV, while Stephen Mulhern returned to present the spin-off show Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2. Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden returned for their tenth series on the judging panel, whilst Alesha Dixon and David Walliams returned for their fifth series. This is the first series that Lotto have sponsored the show.

The initial trailer for the show was released on 11 March 2016.[2]

Judges and presenters

On 27 September 2015, it was reported all four judges had signed for the tenth series, and Ant & Dec would return to present the main show on ITV, while Mulhern would return to present the sister show Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2.[3] ITV also confirmed on 9 October 2015 that Cowell, Holden, Dixon, and Walliams would all return.[4] Walliams' mother Kathleen Williams stepped in for Cowell, who was running late at the London auditions on 23 January[5]

Golden buzzer

The golden buzzer returned for its third series. Walliams confirmed on 16 January that the first golden buzzer was used by Holden at the Liverpool auditions.[6] Dixon and Ant & Dec both pressed theirs on 23 January,[7][8] and Walliams pressed his buzzer on 27 January at the London auditions.[9] Cowell was the final person to press the buzzer and did so on 5 February at the Birmingham auditions.[10]

Holden pressing her golden buzzer for singer Beau Dermott was broadcast on the series premiere on 9 April.[11] Dixon's press of the buzzer for the 100 Voices of Gospel aired in the second episode.[12] Walliams' buzzer press for Anne & Ian Marshall aired in the third episode.[13] Ant & Dec pressed the buzzer for in the fourth episode for singer Jasmine Elcock.[14]

Auditions

Open auditions

The open auditions were held from 25 October to 7 December 2015 in Birmingham,[4] London, Cardiff, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Manchester.[15] An additional open audition was held in London on 10 January 2016.[16]

Judges auditions

City Date[17] Venue
Liverpool 15-16 January 2016 Liverpool Empire Theatre
London 21-27 January 2016 Dominion Theatre
Birmingham 4-6 February 2016 Birmingham Hippodrome

Semi-finals

Semi-finalists

  Winner
  Runner-up
  Third place
  Finalist
  Semi-finalist (lost judges' or public vote)
Wildcard (previously eliminated act reinstated into the final)
Golden buzzer
Name of act Age(s) Genre Act Semi-final Result
Beau Dermott 12 Singing Musical theatre singer
100 Voices of Gospel 21-52 Singing Gospel choir/dancers
Anne & Ian Marshall 61 & 64 Singing Singing duo/entertainers
Jasmine Elcock 14 Singing Singer

Ratings

Episode Date Official ITV rating[18]
(millions)		 Weekly rank[18] Official ITV HD rating[19]
(millions)		 Official ITV + 1 rating Total viewers
(millions)
Auditions 1 9 April 9.06 1 1.76 0.76 11.59
Auditions 2 16 April 9.62 1 2.31 0.52 12.46
Auditions 3 23 April TBA 1 TBA TBA 12.32
Auditions 4 30 April TBA 1 TBA TBA TBA
Auditions 5 7 May TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Series average 2016 TBA N/A TBA TBA TBA

Controversy

David Walliams' marriage

During the auditions Walliams claimed that Cowell had not married his girlfriend, Lauren Silverman, to which Cowell responded saying: "Well, why aren't you married?" (referring to the recent divorce between him and his ex-wife, Lara Stone). This statement shocked the audience as well as Walliams. It seemed Walliams was hurt by Cowell's comment. One source said:

"David was a little caught out by the comment. While they were waiting for the next act to come out, he went to talk to Simon. He sat on the desk next to him and they had a few words with each other and seemed to sort it out."[20]

Sources suggest that during the auditions 'tensions were high' between the two men and the crew were betting on whether Walliams might exit this series.

Beau Dermott

12-year-old Beau Dermott, who performed a musical theatre piece, receiving Holden's golden buzzer, became the centre of controversy when it became apparent that she had four years of coaching. The Daily Star had the headline "BGT NEW 'CHEAT' STORM", accompanied by a picture of Dermott. The newspaper was heavily criticised for this, as nowhere in BGT's rules does it say that professional training is forbidden.[21]

Alexandr Magala

The audition of Alexandr Magala, a 26-year-old Moldavian sword-swallower, generated 28 complaints from viewers to Ofcom surrounding concerns to his safety. Magala had stated before the act that his routine could be potentially fatal, as the audition featured him swallowing-swords while performing pole-dancing tricks. Holden told Daily Mirror that she had heard a story about how Magala had once "nicked his lung and bled" while practicing.[22]

Live shows studio

On 31 March 2016, it was announced that Fountain Studios, where the live shows of Britain's Got Talent have been broadcast every series, had been sold for £16 million and would be closed down and demolished in 2016. This will be the final series to go live from the Fountain Studios and it is still unknown where the show will move to for the next series.[23]

References

  1. ↑ Daly, Emma (30 March 2016). "Britain's Got Talent start date and time confirmed". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Britain's Got Talent 2016 Promo - Starts Saturday 9th April at 7pm - ITV. 11 March 2016 – via YouTube.
  3. ↑ Ingham, James (27 September 2015). "Fantastic four say yes to 10th Britain's Got Talent". Daily Star. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Britain's Got Talent is back and the Judges are all set for the 10th series!". ITV. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Scott, Matt (29 March 2016). "David Walliams's MUM fills in for late Simon Cowell at Britain's Got Talent 2016 auditions". tellymix. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "David Walliams on Twitter: "So we have already had our first golden buzzer of this series of @BGT pressed by @AmandaHolden"". Twitter. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "David Walliams on Twitter: "Another golden buzzer! @AleshaOfficial @BGT"". Twitter. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "David Walliams on Twitter: "And we have our second golden buzzer of the day courtesy of @antanddec @BGT !"". Twitter. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Darvill, Josh (27 January 2016). "David Walliams hits the golden buzzer at Britain's Got Talent 2016 auditions". TellyMix. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  10. ↑ Just seen Simon's Golden Buzzer Act! ❌❌❌❌🎉 #BGT Rodney Southern on Twitter. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  11. ↑ Horton, Helena (10 April 2016). "Beau Dermott, the 12-year-old with a shockingly huge voice could be Britain's Got Talent's next Susan Boyle". The Daily Telegraph (Telegraph Media Group). Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  12. ↑ Starkey, Adam (19 April 2016). "Britain's Got Talent 2016 to spend £130k on 100 Voices of Gospel at live shows". Metro (DMG Media). Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  13. ↑ Daly, Emma (23 April 2016). "Britain's Got Talent David Walliams' Golden Buzzer Ian and Anne Marshall singers interview - learn more about the BGT act who are through to this year's semi-finals". Radio Times (Immediate Media Company). Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  14. ↑ Walker, Danny (1 May 2016). "Britain's Got Talent outrage over Jasmine Elcock with harsh viewers saying Ant and Dec 'wasted' their Golden Buzzer". Daily Mirror (Trinity Mirror). Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "BGT auditions hit London this weekend!". ITV. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  16. ↑ "Want to show us your talent? It's not too late to apply!". ITV. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  17. ↑ Darvill, Josh (15 January 2016). "Britain's Got Talent 2016 auditions: Judges' audition dates and venues". TellyMix. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  18. 1 2 "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  19. ↑ "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  20. ↑ Roberts, Edward (28 January 2016). "David Walliams 'faces AXE from Britain's Got Talent amid rising tensions'". Daily Mirror (Trinity Mirror). Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  21. ↑ Isabel Mohan (16 April 2016). "Jack Higgins is the new Billy Elliot and 6 other things we learned from Britain's Got Talent". The Telegraph.
  22. ↑ Nicola Agius (12 April 2016). "Britain's Got Talent could face investigation as viewers raise concerns over life-threatening act Alexandr Magala". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  23. ↑ Lewis, Rebecca (16 January 2016). "Fountain Studios home to The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent sold for £16m". Metro. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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