Britain's Got Talent series 14

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Britain's Got Talent
Series 14
Presented by Ant & Dec
Judges David Walliams
Alesha Dixon
Amanda Holden
Simon Cowell (auditions)
Ashley Banjo (semi-finals and final)
Winner Jon Courtenay
Runner-upSign Along with Us
Release
Original network ITV
ITV Hub (BGT: Unseen)
Original release11 April (2020-04-11) –
10 October 2020 (2020-10-10)
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Simon Cowell (first half)
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Amanda Holden
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Alesha Dixon
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David Walliams
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Ashley Banjo (second half)

The fourteenth series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV, but in two parts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom during that year which affected production on the programme. The first half consisted of audition episodes that had already been filmed, which were aired between 11 April to 30 May 2020. The second half consisted of the remaining episodes when production could resume, and were aired between 30 August to 10 October 2020. [1] The series was notable for Simon Cowell's absence from the semi-finals and final after he sustained an injury following an accident in August, forcing him to be replaced by Ashley Banjo. He still appeared in the audition episodes as they had been filmed and aired before his injury. [2] Before Cowell's injury, it was intended for him to be virtually present for the semi-finals because of travel restrictions and his commitments to America's Got Talent.

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The semi-finals and the final incorporated a number of safety measures, including the use of a virtual audience and physical distancing amongst hosts, judges, participants, and staff, with all episodes being aired weekly - a first in the programme's history. In addition, semi-finals were pre-recorded, changing the voting format as a result, including the results of public votes being announced in the final. Following the previous series, the programme's sister show, Britain's Got More Talent, was effectively cancelled and was replaced by a new online spin-off, titled Britain's Got Talent: Unseen, featuring auditions not aired in the main programme. The spin-off didn't return the following series for unknown reasons.

The fourteenth series was won by comedic pianist and singer Jon Courtenay, becoming the first golden buzzer act to do so, with sign-language choir Sign Along With Us finishing in second place and comedian Steve Royle third. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 8.17 million viewers, despite the split in the broadcast schedule.

Series overview

After Cowell's accident in August 2020, Ashley Banjo was appointed as a guest judge in his place for the remainder of this series Ashley Banjo at the National Television Awards.jpg
After Cowell's accident in August 2020, Ashley Banjo was appointed as a guest judge in his place for the remainder of this series

The judges auditions took place between January and February 2020, within London and Manchester. Prior to the start of production, staff had begun contemplating the future of its sister show, Britain's Got More Talent, in regards to its viewing figures and changes in viewing habits by its audience following the conclusion of the previous series. In October 2019, the decision was made to cancel the programme, and by 2020 it was decided that notable, yet unaired auditions for the fourteenth series would be made available via a new online spin-off titled Britain's Got Talent: Unseen. [3]

Production on the series was dramatically impacted by the global coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, which was already affecting media productions across the world. While audition episodes had been pre-recorded and thus were aired as planned, British government measures implemented to prevent the spread of the infection effectively halted work on all live television productions. ITV was forced to split the series into two parts, and went into discussion with the production company over how to produce and air the second half of the competition within a safe working environment and ongoing monitoring of the pandemic. [4] In May 2020, Amanda Holden indicated that production on the remainder of the series would resume in Autumn, [5] with producers confirming in August that the remaining episodes would be produced and aired across September and October that year. [6]

The broadcast schedule for the remaining episodes was revised, switching from being aired over the course of a single week, to a weekly arrangement, with only the final being aired live - the rest would be pre-recorded before their broadcast date. The format for these episodes was also drastically changed to provide a safe environment for staff, judges, hosts and participants: each round would be confined to a closed set; the judges would each have a separate judging desk; and a virtual audience would be present for each performance, in a similar arrangement used for the fifteenth season of America's Got Talent . Staff also arranged for large-scale performances to be altered in order to avoid mass gatherings; some had their routines pre-recorded in advance. The advancement of semi-finalists to the final stage of the contest was also changed. Instead of the original format used in previous series, judges would have first vote, choosing their top three acts in each semi-final and voting on which one of these would be sent to the finals, with the remainder from that semi-final, including those not voted for by the judges, facing a public vote to secure an additional place in the live final over the weekend of the episode's broadcast. The results of all five public votes would then be unveiled at the beginning of the live final.

One complication arose in August, when Simon Cowell became involved in an accident that left him suffering a back injury, and which required him to undergo surgery. [7] [8] [9] Because doctors had advised him to not be involved in further television work until he recovered - his accident had already impacted his involvement in the live rounds for America's Got Talent that year - producers decided on bringing in street dancer and former BGT winner Ashley Banjo to act as a guest judge in place of Cowell during his absence. [10] In addition, Holden was promoted to head judge for the semi-finals, effectively allowing her to make the casting decision in the event of a tied vote between the judges' top three semi-finalists. [11]

Of the participants that took part, only forty made it into the five semi-finals - of these acts, singer Fayth Ifil, singing duet Honey & Sammy, comic singer & pianist Jon Courtenay, stand-up comedian Nabil Abdulrashid, and sign language choir Sign Along with Us, [12] each received a golden buzzer during their auditions - with eight appearing in each one, and ten of these acts making it into the live final. The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this series:

  Winner |   Runner-up |   Third Place |   Finalist
  Semi-finalist | Yellow ffff00 pog.svg Golden Buzzer Audition
Participant [12] Age(s) 1 GenreActSemi-finalResult
Aaron & Jasmine28 & 32DanceLatin Dance Duo2Finalist
Aidan McCann11MagicMagician5Finalist
Allan Finnegan52ComedyStand Up Comedian2Eliminated
Amanda & Miracle49 & 7Magic / AnimalsMagician & Dog Handler2Eliminated
Belinda Davids43SingingSinger4Eliminated
Beth Porch 25Singing / MusicSinger & Guitarist5Eliminated
Bhim Niroula54SingingSinger3Eliminated
Billy & Chantelle14 & 12DanceContemporary Dance Duo4Eliminated
Chineke! Junior Orchestra11–22MusicOrchestra4Eliminated
Class Dynamix9–11SingingChoir2Eliminated
Crissy Lee77MusicDrummer5Eliminated
Damien O'Brien34MagicMagician2Finalist
Dario the Dinosaur–VarietyNovelty Act3Eliminated
Ember Trio26–31MusicString Trio3Eliminated
Fayth Ifil Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 13SingingSinger1Eliminated
Håkan Berg43MagicMagician5Eliminated
Honey & Sammy Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 15 & 43SingingSinging Duo2Eliminated
Imen Siar21SingingSinger1Eliminated
James & Dylan Piper38 & 12MagicMagic Duo1Finalist
James Stott35Danger / MagicStunt Magician1Eliminated
Jasper Cherry14MagicClose Up Magician4Finalist
Jon Courtenay Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 46Comedy / SingingMusician4Winner
Katherine & Joe O’Malley36 & 59SingingSinger Duo4Eliminated
Kevin Quantum39MagicMagician4Eliminated
Magical Bones 37MagicMagician3Finalist
Myra Dubois32ComedyComedian3Eliminated
Nabil Abdulrashid Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 34ComedyStand Up Comedian5Finalist
Papi Flex26AcrobaticsContortionist4Eliminated
Shalom Chorale17–40SingingGospel Choir5Eliminated
Sign Along with Us Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 4–58SingingSign Language Choir3Runner-up
Sirine Jahangir15Singing / MusicSinger & Pianist3Eliminated
Soldiers of Swing31 & 41SingingSinging Duo5Eliminated
SOS from the Kids4–16SingingChoir1Eliminated
Souparnika Nair10SingingSinger2Eliminated
Steve Royle51ComedyComiedian1Third place
The Coven10–19DanceDance Group2Eliminated
Urban Turtles26–28DanceDance Group1Eliminated
Wesley Williams22DangerUnicyclist5Eliminated
X1X Crew13–28DanceDance Group3Eliminated
Yakub11DanceDancer1Eliminated

Semi-finals summary

Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Buzzed out | Crystal Clear app clean.svg Judges' vote |   Won the Judges' Vote |   Won the Public's Vote
  Lost Judges' Vote |   Eliminated

Semi-final 1 (5 September)

Guest Performers: Diversity [13]

Semi-Finalist [13] OrderBuzzes and judges' votesFinished [14]
Banjo Holden Dixon Walliams
Urban Turtles17th - Eliminated
James & Dylan Piper21st - Advanced (Won Public Vote)
Imen Siar36th - Eliminated
Yakub42nd - Eliminated
James Stott54th - Eliminated
SOS from the Kids65th - Eliminated
Fayth Ifil73rd - Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Steve Royle8 Crystal Clear app clean.svg 4 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
  • ^4 Holden did not cast her vote due to the majority support for Steve Royle from the other judges, but admitted her voting intention would have been for this semi-finalist.

Semi-final 2 (12 September)

Guest Performers: McFly & The NHS Choir ("Happiness") [15]

Semi-Finalist [15] OrderBuzzes and judges' votesFinished [14]
Banjo Holden Dixon Walliams
Souparnika Nair13rd - Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Damien O'Brien21st - Advanced (Won Public Vote)
Class Dynamix36th - Eliminated
Allan Finnegan47th - Eliminated
Amanda & Miracle54th - Eliminated
Aaron & Jasmine6 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) 5
Honey & Sammy75th - Eliminated
The Coven8 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 2nd - Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) 5
  • ^5 Due to a tied Judges' Vote, Holden cast the deciding vote for Aaron & Jasmine.

Semi-final 3 (19 September)

Guest Performers: James Arthur & Sigala ("Lasting Lover") [16]

Semi-Finalist [16] OrderBuzzes and judges' votesFinished [14]
Banjo Holden Dixon Walliams
Myra Dubois15th - Eliminated
Magical Bones 2 Crystal Clear app clean.svg 6 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
Ember Trio34th - Eliminated
Sign Along with Us41st - Advanced (Won Public Vote)
Dario the Dinosaur5 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 6th - Eliminated
Sirine Jahangir 6 6 2nd - Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
X1X Crew73rd - Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Bhim Niroula8 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 7th - Eliminated
  • ^6 Holden did not cast her vote due to the majority support for Magical Bones from the other judges, but admitted her voting intention would have been for Sirine Jahangir.

Semi-final 4 (26 September)

Guest Performers: Michael Ball & the London cast of Hairspray ("Good Morning Baltimore"/"You Can't Stop the Beat") [17]

Semi-Finalist [17] OrderBuzzes and judges' votesFinished [14]
Banjo Holden Dixon Walliams
Billy & Chantelle14th - Eliminated
Chineke! Junior Orchestra23rd - Eliminated
Katherine & Joe O’Malley3 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 7th - Eliminated
Kevin Quantum45th - Eliminated
Jon Courtenay5 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
Jasper Cherry61st - Advanced (Won Public Vote)
Papi Flex76th - Eliminated
Belinda Davids8 Crystal Clear app clean.svg 2nd - Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)

Semi-final 5 (3 October)

Guest Performers: Colin Thackery & The Kingdom Choir, and Amanda Holden [18]

Semi-FinalistOrderBuzzes and judges' votesFinished [14]
Banjo Holden Dixon Walliams
Soldiers of Swing15th - Eliminated
Håkan Berg24th - Eliminated
Shalom Chorale36th - Eliminated
Wesley Williams4 7 3rd - Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Crissy Lee57th - Eliminated
Nabil Abdulrashid6 Crystal Clear app clean.svg 7 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
Aidan McCann71st - Advanced (Won Public Vote)
Beth Porch82nd - Eliminated
  • ^7 Holden did not cast her vote due to the majority support for Nabil Abdulrashid from the other judges, but admitted her voting intention would have been for Wesley Williams.

Final (10 October)

Guest Performers: The cast of Les Misérables , Mary Poppins & The Phantom of the Opera

  Winner |   Runner-up
Finalist [14] OrderFinished [14]
Aidan McCann17th
Aaron & Jasmine210th
Damien O'Brien36th
Steve Royle43rd
Magical Bones 59th
Sign Along with Us62nd
James & Dylan Piper75th
Nabil Abdulrashid84th
Jasper Cherry98th
Jon Courtenay101st

Ratings

EpisodeAir dateTotal viewers
(millions) [19] 		ITV
Weekly rank [19]
Auditions 111 April11.381
Auditions 218 April10.761
Auditions 325 April10.341
Auditions 42 May10.081
Auditions 59 May9.361
Auditions 616 May9.271
Auditions 723 May9.061
Auditions 830 May7.991
The Finalists Revealed30 August5.247
Semi-final 15 September7.491
Semi-final 212 September6.344
Semi-final 319 September5.779
Semi-final 426 September6.285
Semi-final 53 October5.989
Final10 October7.251

Criticism

During the fourteenth series of Britain's Got Talent, racial issues were made key elements in complaints made by viewers regarding performances that were broadcast during the final rounds of the competition. In the first semi-final, aired on 5 September 2020, guest performer Diversity performed a dance routine inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, which, despite being praised, received criticism from some viewers. [20] The regulator Ofcom initially received over a thousand complaints to begin with, before this increased to around 24,500 based on news stories covering the original number of complaints. However, the regulator rejected all complaints on 17 September, ruling that the criticism was unfounded and that the performance had been aiming to promote "social cohesion and unity", adding that "freedom of expression is particularly important in the context of artistic works". [21]

In contrast, comedian Nabil Abdulrashid received considerable criticism over his performances in the semi-final and final. Although he was overwhelmed by the support he received for his comedic talent, Abdulrashid admitted in an interview that some of his work had led him to receive racial abuse and death threats because of his open support for Black Lives Matter. His routines themselves later saw Ofcom receive around 3,000 complaints over the nature of his jokes being aired on a family programme, yet the regulator rejected these on grounds that the comedian had performed within acceptable boundaries. [22]

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