Britain's Got Talent is a British reality television talent show that has aired fifteen series on ITV since 9 June 2007. This is a list of television ratings for all broadcast episodes.
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | Avg. UK viewers (millions) | ||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 10 | 9 June 2007 | 17 June 2007 | 8.38 | |
2 | 14 | 12 April 2008 | 31 May 2008 | 10.21 | |
3 | 14 | 11 April 2009 | 30 May 2009 | 13.36 | |
4 | 18 | 17 April 2010 | 5 June 2010 | 11.05 | |
5 | 19 | 16 April 2011 | 4 June 2011 | 10.40 | |
6 | 17 | 24 March 2012 | 12 May 2012 | 10.07 | |
7 | 18 | 13 April 2013 | 8 June 2013 | 9.71 | |
8 | 18 | 12 April 2014 | 7 June 2014 | 9.84 | |
9 | 18 | 11 April 2015 | 31 May 2015 | 9.31 | |
10 | 18 | 9 April 2016 | 28 May 2016 | 9.43 | |
11 | 18 | 15 April 2017 | 3 June 2017 | 9.12 | |
12 | 18 | 14 April 2018 | 3 June 2018 | 8.33 | |
13 | 19 | 6 April 2019 | 2 June 2019 | 8.32 | |
14 | 15 | 11 April 2020 | 10 October 2020 | 8.15 | |
15 | 14 | 16 April 2022 | 5 June 2022 | 6.36 | |
16 | 14 | 15 April 2023 | 4 June 2023 | 5.98 | |
17 | 14 | 20 April 2024 | 2 June 2024 | TBA |
Episode | Air date | Total viewers (millions) [1] | ITV1 Weekly rank [1] | Viewer share |
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Auditions 1 | 9 June | 5.20 | 12 | 22.7% [2] |
Auditions 2 | 10 June | 6.73 | 8 | 28.0% [3] |
Auditions 3 | 11 June | 7.28 | 15 | 29.4% [4] |
Auditions 4 | 12 June | 7.39 | 13 | 29.3% [5] |
Auditions 5 | 13 June | 7.51 | 11 | 29.2% [6] |
Semi-final 1 | 14 June | 8.36 | 9 | 34.0% [7] |
Semi-final 2 | 15 June | 9.28 | 8 | 38.1% [8] |
Semi-final 3 | 16 June | 9.29 | 7 | 40.9% [8] |
Live final | 17 June | 11.58 | 1 | 43.7% [9] |
Live final results | 11.45 | 2 | 44.7% [9] |
Episode | Air Date | Total Viewers (millions) [10] | ITV 1 Weekly rank [10] | Viewer Share |
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Auditions 1 | 12 April | 9.44 | 6 | 37.0% [11] |
Auditions 2 | 19 April | 10.96 | 1 | 43.3% [12] |
Auditions 3 | 26 April | 9.86 | 3 | 41.3% [13] |
Auditions 4 | 3 May | 9.12 | 5 | 39.1% [14] |
Auditions 5 | 10 May | 8.17 | 6 | 37.9% [15] |
Auditions 6 | 17 May | 9.11 | 2 | 37.5% [16] |
Auditions 7 | 24 May | 8.27 | 5 | 37.2% [17] |
Semi-final 1 | 26 May | 11.33 | 4 | 42.0% [18] |
Semi-final 2 | 27 May | 9.29 | 9 | 35.3% [19] |
Semi-final 3 | 28 May | 10.03 | 6 | 35.9% [20] |
Semi-final 4 | 29 May | 10.13 | 5 | 41.9% [21] |
Semi-final 5 | 30 May | 11.86 | 2 | 50.0% [22] |
Live final | 31 May | 11.52 | 3 | 51.1% [23] |
Live final results | 13.88 | 1 | 55.1% [23] |
Episode | Air Date | Total Viewers (millions) [24] | ITV1 Weekly rank [24] | Viewer Share |
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Auditions 1 | 11 April | 11.21 | 1 | 45.1% [25] |
Auditions 2 | 18 April | 12.95 | 1 | 50.6% [26] |
Auditions 3 | 25 April | 13.21 | 1 | 52.3% [27] |
Auditions 4 | 2 May | 11.30 | 1 | 47.2% [28] |
Auditions 5 | 9 May | 11.98 | 1 | 48.4% [29] |
Auditions 6 | 16 May | 11.09 | 1 | 41.0% [30] |
Auditions 7 | 23 May | 12.62 | 2 | 51.1% [31] |
Semi-final 1 | 24 May | 12.93 | 1 | 49.2% [32] |
Semi-final 2 | 25 May | 14.66 | 3 | 51.6% [33] |
Semi-final 3 | 26 May | 13.56 | 5 | 49.9% [34] |
Semi-final 4 | 28 May | 13.11 | 6 | 51.2% [35] |
Semi-final 5 | 29 May | 13.84 | 4 | 57.3% [36] |
Live final | 30 May | 16.36 | 2 | 71% [37] |
Live final results | 18.29 | 1 | 67.6% [37] |
Episode | Air Date | Total viewers (millions) [38] | ITV1 Weekly rank [38] | Viewer Share (%) |
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Auditions 1 | 17 April | 11.87 | 1 | 44.0 [39] |
Auditions 2 | 24 April | 11.60 | 1 | 45.7 [40] |
Auditions 3 | 1 May | 11.84 | 1 | 43.9 [41] |
Auditions 4 | 8 May | 12.17 | 1 | 44.1 [42] |
Auditions 5 | 15 May | 10.84 | 1 | 43.8 [43] |
Auditions 6 | 23 May | 10.68 | 1 | 42.8 [44] |
Auditions 7 | 29 May | 10.87 | 1 | 40.3 [45] |
Semi-final 1 | 31 May | 11.82 | 2 | 43.1 [46] |
Semi-final 1 results | 11.32 | 4 | 40.3 [46] | |
Semi-final 2 | 1 June | 11.17 | 5 | 41.2 [47] |
Semi-final 2 results | 10.69 | 8 | 39.0 [47] | |
Semi-final 3 | 2 June | 10.88 | 6 | 45.6 [48] |
Semi-final 3 results | 9.19 | 13 | 34.2 [48] | |
Semi-final 4 | 3 June | 10.37 | 9 | 48.2 [49] |
Semi-final 4 results | 10.34 | 10 | 41.7 [49] | |
Semi-final 5 | 4 June | 10.13 | 11 | 46.3 [50] |
Semi-final 5 results | 9.64 | 12 | 39.4 [50] | |
Live final | 5 June | 13.50 | 1 | 54.6 [51] |
Episode | Air Date | Total viewers (millions) [52] | ITV1 Weekly rank [52] | Viewer Share (%) |
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Auditions 1 | 16 April | 11.42 | 3 | 40.5 [53] |
Auditions 2 | 23 April | 10.62 | 3 | 41.5 [54] |
Auditions 3 | 30 April | 10.65 | 1 | 39.9 [55] |
Auditions 4 | 7 May | 11.69 | 1 | 42.2 [56] |
Auditions 5 | 14 May | 9.72 | 3 | 32.0 [57] |
Auditions 6 | 21 May | 11.16 | 1 | 42.2 [58] |
Auditions 7 | 29 May | 11.53 | 1 | 40.4 [59] |
Semi-final 1 | 30 May | 12.27 | 4 | 41.9 [60] |
Semi-final 1 results | 11.16 | 6 | 38.2 [60] | |
Semi-final 2 | 31 May | 10.65 | 10 | 40.5 [61] |
Semi-final 2 results | 10.04 | 15 | 35.8 [61] | |
Semi-final 3 | 1 June | 10.31 | 16 | 41.8 [62] |
Semi-final 3 results | 8.67 | 17 | 28.9 [62] | |
Semi-final 4 | 2 June | 10.53 | 12 | 43.2 [63] |
Semi-final 4 results | 10.48 | 11 | 39.1 [63] | |
Semi-final 5 | 3 June | 10.36 | 14 | 43.3 [64] |
Semi-final 5 results | 10.61 | 9 | 42.3 [64] | |
Live final | 4 June | 12.70 | 2 | 47.0 [65] |
Live final results | 12.95 | 1 | 49.3 [65] |
Episode | Air Date | Total viewers (millions) [52] | ITV1 Weekly rank [52] | Viewer Share (%) |
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Auditions 1 | 24 March | 11.57 | 3 | 39.2 [66] |
Auditions 2 | 31 March | 12.17 | 1 | 41.3 [67] |
Auditions 3 | 7 April | 11.95 | 1 | 38.7 [68] |
Auditions 4 | 14 April | 12.18 | 1 | 39.5 [69] |
Auditions 5 | 21 April | 11.60 | 1 | 38.2 [70] |
Auditions 6 | 28 April | 11.97 | 1 | 41.8 [71] |
Auditions 7 | 5 May | 11.27 | 1 | 38.9 [72] |
Semi-final 1 | 6 May | 11.01 | 2 | 35.5 [73] |
Semi-final 2 | 7 May | 10.77 | 2 | 35.6 [74] |
Semi-final 2 results | 9.44 | 9 | 32.4 [74] | |
Semi-final 3 | 8 May | 9.12 | 12 | 33.5 [75] |
Semi-final 3 results | 7.91 | 15 | 27.8 [75] | |
Semi-final 4 | 9 May | 10.15 | 3 | 37.6 [76] |
Semi-final 4 results | 7.95 | 14 | 27.3 [76] | |
Semi-final 5 | 10 May | 9.90 | 7 | 36.6 [77] |
Semi-final 5 results | 8.83 | 13 | 30.2 [77] | |
Live final | 12 May | 13.12 | 1 | 46.4 [78] |
Episode | Date | Total ITV viewers (millions) [52] | Weekly rank [52] | Share (%) |
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Auditions 1 | 13 April | 12.13 | 1 | 36.9 [79] |
Auditions 2 | 20 April | 11.86 | 1 | 43.9 [80] |
Auditions 3 | 27 April | 11.08 | 1 | 43.9 [81] |
Auditions 4 | 4 May | 11.59 | 1 | 45.0 [82] |
Auditions 5 | 11 May | 12.36 | 1 | 45.2 [83] |
Auditions 6 | 18 May | 10.88 | 1 | 38.1 [84] |
Auditions 7 | 26 May | 9.74 | 3 | 38.0 [85] |
Semi-final 1 | 27 May | 11.48 | 1 | 41.5 [86] |
Semi-final 1 results | 9.27 | 10 | 31.4 [86] | |
Semi-final 2 | 28 May | 10.20 | 6 | 36.5 [87] |
Semi-final 2 results | 8.39 | 14 | 28.5 [87] | |
Semi-final 3 | 30 May | 9.76 | 8 | 37.5 [88] |
Semi-final 3 results | 8.51 | 13 | 32.3 [88] | |
Semi-final 4 | 31 May | 9.98 | 7 | 37.5 [89] |
Semi-final 4 results | 8.71 | 12 | 32.7 [89] | |
Semi-final 5 | 1 June | 9.74 | 9 | 41.9 [90] |
Semi-final 5 results | 9.04 | 11 | 32.8 [90] | |
Live final | 8 June | 12.85 | 1 | 48.9 [91] |
Episode | Date | Total viewers (millions) [52] | Weekly rank [52] | Share (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Auditions 1 | 12 April | 12.41 | 1 | 45.0 [92] |
Auditions 2 | 19 April | 11.05 | 1 | 40.4 [93] |
Auditions 3 | 26 April | 11.33 | 1 | 42.6 [94] |
Auditions 4 | 3 May | 10.90 | 1 | 42.3 [95] |
Auditions 5 | 10 May | 11.14 | 1 | 41.1 [96] |
Auditions 6 | 17 May | 10.70 | 1 | 40.9 [97] |
Auditions 7 | 25 May | 9.93 | 1 | 38.9 [98] |
Semi-final 1 | 26 May | 10.94 | 1 | 39.1 [99] |
Semi-final 1 results | 8.87 | 10 | 33.3 [99] | |
Semi-final 2 | 27 May | 9.36 | 8 | 34.9 [100] |
Semi-final 2 results | 7.54 | 14 | 27.4 [100] | |
Semi-final 3 | 28 May | 9.41 | 6 | 36.7 [101] |
Semi-final 3 results | 7.55 | 13 | 28.7 [101] | |
Semi-final 4 | 29 May | 9.53 | 7 | 36.7 [102] |
Semi-final 4 results | 8.39 | 12 | 33.3 [102] | |
Semi-final 5 | 31 May | 8.97 | 11 | 38.1 [103] |
Semi-final 5 results | 7.09 | 19 | 28.2 [103] | |
Live final | 7 June | 12.05 | 1 | 49.0 [104] |
Episode | Date | Total viewers (millions) [52] | Weekly rank [52] | Share (%) |
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Auditions 1 | 11 April | 11.25 | 1 | 43.2 [105] |
Auditions 2 | 18 April | 11.47 | 1 | 44.1 [106] |
Auditions 3 | 25 April | 11.87 | 1 | 46.3 [107] |
Auditions 4 | 2 May | 11.73 | 1 | 45.0 [108] |
Auditions 5 | 9 May | 11.64 | 1 | 45.1 [109] |
Auditions 6 | 16 May | 11.55 | 1 | 47.0 [110] |
Auditions 7 | 23 May | 9.35 | 1 | 35.2 [111] |
Semi-final 1 | 25 May | 10.18 | 3 | 37.8 [112] |
Semi-final 1 results | 7.74 | 15 | 28.7 [112] | |
Semi-final 2 | 26 May | 9.34 | 10 | 36.8 [113] |
Semi-final 2 results | 7.60 | 16 | 31.1 [113] | |
Semi-final 3 | 27 May | 9.48 | 6 | 38.8 [114] |
Semi-final 3 results | 8.09 | 13 | 31.7 [114] | |
Semi-final 4 | 28 May | 9.26 | 11 | 37.2 [115] |
Semi-final 4 results | 7.87 | 12 | 34.5 [115] | |
Semi-final 5 | 29 May | 9.51 | 8 | 39.2 [116] |
Semi-final 5 results | 7.91 | 14 | 32.1 [116] | |
Live final | 31 May | 12.75 | 1 | 46.6 [117] |
Episode | Air date | Total viewers (millions) [52] | ITV Weekly rank [52] |
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Auditions 1 | 9 April | 11.67 | 1 |
Auditions 2 | 16 April | 12.59 | 1 |
Auditions 3 | 23 April | 12.46 | 1 |
Auditions 4 | 30 April | 12.05 | 1 |
Auditions 5 | 7 May | 11.55 | 1 |
Auditions 6 | 14 May | 10.42 | 1 |
Auditions 7 | 21 May | 10.46 | 1 |
Semi-final 1 | 22 May | 10.01 | 2 |
Semi-final 1 results | 7.16 9 | 8 | |
Semi-final 2 | 23 May | 8.51 | 8 |
Semi-final 2 results | 6.72 | 13 | |
Semi-final 3 | 24 May | 8.23 | 9 |
Semi-final 3 results | 6.56 | 15 | |
Semi-final 4 | 25 May | 8.75 | 4 |
Semi-final 4 results | 7.33 | 11 | |
Semi-final 5 | 26 May | 8.56 | 5 |
Semi-final 5 results | 7.43 | 10 | |
Final | 28 May | 10.48 | 1 |
Episode | Air date | Total viewers (millions) [52] | ITV Weekly rank [52] |
---|---|---|---|
Auditions 1 | 15 April | 11.35 | 1 |
Auditions 2 | 22 April | 11.62 | 2 |
Auditions 3 | 29 April | 10.79 | 1 |
Auditions 4 | 6 May | 11.69 | 1 |
Auditions 5 | 13 May | 10.97 | 1 |
Auditions 6 | 20 May | 11.39 | 1 |
Auditions 7 | 27 May | 10.69 | 1 |
Semi-final 1 | 29 May | 9.75 | 2 |
Semi-final 1 results | 7.19 | 12 | |
Semi-final 2 | 30 May | 7.90 | 10 |
Semi-final 2 results | 6.44 | 16 | |
Semi-final 3 | 31 May | 8.24 | 8 |
Semi-final 3 results | 6.78 | 14 | |
Semi-final 4 | 1 June | 7.54 | 11 |
Semi-final 4 results | 7.09 | 13 | |
Semi-final 5 | 2 June | 8.10 | 9 |
Semi-final 5 results | 6.51 | 15 | |
Final | 3 June | 10.07 | 1 |
Episode | Air date [118] | Total viewers (millions) [119] | ITV Weekly rank [119] |
---|---|---|---|
Auditions 1 | 14 April | 10.98 | 1 |
Auditions 2 | 21 April | 10.50 | 1 |
Auditions 3 | 28 April | 11.48 | 1 |
Auditions 4 | 5 May | 9.61 | 1 |
Auditions 5 | 12 May | 9.55 | 1 |
Auditions 6 | 19 May | 9.04 | 1 |
Auditions 7 | 26 May | 7.83 | 4 |
Semi-final 1 | 28 May | 7.22 | 12 |
Semi-final 1 results | 6.72 | 14 | |
Semi-final 2 | 29 May | 7.78 | 9 |
Semi-final 2 results | 6.12 | 19 | |
Semi-final 3 | 30 May | 8.12 | 8 |
Semi-final 3 results | 6.80 | 13 | |
Semi-final 4 | 31 May | 7.56 | 11 |
Semi-final 4 results | 6.40 | 18 | |
Semi-final 5 | 1 June | 7.58 | 10 |
Semi-final 5 results | 6.63 | 15 | |
Final | 3 June | 10.15 | 1 |
Episode | Air date | Total viewers (millions) [120] | ITV Weekly rank [120] |
---|---|---|---|
Auditions 1 | 6 April | 10.66 | 1 |
Auditions 2 | 13 April | 10.49 | 1 |
Auditions 3 | 20 April | 9.48 | 1 |
Auditions 4 | 27 April | 10.18 | 1 |
Auditions 5 | 4 May | 9.94 | 1 |
Auditions 6 | 11 May | 9.40 | 1 |
Auditions 7 | 18 May | 8.79 | 1 |
Auditions 8 | 25 May | 8.03 | 1 |
Semi-final 1 | 27 May | 8.69 | 2 |
Semi-final 1 results | 6.68 | 12 | |
Semi-final 2 | 28 May | 7.64 | 4 |
Semi-final 2 results | 6.12 | 17 | |
Semi-final 3 | 29 May | 7.70 | 3 |
Semi-final 3 results | 5.59 | 21 | |
Semi-final 4 | 30 May | 7.26 | 6 |
Semi-final 4 results | 5.58 | 22 | |
Semi-final 5 | 31 May | 7.03 | 10 |
Semi-final 5 results | 5.92 | 18 | |
Final | 2 June | 9.73 | 1 |
Episode | Air date | Total viewers (millions) [121] | ITV Weekly rank [121] |
---|---|---|---|
Auditions 1 | 11 April | 11.38 | 1 |
Auditions 2 | 18 April | 10.76 | 1 |
Auditions 3 | 25 April | 10.34 | 1 |
Auditions 4 | 2 May | 10.08 | 1 |
Auditions 5 | 9 May | 9.36 | 1 |
Auditions 6 | 16 May | 9.27 | 1 |
Auditions 7 | 23 May | 9.06 | 1 |
Auditions 8 | 30 May | 7.99 | 1 |
The Finalists Revealed | 30 August | 5.24 | 7 |
Semi-final 1 | 5 September | 7.49 | 1 |
Semi-final 2 | 12 September | 6.34 | 4 |
Semi-final 3 | 19 September | 5.77 | 9 |
Semi-final 4 | 26 September | 6.28 | 5 |
Semi-final 5 | 3 October | 5.98 | 9 |
Final | 10 October | 7.25 | 1 |
Episode | Air date | Total viewers (millions) [122] | ITV Weekly rank [122] |
---|---|---|---|
Auditions 1 | 16 April | 8.31 | 2 |
Auditions 2 | 17 April | 6.94 | 3 |
Auditions 3 | 23 April | 7.03 | 4 |
Auditions 4 | 30 April | 7.29 | 1 |
Auditions 5 | 7 May | 6.93 | 1 |
Auditions 6 | 14 May | 6.55 | 1 |
Auditions 7 | 21 May | 7.00 | 1 |
Auditions 8 | 28 May | 5.84 | 1 |
Semi-Final 1 | 30 May | 5.89 | 2 |
Semi-Final 2 | 31 May | 5.46 | 3 |
Semi-Final 3 | 1 June | 5.06 | 9 |
Semi-Final 4 | 2 June | 4.70 | 11 |
Semi-Final 5 | 3 June | 5.23 | 6 |
Final | 5 June | 7.07 | 1 |
Episode | Air date | Total viewers (millions) [123] | ITV Weekly rank [123] |
---|---|---|---|
Auditions 1 | 15 April | 7.10 | 1 |
Auditions 2 | 16 April | 6.42 | 2 |
Auditions 3 | 22 April | 7.32 | 1 |
Auditions 4 | 29 April | 6.49 | 1 |
Auditions 5 | 6 May | 6.63 | 5 |
Auditions 6 | 14 May | 5.70 | 3 |
Auditions 7 | 20 May | 5.96 | 1 |
Auditions 8 | 27 May | 5.92 | 1 |
Semi-Final 1 | 29 May | 5.58 | 2 |
Semi-Final 2 | 30 May | 5.38 | 3 |
Semi-Final 3 | 31 May | 5.00 | 5 |
Semi-Final 4 | 1 June | 4.80 | 6 |
Semi-Final 5 | 2 June | 5.04 | 4 |
Final | 4 June | 6.33 | 1 |
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The first series of the British reality-documentary series The Big Reunion began airing on ITV2 on 31 January 2013 until 28 March 2013. The show features chart-topping bands who were big names in the UK pop music scene between the 1990s and early 2000s, and the programme follows them as they reunite for the first time in a decade and go through their two weeks of intensive rehearsals before finally stepping back on stage for a comeback performance. The bands who reunited for the first series were Five, 911, Atomic Kitten, B*Witched, Honeyz and Liberty X. Blue also joined later on.
Collabro were a UK-based musical theatre group and winners of the eighth series of Britain's Got Talent in 2014. The group consisted of Michael Auger, Jamie Lambert, Matthew Pagan, Thomas J. Redgrave and Richard Hadfield, who left the band in June 2016. Collabro was voted the UK's favourite Britain's Got Talent Winners in a National Poll. The band have a following who they refer to as their "Collaborators" and famous fans include Jade Thirlwall from Little Mix.
The ninth series of the British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV, from 11 April to 31 May 2015. The series saw the "Wildcard" format introduced in the sixth series being modified in this series to include a "Public Wildcard" – like the "Judges' Wildcard" any act eliminated in the semi-finals, primarily those that lost out in the Judges' vote, could be reinstated by the public, based on the one that received the most votes from them before the final. Although speculations and rumours began to emerge after the previous series ended, claiming that some of the judges would be leaving before the ninth series, these were later dismissed as being unfounded by ITV, on 16 January 2015.