Britain's Got Talent: The Champions

Britain's Got Talent: The Champions
GenreTalent show
Created bySimon Cowell
Based on
America's Got Talent: The Champions
by Simon Cowell
Developed by
Britain's Got Talent
by Simon Cowell
Presented by
Judges
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Production locationWembley Arena
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesSyco Entertainment
Thames
Original release
NetworkITV
Release31 August (2019-08-31) –
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05)
Related

Britain's Got Talent: The Champions is a spin-off of Britain's Got Talent, a British talent competition series, which began broadcasting on ITV on 31 August 2019.[1] The programme functions similar to BGT, but features a selection of participants - winners, finalists and other notable acts - from across the history of both Britain's Got Talent and the Got Talent franchise,[2][3][4] who compete in a series of preliminaries to secure a place in the grand final and a chance to win a large prize and to be crowned Britain's champion within Got Talent.

The spin-off is hosted by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloquially known as Ant & Dec), and is based upon America's Got Talent: The Champions, in that the format is different to the main programme - episodes are pre-recorded, and votes for participants are conducted under a different system. The spin-off's first series averaged 5.84 million viewers across the 6 episodes during its broadcast.

Production

Judges and presenter(s) for Britain's Got Talent: The Champions (2019)
Simon Cowell
Amanda Holden
Alesha Dixon
David Walliams
Ant McPartlin
Declan Donnelly

Following the success of America's Got Talent: The Champions in early 2019, Simon Cowell opted to create a similar spin-off competition for Britain's Got Talent, which, along with the same subtitle, would operate under the same format. Production was green-lighted by the broadcaster ITV, with the contest taking place between July and August of the same year, and using the same presenters and panel of judges as the regular show.[5] Much like the American spin-off, the episodes were pre-recorded – filming of the spin-off took place during the contest's operation, with production staff editing the finalised footage for full broadcast over a weekly basis, towards the end of the Summer TV schedule that year.[6]

In January 2026, it was reported that the Champions series would return to mark the main programme's 20th anniversary.[7]

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally releasedAverage viewers
(millions)
First releasedLast released
16August 31, 2019 (2019-08-31)October 5, 2019 (2019-10-05)5.03

Ratings

Series 1 (2019)

Episode Title Air date Total viewers
(millions)[8] a		 ITV weekly
rank[8]
1 Preliminary 1 31 August7.201
2 Preliminary 2 7 September6.235
3 Preliminary 3 14 September5.898
4 Preliminary 4 21 September5.0713
5 Preliminary 5 28 September5.2114
6 Final 5 October5.6313

References

  1. ↑ Cydney Yeates (6 August 2019). "Britain's Got Talent: The Champions launches this month after winner accidentally revealed". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. ↑ tellymix. "Britain's Got Talent confirms all star The Champions series to air this year | Britain's Got Talent 2019". TellyMix. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Susan Boyle finally confirmed for Britain's Got Talent: The Champions | Metro News". Metro. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Simon Cowell announces BRAND NEW Britain's Got Talent: The Champions😲". Heat. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. ↑ Kimberley Bond. "When is Britain's Got Talent: The Champions on TV? Who will be competing? Who are the judges?". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Britain's Got Talent: The Champions episode 1 review | Radio Times". www.radiotimes.com. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT: THE CHAMPIONS SET TO RETURN IN 2026 TO CELEBATE 20 YEARS OF ITV TALENT FORMAT". TV Zone UK. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  8. 1 2 "BARB Weekly Top Programmes on Four Screens". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board.
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