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Britain's Got Talent
Series 1
Broadcast from 9 – 17 June 2007
Judges Simon Cowell
Amanda Holden
Piers Morgan
Presenter(s) Britain's Got Talent:
Ant & Dec
Britain's Got More Talent:
Stephen Mulhern
Broadcaster ITV
Winner:
Paul Potts
Origin Bristol
Genre(s) Classical, Opera
Runner-up
Connie Talbot
Chronology
  2007 ►

The first series of Britain's Got Talent began airing on 9 June 2007 and ended on 17 June 2007. The first five shows concerned the audition stages and the final four shows aired the live semi-finals and final. The series was won by opera singer Paul Potts.

The series was first intended to air in 2005 before America's Got Talent but was postponed after original host Paul O'Grady transferred from ITV to Channel 4. Ant and Dec were later decided upon as replacement hosts. David Hasselhoff and Cheryl Cole were originally lined up as judges, but both resigned before the programme was due to air (Hasselhoff later joined America's Got Talent), meaning Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan were brought in as a replacements. Cowell later employed Cheryl Cole as the replacement for Sharon Osbourne on the The X Factor, as he felt she was better suited to the show.

Contents

Semi-final summary

The "Order" columns lists the order of appearance each act made for every episode.

Key X Buzzed out ✔ Judges' choice   Won the public vote   Won the judges' vote

Semi final 1

Order Finished Artist Act Buzzes and judges' choices
Simon Amanda Piers
1 Unknown MD Productions Dance Group
2 2nd (won judges' vote) Damon Scott Miming Puppet Act X ✔ ✔
3 Unknown Mel’s Clever K9’S Line Dancing Dog Act X X X
4 3rd (lost judges' vote) Dominic Smith Singer ✔
5 Unknown Luke & Charlotte Dancing Couple
6 Unknown Caroline Boyes Solo Dancer X X
7 Unknown The Free Runners Aerobics Act X X
8 1st (won public vote) Paul Potts Opera singer

Semi final 2

Order Finished Artist Act Buzzes and judges' choices
Simon Amanda Piers
1 2nd (won judges' vote) Kombat Breakers Dance group ✔ ✔
2 Unknown Victoria Armstrong Angle Grinding
3 Unknown Jack Reeve Tap Dancer X X
4 Unknown Jake Pratt Singer/Comedian X
5 Unknown The Mini-Mezzos Dance Group X
6 Unknown Crazee Horse Aerobics Act
7 3rd (lost judges' vote) Craig Womersley Baton Twirler ✔
8 1st (won public vote) Bessie Cursons Musical theatre performer

Semi final 3

Order Finished Artist Act Buzzes and judges' choices
Simon Amanda Piers
1 Unknown Cheeky Bits Dance Group
2 Unknown Mike Garbutt Comedian
3 Unknown Doctor Gore Alternative Magic/Comedy X X X
4 3rd (lost judges' vote) Tony Laf Singer ✔
5 Unknown Scott Holtom Solo Dancer
6 Unknown Crew 82 Beat boxing group X
7 2nd (won judges' vote) The Bar Wizards Alternative Juggling ✔ ✔ X
8 1st (won public vote) Connie Talbot Singer

Final

Finished Artist Act Buzzes and judges' choices
Simon Amanda Piers
Unknown Bessie Cursons Musical Theatre Performer
Unknown Kombat Breakers Dance group
Unknown The Bar Wizards Alternative Juggling
Unknown Damon Scott Miming Puppet Act
Unknown Connie Talbot Singer
1st Paul Potts Opera singer

Live show chart

Legend
Winner Final Six Eliminated Disqualified Judge's Choice
Did Not Perform Won Semi Final Top 3 (Eliminated)
Show Contestant Result
Semi Final 1 Semi Final 2 Semi Final 3 Final
Final Paul Potts Win Winner
Connie Talbot Win Runner-up [1]
Damon Scott JC Runner-up [2]
Bessie Cursons Win Runner-up
Kombat Breakers JC Runner-up
The Bar Wizards JC Runner-up
Semi
Final 3		 Cheeky Bits ELIM
Crew 82 ELIM
Doctor Gore DISQ
Kit Kat Dolls DISQ
Mike Garbutt ELIM
Scott Holtom ELIM
Tony Laf Top 3
Semi
Final 2		 Craig Womersley Top 3
Crazee Horse ELIM
Jack Reeve ELIM
Jake Pratt ELIM
Richard Bates DISQ
The Mini Mezzos ELIM
Victoria Armstrong ELIM
Semi
Final 1		 Caroline Boyes ELIM
Dominic Smith Top 3
Luke & Charlotte ELIM
MD Productions ELIM
Mel's Klever K9's ELIM
The Freerunners ELIM

Controversy

Richard Bates

Series one contestant Richard Bates claimed he quit the show in 2007 after injuring himself in an accident with his electric organ, but in fact the Lancashire Police force had contacted producers to inform them that he was listed on the Sex Offenders Register following an unspecified offence committed in December 2005.[3][4] Lancashire Police stated that they were worried the victim might see Bates on television.

Kit Kat Dolls

On 16 June 2007 (the last semi-final show of series one), drag act the Kit Kat Dolls were disqualified after the News of the World claimed three of the members were prostitutes.[5]

Doctor Gore

Also, Ofcom investigated 21 complaints made about Doctor Gore's rather gruesome magic act, and found the programme to be in breach of their broadcasting code.[6]

Auditions

Auditions took place London, Cardiff, Birmingham and Manchester. The contest was also deemed unfair, as the show did not hold any auditions in Scotland, despite the fact the show is called "Britain's" Got Talent.[7] This has since been rectified, with the show holding auditions in Glasgow in all subsequent series so far.

Ratings

Show Date Viewers Share Peak Share Source
Auditions 1 Sat 9 Jun, 21.25 4.9m 22.7% - - [8]
Auditions 2 Sun 10 Jun, 20.30 6.4m 28.0% - - [9]
Auditions 3 Mon 11 Jun, 21.00 6.9m 29.4% 7.3m 30.5% [10]
Auditions 4 Tue 12 Jun, 21.00 6.8m 29.3% - - [11]
Auditions 5 Wed 13 Jun, 21.00 7.1m 29.2% 7.9m 33.9% [12]
Semi Final 1 Thu 14 Jun, 21.00 7.9m 34.0% 8.9m 40.1% [13]
Semi Final 2 Fri 15 Jun, 21.00 8.9m 38.1% - - [14]
Semi Final 3 Sat 16 Jun, 19.45 8.9m 40.9% - - [14]
Final Performances Sun 17 Jun, 20.00 11.0m 43.7% 13.5m 51.7% [15]
Final Results Sun 17 Jun, 22.00 10.6m 44.7% 11.2m 48.4% [15]
Overall Viewers Share Source
Audition Shows 6.4m 28.0%
Live Shows 9.5m 40.0%
Series Average 8.0m 33.6% [15]

See also

References

  1. ^ Dunk, Marcus (27th January 2009). "Xploitation! The finalists were promised fame and fortune, but they're paid less than £250 a night... so guess who's the real winner". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1128498/Xploitation-The-finalists-promised-fame-fortune-theyre-paid-250-night--guess-whos-real-winner.html.  
  2. ^ "Connie Talbot, 8, the Britain's Got Talent star snubbed by Simon Cowell, breaks America". Daily Mail. 28th November 2008. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1128498/Xploitation-The-finalists-promised-fame-fortune-theyre-paid-250-night--guess-whos-real-winner.html.  
  3. ^ Forced out, the Britain's Got Talent act who's also got a sordid secret
  4. ^ Police alert over TV contestant
  5. ^ Britain’s Got Talent…For Hire: Kit-Kat Sex
  6. ^ Broadcast Bulletin Issue Number 91
  7. ^ http://forums.itv.com/thread/698153.aspx
  8. ^ F1 helps ITV win ratings race Digital Spy, 11 June 2007
  9. ^ BBC 'Dream' pays off Digital Spy, 11 June 2007
  10. ^ Broadcast Now
  11. ^ Broadcast Now
  12. ^ Broadcast Now
  13. ^ http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcastnowarticle.aspx?intStoryID=169542
  14. ^ a b Viewing Figures The Authority on Television Viewing > Viewing Figures Home
  15. ^ a b c ITV gets 13.5m with 'Talent' Digital Spy, 18 June 2007

External links

Britain's Got Talent
Series
1 · 2 · 3
Hosts
Judges
Winners
Second Place
(unannounced) · Signature · Susan Boyle
Third Place
(unannounced) · Andrew Johnston · Julian Smith
Other notable
contestants
Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
Host and judge names shown in italics are no longer a part of the show.







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