Britain's Got Talent (series 16)

The sixteenth series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent began on ITV1 from 15 April 2023, and is again presented by Ant & Dec. For the first time since 2012, the judging panel has changed with David Walliams's resignation from the series after ill-received comments made about several contestants during series 14.[1][2] On 24 January 2023, ITV announced that Bruno Tonioli will serve as his replacement.[3][4][5]

Judges for Britain's Got Talent Series 16
Simon Cowell
Amanda Holden
Alesha Dixon
Bruno Tonioli
Britain's Got Talent
Series 16
Presented byAnt & Dec
JudgesBruno Tonioli
Alesha Dixon
Amanda Holden
Simon Cowell
Release
Original networkITV1
Original release15 April 2023 (2023-04-15)
Series chronology

Series overview

Following the conclusion of the previous series, it was announced that the show would return for a sixteenth series.[6][7] In 2022, it was reported that David Walliams would be leaving the show after ten series.[8] In January 2023, Bruno Tonioli was announced as his replacement.[3][9][10] Cowell also announced that he gave a total of 2 golden buzzers this year, in a change to the format.[11] Tonioli also did the same, and admitted he had never watched the show before.[12] He pressed his first Golden Buzzer at the very first taping in London, and pressed it halfway through the act, something which had never been done in the franchise before.[13]

  Winner |   Runner-up |   Semi-finalist
Judges' Wildcard Finalist | Golden Buzzer Audition
Participant Age(s) Genre Act Semi-final Finished
Chickenshed 5–37 Singing Vocal Group
Gamal John 36 Singing Singer
Ghetto Kids 5–13 Dance Dance Group
Malakai Bayoh 13 Singing Opera Singer
MB14 28 Music Beatboxer
Olivia Lynes 11 Singing Singer

Ratings
Main article: List of Britain's Got Talent episodes
Episode Air date Total viewers
(millions)[14]		 ITV
Weekly rank[14]
Auditions 1 15 April7.101
Auditions 2 16 April6.422
Auditions 3 22 April7.321
Auditions 4 29 April6.491
Auditions 5 6 May6.635
Auditions 6 14 May
Auditions 7 20 May

References
  1. "David Walliams made 'disrespectful comments' about Britain's Got Talent contestants". November 10, 2022 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. Starkey, David (10 November 2022). "David Walliams apologises for "disrespectful" comments about 'Britain's Got Talent' contestants". NME. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. "David Walliams replaced by Bruno Tonioli as Britain's Got Talent judge". BBC News. 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  4. https://www.itv.com/news/2023-04-13/britains-got-talent-returns-to-screens-with-a-judging-shakeup
  5. "Why did Bruno Tonioli replace David Walliams on Britain's Got Talent?". April 15, 2023.
  6. "Britain's Got Talent 2023: Release date, judges, contestants and news". Radio Times.
  7. "Britain's Got Talent 2023: Everything you need to know about the new series of BGT". April 11, 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. https://www.itv.com/news/2022-11-25/david-walliams-future-as-britains-got-talent-judge-unclear
  9. "Former Strictly Come Dancing star Bruno Tonioli joins Britain's Got Talent as a brand new judge!". January 25, 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. Ambrose, Tom (January 24, 2023). "Bruno Tonioli to replace David Walliams as Britain's Got Talent judge" – via The Guardian.
  11. "Britain's Got Talent's Simon Cowell reveals he gave the audience an extra Golden Buzzer this year". Radio Times.
  12. "BGT's Bruno Tonioli says he's 'never watched' show as he talks golden buzzer blunder".
  13. "First Britain's Got Talent Golden Buzzer Act Confirmed After New Judge Bruno Tonioli Does Something Never Done Before".
  14. "BARB Weekly Top Programmes on Four Screens". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board.
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