The fourteenth series of Britain’s Got Talent was broadcast in the UK during 2020. Production on the series was dramatically impacted by the global coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. 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. In October 2019, the decision was made to cancel the programme, and by 2020 its was decided that notable, yet unaired auditions would be made available via a new online spin-off.
About Britain’s Got Talent (series 14) in brief
The fourteenth series of Britain’s Got Talent was broadcast in the UK during 2020. Production on the series was dramatically impacted by the global coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, which was already affecting media productions across the world. 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. In October 2019, the decision was made to cancel the programme, and by 2020 its was decided that notable, yet unaired auditions would be made available via a new online spin-off. The judges auditions took place between January and February 2020, within London and Manchester.
The series was won by comedic pianist Jon Courtenay, with sign-language choir Sign Along With Us finishing in second place, and comedian Steve Royle in third place. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 8. 17 million viewers, despite the split in the broadcast schedule. In May 2020, Amanda Holden indicated that production on the remainder of the series would resume in Autumn, with producers confirming in August that the remaining episodes would be produced and aired across September and October that year. In August, Simon Cowell became involved in an accident that left him suffering a back injury, which required him to undergo surgery.
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