| Britain's Got Talent | |
|---|---|
| Series 11 | |
| Presented by | Ant & Dec (ITV) Stephen Mulhern (ITV2) |
| Judges | David Walliams Alesha Dixon Amanda Holden Simon Cowell |
| Winner | Tokio Myers |
| Runner-up | Issy Simpson |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV ITV2 (BGMT) |
| Original release | 15 April – 3 June 2017 |
| Series chronology | |
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The eleventh series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV, from 15 April to 3 June 2017; because the One Love Manchester concert was to take place on 4 June, the live final was brought forward a day to avoid clashing with it.[1][2] Following the closure of Fountain Studios the previous year, the live episodes were broadcast from Elstree Studios.[3] The change in location allowed for a revamp of the studio used by both the main programme and its sister show, Britain's Got More Talent.[4]
For the first time in eleven years, this series featured no judges' vote for each semi-final – instead the acts getting the highest and second-highest tally of public votes would move on to the live final;[5] after the series' conclusion, Cowell admitted that he disliked this format change.[6] In addition to the judges not voting for an act, the Public Wildcard format was dropped from the show, while the number of acts making it into the semi-finals was reduced to 40, returning to the original semi-final format used prior to the sixth series.
The eleventh series was won by pianist Tokio Myers, with magician Issy Simpson finishing in second place[7] and comedian Daliso Chaponda third. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 9.1 million viewers.
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- ^ "Britain's Got Talent's brand new live set and studio revealed | Britain's Got Talent 2017". TellyMix.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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- ^ Anna Francis (5 June 2017). "Simon Cowell reveals BIG change he's making to Britain's Got Talent and viewers aren't happy about it". Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Britain's Got Talent Final winner: musician Tokio Myers triumphs – just ahead of magician Issy Simpson". The Telegraph. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.