| Britain's Got Talent | |
|---|---|
| Series 4 | |
| Hosted by | Ant & Dec (ITV) Stephen Mulhern (ITV2) |
| Judges | Piers Morgan Amanda Holden Simon Cowell Louis Walsh (Birmingham auditions) |
| Winner | Spelbound |
| Runner-up | Twist and Pulse |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV ITV2 (BGMT) |
| Original release | 17 April – 5 June 2010 |
| Series chronology | |
The fourth series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV, from 17 April to 5 June 2010;[1][2] due to live coverage of the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final on 22 May, the sixth audition episode of the series was pushed back a day to avoid clashing with it.[3] Production on the fourth series during the filmed auditions required Louis Walsh to step in as a guest judge, after Simon Cowell became ill and unable to partake in certain sessions.[4]
The fourth series was won by gymnastic troupe Spelbound, with dance duo Twist and Pulse finishing in second place and drummer Kieran Gaffney third. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 11 million viewers. Episodes of the live rounds were the first in the programme's history to feature guest performers within live result episodes, and were also the first to be broadcast in high definition; both the audition episodes and its sister show, Britain's Got More Talent, remained in standard definition until the following year.
- ^ "Britain's Got Talent is back! 2010 series starts on April 17th". 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "TV – News – 'Got Talent' return date confirmed". Digital Spy. 7 April 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- ^ Britain's Got Talent shifts back to Sunday
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Cowell Illwas invoked but never defined (see the help page).