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11/04/2012 16:57 | By Lorna Cooper, editor, MSN TV
Britain's Got Talent moved to avoid The Voice UK
As The Voice UK proves a bigger hit in the ratings than originally anticipated, ITV moves Britain's Got Talent out of the way.
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The Britain's Got Talent judges
When The Voice UK made its long-awaited debut, the BBC couldn't have imagined that, by episode three, it would emerge as the most watched show on Saturday night.
According to overnight ratings, the corporation's singing series narrowly beat Britain's Got Talent last Saturday. But that it beat such a proven audience favourite so soon into its run is astounding.
Maybe that's why, in a move widely interpreted as 'admitting defeat', ITV has acted; the commercial broadcaster will move Britain's Got Talent out of the path of The Voice UK on Saturday 21 April. There will be no head-to-head clash.
Throughout The Voice UK's run (three episodes so far), Britain's Got Talent has lost out whenever the shows overlapped; last Saturday, the difference over this 20-minute time period favoured The Voice UK by 3.7m viewers.
On the plus side for ITV1, Britain's Got Talent was watched by more people at its peak (11.3m viewers to The Voice UK's 10.7m). In addition, if timeshifted viewing for Saturday night is taken into account, the commercial broadcaster maintained its lead (albeit, slightly).
However, even Simon Cowell has acknowledged the huge hit The Voice UK has become. On social networking site Twitter, he tweeted this message to Danny Cohen, Controller of BBC One: "A slightly irritated congrats to Danny and the BBC. But you didn't have a dancing dog!"
According to early schedule exchanges, the 90-minute episode of The Voice UK would've seen the shows overlap by 30 minutes on 21 April.
Whichever way you paint it, the gap has narrowed significantly between the two programmes, suggesting that momentum appears to be with the BBC show.
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11/04/2012 18:34
12/04/2012 00:57
B.G.Talent.... is sooooo past it's sell by date.. and Simon is sooooo soooo boring ,predictable... and that's why I am not watching it.. I found the way thet let absolute rubbish on or half naked women on... just to boost their ratings on BGT...then laugh and ridicule some of the contestants, a fine example was when Susan Boyle first came on and sang.... and the faces of Holden etc said it all thought she was a joke... well she wasn't. You can't tell a book bt it's cover,and at least she is o naturel ...as in no botox ...bla bla . I prefer the Voice..just as long as they keep it fresh and do not fall into same trap..I think us as a nation are fed up being force fed.. by over paid and under experienced idiots who cant' come up with anything better..I hope I am not showing my age to much.... but we used to have some great game shows... maybe they would be better bringing some of them back, instead of thinking we need more hyped up trash than we already have on the box... maybe thats why the repeat so much..
12/04/2012 08:10
I'm not a fan of either programme, but scheduling them with a ' crossover ' time was silly, so now people will be able watch both if they wish.
However, One thing that came to light from a past BGT show is how many of the acts are on benefits, can't work due to back pain etc, yet they can spend many hours waiting to go on stage and perform in front of millions.
As the most successful I'll use Susan Boyle as an example. She never had a job,( although she was able to take singing lessons for years, presumably with an intent in mind ) and claimed benefits for many years. I fail to understand how she is now able to cope with all the huge amount of attention she gets. By far she's not the only one so thank goodness the benefit system is being overhauled to stop this abuse. Wonder if Susan Boyle has repaid all the money she fraudently took from the tax payer now she has many millions in the bank ?
I know these comments will get many thumbs down ( I don 't care ! ) , but it is the truth of the matter that millions of us work to live while too many sit home all day doing nothing but abuse the system.
11/04/2012 22:48
the voice is way better than BGT, the only reason we all watch BGT is cause there is nothing else on that's worth watch. Also we may have BGT on but we r not actually watching it we r doing other things but when the voice is on we r all watching it.
11/04/2012 20:22
I think that The VOICE is a much better program than BGT because they do not showcase terrible acts that should have not got through in the first place.Its seems that most of the ACTS in the VOICE can sing even if they do not get picked and the Judges are trusted for their kind comments afterwards for those who do not get picked.
11/04/2012 22:23
Why does the fact the coaches can see each other mean it's a fix? Psychologically it's fascinating. Who stays strong and stands by their instincts and who buckles? And with this last episode of the blind auditions, who's going to be brave enough to be the last coach to get a tenth act? As I bet the producers will leave an amazing singer until last for the bravest coach. As for BGT, well the show itself is pretty tired, but I do like David Walliams on there. Can't stand seeing Amanda on there now though after her recent comments about Tom Jones, she's spoiling the programme for me now. Replace Amanda with a more respectful judge who has talent.
11/04/2012 18:02
BGT just crap tv.
11/04/2012 19:55
hi are we all ok i think we are i like the voice and i like all off singing on the tv xx
11/04/2012 17:53
so what..!
11/04/2012 19:10
The essential difference between the 2 shows is that The Voice has adopted an interesting formula : it has 4 judges all of whom actually have geniune and relevant talent themselves. BGT and X-Factor is a parade of egos by people who have little talent other than making money out of other people's and/or preening themselves. Viewers are FINALLY getting tired of Cowell's condescending arrogance. Even if ITV has "deconflicted", I for one will not be watching BGT. Well done Auntie Beeb!
11/04/2012 22:05
the voice is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!
james gaman
11/04/2012 17:54
I guess Simon had a word ... flexed his might!
12/04/2012 06:23
I dont watch BGT but I have really enjoyed the voice, but at the end of the day whatever you like no one likes a clash of programmes, it was silly to do that in the first place, and as everyone has someway of recording programmes today surely they would record ITV and fast forward through the ads as I always do???
12/04/2012 06:09
I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives.
12/04/2012 08:48
the voice is amazig but BGT is crap
12/04/2012 09:04
HAHAHAHA .........love it when Cowell cops it !!!!
11/04/2012 18:53
Cowell doesn't like the competition especially when he's the loser so it figures why he wouldn't want BGT clashing with The Voice. Better to shift BGT to another time where he can command an audience. In any event, BGT ought to be named Bloody Great Trash.
11/04/2012 22:57
Amanda Holden shares the same talent as Danni Minogue ........ erm...................
11/04/2012 20:34
love the voice, love sir tom x x
11/04/2012 23:14
Love the Voice but disagree with some of you ,i like that the coaches can see eachother it adds to the fun factor ,Will .I.Am has me in stitches at times ,you see the cheeky grin start to spread across his face and you know he's going to stick the knife in,point in question ,when he pointed out to Jessie J that danny already had 4 guys on his team waited for her to speak up then backed danny ,i was laughing my **** off lol the Voice Usa is the same with all the coaches having a dig at each other ,Blake Shelton is hilairiousy funny
just my two bob :)
P.S. @Elaine petgrave glad you said it cos i would have :) the thumb down tards are out ,@Lucy Steel ,continue to share your opinion and don't let the morons put you off ,they have my post to thumbs down now :)
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