Britain's Got Talent was in a crisis on Friday as Simon Cowell ordered last minute edits and rewrites in a bid to attract more viewers than BBC rival The Voice.
The talent show boss apparently ripped this Saturday's episode apart, ordering so many chops and changes that his staff were left wondering which acts would and wouldn't be included.
Even spin-off show Britain's Got More Talent fell victim to frantic last-minute cuts - with host Stephen Mulhern called back to London from Manchester to rework his voice-over links.
Take a look at the pictures of this week's auditonees below and let us know who your money is on...
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Britain's Got Talent was in a crisis on Friday as Simon Cowell ordered last minute edits and rewrites in a bid to attract more viewers than BBC rival The Voice.
The talent show boss apparently ripp...
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The talent show boss apparently ripp...
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Finally people have realised that shows about talent are better than Simon Cowells shows that just deal in ritual humiliation. I'm really enjoying the voice because it's about people who can actually sing & the judges criticism is constructive not cruel.
Rachel_Eastwood-Vauls: Finally people have realised that shows about talent are better
I've watched both #TheVoice and #BGT in my opinion The Voice is boring, half the fun of theses shows is to watch the worst acts by taking them out the show is losing half the entertainment. Nice idea from The Voice but I'll carry on watching Britain's Got Talent and Xfactor.
ShaneAtkinsBiz: I've watched both #TheVoice and #BGT in my opinion The
Cowell has obviously lost the plot finally. Nobody believes this press release for one moment. Its just another pile of fertilizer designed to capture the headlines which is why the BBC and the Voice are stealing viewer ratings from BGT
ladybird4x4: Cowell has obviously lost the plot finally. Nobody believes this
i tryed to watch a bit tonight the judges was just plain cruel and the audiance, these acts probley got more tallent than all of them how dare they boo it is a joke yet bbc the voice is brilliant worth a watch.
brianmarlow8: i tryed to watch a bit tonight the judges was
I agree with you ihatefrogs. Its just another heap of fertilizer released by his publicity machine to capture the headlines. No wonder the show is losing out to the BBC and the Voice.
ladybird4x4: I agree with you ihatefrogs. Its just another heap of
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Posted: 31/03/2012 12:01 Updated: 31/03/2012 12:13