'Britain's Got Talent' Ratings: Final Pulls In Lowest Viewing Figures In Show's History

It's bad news for Simon Cowell.

Simon Cowell has been dealt a blow, following the news that this year’s ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ pulled in the lowest viewing figures in the show’s history.

The 10th series wrapped up on Saturday night (28 May), and saw Richard Jones becoming the first magician to ever win ‘BGT’, with swing singer Wayne Woodward finishing in second place.

New figures have now been released, revealing that the show’s grand finale averaged at around eight million viewers, the lowest ratings in the nine years that ‘BGT’ has been on the air.

Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell
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Although a million more viewers tuned in over the course of the episode, the show peaked at 9.7 million, marking the first time ever that ‘BGT’ hasn’t been able to hit the 10 million mark.

The ‘BGT’ final pulled out all the stops - in addition to Richard Jones’ emotional winning performance, it also featured a reunion of ‘BGT’ acts from over the past nine years, including Diversity, George Sampson and Stavros Flatley.

Richard Jones
Richard Jones
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Richard’s victory has proved to be a particularly controversial one, following accusations that he copied both his semi-final and final performances from two different magicians from ‘America’s Got Talent’.

Defending himself amid the controversy, he’s said that “evolving” other people’s ideas is “what magic is all about”, adding: “New ideas won’t always be found nowadays so I’m thinking what I can do that’s similar but make it more understanding and more updated.”

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