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Britain's Got Talent
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For the most recent series, see Britain's Got Talent (series 11).
For Got Talent around the world, see Got Talent.
Britain's Got Talent
Genre
Talent show
Created by
Simon Cowell
Directed by
Jonathan Bullen
Presented by
Ant & Dec
Stephen Mulhern (Britain's Got More Talent)
Judges
Simon Cowell
Amanda Holden
Piers Morgan
David Hasselhoff
Michael McIntyre
Alesha Dixon
David Walliams
Voices of
Peter Dickson
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language(s)
English
No. of series
11
No. of episodes
182 (as of series 11) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Nigel Hall
Lee McNicholas
Amelia Brown
Richard Holloway
Producer(s)
Matt Banks
Charlie Irwin
Paul Jones
Location(s)
Various (auditions)
Fountain Studios (Live shows 2007–16)
Elstree Studios (Live shows 2017–)[1]
Running time
60–155 minutes
Production company(s)
Syco Entertainment
Talkback Thames (2007–11)
Thames (2012–)
Distributor
FremantleMedia
Release
Original network
ITV
Picture format
SDTV: 576i (2007–10)
HDTV: 1080i (2011–)
Original release
9 June 2007 (2007-06-09) – present
Chronology
Related shows
Britain's Got More Talent
External links
Official website
talent.itv.com
Britain's Got Talent (often shortened to BGT) is a British television talent show competition, and is part of the Got Talent franchise. Produced by both Thames (formerly Talkback Thames) and Syco Entertainment production, and distributed by FremantleMedia, it has been broadcast on ITV since June 2007, and is hosted by Ant & Dec, with each series accompanied by a sister show on ITV2 entitled Britain's Got More Talent presented by Stephen Mulhern. Contestants of any age, who possess some sort of talent, can audition for the show, with their performance judged by a panel of judges; the current lineup consists of the show's creator Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and David Walliams. Those that make it through the auditions, compete against other acts in a series of live semi-finals, with the winning two acts of each semi-final proceeding into the show's live final. The prize for winning the contest is a cash prize (the amount varying over the show's history), and an opportunity to perform at the Royal Variety Performance in front of members of the British Royal Family, including either Queen Elizabeth II or the Prince of Wales. To date, the show has had eleven winners, ranging from musicians and singers, to variety acts, magicians and dancers.
A significant show in British popular culture, Britain's Got Talent is the UK's biggest television talent competition, ahead of both The X Factor (also created by Cowell) and The Voice UK, with the show's live final in the third series attracting 17.3 million viewers, a 64.6% audience share at the time of its broadcast.[2] At present, the programme is contracted to run until 2019.[3]
There have been eleven winners of the series to date: Paul Potts, George Sampson, Diversity, Spelbound, Jai McDowell, Ashleigh and Pudsey, Attraction, Collabro, Jules O'Dwyer and Matisse, Richard Jones and Tokio Myers.
Contents
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1 History
2 Format
2.1 Auditions
2.2 Judges' Decisions
2.3 Semi-finals & Final
3 Judges
4 Series overview
4.1 Series 1 (2007)
4.2 Series 2 (2008)
4.3 Series 3 (2009)
4.4 Series 4 (2010)
4.5 Series 5 (2011)
4.6 Series 6 (2012)
4.7 Series 7 (2013)
4.8 Series 8 (2014)
4.9 Series 9 (2015)
4.10 Series 10 (2016)
4.11 Series 11 (2017)
4.12 Future series
5 Britain's Got More Talent
6 Reception
6.1 Awards and nominations
6.2 Controversies and criticism
7 Live tour
8 Best-selling albums
8.1 Artists with BPI-certified albums
8.2 Artists without BPI-certified albums
9 Merchandise
9.1 BGT App
10 References
11 External links
History[edit]
Ant & Dec have both hosted the show since it began in 2007.
Cowell is primarily responsible for the show's creation, and has served as a judge since it began in 2007.
The show's format was devised by X Factor creator and Sony Music executive, Simon Cowell, who was involved in the creation of other Got Talent programmes across several different countries. To showcase his idea, a pilot episode was filmed in September 2005, with the judging panel consisting of Cowel, then-This Morning presenter Fern Britton, and tabloid journalist Piers Morgan;[4] the pilot was not broadcast on television until it was shown as part of a documentary series entitled The Talent Show Story in January 2012.[4]
The original plan for the show was for it be aired within 2005-06, before the broadcast of America's Got Talent, with Paul O'Grady presenting the programme under the title Paul O'Grady's Got Talent, after having hosted the pilot, with his selection as host due to the popularity he was attaining from his teatime chat show, The Paul O'Grady Show.[5] However, complication arose when O'Grady was involved in a row with ITV and refused to appear on another show of the broadcaster, eventually defecting to Channel 4 to continue hosting his teatime show, effectively putting plans for the programme on hold.[6] In a 2010 interview, O'Grady commented about the row by stating:[7]
"I did the pilot for Britain's Got Talent – which was originally going to be called Paul O'Grady's Got Talent. But I told the producers they were having a joke if they thought I would front a show with that title. The original panel of judges was going to be Simon Cowell, Fern Britton and Piers Morgan. I was the host. Then when I had the row with ITV I was banned from the studios. I remember I rang Simon and told him he had a huge hit on his hands, but there was no way I could do it. I said, if I am banned I have to be banned from everything. I can’t be a hypocrite and come in and do this. I had to bow out."
On 12 February 2007, following the success of America's Got Talent the previous year, ITV announced their intentions for a British series of Got Talent. Their announcement revealed changes to the original plan for the programme, with Ant & Dec revealed to be the hosts for the new programme. While Cowell remained as part of the judging panel, the new plan intended for David Hasselhoff and Cheryl Cole. However, both resigned before the programme was due to air, leading to Morgan being part of the panel as originally planned, and actress Amanda Holden joining him and Cowel as a judge; Hasselhoff would later join the panel for the programme's fifth series after being a part of the panel for America's Got Talent, while Cowell later employed Cole to be a replacement for Sharon Osbourne on The X Factor. At the same time, the broadcaster also announced that the show would be accompanied by a sister show on ITV2, entitled Britain's Got More Talent, with Stephen Mulhern as its presenter.
Format[edit]
See also: List of Britain's Got Talent episodes and List of Britain's Got Talent finalists
Auditions[edit]
The show holds two auditions for contestants. The first is an open audition held across several different cities across the UK during the Autumn months while the second, referred to as the "Judge's Auditions", is held the following year during January and February, prior to the broadcast of the show during Spring - early Summer, and consists of the contestants who made it through the open auditions, held within a select set of cities - these have commonly included Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and London. For the Judge's Auditions, each site used for these is located within a theater or convention hall. These sites are primarily chosen for the purpose of having facilities that can handle large volumes of contestants, with each set up into three arrangements when auditions are taking place - a waiting area for contestants to prepare and await their turn to perform, with monitors to allow them to see the performances of other contestants; the wings, where a contestant enters and leaves from, and where friends and family of the contestant can view them from; and the main stage, where the contestant performs their act before the judging panel, who are situated in front of the stage. The main stage area is usually modified to include the judge's panel desk, and a special lighting rig above the stage, consisting of Xs that each have a name of the judge under them.
Each contestant(s) that auditions, is given a number by the production team, and remain in the waiting area until called out into the wings, giving them a certain amount of time to prepare their act. Upon being allowed onto the main stage, they will usually be asked by one of the judges for their name and what they plan to perform, along with other details such as age, occupation, personal background, and what they wish to achieve if they won. After this, they are then given three minutes to conduct their performance before both the judges and a live audience, with some acts being supported by a backing track provided by the production team. If at any time, the judges find the performance to be unconvincing, boring or completely wrong, they may use a buzzer before them, which changes the Xs from white to red; if all the judges press their buzzers, then the performance is immediately over.
Once a performance is over, each judge will give an overview of what they thought about the act, before casting a vote - if "Yes", the judge approved of the act; if "No", they disliked the act. If the contestant(s) receives a majority vote of "Yes", they then proceed onto the next stage in the contest, otherwise they are eliminated from that series' contest. In Series 8, a new feature was added to the auditions, which had been previously used on Germany's Got Talent, called the "Golden Buzzer".[8] Situated in the centre of the judge's desk, the Golden Buzzer allows a judge to effectively send a contestant(s) into the live semi-finals, regardless of the opinions of the other judges, if they felt that a contestant's performance was outstanding; when pressed, the judge's X turns gold and the stage is showered in gold glitter strips. However, as a general rule, they may only press it once and cannot press it again in later auditions. While the hosts of Britain's Got Talent may also press the golden buzzer for a contestant(s), they may only press it once themselves in the same manner.[9][10]
Filming for the show begins during the Judge's Auditions, with footage that is recorded in these being edited into a series of episodes that are aired on a weekly schedule before the live semi-finals, and featuring the best highlights of the auditions, including those from the best performances the judges saw, to the worst that appeared, whether funny, poorly conceived or generally bad, and in some cases totally inappropriate. These episodes also include interviews with the contestants in a separate area, as well as additional interviews conducted within the wings before and after a performance, that are conducted by the hosts, who also give personal comments about a performance while watching from the wings.
Judges' Decisions[edit]
This stage takes place after the auditions have been completed, and is also referred to as Deliberation Day, in which the judges look through the acts that have successfully made it to this stage, and begin whittling them down to those who would stand a fair chance in the live semi-finals. The amount that goes through has varied over the show's history, though usually consists of a number that can be divided equally over the semi-finals being held in a series. Once the judges have decided on who will go through, all contestants that have reached this stage are called back to discover if they had progress into the live semi-finals or not. After this has been done, the acts are divided up between the semi-finals that the series will have; usually eight in each series, except for the sixth to tenth series which had nine acts per semi-final.
For the fifth series, some acts were asked to perform again, as the judges had had difficulty coming to a final decision on the semi-finalist, and thus needed to see their performance again in order to make up their minds; it is only time in the show's history that this has happened, and has not been repeated since.[11]
Semi-finals & Final[edit]
Contestants that make it into the semi-finals after both stages (or, from series 8, received the Golden Buzzer), perform once more before an audience and the judges, with their performance broadcast on live television; until the tenth series, live episodes were broadcast The Fountain Studios in Wembley, the same site used for The X Factor, but following the closure of the studios,[12] the show relocated its live episodes to Elstree Studios. Like the Audition stage of the contest, they must attempt to impress by primarily conducting a new routine of their act within the same span of time; the judges can still use a buzzer in the semi-finals if they are displeased with a performance, and can end it early if all the buzzers are used, and can still give a personal opinion about an act when the performance is over, but neither of these impact how the semi-finalists fare at this stage of the contest, only the last part of this stage. As only two semi-finalists from each semi-final may proceed on to the Final, which two is determined by two different types of votes given towards the end - a public phone vote, and a judges' vote.
The phone vote determines the first semi-finalist that wins this stages, and occurs after all the acts in a semi-final have performed, whereupon a special phone line is opened for a short time, which the public can use to vote on the act that they thought was the best; the phone number used, shown after their performance, is the same for all semi-finalists, with the exception of the final two digits, which differs between each semi-finalist in terms of the order of their appearance. Once the lines have closed and the votes have been counted, the act with the highest number of public votes is automatically placed in the final. The judges' vote, held after the result of the phone vote, determine the second act that wins this stage, and is conducted between the second and third most popular acts the public voted on; the other semi-finalist at this point, are eliminated from the contest. The act which receives a majority vote from the judges, moves on to the final; in the event of a tied vote, upon the show increasing the number of judges to 4 from fifth series onwards, the second most popular act moves on to the final. From the sixth series onwards, the show incorporated a new feature in which any eliminated act from the semi-finals could still have a chance of being sent through to the finals, by being picked by the judges to as their "Wildcard" act, later expanding this by allowing the public to vote on a second act to go through into the finals, out of the top three eliminated acts.
For the final of each series, the format of the contest operated in exactly the same manner as the semi-finals, including being broadcast live on television, though this time the winner is determined purely by a phone vote, with the finalists attempting to secure more votes than the others by performing a new routine at their best. Upon the result being given, the top two acts are brought onto the stage, with the hosts announcing which of them received the most votes. The winner of each year's contest receives a cash prize, and earns the opportunity to perform in the Royal Variety Performance later that year.
For the show's scheduling, the live episodes are usually arranged to take place over the course of a week, with the semi-finals aired mainly on weekdays, and the final aired on the weekend; in some series, the schedule featured a break between the live episodes of the semi-finals, due to coverage of live events. All live episodes (only the finals in the first few series) are divided into two parts when they are aired - the first half focuses on performances, each introduced by a short clip of the semi-finalist/finalist, and ended with comments by the judges; the second half occurs after voting is closed, usually after another programme has aired between the two part, and focuses on the results of the phone vote, with a guest performance taking place prior to the announcement of the results. This format was initially used for the live finals only, until the start of the fourth series.
Judges[edit]
Holden is the longest serving judge on the show, only being absent in a few episodes in 2012 due to ill health.
Hasselhoff previously worked as a judge on America's Got Talent, before joining the show for the 2011 series.
For the first four series after the show began in June 2007, the judging panel consisted of music executive and television producer Simon Cowell, television and West End star Amanda Holden, and newspaper editor and journalist Piers Morgan. When the third series was starting in 2009, it was announced that Kelly Brook would be joining as a fourth judge in the panel,[13] but this later dropped less than a week later by the producers, who believed at the time that the format would be "too complicated" with four judges, thus leaving the panel consisting of just three judges; Brook was later credited as a guest judge.[14][15][16] In 2010, Cowell fell ill during filming of the fourth series and was unable to attend the Birmingham auditions, leading to fellow The X Factor judge Louis Walsh stepping in as guest judge in his place, until he had recovered.[17]
In 2011, Morgan revealed he was leaving the show to travel to America and begin filming of his new show, with Cowell announcing that, although he would attend the live episodes of the fifth series, he wouldn't be present for the auditions, due to his busy schedule with launching The X Factor USA.[18] The show's producers decided therefore to have Holden act as the head judge in the auditions until Cowell returned, while also having comedian Michael McIntyre, and actor, singer and former America's Got Talent judge David Hasselhoff, join the fifth series and oversee the auditions,[19][20] although Walsh had to be brought in again as a guest judge for the London auditions, due to Hasselhoff's commitments with a pantomime; both judges remained on the panel for the live shows, with Cowell becoming a fourth judge upon his return. After their appearance, it was announced later that year in October, that neither Hasselhoff nor McIntyre would be returning as a judge for the sixth series, after Cowell returned full-time.[21]
On 2 January 2012, the producers revealed its decision to adopt the use of a fourth judge for the programe, after it announced that both Cowell and Holden would now be joined by David Walliams and Alesha Dixon in the sixth series, with the latter moving to the talent show after deciding to leave BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.[22] During filming in February, Holden was unable to attend the London auditions, due to having given birth to her daughter and suffering some after effects from her pregnancy, leading to actress and model Carmen Electra stepping in as a guest judge until she recovered. In subsequent series, the line-up remained as Cowell, Holden, Walliams and Dixon, with no further incidents except for the eighth series in 2014 - Cowell missed the first day of the Manchester auditions, leading to Ant & Dec filling in for him, and was also absent for the final day of the London auditions - and the tenth series in 2016 - Cowell was late for an audition, and was temporarily replaced by Walliam's mother Kathleen, who was attending it.
Series
Main Judge
Guest Judge
1
2
3
4
1
Simon Amanda Piers N/A N/A
2
3
Kelly1
4
Louis2
5
Michael David H.
6
Alesha David W. Carmen3
7
N/A
8
Ant & Dec4
9
N/A
10
Kathleen5
11
N/A
Notes
^ Brook was credited as a guest judge for the Manchester auditions, after the producers dropped plans for her to be a permanent judge in this series.
^ Walsh served as a guest judge in place of Cowell during the fourth series, and Hasselhoff during the fifth series.
^ Electra served as a guest judge in place of Holden, during the sixth series.
^ Ant & Dec served as guest judges in the eighth series, substituting for Cowell on the first day of the Manchester auditions.
^ David Walliams' mother, Kathleen Williams, served as a guest judge in place of Cowell, while attending a session in the tenth series.
Series overview[edit]
Series
Start
Finish
Winner's prize 1
Winner
Runner-up
Third place
1
9 June 2007 17 June 2007 £100,000 Paul Potts Not announced
2
12 April 2008 31 May 2008 George Sampson Signature Andrew Johnston
3
11 April 2009 30 May 2009 Diversity Susan Boyle Julian Smith
4
17 April 2010 5 June 2010 Spelbound Twist and Pulse Kieran Gaffney
5
16 April 2011 4 June 2011 Jai McDowall Ronan Parke New Bounce
6
24 March 2012 12 May 2012 £500,000 Ashleigh and Pudsey Jonathan and Charlotte Only Boys Aloud
7
13 April 2013 8 June 2013 £250,000 Attraction Jack Carroll Richard & Adam
8
12 April 2014 7 June 2014 Collabro Lucy Kay Bars & Melody
9
11 April 2015 31 May 2015 Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse Jamie Raven Côr Glanaethwy
10
9 April 2016 28 May 2016 Richard Jones Wayne Woodward Boogie Storm
11
15 April 2017 3 June 2017 Tokio Myers Issy Simpson Daliso Chaponda
Notes
^ In addition to the cash prize, winners also earn the opportunity to perform at the Royal Variety Performance in the year they win.
Series 1 (2007)[edit]
Main article: Britain's Got Talent (series 1)
The first series was aired during 2007, between 9–17 June. Auditions for this series took place within the cities of Manchester, Birmingham, London and Cardiff, between January and February earlier that year. The series had 3 live semi-finals, featuring a total of 24 semi-finalists, all of whom were vying for a chance to perform at the Royal Variety Performance, as well as claiming a £100,000 cash prize. The series was won by opera singer Paul Potts; the results of the other finalists were not announced.
Series 2 (2008)[edit]
Main article: Britain's Got Talent (series 2)
The second series was aired during 2008, between 12 April to 31 May, and featured notable differences. Not only did the series run for much longer, auditions took place in Blackpool and Glasgow, the latter following complaints that Scotland hadn't been visited during the previous series, along with Manchester, Birmingham, London and Cardiff. In addition, the show had five live semi-finals, featuring a total of 40 semi-finalists. The series was won by street-dancer George Sampson, with dual dance group Signature coming in second, and singer Andrew Johnston placing third.
Series 3 (2009)[edit]
Main article: Britain's Got Talent (series 3)
The third series was aired during 2009, between 11 April to 30 May, with auditions held in the same five cities as before. Initially, the producers intended to change the format by including a fourth judge on the panel, but this was later dropped a few days after auditions began. The series was won by dance troupe Diversity, with singer Susan Boyle coming in second, and saxophonist Julian Smith placing third.
Series 4 (2010)[edit]
Main article: Britain's Got Talent (series 4)
The fourth series was aired during 2010, between 17 April to 5 June; a single episode of this series, intended for airing on 22 May, was pushed back to 23 May, in order to avoid it clashing with live coverage of the UEFA Champions League Final that year. The auditions were once more held across the same five cities as before, though the series also held auditions with Newcastle upon Tyne; the city had been originally planned to hold auditions for the previous series, but these were cancelled before this could happen. Owing to illness, Cowell was unable to attend the Birmingham auditions, which led to Louis Walsh being in brought in as a guest judge for these.[23] The series was won by gymnastic troupe Spelbound, with dancing duo Twist and Pulse coming in second, and drummer Kieran Gaffney placing third.
Series 5 (2011)[edit]
Main article: Britain's Got Talent (series 5)
The fifth series was aired during 2011, between 16 April to 4 June, and was the first to be broadcast completely in high-definition; like before, a single episode intended for airing on 28 May, was pushed back to 29 May, to avoid it clashing with live coverage of the UEFA Champions League Final that year. Auditions took place across the same five cities, though also included Liverpool. This series saw a change in the judging panel, following Piers Morgan's departure from the show,[24] with Holden joined by David Hasselhoff and Michael McIntyre during the auditions; Cowell appeared during this series in the live episodes,[25][26] with Louis Walsh returning as a guest judge for the London auditions when Hasselhoof couldn't attend due to other commitments at the time;[27] Cowell was present in the panel for the live shows only. The series was won by singer Jai McDowall, with singer Ronan Parke coming in second, and boyband New Bounce placing third.
Series 6 (2012)[edit]
Main article: Britain's Got Talent (series 6)
The sixth series was aired during 2012, between 24 March and 12 May. For this series, the cash prize was increased from £100,000 to £500,000, and a new feature was introduced called the "Wildcard", in which the judges could select one of the acts eliminated in the semi-finals, to return and compete in the finals. The show also increased the number of semi-finalist for the semi-finals to 45, with nine acts per semi-final, and the number of judges for the entire contest to 4; the previous series also featured four judges, albeit for the live episodes only. In addition, the show attempted to bring in a new way of voting for the semi-finals via a mobile app, but this was suspended for the series after it suffered technical problems during the first live semi-final. This series featured an open audition in London, along with inviting other acts to audition via YouTube, before holding Judge's Auditions within Birmingham, London, Manchester and Cardiff, Blackpool and Edinburgh. As both McIntyre and Hasselhoff announced in late 2011 they wouldn't be returning,[21] the show announced on 2 January 2012 that they would be replaced by David Walliams and Alesha Dixon,[28] and join both Holden and Cowell for the new series, the latter having announced he would be returning as a full-time judge on the show.[29][30] Holden was unable to attend some of the auditions due to ill health following her pregnancy, leading to Carmen Electra stepping in as a guest judge for these. The series was won by trainer and dog duo Ashleigh and Pudsey, with opera duo Jonathan and Charlotte coming in second, and Welsh boys choir Only Boys Aloud placing third.
Series 7 (2013)[edit]
Main article: Britain's Got Talent (series 7)
The seventh series was aired during 2013, between 13 April to 8 June; the show took a break on the 29 May, due to live football coverage of England's friendly with the Republic of Ireland. While the show retained the new features introduced in the previous series, the cash prize was reduced to £250,000, with the series featuring auditions within five cities - Birmingham, London, Cardiff, Glasgow and Manchester. The series was won by shadow theatre troupe Attraction, with comedian Jack Carroll coming in second, and opera duo Richard & Adam placing third.
Series 8 (2014)[edit]
Main article: Britain's Got Talent (series 8)
The eighth series aired during 2014, between 12 April to 7 June. This series was the first to introduce the "Golden Buzzer", and for the first time since the second series, auditions were not held in Scotland, instead being held in Northern Ireland within Belfast, along with Cardiff, London, Birmingham and Manchester; Edinburgh joined these cities to hold open auditions in late 2013, along with Blackpool and Brighton, with additional open auditions held in various local branches of Morrisons within "Talent Spot" tents, owing to the show's sponsorship deal with the supermarket chain at the time. The series was won by boy band Collabro, with opera singer Lucy Kay coming in second, and rapper duo Bars & Melody placing third.
Series 9 (2015)[edit]
Main article: Britain's Got Talent (series 9)
The ninth series was aired during 2015, between 11 April to 31 May. This series saw the "Wildcard" feature updated; along with the judges being able to put forth an eliminated act from the semi-finals into the final (referred to as the Judges' Wildcard), the show now also allowed the public to vote between the three most popular eliminated acts, with the one with the highest number of votes going forward into the final - this act is referred to as the Public Wildcard. Audition took place within Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, and London, with the latter three cities holding open auditions in late 2014 along with Newcastle, Cardiff, Portsmouth, Leeds, Dublin, Norwich, and Bristol. The winner of the series was trainer and dog duo Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse, with magician Jamie Raven coming second, and Welsh choir Côr Glanaethwy placing third.
Series 10 (2016)[edit]
Main article: Britain's Got Talent (series 10)
The tenth series was aired during 2016, between 9 April to 28 May. Auditions were held within Liverpool, Birmingham and London, with all three holding open auditions in late 2015 along with Cardiff, Glasgow, and Manchester. It was the last series to hold live episodes within The Fountain Studios, before its closure at the end of the year. The series was won by magician Richard Jones, with singer Wayne Woodward coming in second, and dance group Boogie Storm placing third.
Series 11 (2017)[edit]
Main article: Britain's Got Talent (series 11)
The eleventh series was aired during 2017, between 15 April to 3 June; the final was originally planned for 4 June, but this was moved forward to avoid it clashing with the One Love Manchester benefit concert that day.[31] The series saw two major changes: the first saw the total number of semi-finalist reduced to 40 with eight per each semi-final, as it had been prior to the sixth series; the second saw the Judges' vote being dropped, with the two semi-finalists with the highest number of public votes moving on into the final. In addition, the live episodes were now broadcast from Elstree Studios, owing to the closure of the previous site. Auditions were held within Salford, Birmingham, London, and Blackpool, with the latter two cities holding open auditions in late 2016, along with Peterborough, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Kingston upon Hull, Lincoln, Reading, Manchester and Luton. The series was won by pianist Tokio Myers, with magician Issy Simpson coming in second, and stand-up comedian Daliso Chaponda placing third.
Future series[edit]
At present, Britain's Got Talent has been renewed for two more series until at least 2019.[32]
Britain's Got More Talent[edit]
Stephen Mulhern has been the host of the sister show to Britain's Got Talent, since 2007.
Britain's Got More Talent is a companion sister show that is broadcast on ITV2, and is aired after each episode of Britain's Got Talent since the main show began in June 2007. Hosted by Stephen Mulhern (with occasional appearances by Ant & Dec), the programme operates in a similar manner to The Xtra Factor (the companion show of The X Factor), in that it features interviews with contestants and behind-the-scenes footage, though what is shown depends on what the main show is focused on during its broadcast. When the auditions stage is being broadcast, its sister show focus on highlights of acts that couldn't be shown on the main show, with Mulhern operating in a similar manner to Ant & Dec by viewing the performances in the wings and giving comments, as well as interviewing contestants before and after their performance. When the main show begins broadcasting live episodes, its sister show conducts live "after-show" episodes, featuring interviews with the semi-finalists/finalists, as well as chatting with the judges.
In addition to this format, each year also sees Britain's Got More Talent broadcasting a special set of compilation episodes featuring the best and worst auditions from that year's contest, entitled Britain's Got Talent: Best and Worst, which are presented by Mulhern who introduces each clip shown.
Reception[edit]
Awards and nominations[edit]
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Britain's Got Talent has been nominated for a number of National Television Awards in the category of 'Most Popular Talent Show' since 2007. But has lost out to its sister shows The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing. Ant and Dec have won the award for 'Most Popular Entertainment Presenters' at the same awards for twelve consecutive years (as of January 2014). Britain's Got Talent has also been nominated for two British Academy Television Awards in 2008, but failed to win any awards. In 2007 and 2008, the show was nominated at the TV Quick and Choice Awards in the 'Best Talent Show' category, losing out to The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing respectively.
In 2008, it was a recipient of a Royal Television Society Programme Award for its technical achievements. It has also won four Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards from five nominations. In 2009, it won its first ever Digital Spy Reality Award for George Sampson for 'Favourite Reality Contestant'. The show was further nominated in the 'Reality Show' category, but lost out to The X Factor in the 'Reality TV Presenter' category for Ant & Dec and two nominations in the 'Reality TV Judge' category for Cowell and Morgan.
Year
Group
Award
Nominee
Result
2007 National Television Awards Most Popular Talent Show Britain's Got Talent Nominated
Most Popular Entertainment Presenter Ant & Dec Won
Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards Best Reality Show Britain's Got Talent Nominated
Best TV Presenters Ant & Dec Won
TV Quick and Choice Awards Best Talent Show Britain's Got Talent Nominated
2008 National Television Awards Most Popular Talent Show Nominated
Most Popular Entertainment Presenter Ant & Dec Won
Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards Favourite Winner George Sampson Won
British Academy Television Awards Lew Grade Award Britain's Got Talent Nominated
Audience Award Nominated
Royal Television Society Programme Awards Best Production Design-Entertainment Dominic Tolfts Won
Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards Best TV Presenters Ant & Dec Won
Best Family TV Show Britain's Got Talent Won
Best TV Baddie Simon Cowell Won
2009 TV Quick and Choice Awards Best Talent Show Britain's Got Talent Nominated
Digital Spy Reality TV Awards Favourite TV Reality Nominated
Favourite TV Reality Judge Simon Cowell Nominated
Piers Morgan Nominated
Favourite TV Reality Presenters Ant & Dec Nominated
Favourite Reality Contestant George Sampson Won
2010 National Television Awards Most Popular Talent Show Britain's Got Talent Nominated
British Academy Television Awards Best Entertainment Programme Won
2011 National Television Awards Most Popular Talent Show Nominated
TV Choice Awards Best Talent Show Won
2012 National Television Awards Most Popular Talent Show Nominated
2013 Broadcast Awards Best Entertainment Programme Nominated
National Television Awards Most Popular Talent Show Nominated
2014 Nominated
2015 Nominated
TV Judge Simon Cowell Nominated
David Walliams Won
2016 Most Popular Talent Show Britain's Got Talent Nominated
2016 British Academy Television Awards Best Entertainment Programme Britain's Got Talent Nominated[33]
2017 22nd National Television Awards Talent Show Britain's Got Talent Nominated[34]
TV Judge Simon Cowell Nominated[34]
David Walliams Nominated[34]
2017 British Academy Television Awards Best Entertainment Programme Britain's Got Talent Nominated[35]
Diversity in Media Awards TV Programme of the Year Britain's Got Talent Nominated
Controversies and criticism[edit]
In series 1, the show was criticised for not visiting Scotland. Extra audition dates were added in series 2, and the judges visited Scotland.[citation needed]
The show was criticised by psychologist Glenn Wilson, who referred to it as a "freak show". He stated that "[contestants'] deficiencies and shortcomings are as important as their talent. We enjoy the stress we are putting these people under – will they or will they not survive?"[36]
The treatment of contestants at the audition stage was heavily criticised by the Daily Mail, which described applicants being kept waiting for over 10 hours with no food or drink provided, with no certainty of being allowed to perform more than a few seconds of their act. It also detailed how staff intentionally built up the hopes of low-quality performers in order to maximise the dramatic effect of the judges' put-downs, and the fine points of the contracts performers must sign, which gives the show infinite freedom to "modify" the footage for their own purposes, and to use the footage indefinitely for whatever purpose they choose.[37]
In two separate interviews in 2012, MC Kinky said "Shows like X Factor and Britain's Got Talent reduce the art of making music and practising your craft to the level of a low rent game show with huge financial backing and support. It's a means to make money, not a means to produce ground breaking or interesting artists that demonstrate what they are feeling or are compelled to do. It's corporate"[38] and "it's a churn 'em out fast food form of putrid shit that I have no affiliation with".[39]
In 2013, Bruce Forsyth questioned the show's allowing children to audition. He said, "I don't think that's entertainment. I don't think they should put children on that are too young. If you're going to do that, have a separate show. Have a children's show, British Children Have Talent."[40]
In 2013 it was revealed that up to 50% of acts on the televised shows had been headhunted by producers. In 2012, electropop band Superpowerless were approached to appear in the semi-finals. They attended the audition after assurances that the act would be portrayed in a positive light. On the day they felt that all interviews, especially those with Stephen Mulhern, were conducted in a manner intending to portray them in a negative light, reducing their act to a novelty/comedy routine intended for ridicule and humiliation. While many newspapers wrote articles on this topic, very few were published as the news outlets were told that running the story would cut that publication out of any advance coverage of the show in the future.[41]
Live tour[edit]
On 17 April 2008, a thirteen date live tour was announced visiting the UK's major cities during the month of June, featuring the semi-finalists, the finalists and the winner from series two, along with a few surprises. Stephen Mulhern hosted the tour, which began on 6 June. None of the judging panel were present, and there was no live voting. After high demand for tickets, the tour was later extended to twenty two performances, including matinées. The tour featured all ten finalists, as well as semi-finalists Tracey Lee Collins and Anya Sparks. The tour also featured a duet with Faryl Smith and Andrew Johnston.
On 13 January 2009, a four date tour was announced with dates in Newcastle, Cardiff, Liverpool and Manchester. More dates were later added and the tour ran for eighteen shows from 12–26 June 2009 and also travelled to Dublin, Birmingham, Belfast, Sheffield, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Nottingham, London, Aberdeen and Bournemouth.
The tour in 2009 included: Diversity, Flawless, Aidan Davis, Shaun Smith, Stavros Flatley, Hollie Steel, 2 Grand, Julian Smith, Shaheen Jafargholi, Susan Boyle, Darth Jackson, DJ Talent and the 2008 winner, George Sampson. Stephen Mulhern hosted the tour.
The tour returned in 2010, this time hosted by comedian Paddy McGuinness. The show also added a new city to the schedule, Brighton. The tour included all the finalists: Spelbound, Twist & Pulse, Kieran Gaffney, Tobias Mead, Tina & Chandi, Paul Burling, Christopher Stone, Janey Cutler, Liam McNally and Connected. The tour lasted from 19 June to 11 July. With 16 cities and 23 shows, it was the longest Britain's Got Talent Tour to date.
The tour in 2011 included all the finalists: Jai McDowall, Ronan Parke, New Bounce, Razy Gogonea, Michael Collings, Paul Gbegbaje, Steven Hall, James Hobley, Les Gibson and Jean Martyn.[42]
In 2012, due to very low ticket sales the tour was axed.[43]
Best-selling albums[edit]
These albums were sold after Britain's Got Talent. The sales numbers are UK sales only.
Artists with BPI-certified albums[edit]
Former contestant
Total sales
Debut album
Second album
Third album
Fourth album
Fifth Album
Sixth Album
Seventh Album
Susan Boyle
(Series 3, runner-up)
3,452,059 I Dreamed a Dream
(23 November 2009)
Syco/Columbia
7× platinum
2,100,000[44]
Peak: 1 The Gift
(8 November 2010)
Syco/Columbia
2× platinum
609,602
Peak: 1 Someone to Watch Over Me
(1 November 2011)
Syco/Columbia
Platinum
344,508
Peak: 1 Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage
(13 November 2012)
Syco/Columbia
Gold
175,488
Peak: 5 Home for Christmas
(25 October 2013)
Syco/Columbia
Gold
122,448
Peak: 9 Hope
(21 October 2014)
Syco/Columbia
Silver
85,000
Peak: 13 A Wonderful World
(4 November 2016)
Syco/Columbia
N/A
15,013
Peak: 22
Paul Potts
(Series 1, winner)
680,000 One Chance
(16 July 2007)
Syco/Columbia
2× Platinum
680,000
Peak: 1 Passione
(1 June 2009)
Syco/Columbia
N/A
N/A
Peak: 5 Cinema Paradiso
(15 October 2010)
Sony
N/A
N/A
Peak: did not chart in the UK Home
(12 October 2014)
Sony
N/A
N/A
Peak: did not chart in the UK
Richard & Adam
(Series 7, 3rd place)
300,000+ The Impossible Dream
(29 July 2013)
Arista Records, RCA Records
Platinum
300,000
Peak: 1 The Christmas Album
(2 December 2013)
Sony
N/A
N/A
Peak: 24 At the Movies
(8 August 2014)
Sony
N/A
N/A
Peak: 5 Believe – Songs of Inspiration
(26 February 2016)
Sony
N/A
N/A
Peak: 9
Collabro
(Series 8, winner)
253,100+ Stars
(18 August 2014)
Syco
Gold
193,100+
Peak: 1 Act Two
(1 June 2015)
Syco
Silver
60,000+
Peak: 2 Home
(3 March 2017)
Peak Productions
N/A
N/A
Peak: 7
Jonathan and Charlotte
(Series 6, runner-up)
160,000+ Together
(24 September 2012)
Syco
Gold
100,000
Peak: 5 Perhaps Love
(14 October 2013)
Sony Classical
Silver
60,000
Peak: 5 Solitaire (Charlotte Jaconelli)
(9 June 2014)
Sony Classical
N/A
N/A
Peak: 40

Tenore (Jonathan Antoine)
(13 October 2014)
Sony Classical
N/A
N/A
Peak: 13 Believe (Jonathan Antoine)
(19 August 2016)
Cavendish
N/A
N/A
Peak: 79
Faryl Smith
(Series 2, 4th place)
150,000+ Faryl
(9 March 2009)
Universal Classics and Jazz
Gold
150,000+
Peak: 4 Wonderland
(30 November 2009)
Universal Classics and Jazz
N/A
N/A
Peak: 56
Andrew Johnston
(Series 2, 3rd place)
120,000 One Voice
(29 September 2008)
Syco
Gold
120,000
Peak: 4
Escala
(Series 2, 4th place)
100,000 Escala
(25 May 2009)
Sony BMG/Syco
Gold
100,000
Peak: 2 Quadrasonic
(15 January 2016)
Arctic Poppy
N/A
N/A
Peak: N/A
Connie Talbot
(Series 1, finalist)
100,000+ Over the Rainbow
(26 November 2007)
Rainbow Recording Company
Gold
100,000
Peak: 35 Connie Talbot's Christmas Album
(24 November 2008)
Rainbow Recording Company
N/A
N/A
Peak: 93 Holiday Magic
(20 October 2009)
AAO Music
N/A
N/A
Peak: did not chart in the UK Beautiful World
(26 November 2012)
Evosound
N/A
N/A
Peak: did not chart in the UK Matters to Me
(25 March 2016)
Evosound
N/A
N/A
Peak: did not chart in the UK
Artists without BPI-certified albums[edit]
Former contestant
Total sales
Albums
Charlie Green
(Series 2, semi-finalist)
Charlie Green (1 October 2008) did not chart
A Friend Like You (9 May 2010) did not chart
Rainbow (5 November 2012) did not chart
Hollie Steel
(Series 3, finalist)
Hollie (24 May 2010) did not chart
Hooray For Christmas (11 October 2011) did not chart
Children on the Titanic (19 April 2012) did not chart
Lucy Kay
(Series 8, runner-up)
Fantasia (24 September 2014) #18
Beau Dermott
(Series 10, 5th place)
Brave (1 Sept 2017) #73
Merchandise[edit]
There are 6 pieces of related merchandise:
Best of The Auditions DVD (2009)
The Electronic Board Game (2009)
The Magic Set (2009)
Finalists of 2009: Annual 2010 (2009)
Be the judge buzzer (2010)
Finalists of 2010: Annual 2011 (2010)
BGT App[edit]
Since 2010, a Britain's Got Talent app has been available on Apple's App Store and Google Play. The features of the app vary from year to year but always include an interactive feature (e.g. a buzzer, polls or quizzes), relevant social media feeds and clips from the show. In 2015, free in-app voting was introduced. This means viewers are able to vote free of charge for five acts of their choice per voting window during the semi-finals and final rounds.[citation needed]
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And Now His Watch Is Ended
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"And Now His Watch Is Ended"
Game of Thrones episode
Daenerys Targaryen tricks Kraznys and orders her new army, the Unsullied, to slay the masters and orders Drogon to scorch Kraznys. Many praised the scene, and highlighted Emilia Clarke's acting.
Episode no.
Season 3
Episode 4
Directed by
Alex Graves
Written by
David Benioff
D. B. Weiss
Featured music
Ramin Djawadi
Cinematography by
Anette Haellmigk
Editing by
Katie Weiland
Original air date
April 21, 2013 (2013-04-21)
Running time
54 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Diana Rigg as Olenna Tyrell
Robert Pugh as Craster
Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth
Ian McElhinney as Barristan Selmy
Paul Kaye as Thoros of Myr
Richard Dormer as Beric Dondarrion
Noah Taylor as Locke
Iwan Rheon as Boy
Hannah Murray as Gilly
Thomas Brodie Sangster as Jojen Reed
Mark Stanley as Grenn
Ben Crompton as Edd Tollett
Burn Gorman as Karl
Luke Barnes as Rast
Dan Hildebrand as Kraznys mo Nakloz
Nathalie Emmanuel as Missandei
Esme Bianco as Ros
Philip McGinley as Anguy
Clifford Barry as Greizhen mo Ullhor
Sophie Reid as a Tyrell Lady
Bryan Quinn as a Bolton soldier
Harold James McMullan as the Sorcerer
Episode chronology
← Previous
"Walk of Punishment" Next →
"Kissed by Fire"
Game of Thrones (season 3)
List of Game of Thrones episodes
"And Now His Watch Is Ended" is the fourth episode of the third season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones, and the 24th episode of the series. It was written by showrunners and executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss and directed by Alex Graves, his directorial debut for the series.
The episode's title comes from a chant made by the Night's Watch at the funeral of a fallen brother while at Craster's Keep.
Contents
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1 Plot
1.1 In King's Landing
1.2 In the North
1.3 In the Riverlands
1.4 Beyond the Wall
1.5 In Astapor
2 Production
2.1 Writing
2.2 Casting
2.3 Directing
2.4 Filming locations
3 Reception
3.1 Ratings
3.2 Critical reception
3.3 Accolades
3.3.1 Awards and nominations
4 References
5 External links
Plot[edit]
In King's Landing[edit]
Tyrion Lannister asks Lord Varys, laboring to open a large crate, for proof that Queen Regent Cersei Lannister tried to have him killed during the Battle of the Blackwater. Varys replies that he has none, but advises that revenge requires patience and tells the story of being made a eunuch decades earlier by a sorcerer in Myr. Once his story concludes, Varys opens the crate to reveal the whimpering sorcerer inside. Later, Varys gathers information from Ros, who reveals that Lord Petyr Baelish may take Sansa Stark with him when he leaves for the Eyrie to wed Lysa Arryn. Varys also meets with Lady Olenna Tyrell, asking about her interest in Sansa. He warns her that Baelish could become dangerous if he could obtain more power by controlling the heir to the North.
King Joffrey Baratheon takes Lady Margaery Tyrell on a tour of the Great Sept of Baelor, where Cersei and Lady Olenna are discussing the wedding. Margaery encourages Joffrey to give love to the people, urging him to open the doors to the balcony to wave to the crowd, which angers Cersei. Later, Cersei meets with her father, Tywin, to discuss the importance of getting Jaime back, as well as the Tyrell presence in King's Landing. Cersei distrusts Margaery for her ability to manipulate Joffrey. Margaery and Sansa get to know one another when Margaery finds Sansa at prayer in the godswood. Margaery expresses her hope that Sansa will come to see the Tyrell seat of Highgarden, but Sansa says Cersei will not allow her to leave King's Landing. Margaery replies that once she is queen, she would see Sansa wed to her brother, Ser Loras.
In the North[edit]
Bran dreams he is running through the woods with Jojen Reed, chasing the three-eyed raven. Bran climbs a tree in pursuit of the raven, but falls when his mother, Catelyn, appears, commanding him not to climb.
Theon Greyjoy and the boy who freed him ride for Deepwood Motte, where the boy claims Theon's sister Yara is waiting. While in the castle's underground entrance tunnel, Theon explains that he never found or killed the Stark boys, instead having Dagmer Cleftjaw kill and burn two orphans as substitutes. He also reveals his remorse for his actions and claims that Eddard Stark was his true father all along. When they enter the castle, the boy lights a torch to reveal that he has taken Theon back to the dungeon from which he'd helped him escape. Guards subdue Theon while the boy watches in delight.
In the Riverlands[edit]
Locke and his men taunt Ser Jaime Lannister for their removal of his sword hand. When Jaime falls from his horse, he steals a sword from one of Locke's men and attacks them, but, due to his weakened condition and having to use his left hand, he is quickly beaten. At camp, Brienne of Tarth talks with Jaime, who refuses to eat, saying he wants to die. She chastises him for quitting and tells him to live so that he can take revenge on Locke.
Arya Stark, Gendry, and Sandor "the Hound" Clegane are transported to the hideout of the Brotherhood Without Banners by Thoros of Myr and his men. They are introduced to the Brotherhood's leader, Lord Beric Dondarrion, who calls Clegane a murderer, which Clegane rejects on the grounds that all his killings were duty-bound protection of the king. Arya tells the Brotherhood about Mycah, the butcher's boy Clegane killed, but Clegane defends the execution as justified by Mycah having attacked the king, which Arya protests is untrue. Dondarrion sentences Clegane to fight him in a trial by combat.
Beyond the Wall[edit]
Grenn, Edd Tollett and Rast have been forced to work at Craster's Keep, caring for the pigs; Rast declares that they cannot trust Craster. Samwell Tarly and Gilly discuss her newborn son and his likely murder by Craster. The men of the Night's Watch hold a funeral for a fallen brother and soon return to Craster's Keep for dinner. Brother Karl Tanner challenges Craster, complaining about the poor food they have been given. Rast then enrages Craster by mentioning his bastard parentage. Craster grabs his hatchet and orders the Night's Watch out of his keep, threatening to mutilate the next one who calls him a bastard. After a moment of silence, Karl calls Craster a list of vulgar insults including the word "bastard"; Craster lunges at Karl, who stabs Craster in the throat. When Lord Commander Jeor Mormont attempts to fight Karl, Rast stabs him in the back, and, after the commander falls, stabs him repeatedly. As a fight breaks out amongst the Night's Watch brothers, Sam flees with Gilly and her infant son.
In Astapor[edit]
Daenerys Targaryen and her followers arrive to complete the trade of one of her dragons to the slaver Kraznys for the 8,000-strong Unsullied army. During the exchange, Kraznys repeatedly insults her in Valyrian yet again. After completing the exchange, Daenerys – in fluent Valyrian, claiming it as her mother tongue due to her Targaryen ancestry – orders her new army of Unsullied to sack Astapor, kill all the slavers and free every slave they find. When a horrified Kraznys tries to order the Unsullied to turn on their new mistress, Daenerys reclaims her dragon by ordering it to kill Kraznys. After the battle ends, she frees the Unsullied and tells them they may remain with her as free men or leave if they choose. None choose to leave her, showing their support by pounding their spears in unison. Daenerys and her army depart Astapor.
Production[edit]
Writing[edit]
The episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss.
"And Now His Watch Is Ended" was written by showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. It was based on George Martin's novels, chapters Tyrion X from A Clash of Kings and Jaime IV, Tyrion II, Samwell II, the first part of Arya VI, and the second half of Daenerys III from A Storm of Swords.[1]
Benioff and Weiss considered this episode one of the "big ones" and a turning point of the series. Weiss said that when he was reading the books he was swept away by Daenerys' final scene, and remembered thinking how he'd be able to put it on screen if he could ever get to film it.[2]
This final scene includes the first instance of the High Valyrian language in the series, apart from short stock phrases, spoken by Daenerys.[3] Up to this point only the Astapori dialect of Low Valyrian, a creolized form of the ancient language of the old Valyrian Empire, had been heard, spoken by the slaver Kraznys. David J. Peterson, the language creator hired by the series, designed both versions of the tongue.[3]
Casting[edit]
The episode reintroduces Lord Beric Dondarrion, now played by Richard Dormer. Dondarrion had previously been portrayed by David Michael Scott in his brief appearance in the first season episode "A Golden Crown", where he was entrusted by Lord Eddard Stark with the task of capturing Ser Gregor Clegane. This episode also marks James Cosmo's last appearance in the series, as his character Jeor Mormont is killed by his own men.
Directing[edit]
The episode was helmed by director Alex Graves, a newcomer to the production. The producers praised his work, in particular in the handling of the final scene at Astapor: "He took a scene that had us quite nervous – the number of people on set, the size of the action, the amount of the effects work – and had it all done in a few days. A scene that might take a feature eight days; for us it was two or three."[2]
Filming locations[edit]
The interiors of the episode were shot at Belfast's The Paint Hall, including a new set representing the colossal Great Sept of Baelor at King's Landing. For the exteriors, the episode filmed extensively at the forests of Clandeboye Estate, where the sets of Craster's Keep and the encampment of Locke's band were built.[4] The gardens where Olenna and Varys plot are parts of the Trsteno Arboretum, in Croatia.
The scenes with Daenerys were filmed in Morocco. While during the first three episodes the city of Astapor had been represented by the coastal ramparts of Essaouira, the plaza and the walls seen in this episode were sets from Atlas Studios, located 5 kilometres west of the city of Ouarzazate. The walls had been built to stand in for the city of Jerusalem in the 2005 film Kingdom of Heaven.[5]
Reception[edit]
Ratings[edit]
The ratings of the episode raised to a new record for the series, with a viewership of 4.87 million viewers and a 2.6 share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49. The encore was watched by another 1.03 million, totaling 5.90 million viewers for the night.[6] In the United Kingdom, the episode was seen by 0.992 million viewers on Sky Atlantic, being the channel's second highest-rated broadcast that week.[7]
Critical reception[edit]
The episode received critical acclaim, being consistently rated as the best of the season at the time of its airing. Review aggregator surveyed 21 reviews of the episode and judged 100% of them to be positive with an average score of 9.2 out of 10. The website's critical consensus reads, "'And Now His Watch is Ended' is an enthralling meditation on betrayal and revenge, bolstered by a mind-blowing surprise for those who would underestimate Daenerys Targarean [sic]."[8] IGN's Matt Fowler rated it with a 9.3/10, highlighting "shocking deaths, brutal double-crosses and a Kingslayer undone made for some mighty fine Thrones".[9] David Simms, writing for The A.V. Club, considered it "an insanely satisfying, shocking episode"[10] and gave it an "A" grade. His colleague Todd VanDerWerff agreed on the score.[11]
The final scene with Daenerys was unanimously praised. At Cultural Learnings, Myles McNutt found that the scene was one of the series' best sequences and considered it an impressive feat to have achieved a climax so satisfying for the viewer with only a relatively small number of scenes building up to it in the first three episodes.[12] VanDerWerff considered that Emilia Clarke's acting was Emmy worthy.[11] HitFix's Alan Sepinwall also praised her performance, remarking that "her big moment comes in a (fictional) foreign language, and the subtitles are barely necessary. That's how good she is."[13]
Accolades[edit]
Due to her nomination, Emilia Clarke submitted this episode for consideration for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. At the 65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Diana Rigg was nominated for the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in this episode, and the episode itself received two nominations for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series (One Hour).
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref.
2013 Primetime Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Emilia Clarke Nominated [14]
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Diana Rigg Nominated
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series Peter Brown, Kira Roessler, Tim Hands, Paul Aulicino, Stephen P. Robinson, Vanessa Lapato, Brett Voss, James Moriana, Jeffrey Wilhoit, and David Klotz Nominated
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) Matthew Waters, Onnalee Blank, Ronan Hill, and Mervyn Moore Nominated
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Garcia, Elio; Antonsson, Linda (April 24, 2013). "EP304: And Now His Watch Is Ended". Westeros.org. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b O'Connell, Michael. "'Game of Thrones' Showrunners Talk About the Third Season's First 'Epic' Moment". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b Peterson, David. "Sesīr Urnēbion Zȳhon Keliton Issa". CNN. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
Jump up ^ "Day 37: Filming at Clandeboye Estate". WinterIsComing.net. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
Jump up ^ Moon, Ra. "Where was Game of Thrones Season 3 filmed?". Atlas of Wonders. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (23 April 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Game of Thrones' Wins Night + NBA Playoffs, 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Vikings' & More". TV by the numbers. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
Jump up ^ "Top 10 Ratings (22 - 28 April 2013)". BARB. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
Jump up ^ "And Now His Watch Is Ended". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
Jump up ^ Fowler, Matt (April 21, 2013). "Game of Thrones: "And Now His Watch is Ended" Review". IGN. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
Jump up ^ Simms, David (April 21, 2013). ""And Now His Watch Iss Ended" (for newbies)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b VanDerWerff, Todd (April 21, 2013). ""And Now His Watch Is Ended" (for experts)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
Jump up ^ McNutt, Myles (21 April 2013). "Game of Thrones – "And Now His Watch Is Ended"". Cultural Learnings. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
Jump up ^ Sepinwall, Alan (21 April 2013). "Review: 'Game of Thrones' - 'And Now His Watch Is Ended': How to trade your dragon". HitFix. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
Jump up ^ "Game Of Thrones". Emmys.com. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
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Woke Up This Morning
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"Woke Up This Morning"
Single by Alabama 3
from the album Exile on Coldharbour Lane
Released
June 1997
Format
CD single
Recorded
1997
Genre
Electronica, acid jazz, trip hop
Length
4:14
4:05 (Chosen One Mix)
Label
One Little Indian
Songwriter(s)
Jake Black
Rob Spragg
Producer(s)
Alabama 3
Alabama 3 singles chronology
"Ain't Going to Goa"
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(1996 & 2010 ) "Woke Up This Morning"
(1997 & 2011) "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness"
(1997)
"Woke Up This Morning" is a song by English band Alabama 3 from their 1997 album Exile on Coldharbour Lane. The song is best known as the opening theme music for The Sopranos, which used the "Chosen One Mix" of the song.[1]
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1 Background and writing
2 Musical structure
3 Use in other media
4 References
Background and writing[edit]
Described as "a propulsive hip-hop song complete with Howlin' Wolf samples and a swelling gospel choir",[2] the song has been cited as a paradigmatic example of a "great theme song", which "generates anticipation, immediately puts the viewer in a focused frame of mind, and creates the kind of sonic familiarity that breeds audience loyalty."[3] Alabama 3 frontman Rob Spragg wrote the song after hearing about the 1996 murder case of Sara Thornton,[4] who stabbed her husband after two years of abuse, mistreatment and neglect.[5] The song is co-written with Piers Marsh, Simon Edwards and Jake Black.
"We started with a Howlin' Wolf loop, but a lot of blues lyrics are quite misogynist," Spragg explained. "So I turned it round to be about a woman who's had enough and gets a gun – it's quite ironic that it's become a New Jersey gangster anthem."[6]
Musical structure[edit]
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The song is in 4/4 time and in the key of F minor. It uses combinations of other styles such as electronic music and blues. During the breakdown, there's an electronic chord progression in F major while the lyrics' melodic line is in F minor. It fades out with the electric chord progression in the tonic major.
Use in other media[edit]
In film
The song is used in the film The House (2017)
In music
Rapper Nas sampled "Woke Up This Morning" for his 2001 hit "Got Ur Self A..."
The song is also interpolated in Beenie Man's 2002 single "Get Yourself a Gun", featuring Gringo
Jazz pianist Taylor Eigsti has a rendition of "Woke Up This Morning'" on his album Lucky to Be Me
An instrumental version of the song was performed by The Brothas & Sistas on the album Woke Up This Morning[citation needed]
In sports
Arturo Gatti used the song for his ring entrance in his fight against Oscar De La Hoya[citation needed]
In television
A remixed version of "Woke Up This Morning" plays during the opening credits of the HBO television series The Sopranos. "Since it's been on The Sopranos," Spragg remarked, "we've met some nice men in Armani suits with fat hands and eaten some nice Italian food. But we're very happy to be associated with a programme of that calibre. While in no way endorsing the use of guns in any fetishistic manner, obviously."[7] (On the Region 4 DVD release of season 1 of the Sopranos, the music video to "Woke Up This Morning" is included as a special feature. It is incorrectly credited as being performed by "Alabama 5".)
A shortened alternate version of "Woke Up This Morning" can be heard for nearly 50 seconds in The Simpsons episode "Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge", while Fat Tony and his gang are on the ride to the Simpsons' house. The sequence is a parody of the opening sequence of The Sopranos.[8] *"Woke Up This Morning" is also heard in the later Simpsons episode "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer", which guest-starred Sopranos regulars Michael Imperioli and Joe Pantoliano
"Woke Up This Morning" was used in an episode of the BBC series Top Gear, in which the team were driving through Florida
"Woke Up This Morning" was used in the episode "Ghosts" (season 2, episode 8) of the Netflix series Lilyhammer, in which Frank Tagliano (Steven Van Zandt) and his Norwegian crew are driving through New York City
The song is parodied in the episode "The Dabba Don" of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, which parodies various mob stereotypes, including The Sopranos, using The Flintstones
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Alabama 3 - Woke Up This Morning (Chosen One Mix)". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
Jump up ^ Murray Smith, "Just What Is It That Makes Tony Soprano Such An Appealing, Attractive Murderer", in Ward E. Jones and Samantha Vice, eds., Ethics at the Cinema (Oxford University Press, 2010), ISBN 978-0199793167, p. 78. Excerpts available at Google Books.
Jump up ^ Ron Sobel and Dick Weissman, Music Publishing: The Roadmap to Royalties (Routledge, 2008), ISBN 978-0203895689, p. 101. Excerpts available at Google Books.
Jump up ^ Duncan Campbell, "Face off", The Guardian, September 27, 2007.
Jump up ^ David Johannson, "Homeward Bound" Those Soprano Titles Come Heavy", in David Lavery, ed., Reading The Sopranos: Hit TV from HBO (I.B. Tauris, 2006), ISBN 978-1845111212, pp. 35-36. Excerpts available at Google Books.
Jump up ^ Q, May 2001
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Jump up ^ Gilbert, Gerard (June 14, 2011). "TV credit where credits are due". The Independent.
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Stella Farentino
Born
Rosanna Torres
(1962-02-16) February 16, 1962 (age 55)[1]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other names
Farentino Stella, Stella Valentino
Spouse(s)
James Farentino
(m. 1994; d. 2012)
Stella Farentino (born February 16, 1962) is the fourth wife of actor James Farentino and she went on to become an actress herself.
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Career[edit]
A couple of years after marrying actor James Farentino, Stella Farentino began her own acting career.
Her biggest role was in 2001's direct-to-video crime movie, "Hard As Nails," as, "Margo," a prostitute whom a detective gets in his car for a talk.
Her most mainstream role was on television's, Everybody Loves Raymond, as, "Anna Barone," the representative of another Barone family, who is thought to be the long lost aunt from Italy, by the American Barones. The episode was titled, "Mia Famiglia," in 1998.
Personal life[edit]
She was born Rosanna Torres and her parents are immigrants from Italy.[2] She was married to James Farentino from August 3, 1994, until his death on January 24, 2012. She filed for divorce in 1998 due to "irreconcilable differences," but later withdrew her petition. Farentino later filed for divorce in January 2001 also due to "irreconcilable differences" but it was likewise withdrawn.[3]
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