Everything you need to know about Britain's Got Talent: how to audition, who the judges are, how the golden buzzer works, every winner since 2007, and whether appearing on the show is actually worth it for your career.
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Saturday night's Freeview schedule is packed. Gladiators hits the quarter-finals at 8pm on BBC One with a first-ever contender toppling Giant in Duel — and a grudge rematch tonight. Casualty returns at 9pm as Siobhan seeks vengeance after her rapist appears at the hospital. Britain's Got Talent continues on ITV1 at 7pm as contestants fight for semi-final places. The Jonathan Ross Show at 9:25pm welcomes Tim Roth, Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock and David Byrne. BBC Four has a Turkish Detective double bill, and Channel 4 screens The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry at 10pm and Bill Bailey's Vietnam at 9pm.
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Saturday night's Freeview schedule brings the BRIT Awards 2026 live on ITV1 from 8:15pm, hosted by Jack Whitehall at Manchester's Co-op Live with Mark Ronson collecting Outstanding Contribution to Music. Casualty returns to BBC One at 8:30pm with a tense episode as Matty attempts a risky lumbar puncture. Britain's Got Talent continues at 7pm on ITV1. BBC One also delivers Gladiators, Michael McIntyre's Big Show with Jade Thirlwall and Tasha Ghouri, and The Walsh Sisters episode 2 at 9:20pm. Channel 4 premieres Bill Bailey's Vietnam at 9:15pm and continues Roman Empire by Train in Parma and Turin.
Britain's Got Talent returns for its nineteenth series on Saturday 21 February 2026 at 7pm on ITV1, with KSI replacing Bruno Tonioli alongside Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon.
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Saturday night's Freeview schedule delivers on every front. Britain's Got Talent launches Series 19 on ITV1 with KSI replacing Bruno Tonioli on the panel. BBC One premieres The Walsh Sisters, a darkly funny new drama based on Marian Keyes' novels starring Louisa Harland. The Six Nations brings England v Ireland from Twickenham and Wales v Scotland from Cardiff, while Channel 4 closes Ross Edgley's extraordinary Icelandic swim with a devastating finale.