Why is Britain's Got Talent not on tonight? TV schedule change explained
17 May 2025, 15:00
BGT will not air on Saturday May 17th, with many viewers wondering why the schedule change has occurred.
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Britain's Got Talent is storming towards its 2025 final as Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli judge some of the UK's top performers.
The contestants are hoping to follow in the footsteps of former winners such as Sydnie Christmas, Diversity, Paul Potts and George Sampson.
With the semi-finals taking place, many viewers were concerned when it was revealed BGT would not be airing on Saturday May 17th.
Why isn't Britain's Got Talent on Saturday? Reason for the TV schedule change explained.
Why is BGT not on TV?
The Britain's Got Talent semi-final has been moved from this Saturday's TV schedule as the FA Cup Final will be airing on May 17th.
The football game will air from 3pm – 7:30pm, followed by Deal or No Deal: Celebrity Special and Beat the Chasers- Celebrity Special at 8:15pm.
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Instead the semi-final will air on Sunday May 18th at 7pm finishing at 9pm.
While the final air date as not been revealed, it is believed the winner of Britain's Got Talent 2025 will be crowned at the end of May/early June.
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