What time is the Britain’s Got Talent 2018 final on ITV tonight, is Declan Donnelly hosting with Ant McPartlin and who are the BGT judges?
BRITAIN'S Got Talent continues to capture the nation's imagination over a decade since it first launched.
Simon Cowell and the rest of the BGT gang are celebrating their landmark 12th series and now we have reached the final stage! Here is all you need to know about tonight's big show...
What time is Britain's Got Talent 2018 on ITV tonight?
Britain's Got Talent ends on Sunday, June 3, 2018, on ITV at 7:30pm with the grand final.
Tonight's show runs for nearly three hours, with the programme ending at 10.05pm.
As well as casting their eye on hopefuls around Britain, this year the producers even went to scout talent in Benidorm, Spain.
The show featured several rounds of auditions which culminated in a week of live semi-finals.
Who is on the BGT judging panel?
Simon Cowell returned to lead the judging panel once again.
Last year's fellow judges - David Walliams, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon - are all back too.
These judges have been in place for the past six series, with Amanda and Simon remaining constant throughout the entire eleven-series run.
For the first four series, there were only three judges, with Piers Morgan in the third chair.
Michael McIntyre and David Hasselhoff then joined the team for 2011, but they only lasted one series.
Will Ant and Dec host it?
Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have hosted the programme since its inception.
However, it seemed unlikely that Ant would return for the live shows this year after he was arrested for drink-driving on March 18 and subsequently charged.
A statement from his publicist said he would be stepping down from TV commitments for the "foreseeable future" while he checks back into rehab.
Ant and Dec will still feature in the audition rounds which finished filming in February.
Dec will host the BGT live shows on his own, however, with Ant appearing in the pre-recorded footage of the auditions.
A spokesman for the show confirmed: "Declan Donnelly will host Britain’s Got Talent live shows on his own while Ant McPartlin 'steps down from his TV commitments for now'."
In a touching clip released ahead of the series, premiere viewers saw Ant burst into tears with his co-stars following a particularly emotional performance.
What is the prize money for Britain's Got Talent in 2018?
The winners of Britain's Got Talent will perform in front of the Royal family at the Royal Variety Performance.
For the past five years, the winner has also won a prize fund of £250,000.
It has not been confirmed whether or not that will be the same in the 2018 show.
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Who has won the show in the past?
Previous winners have all managed to wow both the judging panel and the show's audience at home.
So far musicians and dancers have proved most popular, with four musical acts claiming the top prize while three dancers/dance troupes have bagged the big win.
Here at the 11 previous winners of the show:
- 2007, Series 1 Paul Potts - singer
- 2008, Series 2 George Sampson - dancer
- 2009, Series 3 Diversity – dance troupe
- 2010, Series 4 Spelbound – gymnastic troupe
- 2011, Series 5 Jai McDowall – singer
- 2012, Series 6 Ashleigh and Pudsey – dog trick act
- 2013, Series 7 Attraction – shadow theatre group
- 2014, Series 8 Collabro - musical theatre group
- 2015, Series 9 Jules & Matisse – dog trick act
- 2016, Series 10 Richard Jones – magician
- 2017, Series 11 Tokio Myers – pianist