Popular ITV show AXED in massive television schedule shakeup this weekend, leaving fans to wait for another episode of the series
Britain’s Got Talent has been removed from the television program this Saturday because it clashes with the Eurovision Song Contest.
Regular viewers of the ITV talent show will have to wait another 24 hours as the next episode has been moved to Sunday.
The film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom will air on Saturday in BGT’s usual slot and the following day the match will be shown for several appearances at 7.40pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
The Eurovision Song Contest will make its highly anticipated return next week, with the United Kingdom hosting the final for the first time since 1997.
Mae Muller will hope to be one step better than last year’s runner-up Sam Ryder when she represents the UK in the final on May 13.
Everything changes: Britain’s Got Talent has been removed from the television schedule this Saturday because it clashes with the Eurovision Song Contest
She was unveiled as the UK entry in March with her own single I Wrote A Song after previously touring with Little Mix and performing on Jimmy Fallon.
The UK was invited to host this year’s Eurovision Song Contest after last year’s winners Ukraine were unable to host the event due to their ongoing conflict with Russia.
In August 2022, a list of 20 UK cities that had initially submitted an ‘expression of interest’ was released by the BBC, with applicants from all four regions demonstrating how they would reflect Ukrainian culture, music and communities.
Of the seven cities named in August, six were in England, one in Scotland, with Belfast failing to make it to Northern Ireland.
The final list was then narrowed down to Glasgow and Liverpool, and in November the Eurovision bosses confirmed that Liverpool would host the contest.
Both the semi-finals and final will take place at the 11,000-strong Liverpool Arena, with the city itself hosting a slew of special events throughout the event.
A UNESCO City of Music since 2015, Liverpool is synonymous with The Beatles and has a rich musical heritage.
In February, a slew of big names were confirmed as part of the Eurovision 2023 presenting line-up, with longtime commentator Graham Norton at the helm alongside Ukrainian singer and frontwoman of alternative band The HARDKISS, Julia Sanina.
Available soon! Regular viewers of the ITV talent show will have to wait another 24 hours as the next episode has been moved to Sunday (Eurovision presenter Graham Norton pictured)
Superstar: Mae Muller will represent the UK in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with her own track I Wrote A Song
They are joined at the Liverpool Arena by Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham and singer-songwriter Alesha Dixon.
The BBC said Graham will share the commentary box with comedy actress and former Great British Bake Off presenter Mel Giedroyc, who is believed to help cover him while he’s on stage to present.
The BBC will once again present UK coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest, and both semi-finals will be broadcast on BBC One for the first time in history.
The final will also be broadcast on the same channel and can be viewed on BBC iPlayer.
Icons! Last year, Ukraine was crowned Eurovision champion with Kalush Orchestra and earned the most points with their song Stefania, but the UK will host the competition in 2023