Britain's Got Talent series 2
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The second series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV, from 12 April to 31 May 2008. Following the success of its first series, ITV commissioned the programme for additional episodes, with more venues used for auditions than in the previous series, and the number of semi-finalists, semi-final rounds, and finalists increased by production staff. Both the judges from the first series – Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan – and Ant & Dec returned to co-host the second series, along with Stephen Mulhern returning to front the second series of Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2.
Britain's Got Talent | |
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Series 2 | |
Hosted by | Ant & Dec (ITV) Stephen Mulhern (ITV2) |
Judges | Piers Morgan Amanda Holden Simon Cowell |
Winner | George Sampson |
Runner-up | Signature |
Release | |
Original network | ITV ITV2 (BGMT) |
Original release | 12 April (2008-04-12) – 31 May 2008 (2008-05-31) |
Series chronology | |
List of episodes |
The second series was won by street dancer George Sampson,[1] with dance duo Signature finishing in second place and opera singer Andrew Johnston third. During its broadcast, the series proved to be a greater ratings success, averaging 10.2 million viewers.[2] ITV was forced to defend the programme during its second series, after viewers criticised the involvement of a professional group in the contest.