The BGT 2024 semi-finals are now underway with the public voting for their favorites as the live episodes go out every night this week. You can watch the talent competition for FREE in the UK on ITVX, but don't worry if you’re away from the UK as it airs, because you can watch Britain’s Got Talent season 17 from anywhere with a VPN.
The nightly instalments are anchored by Ant & Dec, with the regular judging panel of Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and former Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli also be on hand.
All the Golden Buzzer winners are back, such as Double Dutch act Haribow, roller-skaters Stardust, ‘hair impressionist’ Nabe, singer Taryn Charles, Ssaulabi Taekwondo troupe, choir Ravi's Dream Team, singer Sydnie Christmas and dance act Cyberagent Legit. We won't spoil who progresses here, but all will be hoping to make it to the Grand Final where the public will crown a winner who’ll receive not only a tidy £250,000 cash but also a spot on the bill at the Royal Variety Performance. Previous winners have included singers, dancers, magicians and even dogs, so the field is wide open.
There are also live performances across the week from a host of acts such as Alesha herself, the cast of The Lion King, music from Garflied and & Juliet and more!
The new Britain’s Got Talent ITVX spin-off, BGT Reacts, will also continue straight after the main show.
Ready for a blockbuster week of live BGT semi-finals? Here's how to watch Britain’s Got Talent 2024 from anywhere in the world. We've got all the information you'll need below.
What happened on Britain's Got Talent?
*Spoilers for BGT 2024*
The third Britain's Got Talent Series 17 semi-final saw a whole host of acts take to the stage to perform no-expense-spared versions of their act.
We saw extreme pogoing from Duncan Murray, time travelling magic from Magician's Assemble, the judges seemingly performing musical theater thanks to Rask AI, the cheeky Troll Dancers covering Simon Cowell in foam, sword swallowing from Heather Holiday, and an emotional dance routine by Leightonjay Halliday, but it was singer Syndie Christmas and musical impressionist Mike Woodhams that won over the public and saw themselves sent through to Sunday's Grand Final.
If there wasn't enough talent on display already, there was also a special performance from former winner Calum Scott, performing his track 'Then There Was You' from The Garfield Movie.
The semi-finals continue tonight, with more talented individuals from across the UK and a special guest performance, all live on ITV and ITVX.
How to watch BGT season 17 in the UK
How to watch BGT season 17 in Australia
Britain's Got Talent streams on 7Plus in Australia. There's no confirmed release schedule for BGT season 17 just yet, but we'll update this page when a date is announced.
Channel 7's streaming service is also where you'll find Australia's Got Talent, the Aussie version of the show that has featured former BGT judge David Walliams on its panel.
Aussies traveling abroad can use a VPN to watch Britain's Got Talent 2024 the way they usually would back home, as we explain here.
Can I watch BGT season 17 in the US?
Britain's Got Talent doesn't air Stateside, but fear not because the US is the home of the original iteration of the format, America's Got Talent, which airs on NBC.
NBC can be accessed online through a number of cord-cutting services including FuboTV, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV.
If you're a UK viewer traveling in the US and keen to watch Britain's Got Talent 2024 as it airs, you may want to look at a VPN. More below.
How to watch BGT season 17 from anywhere with a VPN
You can watch Britain's Got Talent season 17 on any of the streaming services above by using a VPN – no matter where you are in the world!
Normally a streaming service will know where you are trying to tune in from and block you if you're not in the right country but a Virtual Private Network (VPN) is an app that hides your location. That means you can access your usual sports and entertainment services even while you're traveling abroad.
Our favorite VPN is NordVPN, which is the No. 1-rated VPN in the world right now according to our sister site, TechRadar.
How to use a VPN to watch any stream
- Download the app at NordVPN
- Choose the location of the streaming service you want to watch (UK, US, etc)
- Navigate to the streaming service and start watching!
When is the Britain's Got Talent season 17 release date?
In the UK, the Britain's Got Talent season 17 semi-finals started on Monday, May 27 and air nightly until Friday, May 31 at 8:00 pm UK / 3:00 pm ET / 12:00 pm PT / 6:00 am AEDT (Tues to Sat). The Grand Final takes place on Sunday, June 2 (Monday AEDT).
Britain's Got Talent season 17 air dates
- Auditions 1: Saturday, April 20 Watch here
- Auditions 2: Sunday, April 21 Watch here
- Auditions 3: Saturday, April 27 Watch here
- Auditions 4: Saturday, May 4 Watch here
- Auditions 5: Sunday, May 12 Watch here
- Auditions 6: Saturday, May 18 Watch here
- Auditions 7: Saturday, May 25 Watch here
- Auditions 8: Sunday, May 26 Watch here
- Semi-Final 1: Monday, May 27 Watch here
- Semi-Final 2: Tuesday, May 28 Watch here
- Semi-Final 3: Wednesday, May 29 Watch here
- Semi-Final 4: Thursday, May 30
- Semi-Final 5: Friday, May 31
- Grand Final: Sunday, June 1
