Reality TV shows

This is the wiki page for Britain's Got Talent 2010, the fourth series of the British reality TV talent show. Variety acts from all over the UK will compete to win a £100,000 cash prize and a chance to perform at a Royal Variety Performance.

Judges & Presenters

The series will retain its judging panel of Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden.

Geordie presenting duo, Ant and Dec will return as presenters at the auditions and live shows, and Stephen Mulhern will continue to present the ITV2 show, Britain's Got More Talent.

American Idol 2010 is the ninth season of American Idol, the long-running talent show. The series launched in the USA on 12th January 2010, with the early auditions stages.

Regional auditions for the show were held between June and July 2009, and the callback round was held between 5th August and 4th September 2009. During the callback phase, a series of celebrity judges joined the panel. Long-time Idol host Ryan Seacrest was in attendance during the auditions stages and returns to present the series this year.

Live shows with the Top 24 contestants began on Tuesday 23 February 2010.

This is a summary wiki page for the tenth series of The X Factor.

The X Factor 2010 will be the seventh series of the UK reality TV talent show. It is currently assumed that the show will retain the same judging panel from the 2008 and 2009 series.

How To Apply for X Factor 2010

The ITV X Factor website is currently inviting applications from people wishing to audition for series 7.

Visit here to apply for the 2010 series.

The X Factor 2009 is the sixth series of the UK reality TV series, The X Factor. The 2009 series retains the same judging panel and presenting team as the 2008 series. The division of contestants into four groups (under 25 males, under 25 females, groups and over 25s) will be retained and each judge will mentor one group.

According to reports, the Saturday night live shows will be extended to 2 hours long and ITV are introducing an elimination show on the Sunday night where the voted-off contestant is revealed.

The series was won on the evening of Sunday 13 December 2009 by Joe McElderry.

Contestants and Groupings

The four groupings for the 2009 series of The X Factor are listed below, with the judge/mentor and the finalists for each group.

Big Brother 2009 is the tenth series of the popular UK reality TV show. The show will be hosted by Davina McCall and narrated as always by Marcus Bentley. The series begins on 4 June 2009 and runs for thirteen weeks with a potential prize of £100,000 for the winner.

There will be 16 housemates living in the house, although more may be added throughout the series.

Notable Events

On the launch night (4 June 2009), Big Brother called a housemate to come to the Diary Room. Rodrigo volunteered and was told that none of the contestants were housemates. He was told that his place and that of a volunteer would be guaranteed if the volunteer agreed to have his/her eyebrows shaved off and glasses and moustach drawn on with a permanent marker. Noirin volunteered and the two were confirmed as housemates. The remaining non-housemates were given special costumes to distinguish their undetermined role.

Britain's Got Talent is a reality TV talent show where members of the British public audition for a chance to perform at a Royal Variety Performance in front of members of the Royal Family and a prize of £100,000. The open auditions attract a variety of entertainers, from singers to comedians, ventriloquists and more bizarre acts.

The show is presented by Ant and Dec, and the judging panel is made up of Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden.

The first series of Britain's Got Talent aired in 2007. The opera singer Paul Potts was voted winner in the first series. Street dancer George Sampson wons the second series on 31 July 2008.

The eighth season of American Idol launched on 13 January 2009. In this season, the original three judges - Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson - are joined by songwriter Kara DioGuardi. Ryan Seacrest returns as presenter for the series.

Among the changes to the show's format, there are to be fewer 'funny' auditions in season 8, and more focus on the auditionees. The show is to spend more time focussing on the contestants' histories and viewers will learn more about them.

Ken Warwick takes over from Nigel Lythgoe as Executive Producer of American Idol. Lythgoe, who has been with American Idol since the beginning, is moving on to So You Think You Can Dance and Superstars Of Dance.

The charity show, Idol Gives Back, is cancelled this year due to the economic downturn.

American Idol is a long-running reality TV talent competition that runs annually auditioning singers to become the country's next big recording artist. The entire process is televised, and after the initial auditions, the public are able to vote on the contestants' performances, leading to the elimination of the least popular acts. The show was created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller.

Hosts

In the first season, the show was presented by Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman. From the second season on, Seacrest returned as the sole host.

Judging Panel

From 2002 to 2008, the judging panel consisted of record producer and musician, Randy Jackson, singer and choreographer Paula Abdul and British music executive and manager Simon Cowell. For the eighth season, a fourth judge was added, songwriter and producer Kara DioGuardi.

The sixth series of Celebrity Big Brother launches on 2 January 2009. The series reprises after a year off which was prompted by a race row between Jade Goody and Shilpa Shetty in the 2007 series.

The X Factor 2008 is the fifth series of the hit UK reality TV show, The X Factor.

Judges

The judging panel this year sees the loss of Sharon Osbourne, who quit in a dispute over wages and was replaced by Cheryl Cole of Girls Aloud. The final judging panel is made up of: