Canada's Got Talent
| Canada's Got Talent | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Written by | Trevor Boris, Sabrina Jalees, Mark Lysakowski |
| Directed by | Joan Tosoni Sue Brophey |
| Presented by | Pamela Wallin (2013–) Dina Pugliese (2012) |
| Judges | Louis Walsh (2013–) Rachel Stevens (2013–) David Hasselhoff (2013–) Martin Short (2012) Stephan Moccio (2012) Measha Brueggergosman(2012) |
| Voices of | Dina Pugliese |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Mark Lysakowski Paul Becker Trevor Boris Cliff Dempster |
| Running time | 30 - 120 minutes |
| Production companies | SYCOtv FremantleMedia Insight Productions Talkback Thames |
| Original release | |
| Network | Citytv |
| Release | March 4, 2012 – –present |
| Related | |
| America's Got Talent Australia's Got Talent Britain's Got Talent | |
Canada's Got Talent is a Canadian reality talent show series that debuted on the Citytv television network on March 4, 2012,[1] and part of the global British Got Talent franchise (which Citytv already airs the American version of, among numerous others countries around the world).[2]
Canada's Got Talent features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for a cash prize of $100,000, a possible performance at a currently unnamed Las Vegas venue, a brand new Nissan GT-R, and a spot on Citytv's 2013 New Year's Eve Bash.[3][4]
On May 22, 2012, Citytv put Canada's Got Talent on hiatus after one season. The broadcaster hoped to bring the series back in the future. [5] However, in June of 2012, Citytv confirmed that Canada's Got Talent has been cancelled and will not be back for a second season in 2012-2013 due to high production costs and poor ratings.
Format
Auditions
The auditions take place in front of the judges and a live audience at different cities across Canada. At any time during the audition, the judges may show their disapproval to the act by pressing a buzzer which lights a large red "X" on the stage. If all the judges press their buzzers, the act must end. Voting works on a majority-of-two basis where two positive votes from the judges are required.
The Cutdown
Those that were accepted past the audition round will move on to the Judges Round (also known as "The Cutdown"). This stage of the competition will not feature any audiences and will only contain contestants performing in front of the judges only. Out of all that made it to this point, thirty-six (36) acts will make it through to the next round which will be the semi-finals.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals and final are broadcasted with a varying number of semi-finals, followed by the one final split into two episodes over one night. The remaining acts perform across a number of semi-finals, with the two most popular acts from each semi-final winning a position in the final. Judges may still end a performance early with three Xs. The judges are again asked to express their views on each act's performance. After all acts have performed, phone lines open for a short time, while the public vote for the act they think were the best. After the votes have been counted, the act that has polled the highest number of public votes is automatically placed in the final. The judges then choose between the second and third most popular acts, with the winner of that vote also gaining a place in the final. All other acts are then eliminated from the competition.
Broadcasting
Because of the various time zones in Canada, only viewers in the provinces and territories east of Manitoba see the show live (in the Newfoundland, Atlantic and Eastern time zones); all other areas in Canada broadcast the show on a tape delay basis. All Citytv stations air the show at 8:00 p.m. (in each time zone where there is a Citytv station) with the Toronto station airing the program at 8:00 p.m.; viewers in Newfoundland see the show live at 9:30 p.m. and viewers in the Atlantic region at 9:00 p.m., because there is no Citytv station in these provinces to broadcast the show at local time. The same process occurs with the results show.
Judges
Canadian comedian and actor Martin Short was announced as the first judge on October 13, 2011. On October 17, opera singer Measha Brueggergosman and musician Stephan Moccio were announced as the two judges who will be joining Short at the table. Citytv Toronto personality, and Breakfast Television host Dina Pugliese is the host of the show.[6]
Season overview
Season 1 (2012)
The first season of Canada's Got Talent aired on Citytv across Canada (and on other TV stations across the country, where there is no Citytv station),[where?] starting on March 4, 2012.
Preliminary auditions for the first season of Canada's Got Talent took place during fall 2011 and continued into January 2012. Auditions for the show take place in Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto and Halifax.[1]
Those chosen by the producers to perform in front of the host, judges and live audience were invited back, starting in Calgary on October 18 and 19. The production tour then moved on to each of the original cities, in October, November, December 2011 and January 2012.[7][8] Those chosen by the panel of judges then went to Toronto for the next round, complete with audience voting, in April and May 2012.[9]
Sagkeeng's Finest received the most votes from Canada winning the first season of Canada's Got Talent.
Season summary
| Season | Start | Finish | Winner | Runner-up | Host(s) | Judges | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | 4 March 2012 | 14 May 2012 | Sagkeeng's Finest | Angry Candy and Freshh | Dina Pugliese | Stephan Moccio Measha Brueggergosman Martin Short |
Tim Hortons Nissan Rogers Communications |
| Tow | 22 April 2013 | TBC | TBC | TBC | Pamela Wallin | Louis Walsh Rachel Stevens [[]] |
Tim Hortons Nissan Rogers Communications |
Television ratings
| Season | Premiered | Ended | TV Season | Season Timeslot | Season Ranking | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Viewers (in millions) |
Date | Viewers (in millions) | ||||
| One | March 4, 2012 | 1.463[10] | Final Performances: May 13, 2012 | 0.521[11] | 2012 | Sunday 8:00 pm (performance show) |
TBA |
| Season Finale: May 14, 2012 | 0.459[12] | Monday 8:00 pm. (results show) |
TBA | ||||
References
- ^ a b "Canada's Got Talent Auditions". Citytv. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ^ "Rogers Media Introduces Canada's Got Talent". Rogers Media. May 30, 2011.
- ^ "Talent show's producers confident a star will be born ...or made". Winnipeg Free Press. September 8, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ^ "Canada's Got Talent Episode 1". Citytv. March 5, 2011.
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canadas-got-talent-canceled-howie-mandel-341145
- ^ http://www.torontosun.com/2011/10/17/more-talent-judges-announced
- ^ "Canada's Got Talent auditions move to Calgary for Round 2". Edmonton Journal. September 15, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ^ "BT Edmonton (Canada's Got Talent Day 2)". BT Edmonton (Citytv). September 15, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ^ "The Canada's Got Talent Process". Canada's Got Talent Insider Blog. September 1, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ^ "The Brioux Report: Canada's Got Ratings". Bill Brioux. March 7, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ^ http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.ca/2012/05/brioux-report.html
- ^ http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.ca/2012/05/brioux-report-rare-win-for-greys.html