Britain's Got Talent (series 6)
| Broadcast from | 24 March – 12 May 2012 |
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| Judges |
Simon Cowell Amanda Holden Alesha Dixon David Walliams Carmen Electra (London auditions) |
| Presenter(s) | Ant & Dec (ITV) |
| Co-presenter(s) | Stephen Mulhern (ITV2) |
| Broadcaster |
ITV ITV2 (Britain's Got More Talent) |
| Ashleigh and Pudsey | |
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| Origin | Wellingborough, England |
| Genre(s) | Dog trick act |
| Jonathan and Charlotte | |
The sixth series of Britain's Got Talent began airing on ITV on 24 March 2012 and ended on 12 May 2012. Ant & Dec returned to present the main show on ITV, while Stephen Mulhern returned to present spin-off show Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2. Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden returned as judges. Alesha Dixon and David Walliams joined the judging panel, replacing Michael McIntyre and David Hasselhoff. Carmen Electra served as a guest judge for the London auditions in Holden's absence. The series was won by dancing dog act Ashleigh and Pudsey, with opera duo Jonathan and Charlotte coming second. Welsh choir Only Boys Aloud came third. This was the first series since series 4 where Cowell was present at the auditions after only being present at the live shows in series 5.
From this series onwards, the winner's cash prize was increased from £100,000 to £500,000, and the number of judges was increased from three to four. The series was supposed to premiere on 14 April, as mid-April is when each series usually begins, but it was brought forward three weeks to premiere on 24 March – the same night as the launch of The Voice UK on BBC One. Many media outlets saw this move as a deliberate attempt by ITV to create a "TV ratings war" with the BBC.
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