Australia's Got Talent season 10

Australia's Got Talent is an Australian reality television show, based on the original UK series, to find new talent. Seven Network announced that the show would be returning to their network in 2020 for its tenth season, however due to numerous COVID-19 restrictions, it had been pushed back until 2022.[1] It had previously aired on Seven for six seasons from 2007 to 2012, and on the Nine Network for two seasons in 2013 and 2016, before returning to Seven in 2019. The judging panel consists of Shane Jacobson, Kate Ritchie, and Britain’s Got Talent judges David Walliams and Alesha Dixon. Ricki-Lee Coulter returned as host.

Australia's Got Talent
Season 10
Hosted byRicki-Lee Coulter
JudgesShane Jacobson
Kate Ritchie
Alesha Dixon
David Walliams
WinnerAcromazing
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release9 October (2022-10-09) –
20 November 2022 (2022-11-20)
Season chronology
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Season 9

Production

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Season 10 was originally scheduled to air in 2020, with filming set to commence in March 2020. The Seven Network announced a judging panel of Shane Jacobson, Manu Feildel and new judges Sonia Kruger and Olympia Valance with returning host Ricki-Lee Coulter. Production was however halted due to Covid-19 restrictions.

It was then confirmed that season 10 would air in 2021. In June 2021, Seven announced a new judging panel featuring Shane Jacobson with new judges Neil Patrick Harris, Alesha Dixon and Kate Ritchie. However, due to COVID-19 restrictions in Sydney the season was postponed once again.[2] During Seven’s annual upfronts, it was confirmed the series will air in 2022.[3][4]

Season 10 was confirmed to air in 2022. The judging panel consists of Jacobson, Kate Ritchie, and Britain’s Got Talent judges David Walliams and Alesha Dixon. Ricki-Lee Coulter returned as host.[5]

The season was filmed during June and July 2022. Auditions took place at the Sydney Coliseum Theatre, while the finals were filmed at the Riverside Theatre.

Semi-finalists

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Key  Winner  Runner-up  Finalist  Golden Buzzer
Participant Genre Act Semi-final Result
Acromazing Acrobatics Acrobatic Group 2 Winner
Bir Khalsa Danger Danger Group 2 Eliminated
Breanna   Singing Singer 2 Eliminated
Elliot Loney Comedy Impressionist 1 Eliminated
Emo Majok   Comedy Comedian 2 Finalist
Loretta's Poodles Animals Dog Act 1 Eliminated
Lucy Williamson Singing Singer 2 Eliminated
Matt Tarrant Magic Magician 2 Eliminated
Messoudi Brothers Acrobatics Acrobat Trio 2 Eliminated
Oleg Acrobatics Aerialist 2 Finalist
Ramadhani Brothers   Acrobatics Acrobat Duo 1 Finalist
Sienna Katelyn Singing Singer 1 Finalist
Sydney Male Choir Singing Choir 1 Eliminated
Ukraine Dancers   Dance Dance Duo 1 Eliminated
Walison Muh Comedy Comedian 1 Finalist
Wolfpack   Dance Dance Group 1 Eliminated

Semi-final summary

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Semi-final 1 (November 6)

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Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes Result
Walliams Ritchie Dixon Jacobson
Wolfpack 1 Eliminated
Loretta's Poodles 2 Eliminated
Ramadhani Brothers 3 Advanced
Sydney Male Choir 4 Eliminated
Elliot Loney 5 Eliminated
Ukraine Dancers 6 Eliminated
Walison Muh 7 Advanced
Sienna Katelyn 8 Advanced

Semi-final 2 (November 13)

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Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes Result
Walliams Ritchie Dixon Jacobson
Messoudi Brothers 1 Eliminated
Breanna 2 Eliminated
Oleg 3 Advanced
Matt Tarrant 4 Eliminated
Acromazing 5 Advanced
Bir Khalsa 6   Eliminated
Emo Majok 7 Advanced
Lucy Williamson 8 Eliminated

Finals summary

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Grand Finale (November 20)

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Finalist Order Buzzes
Walliams Ritchie Dixon Jacobson
Ramadhani Brothers 1
Walison Muh 2
Acromazing 3
Sienna Katelyn 4
Emo Majok 5
Oleg 6

Ratings

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Episode Original airdate Timeslot Overnight ratings Total ratings Ref
Viewers (millions) Rank Viewers (millions) Rank
1 "Auditions" 9 October 2022 Sunday
7:00 pm
0.645 6 1.136 4 [6]
2 10 October 2022 Monday
7:30 pm
0.485 10 0.900 10 [7]
3 16 October 2022 Sunday
7:00 pm
0.556 5 0.948 4 [8]
4 17 October 2022 Monday
7:30 pm
0.470 11 0.836 11 [9]
5 23 October 2022 Sunday
7:00 pm
0.515 6 0.892 5 [10]
6 24 October 2022 Monday
7:30 pm
0.459 13 0.808 12 [11]
7 30 October 2022 Sunday
7:00 pm
0.518 4 0.900 4 [12]
8 31 October 2022 Monday
7:30 pm
0.410 12 0.752 11 [13]
9 "Semi-finals" 6 November 2022 Sunday
7:00 pm
0.475 7 0.821 6 [14]
10 13 November 2022 0.519 4 0.908 3 [15]
11 "Grand Finale" 20 November 2022 Sunday
8:00pm
0.541 5 0.941 5 [16]

References

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  1. ^ Knox, David (27 September 2022). "Returning: AGT". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. ^ Knox, David (29 June 2021). "Seven postpones Australia's Got Talent". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ Knox, David (12 October 2021). "Upfronts 2022: Seven". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ Molk, Steve (12 October 2021). "Upfronts: MKR + House Rules resurrected; Australian Idol returns; new drama Claremont - Seven in 2022". TV Tonight. TV Black Box. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  5. ^ Bryne, Fiona (5 June 2022). "Britain's Got Talent Judge David Walliams to Join Australia's Got Talent". Herald Sun.
  6. ^ Knox, David (10 October 2022). "Sunday 9 October 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  7. ^ Knox, David (11 October 2022). "Monday 10 October 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  8. ^ Knox, David (17 October 2022). "Sunday 16 October 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  9. ^ Knox, David (18 October 2022). "Monday 17 October 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  10. ^ Knox, David (24 October 2022). "Sunday 23 October 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  11. ^ Knox, David (25 October 2022). "Monday 24 October 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  12. ^ Knox, David (31 October 2022). "Sunday 30 October 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  13. ^ Knox, David (1 November 2022). "Monday 31 October 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  14. ^ Knox, David (7 November 2022). "Sunday 6 November 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  15. ^ Knox, David (14 November 2022). "Sunday 13 November 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  16. ^ Knox, David (21 November 2022). "Sunday 20 November 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 November 2022.