Britain's Got Talent 2012 ratings hit record low for latest live show

Britain's Got Talent

It’s not just The Voice UK ratings that are suffering, with Britain’s Got Talent receiving its lowest ever rating for live show last night.

Despite a good set of ratings for the auditions, last night’s latest semi-final results fell to 6.8 million, more than 20% down on last year’s episode.

The 9.3 million peak viewers was down nearly a 2.5 million on Monday’s show.

On average, 7.8 million tuned in to last night’s latest semi-final, which saw the Loveable Rogues and Molly Rainford make the final on Saturday. It was down well over a million on Monday’s 9.4 million average.

The results show well even further, dipping to an average of 6.8 million, with a further 300,000 watching on +1.

Some have blamed the dip on this year’s show being held earlier in the year, meaning that the week of live shows has not aired across the half-term holiday like it has in previous years.

The live shows continue tonight and tomorrow, before taking Friday off ahead of Saturday’s final.