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Major ITV series axed this weekend amid schedule chaos

The ITV schedule shakeup has been done to avoid clashes with the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final

Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent has been removed from the ITV schedule(Image: ITV)

ITV has confirmed that one of its flagship programmes has been booted from its usual Saturday spot to make room for the football and the Eurovision Song Contest.

Britain's Got Talent has been removed from the Saturday schedule, leaving fans of the Ant & Dec hosted contest series to be left in the lurch.


Instead, football fans can watch the FA Cup Final from 3pm featuring Crystal Palace against Manchester City on ITV on Saturday.


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This will be followed by a line-up including Deal or No Deal Celebrity Special, Beat The Chasers, and The 1% Club.

For those wondering what's happened to BGT, it will instead air on Sunday from 7pm to 9pm.

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One person on X said: "So we can’t vote until we’ve seen all the acts but a golden buzzer can be given before they’ve seen all the acts…"

A second wrote: "For the semi-finals of @BGT would it not be fairer to choose the golden buzzer act at the END of the show?"

"Seems she was a bit quick with that golden buzzer then," a third said.


Over on BBC One, the FA Cup is set to dominate Saturday afternoon, running from 3.25pm to 7pm.

After this, a new episode of Doctor Who will air, following by the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Running from 8pm to 11pm, it will take up the remainder of the BBC's main channel schedule.


Ahead of the Eurovision final, Paddy Power is predicted who will take home the trophy.

Unsurprisingly, the UK isn't thought to be the nation to win, with the betting group putting its odds at a 100/1.

Instead, Eurovision 2025 Austria’s act is JJ with his 'Wasted Love' and is the favourite to win.

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JJ is Johannes Pietsch with the song being co-written by JJ and Teodora Spiric, also known as Teya and previously competed in Eurovision in 2023.

The UK's act is a country-pop girl Eurovision entry this year is 'Remember Monday' with members including Lauren Burne, Holly-Anne Hull, and Charlotte Steel in the band.

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