London – FremantleMedia and Syco Entertainment celebrate Got Talent’s 55th local adaptation – a record unequalled by any other talent show in history.
Afghanistan’s Got Talent will launch later this year on 1TV Media and comes on the back of the recent launches of Brazil’s Got Talent (Got Talent Brasil) on Rede Record, and Kazakhstan’s Got Talent (Жұлдызды Ñәт) on Kazakhstan 1, earlier this year. A global ratings phenomenon, Got Talent has adaptations across Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle-East, Africa and the Americas.
Britain’s Got Talent, the UK’s number one entertainment show of the last decade, has notched up seven hit seasons, while America’s Got Talent, the longest-running local version of the format, is currently in its eighth season, attracting peak audiences of more than 11 million viewers. Further local versions of Got Talent are on the way, with total sales of the blockbuster format having reached 58 territories to date.
Rob Clark, Director, Global Entertainment Development, FremantleMedia said: “Got Talent has firmly cemented itself as the world’s favourite format and we are immensely proud of its continued achievements. It is a uniquely global entertainment show that transcends cultures and countries, becoming a firm audience favourite, series after series. Got Talent is an all-round record-breaker. Whether it is notching up more territory sales than any other talent format, or reaching over a billion views on the Britain’s Got Talent YouTube channel, the show is true phenomenon. More than 620 million viewers have watched the Got Talent format since it first launched in 2006 and as the show continues to enter new markets, FremantleMedia and Syco look forward to its continued success.”
On top of record number of local format adaptations, the U.S. version America’s Got Talent has been sold to 180 countries by FremantleMedia International.
