Simon Cowell: 'BGT Can Win Back 20 Million Viewers'

Simon Cowellhas announced that he believes that Britain's Got Talentcan get 20million viewers 'back in a heartbeat', blaming bad contestants for the dip in audience ratings.

The music mogul, who has [uuid=9b9a9b0f-9d5b-449c-944a-cd11dcadd4cd]David Walliamsand Alesha Dixon, thinks the show will get record-breaking figures if they can find the right talent.

Speaking toSusan Boyle and Diversity, I think if you had that same lineup, you'd get that 20 million back in a heartbeat."

Cowell also recently claimed that he got "a massive wake-up call" following the fall in ratings on both BGT and The X Factor in 2011, admitting he "got a bit too cocky."

In other BGT news, bosses are said to be concerned that David Walliams is 'too rude' for the talent show, after the Little Britain star made his debut at the Manchester auditions.

A source told The Sun: "A lot of Walliams's comments need editing out. It certainly can't go on for the rest of filming,

"If we don't get clean comments, that act won't get a big showing. It's a learning curve. He was very funny but we need him to be more family-friendly.

"But we're still confident we made the right choice. Simon Cowell loves the banter and thinks the new panel has great chemistry."

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