[3] On 28 October 2015, it was announced that Kyle Sandilands, Geri Halliwell, Dawn French and Timomatic have been replaced with a new panel of judges, they are Ian "Dicko" Dickson, Sophie Monk, Kelly Osbourne and Eddie Perfect.

For the first time, this season introduced the Golden Buzzer.

This season will see the introduction of a viewer-voted Wildcard entry to send one lucky performer directly to the Grand Finale.

Contestants who are not taken through to the semi-final by the celebrity judges can be voted back into the finals by viewers as Wildcards.

An audience vote followed after the show and only five acts returned for the Grand Finale with new performances.