The show returns for a fifth series on 16 April 2011. Ant & Dec continue as main hosts on ITV, while Stephen Mulhern again host Britain’s Got More Talent on ITV2. Among the judges, Piers Morgan left the show due to new U.S. work commitments. Auditions took place in January 2011 in Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, London and, for the first time, Liverpool. Simon Cowell will judge the live shows only. Amanda Holden returns to the regular judging panel, to be joined by David Hasselhoff and Michael McIntyre, with guest judges appearing during the series. Louis Walsh was a guest judge in the London auditions, replacing Hasselhoff, who was appearing in pantomime.