SyCo TV this week is celebrating the fact that on Tuesday 12 June it had the No.1 TV show in both the US and UK at the same time with its Got Talent show - an incredible achievement for a TV production company, and a first for any modern reality TV format.

Britain's Got Talent started its first nine day run on Saturday 9th June and has been No.1 in its slot ever since, trouncing Big Brother every night and beating the final of The Apprentice on Tuesday. Thursday night's first live show achieved a new high, a peak audience of 9 million and a 40% share.

Meanwhile, America's Got Talent returned last week on NBC on Tuesday for its second season, and was absolutely dominant in its time slot achieving an average of 11.4 million viewers making it the No.1 show of the week in the US.

The format continues to grow globally. It's been commissioned worldwide and is set to air in 40 countries by the end of the year.

Simon Cowell said "It's a fantastic achievement for SyCo TV and the Got Talent format to have number one shows on both sides of the Atlantic. I'm delighted the public love the shows, we wanted to make a show for the YouTube generation and a TV show which appealed to everyone and Got Talent seems to have a struck a chord around the world."

Lorraine Heggessey, CEO of talkBack Thames in the UK, said "It's so exciting to have a big hit on our hands. The creative partnership between talkbackThames entertainment division and Simon Cowell's team has proven to be a winning combination yet again producing an unmissable television event that all started from our pilot two years ago."

Ged Doherty, Chairman of Sony BMG Music Entertainment UK said "Simon has done it again. He has created something very rare - a TV show that is both a genuine must-see event and a true family show. He has once more proved that he has an uncanny understanding of the TV viewer in both the UK and the US. It's great to see that Britain has got talent."