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95-566: Though entry into the semi-finals is based on the judges' vote, the voting in the semi-finals and final is an audience vote, akin to other Got Talent shows. The grand prize is 500,000 Saudi Riyals and a brand new Chrysler 300 as well as a contract with MBC. The show finished its second season on June 29, 2012. The third season started airing September 14 moving its timeslot from Fridays to Saturdays. The fourth season began airing on December 20. The fifth season ended May 20, 2017, with eight-year-old opera singer Emanne Beasha winning. The show

190-497: A YouTube channel, known as "Got Talent Global". The channel uploads clips from "Got Talent" shows worldwide. The channel currently has over 13 million subscribers. A similar channel, called Top Talent uploads clips of The X Factor , Got Talent and Idol from around the world. That channel has over 3 million subscribers. NBC launched a spin-off series, America's Got Talent: The Champions in 2019, featuring notable contestants from America's Got Talent alongside acts from

285-417: A break in its broadcast between August 7 and 26 to avoid conflict with NBC's live broadcasts of the 2008 Summer Olympics . Auditions took place much earlier in the production schedule to provide time for finalizing editing on recorded footage, taking place between January and April across venues within the same cities from the previous season, but with the addition of a venue within the city of Atlanta . Unlike

380-544: A change whereby each judge will be able to give two golden buzzers rather than one. Not all versions of the franchise use the golden buzzer. In June 2010, following Britain's Got Talent ' s success at the BAFTA television awards, Cowell voiced his ideas regarding World's Got Talent , a global version of Got Talent . However, he argued that the format would not work with judges as they had all "tried to be him" in previous attempts (such as World Idol ), and instead proposed

475-562: A commentary format, similar to that of the Eurovision Song Contest . During the same week, more details were announced, with Cowell explaining 20 previous winning contestants from global variations of Got Talent would be brought together at the Royal Albert Hall with himself and Jonathan Lopez both having roles in the show. A proposed prize of £1 million was announced a projected global television audience of 300 million, and

570-629: A contract that would keep him as a judge on America's Got Talent until 2019. Stern's departure led to live-round broadcasts moving back to Los Angeles, and filmed at the Dolby Theatre . Apart from this change, the Golden Buzzer format allowed the host (Nick Cannon) to use it during auditions. The guest judges who featured in the Judge Cuts for the eleventh season consisted of Ne-Yo , Reba McEntire , George Lopez and Louis Tomlinson . This season

665-551: A lump sum, or as a financial annuity of this amount that is paid out over forty years at around $ 25,000 per year. Both options are liable to taxation. Since Season 10, the winner will also perform on the first results show of the next season. From 2008, the program also includes an additional prize of headlining a show, except from between 2010 and 2013, where the winning finalist headlined a national tour. The show they headline mainly takes place within Las Vegas . In its first season,

760-456: A much larger range of venues. Auditions held in the cities of New York, New Orleans , Los Angeles, Chicago and San Antonio were filmed for the new season. Prior to filming commencing, Osbourne left AGT following the seventh season, after a lengthy dispute in August 2012 between herself and NBC. While her departure not only led to her role as judge being taken over by Spice Girls member Mel B ,

855-756: A number of auditions chosen from those taken from each major venue used for that season. This season was won by martial arts dancer/mime Kenichi Ebina , becoming the first foreign act to win America's Got Talent , with stand-up comedian Taylor Williamson coming in second, and singer/guitarist Jimmy Rose placed third. The ninth season aired between May 27 and September 17, 2014. Preliminary auditions were held between October and December 2013, across several cities including Miami , Atlanta, Houston and Baltimore . The Judge auditions were held between February and April 2014 within Newark , New York and Los Angeles. For this season only,

950-502: A panel of judges. The concept was first proposed to the British television network ITV , which agreed to a pilot episode of the format. When it proved a success, work began on producing a season of the competition for British television, but was suspended after its intended host had a dispute with ITV and ultimately ended their involvement. Cowell subsequently promoted the concept to American television networks sooner than planned, and secured

1045-403: A place in the live episodes of a season, by impressing a panel of judges. The current line-up consists of Cowell, Howie Mandel , Heidi Klum , and Sofía Vergara . Participants making it into the live episodes, compete against each other for both the judges' and public's vote, in order to reach the live final. The winner receives a large cash prize (primarily paid over a period of time), and since

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1140-473: A specific group, and were not required to perform again (unless the judges requested this). Acts which they liked would be allocated spaces in the live rounds, with the remainder eliminated from that season's competition. All acts were brought back to learn of the results of the judges' deliberations. The format was titled "Vegas Verdicts" and held on the Las Vegas Strip . For the final seasons of its usage, it

1235-11530: A spin-off series, Britain's Got Talent: The Champions in 2019, featuring notable contestants from Britain's Got Talent alongside acts from the franchises worldwide . The winner of this spin-off series was dance act, Twist and Pulse. In 2020, Seven Network launched a spinoff series of Australia's Got Talent called Australia's Got Talent: Challengers & Champions , which was cancelled before production began. Season 1, 2016: Two Brothers Sylla (acrobats) Season 2, 2017: Strauss Serpent (21-year-old contortionist) Albania Kosovo Season 1, 2011: Amr Qatamesh (stand-up satirical poetry) Season 2, 2012: Khawater Al-Zalam (glow-in-the-dark) Season 3, 2013: Sima group (artistic dance) Season 4, 2014–15: Salah Benlemqawanssa (35-year-old popper/b-boy) Season 5, 2017: Emanne Beasha (8-year-old opera singer) Season 6, 2019: Mayyas (Mainly female Dance troupe) Season 7, 2024: Current Season Season 1, 2008: Martin Bustos (25-year-old comedian/impersonator) Season 2, 2009: Daniel Ferreyra (39-year-old guitarist) Season 3, 2010–11: Diego Gutierrez (23-year-old button accordion player) Season 1, 2023: Matías and Johanna Ortíz (dancers) Season 2, 2024: Upcoming Season Season 1, 2009: Samvel Davtyan (singer) Season 2, 2010: Samvel Harutyunyan (singer) Season 1, 2015 : El Gamma Penumbra (shadow play group) Season 2, 2017 : The Sacred Riana (25-year-old spooky magician) Season 3, 2019 : Eric Chien (26-year-old close-up magician) Red Symons ( 1–3 ) Tom Burlinson ( 1–3 ) Dannii Minogue ( 1–6 ) Brian McFadden ( 4–6 ) Kyle Sandilands ( 4–7 ) Dawn French ( 7 ) Geri Halliwell ( 7 ) Timomatic ( 7 ) Ian Dickson ( 8 ) Sophie Monk ( 8 ) Kelly Osbourne ( 8 ) Eddie Perfect ( 8 ) Lucy Durack ( 9 ) Nicole Scherzinger ( 9 ) Manu Feildel ( 9 ) Shane Jacobson ( 9–10 ) Alesha Dixon ( 10 ) Kate Ritchie ( 10 ) David Walliams ( 10 ) Season 1, 2007 : Bonnie Anderson (12-year-old singer) Season 2, 2008 : "Smokin" Joe Robinson (16-year-old guitarist) Season 3, 2009 : Mark Vincent (15-year-old-opera singer) Season 4, 2010 : Justice Crew (dance troupe) Season 5, 2011 : Jack Vidgen (14-year-old singer) Season 6, 2012 : Andrew De Silva (37-year-old singer) Season 7, 2013 : Uncle Jed (Funk/Soul/Jazz/Reggae band) Season 8, 2016 : Fletcher Pilon (15-year-old singer) Season 9, 2019 : Kristy Sellars (33-year-old pole dancer) Season 10, 2022 : Acromazing (Acrobatic group) Season 11, TBA: Awaiting Confirmation 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2022: Stefan Ivanov (6-year-old bagpiper) Season 9, TBA: Awaiting confirmation Season 1, 2014–15 : Yoeun Pisey (15-year-old blind singer) Season 2, 2018: The King (dance group) Season 3, 2023: MJM (dance group) Season 1, 2012 : Sagkeeng's Finest (tap dance troupe) Season 2, 2022 : Jeanick Fournier (48-year-old singer) Season 3, 2023 : Conversion (dance group) Season 4, 2024 : Rebecca Strong (20-year-old singer) Season 5, 2025 : Upcoming season Season 1, 2020: CZN (singing trio) Season 1, 2019: Chorshanbe Alovatov (22-year-old singer) Season 2, 2022: Moranbon (dance group) Season 1, 2010: Camila Silva (16-year-old singer) Season 2, 2011: Ignacio Venegas (23-year-old singer) Season 3, 2012: Susana Sáez (35-year-old singer) Season 4, 2013: Carolina and Felipe (tango dancers) Season 5, 2014: Hugo Macaya (38-year-old blind singer) Season 6, 2015: Cristofer Mera (19-year-old singer) & Samsara (Band) Season 1, 2021: Juliana Ángel González (13-year-old singer) Season 1, 2010 : Liu Wei (23-year-old armless pianist) Season 2, 2011 : Zhuo Jun (19-year-old popper) Season 3, 2011–12 : Pan Qianqian (24-year-old female baritone singer) Season 4, 2012–13 : Wang Jungru (17-year-old contortionist) Season 5, 2013–14 : Yin Zhonghua (acrobat) Season 6, 2019: Shi Zheyuan (39-year-old drone performer) Season 1, 2021: Zhu Qiaoyan (acrobat) Season 1, 2012: Paolo Alexander González (24-year-old pianist) Season 2, 2013: Byron González (19-year-old speed painter) Season 1, 2009: Tihomir Bendelja (15-year-old gymnastics twirler) Season 2, 2010: Viktorija Novosel (21-year-old singer) Season 3, 2011: Promenada Klub (shadow theatre) Season 4, 2016: Petar Bruno Basić (23-year-old pole dancer) Season 5, 2017: Emil & Mateja (dancing duo) Season 6, 2018: Denis Barta (20-year-old blind and autistic singer) Season 7, 2019: Transform Crew (dancing troupe) Season 8, 2021: Anatacha Filimone (18-year-old singer) Season 9, 2022: Magic Leon (27-year-old illusionist) Season 10, 2023: Chritzel Renae Aceveda (12-year-old singer) Season 11, 2024: Current season Season 1, 2010 : DaeMen (hand-to-hand acrobatics) Season 2, 2011: Atai Omurzakov (21-year-old dancer) Season 3, 2012: Jozef Pavlusík (24-year-old opera singer) Season 4, 2013: Miroslav Sýkora (25-year-old opera singer) Season 5, 2015: Gyöngyi Bodišová (22-year-old singer) Season 6, 2016: Act 4 Slovakia (acrobatic on bicycles) Season 7, 2018: Nikoleta Šurinová (11-year-old drummer) Season 8, 2019: Margaréta Ondrejková (16-year-old singer) Season 9, 2021: Diamonds (dance group) Season 10, 2022: Nikola Kusendová (18-year-old singer) Season 11, 2023: Anna Slížová (24-year-old singer) Season 12, TBA: Awaiting Confirmation Season 1, 2008: Robot Boys (robot dancing duo) Season 2, 2009 : Kalle Pimp (23-year-old rapper) Season 3, 2010: Copenhagen Drummers (military drummers) Season 1, 2014–15 : Thor Mikkelsen (17-year-old beatboxer) Season 2, 2015–16 : Matias Rasmussen (23-year-old Rubik's Cube solver) Season 3, 2017 : Johanne Astrid 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Season 7, 2021: Sirkus Bravuuri (circus group) Season 8, TBA: Awaiting Confirmation Season 1, 2006: Salah Benlemqawanssa (27-year-old popper/b-boy) Season 2, 2007: Junior (26-year-old break dancer) Season 3, 2008: Alex (23-year-old fire artist) Season 4, 2009 : Les Echos-liés (comic group) Season 5, 2010 : Axel et Alizée (young dancing duo) Season 6, 2011 : Marina Kaye (13-year-old singer) Season 7, 2012: Die Mobilés (shadow play) Season 8, 2013 : Simon Heule (23-year-old acrobat) Season 9, 2014 : Bagad de Vannes (choir) Season 10, 2015: Juliette and Charlie (Dog Act) Season 11, 2016: Antonio (42-year-old magician) Season 12, 2017: Laura Laune (31-year-old comedian/singer) Season 13, 2018: Jean-Baptiste Guégan (35-year-old singer) Season 14, 2019: Le Cas Pucine (20-year-old ventriloquist) Season 15, 2020: Famille Lefèvre (family opera group) Season 16, 2021: Le Chœur de Saint-Cyr (military choir) Season 17, 2022: Rayane (15-year-old pianist) Season 18, 2023: Mega Unity (dancers group) 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(26-year-old drag queen and singer) Season 9, 2015: Jay Oh (29-year-old singer) Season 10, 2016: Angel Flukes (28-year-old singer) Season 11, 2017: Alexa Lauenburger & her mixed-breed dogs (dog act) Season 12, 2018: Stevie Starr (56-year-old professional regurgitator) Season 13, 2019: Christian Stoinev & Percy (Acrobatics with dog training) Season 14, 2020: Nick Ferretti (30-year-old singer and guitarist) Season 15, 2021: Elena Turcan (10-year-old opera singer) Season 16, 2024: Alexander Doghmani (17-year-old opera singer) Season 17, 2025: Upcoming season Season 1, 2007: Christos Zacharopoulos (12-year-old singer) Season 2, 2009: Kiss Madiam (band) Season 3, 2010: Nikos Georgas (55-year-old singer) Season 4, 2012: Stelios Legakis (14-year-old singer) Season 5, 2017: House of Drama (Group of dancers) Season 6, 2018: En Xoro (Group of dancers) Season 7, 2022: Konstantinos Tsamados (14-year-old singer) America%27s Got Talent America's Got Talent (often abbreviated as AGT )

1330-514: A success, leading NBC to commission additional seasons, and prompting ITV to contact Cowell with the intention of resuming production on the British edition for 2007. The success of Britain's Got Talent (along with the American series), led Cowell to accept offers for the rights to the competition format, creating the Got Talent franchise. Each year's competition begins with a set of audition stages,

1425-488: A telephone vote) and New Faces . Both shows showcased singers, dancers and comedians, as well as performers such as acrobats, animal acts and novelty acts. Cowell said:"I was a fan of variety shows Opportunity Knocks and New Faces , and to be able to update that tradition, really was a buzz". The concept of the format was for a large-scale televised talent competition where anyone, of any age and background, could participate with any form of talent before an audience and

1520-399: A third-party program was involved in the audition process: one quarter-final place in the competition was offered exclusively by The Today Show via their website, with the top three picked from those that entered competing against each other to be part of America's Got Talent that year. Several changes were made to the program for this season. The most significant was the introduction of

1615-420: Is a homegrown British show. We owe its success to a group of very talented producers all over the world who have made this happen. And of course amazing talent." Got Talent was conceived in 2005 by Simon Cowell , creator and judge on The X Factor . The format's origins can be traced to the British talent shows Opportunity Knocks (on-screen from the 1950s, with the winner using the now-standard method of

1710-521: Is a televised American talent show competition, and is part of the global Got Talent franchise created by Simon Cowell . The program is produced by Fremantle USA (as well as distributed by) and Syco Entertainment , and broadcasts on the NBC television network . It premiered on June 21, 2006, after plans for a British edition in 2005 were suspended, following a dispute within the British broadcaster ITV . Production would later resume in 2007, following

1805-407: Is broadcast, the network provides the public a set period of time to vote for their act, with the results of these held in a separate "results" episode. When it is broadcast has varied, though it more commonly occurs after an interval of one day after the live "performance" episode. Participants wore the same outfits from the performance episode and are then informed of the results, with those receiving

1900-403: Is held offstage from the main performing area in a waiting room, and given a number that denotes when they will perform. Upon being called before the judges, the participant is given 90 seconds to demonstrate their act, with a live audience present for all performances. Each judge is given a buzzer, and may use it during a performance if they are unimpressed, dislike what is being performed, or feel

1995-547: Is hosted by Saudi rapper and musician Qusai Kheder and Lebanese TV presenter Raya Abirached . Contestants are initially chosen at non-televised auditions in the capitals of participating Arab country, such as Doha in Qatar. Chosen contestants proceed to perform in front of the celebrity judges. It is by the judges' votes that they enter the next round. Judges may terminate a contestant's performance by buzzing in, signifying an X. However, buzzes from all judges are required to stop

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2090-401: Is notable for the death of American physician Brandon Rogers (who died in an automobile accident on June 11, 2017), shortly after securing his place on America's Got Talent during the audition's stage. Rogers became involved in the program, following his involvement with American R&B vocal group Boyz II Men earlier that year, after the group had seen footage of him singing on YouTube. In

2185-522: Is now referred to as the 'Got Talent' format, similar to that described by Fremantle of the Idol and The X Factor formats. Unlike those shows, Got Talent (influenced by the variety of talent shows Opportunity Knocks and New Faces ) showcases other artistic disciplines as well as singers. In April 2014, the format was named the world's most successful reality TV format ever by Guinness World Records . Cowell said: "I am very proud that Got Talent

2280-532: The Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles. A minor change was made to the format of the Judge Cuts in terms of the number of participants in this stage from the auditions being reduced to seventy-two, with about eighteen performing each week. The guest judges featured in the Judge Cuts for the thirteenth season consisted of Ken Jeong , Olivia Munn , Martina McBride and Chris Hardwick . This season

2375-463: The "Golden Buzzer" format, first introduced on Germany's Got Talent in 2012, which had also been introduced into Britain's Got Talent earlier that year. However, it was used mainly to save an act from elimination in the auditions, and wouldn't match the format used across the Got Talent franchise until the following year. Other changes included the "boot camp" round being filmed in New York, and

2470-404: The "Golden Buzzer", which began to make appearances within the Got Talent franchise, since it was first introduced on Germany's Got Talent . During auditions, each judge is allowed to use the Golden Buzzer to send an act automatically into the live shows, regardless of the opinion of the other judges. When it was initially used, the buzzer simply saved an act from elimination. The only rule to

2565-493: The Golden Buzzer after the format's introduction and subsequent amendment to match other Got Talent editions, are divided into groups and compete against each other to secure a place within the live final of the competition. Live episodes of the competition are held within a set venue (the location has varied), with the current arrangement focused on a venue within Los Angeles and live episodes for each season being aired weekly on

2660-537: The Judges' audition were conducted in March 2017 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles. On February 13, 2017, Nick Cannon resigned from hosting America's Got Talent , following a dispute between himself and NBC concerning remarks he had made during his Showtime comedy special Stand Up, Don't Shoot . As a result, despite Cannon being under contract, the network replaced him with supermodel Tyra Banks . This season

2755-480: The act is a waste of their time. If a participant is buzzed by all judges, their performance is automatically over. At the end of a performance, the judges give constructive criticism and feedback about what they saw, whereupon they are each given a vote. A participant requires a majority vote approving their performance to proceed to the next stage, otherwise they are eliminated from the program at that stage. Many acts that move on may be cut or forfeit their place, due to

2850-419: The buzzer was that a judge could use it only once per season. The host was later allowed to use the Golden Buzzer for an act starting from the eleventh season. After auditions are completed, the judges conduct a special session (or second "audition" round) to determine which participants will secure a place in the live rounds of the competition, though the format for this stage has been changed several times over

2945-414: The cities of New York City , Chicago , and Los Angeles . Live-round episodes were held within the latter city. Initial advertisements for participants of America's Got Talent implied that the winning act would headline a show in Las Vegas , but this was later dropped in favor of a cash prize of $ 1 million, due to concerns surrounding the possibility of awarding such a prize to a minor. The first season

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3040-493: The competition's format to mid-2007 included France , Russia , Sweden , and Australia . Cowell later returned to the UK to continue production of the British edition for ITV, leading to Britain's Got Talent debuting on 9 June 2007. The golden buzzer, which allows each judge to select one act to advance directly to the next round of the competition, was first introduced in 2012 on the sixth season of Germany's Das Supertalent , and

3135-424: The concept, and green-lit production of a pilot episode to test out the format, with Cowell forming a panel consisting of himself and two other judges (including tabloid journalist Piers Morgan ). The pilot proved to be a success. The original plan for the program was for a British edition to be produced and broadcast between 2005 and 2006, hosted by British television personality Paul O'Grady , who had assisted with

3230-542: The conclusion of the sixth season (despite signing a three-year contract with the program in July 2010), due to other commitments he had at that time. Due to Morgan's departure, his role as judge was taken over by radio personality Howard Stern . However, because of his involvement with hosting his radio show for SiriusXM , the program's production of live episodes were moved to a venue in New York to avoid disrupting his schedule. The graphical presentation of America's Got Talent

3325-401: The course of the program's history. When the stage was first created after the first season, it was designed around a "boot camp" format titled " Las Vegas Callbacks". Under the format's rules, participants who made it through the preliminary auditions could undergo training to perfect their act, whereupon each would be assigned to a specific group of participants and perform a second time before

3420-536: The date of the book's publication. The series has run for a total of nineteen seasons, with the nineteenth season airing May–September 2024, and has spawned four spin-off competitions: America's Got Talent: The Champions (2019–20), AGT: Extreme (2022), America's Got Talent: All-Stars (2023), and America's Got Talent: Fantasy League (2024). The main series returned for season nineteen in summer 2024 with host Crews and judges Cowell, Mandel, Klum, and Vergara all returning. The concept of America's Got Talent

3515-525: The fifteenth season, the round was condensed into a single episode and featured no guest judge, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in 2020. The round was replaced to its current arrangement for the sixteenth season, matching that of Britain's Got Talent around that time. Participants who pass their auditions and secure a place in the live rounds of the competitions, including those who received

3610-416: The final, the second and third placed proceed via a vote by the judges. In the final, fourteen contestants remain and, after each contestant finishes their performance, the winner is chosen by the viewers' voting. Got Talent Got Talent is a British talent show TV format conceived and owned by Simon Cowell 's Syco Entertainment . It has spawned spin-offs in over 69 countries, in what

3705-463: The first being the "Producers' Auditions", is conducted across various cities in the United States. This stage is open to all forms of acts and judged by an independent group, and thus determines who will take part in the next stage of auditions titled "Judges' Auditions". These are held in a public venue, within select cities across the country, and are attended by the judges handling that year's contest. Each participant reaching this stage of auditions

3800-532: The first round of auditions towards a set number for the live rounds. Alongside this, participants in the live rounds moved on via the public vote only, while the episode for results was aired a week after each live episode's performance and within a smaller time slot for its broadcast. This season was won by singing impressionist and ventriloquist Terry Fator , with singer and guitarist Cas Haley coming in second, and singer Butterscotch placing third. The third season aired between June 17 and October 1, 2008, with

3895-410: The first season, the judges did not decide on who moved on, instead voting for acts they liked or disliked. In the second season, they could not vote on acts at all, instead only being able to buzz them. For some acts that are eliminated, there is still a chance for advancement by being appointed as that round's "Wildcard". Until the tenth season, this format varied in how it would work. In some seasons,

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3990-595: The following seasons. In 2015, guest judges were introduced into the program as part of the revamp of the format's boot camp stage. The following lists the guest judges who appeared within the program for the "Judge Cuts", per season and in order of their appearance by week: The first season for America's Got Talent was promoted in May 2006, and was eventually aired later that year between June 21 and August 17. While later episodes would pre-record auditions at earlier dates, this season had them conducted across June, at venues within

4085-573: The franchises worldwide. The winner of this spin-off series was Canadian-American card magician Shin Lim . In addition, Hunan Television produced an unofficial global version of Got Talent in 2019, the World's Got Talent presented by Eliza Liang and Wong Cho-lam, featuring notable contestants from the Got Talent versions around the world. Following the success of America's Got Talent: The Champions , ITV launched

4180-438: The highest votes (i.e. Top 4) advancing to the next stage. For the two acts that receive the mid-range of votes for all participants, they undergo a vote by the judges to determine who joins those who advanced. When the program brought in the format of using four judges, a tie-break on this vote results in the act with the higher number of public votes moving on. The Judges' vote was not a common format element in earlier seasons. In

4275-524: The intended airdate of 2011. However, Cowell halted plans for the series because it would conflict with his judging commitments with The X Factor USA and Britain's Got Talent for the years to come. In February 2014, The X Factor USA was cancelled by Fox due to low ratings and Cowell's decision to return to the UK version of that show. In 2014, ITV first broadcast a series of spin-off shows Planet's Got Talent which showed clips of Got Talent from all over

4370-443: The interest of American television network NBC to produce a season for their 2006 summer broadcast schedule. America's Got Talent debuted on 21 June 2006, and was the first international edition of the franchise to be produced and broadcast. The programme proved a success for NBC, who commissioned further seasons, while launching the franchise internationally – among countries where television networks between late 2006 bought up

4465-1018: The introduction of a new online vote for viewers, named after the program's sponsor during that season . This determined which three acts placed in the mid-range of the public vote: 5th, 6th and 7th in the semi-finals, with 4th, 5th and 6th in the "Top 12" round advancing, and the remaining two voted by the judges. This season was won by magician Mat Franco , with singer Emily West coming second, and acrobatic troupe AcroArmy placing third. The tenth season aired during 2015, between May 26 and September 16. Producer auditions took place between late 2014 and early 2015 within Tampa , Nashville , Richmond , New York , Chicago , St. Louis , San Antonio, Albuquerque , San Francisco , Seattle , Boise , Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Judge auditions took place during spring until early summer 2015, between March and June within Newark, New York and Los Angeles. A special "extreme" audition session

4560-499: The judge panel for future seasons was increased, recruiting supermodel Heidi Klum to join the new season as a fourth judge. For the live episodes of this season, the venue moved from Newark to New York, holding them within Radio City Music Hall . In addition, the format for audition episodes in terms of presentation style, was changed to match that for Britain's Got Talent . In this arrangement, each episode would consist of

4655-460: The judges could each individually select an act, or more than one, to move on to the next stage or compete within a special Wildcard round. In other seasons, the Wildcard acts were selected from among the auditions and competed in a special round. Since the tenth season, the format is more structured and works in a similar manner to that of the format used by Britain's Got Talent , in that the judges and

4750-445: The judges panel increased to four. This format change had already occurred in other international versions of the competition, such as on Britain's Got Talent two years prior. In March 2013, supermodel Heidi Klum was announced as the fourth judge for the eighth season. In October 2015, Stern was replaced by Simon Cowell for the eleventh season. After his eighth year hosting America's Got Talent , Cannon announced plans to retire from

4845-492: The judges' auditions took place in March 2016, prior to the premiere episode of the season, and were exclusively conducted within the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles. The season premiered on May 31, 2016. During the previous season on June 24, 2015, Howard Stern announced his departure from America's Got Talent on his TV program , leading to Simon Cowell announcing on October 22 that he would later be replacing him for season eleven. On October 4, 2016, Cowell signed

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4940-447: The judges. Buzzers would be used to terminate a performance at any time, with those not deemed worthy of a place being eliminated from that season's format. Between the fourth and ninth season, the format was changed to match that used in Britain's Got Talent . Participants who made it through the preliminary auditions had their audition footage reviewed by the judges, who set each one into

5035-449: The judging panel consisted of David Hasselhoff , Brandy Norwood and Piers Morgan , with Regis Philbin as the host. Prior to the start of the second season, Norwood stepped down due to a legal matter she was involved with, leading to her being replaced by Sharon Osbourne . Philbin was replaced by Jerry Springer as the show's host. Further changes were made to the judging panel and hosting duties in later seasons: Springer left after

5130-414: The limited slots available for the next stage. Filming for each season begins when the Judges' Auditions are taking place, with the show's presenter standing in the wings of each venue's stage to interview, and give personal commentary on a participant's performance. From the fifth to seventh seasons, acts who did not attend live auditions could instead submit a taped audition online via YouTube . Acts from

5225-400: The live rounds, for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, sees each participant conduct a new performance of their act before the judges and the viewers within a "performance" episode. In this episode, the judges can still give out feedback and comments about a participant's performance, and be able to use their buzzers, with the performance terminated if all the buzzers are used. After the episode

5320-403: The live rounds. Neil Patrick Harris , Michael Bublé , Marlon Wayans and Piers Morgan became the first guest judges for the new format in this season. The "Snapple Vote", introduced in the previous season, was renamed the "Dunkin' Save" to coincide with the program's new sponsor . Its format expanded to cover quarter-finalists who finished in 6th, 7th or 8th place per public vote, along with

5415-468: The most votes from the public, with the number of finalists varying between seasons. Later seasons allow each finalist more than one performance and sometimes being joined by a celebrity guest, previous winner, or notable participant from a previous season. The winning act that achieves the most votes is crowned the winner and receives a cash prize. Although stipulated as $ 1 million per the program's advertising, in reality winners can choose to either take it as

5510-414: The network decided against this due to the program potentially being placed in direct competition for viewers with American Idol , and kept America's Got Talent within its 2007 summer schedule. The second season aired between June 5 and August 21, 2007. Prior to filming taking place, Philbin left the program and was replaced as host by Jerry Springer . Norwood dropped out, due to a legal situation, and

5605-450: The network. The arrangement differs from the schedule used by other international editions. Britain's Got Talent , for example, broadcasts its live episodes within the space of a single week. The structure of the live rounds by this stage of the competition has varied, but is more commonly arranged as quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final itself. Earlier seasons varied, sometimes having the finals split into separate rounds. The format of

5700-453: The online auditions were then selected to compete in front of the judges and a live audience during the "live shows" part of the season, prior to the semi-finals. Before the inclusion of this round, the show had a separate audition episode in Seasons 3 and 4 (2008–2009) for contestants who posted videos on MySpace . In the ninth season, the show added a new format to the auditions in the form of

5795-451: The panel can award a golden buzzer to an act that has generated an especially strong positive reaction from the studio audience. In 2024, the fourth season of Canada's Got Talent introduced a $ 25,000 cash prize for each recipient of the golden buzzer, making it the first edition of the franchise to do so. In the same year, both the seventeenth season of Britain's Got Talent and the nineteenth season of America's Got Talent introduced

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5890-417: The panel, but also by a special guest judge, with all participants divided up into four groups. Each group would be judged by their own guest judge. Like the auditions, the main judges could use their buzzers at any time to stop a performance, while the guest judge would be allowed to use a Golden Buzzer for a participant they particularly liked (as well as providing comments on the performances they watched). In

5985-414: The performance. These auditions are televised weekly on Saturdays on MBC1. The semi-finals and final are broadcast live. They feature performances by the contestants, usually on a grander scale. Judges can still stop a performance if all three buzz in, three times. In the semi-final, the winners are chosen by the viewers' voting (by means of texting), though only the most-voted-for contestant proceeds to

6080-573: The pilot (before Cowell would propose the format for American television). However, O'Grady became involved in a dispute with ITV during work on the new program, ultimately terminating his contract with them and defecting to another British network. As a result, Cowell suspended work on the British edition, and hastened his efforts on launching the format in America. Approaching several networks, Cowell received an offer from NBC to produce his televised competition for their network, owing to feedback given to

6175-406: The pilot made for ITV, and agreed to a contract to produce fifteen episodes for the 2006 summer schedule. Cowell worked with Fremantle and his company Syco Entertainment , but decided against becoming a judge for the new program, choosing to act as executive producer instead. Regis Philbin served as the host, with David Hasselhoff , Brandy Norwood and Morgan as judges. The first season proved

6270-455: The previous season, the Las Vegas callback episodes doubled the number of semi-finalists involved in the live rounds. Following the second season, judges voted between the participants placed 5th and 6th in the public vote during the quarterfinals and semi-finals, to determine who moved on at each stage. Apart from some amendments to the program's format, staff also implemented cosmetic changes to

6365-654: The program following the previous season, and was replaced by Nick Cannon as host. For the fourth year of the competition, the prize for winning was amended so that the winner not only received a cash prize, but would be given their own 0-week headline show at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Apart from the change in the prize, the Results episodes after each performance episode were returned to their original broadcast format. This season

6460-455: The program on November 22, 2019. On February 27, 2020, it was confirmed that Klum would return for the next season , and announced Sofía Vergara as the fourth judge. In September 2021, host Crews announced the 'end of an era' following the season sixteen finale of America's Got Talent and the series finale of Brooklyn Nine-Nine , stating that these both marked the end of his deal with NBC. However, Crews continued his hosting duties in

6555-441: The public can each chose the acts they want to see move on as a Wildcard act. Although the judges are refrained from choosing a quarter-finalist as a Wildcard act, the public may vote online for an act within each quarter-final and semi-final to move on into the next stage, with this vote aptly named after the sponsor for the show in that respective season. Those who make it into the season's final compete against each other to secure

6650-432: The revised format. In addition, the boot camp round was revamped with a new format and renamed as "Judge Cuts", in which they were held over four weeks rather than one. It consisted of about eighty acts shortlisted from the auditions with around twenty per week, and featured the involvement of a guest judge for each of these episodes. Along with the main judges, they could use the Golden Buzzer for an act they wished to see in

6745-408: The second round of auditions or their quarter-finals. The final stage of the competition included its finalists conducting performances, each with their own guest performer, a format that would become a part of the program and an optional choice for finalists in future seasons. The finalists were offered a place on the America's Got Talent Live Tour that year, regardless of their final result, although

6840-576: The semi-finalists who finished in 4th, 5th or 6th place per public votes. This season was won by ventriloquist Paul Zerdin , with comedian Drew Lynch coming in second, and magician mentalist Oz Pearlman placing third. The eleventh season aired during 2016, between May 31 and September 16. Open auditions were held between late 2015 and early 2016, within Detroit , New York, Phoenix , Salt Lake City , Las Vegas, San Jose , San Diego , Kansas City , Los Angeles , Atlanta, Orlando and Dallas . Filming of

6935-448: The set pieces used on America's Got Talent . An example of this included the "red X's", used to symbolize disapproval from each judge, being redesigned to match the visual style of those used in Britain's Got Talent . This season was won by opera singer Neal E. Boyd , with singer and pianist Eli Mattson coming in second, and violinists Nuttin' But Stringz placing third. The fourth season aired between June 23 and September 19, 2009, and

7030-423: The show due to comments he made about the network. Despite being under contract to continue his hosting duties, NBC eventually replaced him with Tyra Banks for the twelfth season. On February 11, 2019, NBC announced a change to the program's host and its judging panel following the conclusion of the thirteenth season . Banks decided to move on to other projects, leading to her being replaced by Terry Crews , who

7125-439: The show due to other commitments, and his role as judge was taken over by comedian Howie Mandel . Online auditions for the program were modified to allow registration via YouTube , with a guaranteed placement in the competition. The live rounds were extended to include two new quarter-finals, each themed to certain groups of participants: those who were chosen from their YouTube auditions and those who had been eliminated during

7220-470: The success of the first season. Each season is mainly run during the network's summer schedule, and has featured various hosts over the course of the program's history. The current host is Terry Crews . The program attracts a variety of participants from across the United States and abroad, who possess some form of talents. Acts range from singing, dancing, comedy, magic, stunts, variety and other genres. Each participant or act who auditions, attempts to secure

7315-450: The third season, a chance to headline a show on the Las Vegas Strip . The show itself has been a rating success for NBC, drawing in on average around 10 million viewers per season. In 2013, a book titled Inside AGT: The Untold Stories of America's Got Talent was released, providing a description of the seasons, contestants, judges and production techniques of the show. It includes detailed interviews with contestants from all seasons, up to

7410-497: The third season, and was replaced by Nick Cannon for the fourth season. Hasselhoff left the show after the fourth season, and was replaced by Howie Mandel for the fifth season. Morgan left after the sixth season, and was replaced by Howard Stern for the seventh season. In August 2012, Osbourne left the program following a dispute with NBC . While the network replaced her with former Spice Girls member Mel B in February 2013,

7505-818: The wake of his death, his audition was postponed before eventually airing during the final audition episode of the season on July 11, as a tribute to his memory. The guest judges who featured in the Judge Cuts for the twelfth season consisted of Chris Hardwick , DJ Khaled , Laverne Cox and Seal . This season was won by singer ventriloquist Darci Lynne , with singer Angelica Hale coming in second, and Ukrainian dance act Light Balance placing third. The thirteenth season aired during 2018, between May 29 and September 19. Open auditions were held in late 2017 until early 2018, within Orlando , Cincinnati , Savannah , Milwaukee , Houston, Las Vegas, New York, Nashville and Los Angeles. The Judges' auditions were filmed in March 2018 at

7600-584: The winner would be made the headline act for the tour in addition to their main prize. This season was won by singer/musician Michael Grimm , with classical singer Jackie Evancho coming in second, and performance group Fighting Gravity placing third. The sixth season aired between May 31 and September 14, 2011, with no major changes to the format for this year. Auditions were held between January and April within Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Houston, Minneapolis , Seattle , Denver and Chicago. Online auditions made via YouTube were conducted on May 4. This season

7695-474: The world. It was later broadcast in Italy on TV8 and Sky Uno. Slovenia made a show as same as the British one. In 2019, Hunan Television produced an unofficial spin-off series, World's Got Talent , whose copyrights were shared by Hunan Television and Fremantle, featuring 61 notable acts from the Got Talent franchise around the world. Currently, a similar version of "World's Got Talent" and "Planet's Got Talent" acts as

7790-467: Was adopted in 2014 on both the eighth series of Britain's Got Talent and the ninth season of America's Got Talent . Changes in the golden buzzer rules over the years have included allowing the host to award a golden buzzer separately from the judging panel; a "group" golden buzzer whereby the judges and the host can collectively give a golden buzzer to an act without losing their own personal golden buzzers; and an "audience" golden buzzer under which

7885-402: Was already working with the network as host of America's Got Talent: The Champions . Both Klum and Mel B decided to leave America's Got Talent due to other commitments that year, leading to actress Gabrielle Union and dancer Julianne Hough replacing them, joining Mandel and Cowell on the judging panel. However, both Union and Hough took part in only one season before they were let go by

7980-400: Was devised by The X Factor creator and Sony Music executive Simon Cowell , who sought to create a talent competition far grander than those of other televised talent contests. His proposal, first made to British television network ITV in 2005, was for a competition in which participants of any age and location could enter with any form of talent they chose to perform. The network favored

8075-448: Was held within Pomona, California (performed on an outdoor stage), for participants with acts considered too dangerous to be conducted within an indoor studio set. This season had the Golden Buzzer format, introduced in the previous season, matching that of Britain's Got Talent . Its use would send a participant directly into the live rounds, although the host was not allowed to use it per

8170-457: Was hosted by Regis Philbin , with the judging panel consisting of actor David Hasselhoff , singer Brandy Norwood and journalist Piers Morgan . More than 12 million viewers watched the program's premiere episode, a far greater viewing figure than had been achieved by the premiere of American Idol in 2002, becoming one of the most-watched program on U.S. television and the highest-rated among viewers aged 18 to 49 at that time. The first season

8265-455: Was re-dubbed "Judgment Week" and conducted within New York . Between the tenth season and fourteenth season, the stage's format was changed again under a new arrangement dubbed "Judge Cuts". Under the new format's rules, participants that passed the preliminary auditions underwent a second stage of auditions before the judges at a fixed venue. However, their performance would not only be judged by

8360-431: Was replaced by Sharon Osbourne . Auditions for this season involved venues within the same cities as had been previously used, but with the inclusion of Dallas as part of its competition schedule. The second season saw the introduction of a new round in the audition process, which was referred to as the "boot camp stage", a period of callback episodes filmed in Las Vegas, aimed at streamlining successful participants from

8455-662: Was revamped, including the title credits, logo and theme music. The change of venue to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey not only allowed Cowell to have designers update the studio set, but allowed production staff to invite larger audiences for performances in live episodes than in previous seasons. This season was won by dog tricks act Olate Dogs , with comedian Tom Cotter coming in second, and musician William Close placing third. The eighth season aired between June 4 and September 18, 2013, with auditions held between January and March in

8550-521: Was the first season to be broadcast in high definition . Auditions were held between January and April, at venues within New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta. Additional auditions were held within Washington, D.C. , Miami , Tacoma , Boston and Houston . Along with conducting live auditions, participants could also audition by uploading a video of their performance directly to the program's website. Prior to filming taking place, Springer departed from

8645-793: Was won by country music singer Kevin Skinner , with opera singer Bárbara Padilla coming in second, and percussionists Recycled Percussion placing third. The fifth season was originally intended to be aired as part of NBC's 2009 Fall schedule, much as had been intended with the second season. However, the network disliked the idea and made certain the program was part of its 2010 summer schedule, with this season airing between June 1 and September 15, 2010. Audition were held between January and April, at venues in Atlanta , Chicago , Dallas , Los Angeles , New York City , Orlando , Portland (Oregon) , and Philadelphia . Prior to filming taking place, Hasselhoff left

8740-550: Was won by magician Shin Lim , with acrobatic group Zurcaroh coming in second, and violinist Brian King Joseph placing third. The fourteenth season aired during 2019, between May 28 and September 18. Following the previous season, Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum and Mel B, all opted to leave the program. Banks announced her resignation in December 2018, while Klum and Mel B announced their respective departures two months later. Due to this, replacements were sought in February 2019. Terry Crews

8835-423: Was won by singer Bianca Ryan , with clogging group All That and musical group The Millers being the runners-up. Neither act were defined in the results in terms of who was placed 2nd, and who was placed in 3rd. Following the success of the previous season, NBC commissioned the program for additional episodes, but originally intended for the new season to be aired as part of its 2007 winter schedule. However,

8930-494: Was won by singer Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. , with dance group Silhouettes coming in second, and dance group Team iLuminate placing third. The seventh season aired between May 14 and September 13, 2012, with auditions held between October 2011 and February 2012. These were conducted within the cities of New York, Washington, D.C., Tampa , Charlotte , Austin , Anaheim , St. Louis and San Francisco . Prior to filming taking place, Morgan departed from America's Got Talent after

9025-504: Was won by singer-songwriter and musician Grace VanderWaal , with magician mentalist duo The Clairvoyants coming in second, and magician Jon Dorenbos placing third. The twelfth season aired during 2017, between May 30 and September 20. Open auditions were held in late 2016 to early 2017, within Chicago, Austin , Cleveland , Jacksonville , Philadelphia , Las Vegas , San Diego , New York, Charleston , Memphis and Los Angeles. Filming of

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