America's Got Talent
Format	Reality talent show
Created by	Simon Cowell Ken Warwick  Cécile Frot-Coutaz Jason Raff
Judges	Season Two Piers Morgan Sharon Osbourne David Hasselhoff Season One Piers Morgan Brandy Norwood David Hasselhoff // This article is about the genre of TV shows. ... Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is a British artist and repertoire (A&R) executive for Sony BMG in the United Kingdom and a television producer, more commonly known as a judge on television programmes such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol and Britains Got Talent. ... Ken Warwick is a television Executive Producer and director, most noted for producing the reality television series American Idol and Pop Idol. ... Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (born 30 March 1965 in Newick, East Sussex) is a former editor of British tabloid newspapers the News of the World (1994–1995) and the Daily Mirror (1995–2004). ... Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy, previously Arden; born 9 October 1952) is an English music manager and promoter, television personality and presenter. ... David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland), nicknamed The Hoff, is an American actor who was best known for his lead roles on Knight Rider and Baywatch. ... Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (born 30 March 1965 in Newick, East Sussex) is a former editor of British tabloid newspapers the News of the World (1994–1995) and the Daily Mirror (1995–2004). ... Brandy on the cover of her album Full Moon Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979 in McComb, Mississippi), known professionally as Brandy, is an African American pop/R&B singer and actress. ... David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland), nicknamed The Hoff, is an American actor who was best known for his lead roles on Knight Rider and Baywatch. ...
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	28
Production
Executive producer(s)	Simon Cowell Ken Warwick
Running time	Varies
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Picture format	480i (NTSC)
Original run	June 21, 2006 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

America's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network. It is the program which the Got Talent series is based on. It is a talent show that features amateur singers, dancers, magicians, comedians and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of US$1 million. The show debuted in June 2006 for the summer television season. Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is a British artist and repertoire (A&R) executive for Sony BMG in the United Kingdom and a television producer, more commonly known as a judge on television programmes such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol and Britains Got Talent. ... Ken Warwick is a television Executive Producer and director, most noted for producing the reality television series American Idol and Pop Idol. ... This article is about the television network. ... 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... NTSC is the analog television system in use in the United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, and some other countries (see map). ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Present redirects here. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This article is about the television network. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... June 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Extraordinary renditions. ...

The show concept can be traced back to the British talent contest Opportunity Knocks, which started as a radio programme in 1949 before moving to television in 1956. Among its significant features were that it gave an opportunity to talented amateurs or unknown performers, with the results decided by a public vote.^[1] Opportunity Knocks was a UK television talent show originally hosted by Hughie Greene. ... Radio broadcasts have been a popular entertainment since the 1910s, though popularity has declined a little in some countries since television became widespread. ...

The format was sold by Simon Cowell after he originally produced the show that was to have been called "Paul O'Grady's Got Talent" (as can be seen by the application for a Trademark for this name at [1] ) - but was postponed from 2005 until 2007, and when it was eventually launched in 2007 it was called, "Britain's Got Talent" due to the fact that Paul O'Grady defected from ITV to Channel 4. Unlike the British version, Cowell does not appear as a judge due to the conditions of his American Idol contract. Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is a British artist and repertoire (A&R) executive for Sony BMG in the United Kingdom and a television producer, more commonly known as a judge on television programmes such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol and Britains Got Talent. ... Paul James OGrady (born 14 June 1955), is an English comedian and television personality of Irish descent. ... For the current American Idol season, see American Idol (season 7). ...

America's Got Talent began airing season one in the United Kingdom on ITV2 on 22 June 2007, TV3 Ireland in Ireland on July 2007 and in New Zealand on Prime Television New Zealand on 9 July 2007. ITV2 is a 24 hour a day free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. ... is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... TV3 Ireland is the sole commercial terrestrial television channel in the Republic of Ireland. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Prime Television New Zealand is the sixth national free-to-air television station in New Zealand. ... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

NBC has announced that America's Got Talent has been renewed for a third season. [2]

Selection/elimination process

For the audition round, each of the three judges has a button in front of them that they can press when they do not want the act to continue; in season one, the button rings an electronic bell and a large red X with the judge's name lights up over the stage. A louder buzzer indicates the third judge's button was pressed, and the contestant's performance is terminated. In season two, only a buzzer is heard when a judge hits his/her button. If all three judges hit their X in season 2, the performer is illuminated in a lonely blue spotlight, indicating that they've been struck out. This is not as significant as it might be, since the judges occasionally cheat and press one another's buttons to abort even if a consensus of disapproval has not been reached. Then, the judges are asked whether the contestant should continue to the next round, with the approval of two out of three judges required. The button voting is not final, and occasionally a supporting judge can talk a disapproving one into switching sides. From there, the contestant is either rejected or passed to the next round of performance. The process is similar to the classic spoof amateur show The Gong Show, except that an act was ended by just one judge on Gong with no deliberations to follow. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The acts who pass the auditions then attend a Las Vegas bootcamp, where they have a chance to perfect their craft. At this point, acts are divided into 2 groups, "music", and "variety". The music acts consist of singers and instrument players. The "variety" group consists of other acts. The "music" acts performs first, followed by the "variety" acts. Each act will perform for 3 minutes, and their performance will not be terminated, as the judges have no buttons to press. After each group has finished, the judges will split the groups into lines, either a "yes" line, or a "no" line. The ones who the judges said yes to will go to the short list of 35 acts. The acts which the judges have said no to will go home. After that, the judges will cut the short list of 35 to 20 final acts. In the semifinal episodes, the 20 acts will be first split into 2 groups of 10. America will vote and eliminate 5 out of the first group, then 5 out of the second. The remaining 10 will perform head to head in the next round, where the field will be narrowed each week. For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ...

Voting in the Semifinal

Unlike in Season 1, where there is a judges' choice, and a viewers' choice, the voting is completely handed over to the viewers. There will be no checks, but just Xs. The judges may press the Xs if they do not want the act to continue and they may also comment on acts.

Season 1

Main article: America's Got Talent (season 1)

In June 2006, NBC announced the new show. The audition tour took place in June. Auditions were held in the following locations: Los Angeles, California, New York City, New York, Chicago, Illinois, and Atlanta, Georgia. Some early ads for the show implied that the winning act would also headline a show at a casino, possibly in Las Vegas; however, this was replaced with $1,000,000 due to concerns of minors playing in Las Vegas, should one become a champion. More than 12 million viewers watched the season premiere (which is more than American Idol got during its premiere back in 2002). The two-hour broadcast was the night's most-watched program on U.S. television and the highest-rated among viewers aged 18 to 49 (the prime-time audience that matters most to advertisers), Nielsen Media Research reported.^[2]. On the season finale, there was an unaired segment that was scheduled to appear after Aly and AJ. The segment featured Tom Green dressing in a parrot costume, and squawking with a live parrot, to communicate telepathically. Green then proceeded to fly up above the audience, shooting confetti streamers out of his costume onto the crowd below. Bobby Badfingers was the first person to advance to the second round. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... New York, New York redirects here. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... For the current American Idol season, see American Idol (season 7). ... Nielsen Media Research (NMR) is a U.S. firm, headquartered in New York City, and operating primarily from Oldsmar, FL, which measures media audiences, including television, radio and newspapers. ... Aly and AJ (Alyson Renae Michalka (Aly) and Amanda Joy Michalka (AJ)) are American actresses and singer-songwriters They are born and reside in Torrance, California. ... For other persons named Tom Green, see Tom Green (disambiguation). ... Systematics (but see below) Family Cacatuidae (cockatoos) Subfamily Microglossinae (Palm Cockatoo) Subfamily Calyptorhynchinae (dark cockatoos) Subfamily Cacatuinae (white cockatoos) Family Psittacidae (true parrots) Subfamily Loriinae (lories and lorikeets) Subfamily Psittacinae (typical parrots and allies) Tribe Arini (American psittacines) Tribe Cyclopsitticini (fig parrots) Tribe Micropsittini (pygmy parrots) Tribe Nestorini (kakas and...

In season one, the show was hosted by Regis Philbin and judged by actor David Hasselhoff, singer Brandy, and journalist Piers Morgan. Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (born August 25, 1931) is an Emmy Award-winning American television personality and occasional actor known for his roles as a talk show host, game show host, and presenter at various events. ... David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland), nicknamed The Hoff, is an American actor who was best known for his lead roles on Knight Rider and Baywatch. ... Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979), known professionally as Brandy, is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, actress, and film producer. ... Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (born 30 March 1965 in Newick, East Sussex) is a former editor of British tabloid newspapers the News of the World (1994–1995) and the Daily Mirror (1995–2004). ...

Winner

• Bianca Ryan (Viewers' choice, July 27): An 11 year old singer.

Bianca Taylor Ryan (born September 1, 1994) is an American singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who won the debut season of NBCs Americas Got Talent. ...

Finalists

• The Millers (Judges' choice, July 12): A musical group consisting of two brothers. Cole, age 20, plays guitar, and L.D., age 12, plays harmonica.
• Taylor Ware (Viewers' choice, July 13): An 11 year old yodelist.
• Realis (Judges' choice, July 20): An acrobatics mixed pair performing hand-to-hand balancing and releases.
• At Last (Viewers' choice, July 20): An a cappella act, performing R&B songs with a hip hop beat.
• Rappin' Granny (real name: Vivian Smallwood) (Judges' choice, July 26): A 73 year old rapper.
• The Passing Zone (Judges' choice, August 2): A comedy/juggling act.
• Celtic Spring (Viewers' choice, August 3): A family Irish step dancing/fiddling act.
• All That (Judges' choice, August 9): A clogging ensemble.
• Quick Change (Viewers' choice, August 10): Clothes-changing magic act.

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Season 2

Main article: America's Got Talent (season 2)

After initially announcing in May 2006 that the second season of America's Got Talent would debut in January 2007 at 8 PM on Sunday nights, with no separate results show, the network has changed its mind and pushed the show back to the summer, where the first season had great success. This move will keep the show out of indirect competition with American Idol, which has a similar premise and is more popular. In AGT's place, another reality-based talent show, Grease: You're The One That I Want, began airing on Sunday nights in the same timeslot on NBC beginning in January.^[3] In March 2007, NBC announced tabloid talk show host Jerry Springer would succeed Philbin as host,^[4] with Sharon Osbourne succeeding Brandy as a judge. This means the show, ironically, has two British judges and one American one. The second season of Americas Got Talent, an American television reality show talent competition, premiered on the NBC network on June 5, 2007 with a two-hour episode. ... May 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → May 1, 2006 (Monday) Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association outraged Vatican by planning to ordain another bishop, Liu Xinhong in Anhui Province. ... January 2007 is the first month of that year. ... For the current American Idol season, see American Idol (season 7). ... March 2007 is the third month of the year. ... Freaks talk back by Joshua Gamson: scholarly text about tabloid talk shows. ... This article is about Jerry Springer himself. ... Philbin is a family name that may refer to: Darryl Philbin, fictional character from The Office Gerry Philbin (born 1941), former American football player Joe Philbin (born 1961), NFL offensive coordinator John Philbin (born 1965), American actor Joy Philbin (born 1941), wife of Regis Maggie Philbin (born 1955), English radio... Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy, previously Arden; born 9 October 1952) is an English music manager and promoter, television personality and presenter. ...

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Winner

• Terry Fator - ventriloquist/impressionist/singer from Dallas, Texas.

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Finalists

• Cas Haley - singer/guitarist from Arlington, Texas. Second place.
• Butterscotch - beatboxer/singer from Davis, California. Third place.
• Julienne Irwin - 14-year old singer from Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland. Fourth place.
• Jason Pritchett - singer/guitar player from Independence, Missouri. Top 8 contestant.
• The Glamazons - group of plus-sized female burlesque singers. Top 8 contestant.
• Robert Hatcher - singer from Cincinnati, Ohio. Top 8 contestant.
• Sideswipe - Martial Arts group; made an appearance in Season 1. Top 8 contestant.
• The Calypso Tumblers - tumbling act. Top 10 contestant.
• The Duttons - family band. Top 10 contestant.

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Season 3

NBC announced in August 2007 that the network had renewed the show for a third season. Auditions were and still on going in Charlotte, Nashville, Orlando, New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Chicago from January to April. Sharon Osbourne, Piers Morgan and David Hasselhoff returned as judges - as seen on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. Jerry Springer also returned as host. It will also be shown in the United Kingdom on ITV2. Oprah Winfrey announced on Monday March 17, 2008 that the new season premieres on NBC on June 24, 2008. Charlotte (also known as candle stick) is a figure skating grace move - one of the spirals, where the skater is bended and glides on its one leg with the other one lifted to the air. ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... // Orlando may refer to: The Italian form of the name Roland Orlando (character), the subject of several works: The Song of Roland, the oldest major work of French literature Orlando furioso, an epic poem written by Ludovico Ariosto Orlando innamorato, an epic poem written by Matteo Maria Boiardo Orlando: A... This article is about the state. ... Dallas redirects here. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy, previously Arden; born 9 October 1952) is an English music manager and promoter, television personality and presenter. ... Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (born 30 March 1965 in Newick, East Sussex) is a former editor of British tabloid newspapers the News of the World (1994–1995) and the Daily Mirror (1995–2004). ... David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland), nicknamed The Hoff, is an American actor who was best known for his lead roles on Knight Rider and Baywatch. ... Ant & Decs Saturday Night Takeaway is a variety show shown in the UK on Saturday evenings on ITV (and repeated on ITV2) presented by Ant & Dec. ... This article is about Jerry Springer himself. ... ITV2 is a 24 hour a day free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. ... Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954) is a multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. ... This article is about the television network. ...

Judging styles

In the audition phase, Morgan was usually fastest hitting his X (strike) button, expressing disapproval even when Brandy/Osbourne and Hasselhoff did not (loosely mirroring Simon Cowell's disapproval of the audition when Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson did not on American Idol). On several occasions after pressing his strike button, he reached over and pressed Brandy's button, and on occasion, stood up to press Hasselhoff's button, singlehandedly stopping the act. Occasionally, Hasselhoff would be the last one who had not hit the X button, letting the act still go on despite Brandy and Morgan having long hit their buttons (Brandy and Morgan attempted a few times to hit Hasselhoff's button to end the act, a couple of times succeeding, but Hasselhoff always tried to block them). Also, when burlesque dancer Michelle L'amour started to strip on one episode, Morgan and Hasselhoff tried to hold back Brandy as she tried to strike their buttons. Morgan will often strike his button to see if the noise would break the performer's concentration, even if he approves of the act. For example, when Liang, a Chinese acrobat, started to put her hand which was holding balanced plates on a stick under her leg, Morgan buzzed her. In the end, Liang ended up crying and Hasselhoff had to go up and hug her. Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is a British artist and repertoire (A&R) executive for Sony BMG in the United Kingdom and a television producer, more commonly known as a judge on television programmes such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol and Britains Got Talent. ... Paula Julie Abdul is an American, multi-platinum selling, Grammy Award-winning singer, dancer, television personality, jewelry designer, actress, and Emmy Award-winning choreographer. ... This article is about the American Idol judge. ... For the current American Idol season, see American Idol (season 7). ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ...

When Osbourne replaced Brandy in Season 2, she became the judge who usually takes the longest time to hit the button (except in the case of musical acts, in which case she sometimes buzzes them well before Morgan and Hasselhoff). Judges hitting other judges' buttons became a rare occurrence, although Morgan did hit Osbourne's button once in order to end an act he disliked. The second season of Americas Got Talent, an American television reality show talent competition, premiered on the NBC network on June 5, 2007 with a two-hour episode. ...

Unlike in Season 1, the panel of judges have allowed fewer children in, possibly in reaction to Bianca Ryan's win.^{[citation needed]} Piers was usually the first to buzz the child acts, although he did like a few, including 14-year old Julienne Irwin, and The Rascals. Sometimes David would follow, but Sharon usually would let the acts finish. Sharon would also constructively criticize the children, while Piers would say their act wasn't worth a million dollars, and David said they weren't ready yet. Bianca Taylor Ryan (born September 1, 1994) is an American singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who won the debut season of NBCs Americas Got Talent. ...

On the first semifinal show, after the performance of the Millers, Morgan suggested that the younger brother L.D. should sack his fairly average brother Cole if he wanted to be a superstar, driving L.D. to tears. Nonetheless, the Millers were put through to the finals by the three judges. On the fourth semifinal show, Morgan found fault with the family group Celtic Spring, saying that the group should "sack mum, dad, and [the] little brother," in another case of unequal talent. The youngest brother and sister cried, and the rest of the siblings stood their ground, saying their mom and dad were part of their backup. The viewers put Celtic Spring through to the finals. Bobby Badfingers was the first person to advance to the second round. ... Bobby Badfingers was the first person to advance to the second round. ... Wikinews has related news: Wikinews interview with Americas Got Talent finalists Celtic Spring Celtic Spring are an Irish American dance and fiddle band from California who combine traditional Celtic music with Irish and Cape Breton step dancing. ...

In the audition stages of Season 2, the trend continued with The Duttons, consisting of 14 performers from one family. Morgan suggested that if they kept the children off the stage, they could be a winning act. On the other hand, when rapper Abenz was eliminated by the judges, the trio invited backup singer Byrain Winbush to return to the stage for his own audition (he advanced to the second round despite the short notice).

On the wild card show, Morgan criticized the two members of David & Dania - Quick Change, "Are you deaf? Are you dumb? Or are you just so arrogant about that act that you think that's all you have to do?" David responded with a warning not to call him dumb, and pointed out that they were the only act of their kind on the show. Dania later left the stage in tears, and said backstage that his comments were hurtful. Once again, viewers voted for this group to perform in the finals. Sources such as USA Today have said these moments were among the worst in the show.^[5] Bobby Badfingers was the first person to advance to the second round. ... USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. ...

On the second semifinal show, the judges were unable to reach a unanimous decision for their choice by the end of the episode. On the results show, Morgan revealed that he refused to add a third singing act to the two that had already made it to the finals (The Millers and Taylor Ware), stating "this is not American Idol" and he "wanted a more diverse group of acts for the final". The judges chose Realis as a result, and the viewers chose another singing act, At Last, to go through. Bobby Badfingers was the first person to advance to the second round. ... Taylor Marie Ware (born September 17, 1994) is an American singer and yodeler from Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville. ...

During the semifinal rounds of the second season, Morgan, with his new ability to be able to press buttons to interrupt an act, struck his X several times.

Ratings

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Ever since the show has debuted in 2006, its ratings have outpaced over every other broadcast of the night, and even, sometimes, of the week. Regular TV audiences total an average of usually 10 million a night, giving NBC an average 6.0/10 rating every Tuesday, over CBS, ABC, and FOX. Total ratings have overrated FOX's hit reality show, So You Think You Can Dance, which airs on Wednesday, by over one million viewers. The show is currently the summer's most watched TV program, averaging 12.0 million viewers per night on its second season. This article is about the broadcast network. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... This article is about the animal. ... There are several local versions of the reality television show So You Think You Can Dance: So You Think You Can Dance (US); to date there have been three seasons of the US version of So You Think You Can Dance: So You Think You Can Dance (Season 1) So...

International spinoffs

Further information: Got Talent series

International Broadcasts

America's Got Talent airs in the United Kingdom on ITV2.

In the Middle East, America's Got Talent airs on MBC4. MBC 4 is the first free-to-air channel in the Middle East aired specifically for American programs. ...

In Norway, America's Got Talent's first season aired on TV 2 in January and February 2008, as an introduction to the Norwegian version Norske talenter. The TV 2 logo TV 2 is Norways most viewed commercial television station. ...

In the Philippines, America's Got Talent airs on ETC 2^nd Avenue

See also

• American Idol
• Australian Idol

For the current American Idol season, see American Idol (season 7). ... Australian Idol is a Logie Award-winning Australian singing competition, which began its first season on July 27, 2003. ...

References

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External links

• NBC show site
• CTV show site
• Prime TV show site
• America's Got Talent at The Internet Movie Database