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America's Got Talent

  • TV Series
  • 2006– 2006–
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
9.8K
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POPULARITY
2,876
428
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America's Got Talent (2006)
A weekly talent competition where an array of performers -- from singers and dancers, to comedians and novelty acts -- vie for a $1 million cash prize.
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  • Music
  • Reality-TV

A weekly talent competition where an array of performers -- from singers and dancers, to comedians and novelty acts -- vie for a $1 million cash prize.A weekly talent competition where an array of performers -- from singers and dancers, to comedians and novelty acts -- vie for a $1 million cash prize.A weekly talent competition where an array of performers -- from singers and dancers, to comedians and novelty acts -- vie for a $1 million cash prize.

IMDb RATING
5.7/10
9.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,876
428
  • Creators
    • Simon Cowell
    • Jason Raff
    • Ken Warwick
  • Stars
    • Howie Mandel
    • Nick Cannon
    • Heidi Klum
Top credits
  • Creators
    • Simon Cowell
    • Jason Raff
    • Ken Warwick
  • Stars
    • Howie Mandel
    • Nick Cannon
    • Heidi Klum
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 123User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmys
      • 6 wins & 51 nominations total

    Episodes417

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    Videos548

    America's Got Talent: Detroit Youth Choir Sings Can't Hold Us
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    America's Got Talent: Detroit Youth Choir Sings Can't Hold Us
    America's Got Talent: Violinist Tyler Butler-Figueroa Performs Survivor
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    America's Got Talent: Violinist Tyler Butler-Figueroa Performs Survivor
    America's Got Talent: Kodi Lee And Leona Lewis Give A Golden Buzzer Worthy Performance
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    America's Got Talent: Kodi Lee And Leona Lewis Give A Golden Buzzer Worthy Performance
    America's Got Talent: Benicio Bryant Sings New Original Song, Six Strings (Because Of You)
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    America's Got Talent: Benicio Bryant Sings New Original Song, Six Strings (Because Of You)
    America's Got Talent: Ryan Niemiller's Stories Will Make You Lol
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    America's Got Talent: Ryan Niemiller's Stories Will Make You Lol
    America's Got Talent: Kodi Lee Wins America's Got Talent Season 14!
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    America's Got Talent: Kodi Lee Wins America's Got Talent Season 14!
    America's Got Talent: Light Balance Kids Dance In Glowing Fast Food Costumes!
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    America's Got Talent: Light Balance Kids Dance In Glowing Fast Food Costumes!
    America's Got Talent: Julianne Hough Delivers The World Premiere Of Her New Single
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    America's Got Talent: Julianne Hough Delivers The World Premiere Of Her New Single
    America's Got Talent: Kodi Lee Brings Agt's Most Emotional Performance With Lost Without You
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    America's Got Talent: Kodi Lee Brings Agt's Most Emotional Performance With Lost Without You
    America's Got Talent: Military Members Voices Of Service Stun With Footprints In The Sand
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    America's Got Talent: Military Members Voices Of Service Stun With Footprints In The Sand
    America's Got Talent: Detroit Youth Choir Puts Spin On High Hopes
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    America's Got Talent: Detroit Youth Choir Puts Spin On High Hopes
    America's Got Talent: Marcin Patrzalek Puts Unbelievable Spin On Shape Of You
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    America's Got Talent: Marcin Patrzalek Puts Unbelievable Spin On Shape Of You

    Photos1014

    America's Got Talent (2006)
    Darci Lynne Farmer performs at the Season 12 audition for "America's Got Talent" at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Ca.
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    America's Got Talent (2006)
    America's Got Talent (2006)
    Howie Mandel in America's Got Talent (2006)
    Sharon Osbourne in America's Got Talent (2006)
    Howard Stern, Howie Mandel, Nick Cannon, and Sharon Osbourne in America's Got Talent (2006)
    Nick Cannon in America's Got Talent (2006)
    Howard Stern, Howie Mandel, Nick Cannon, and Sharon Osbourne in America's Got Talent (2006)

    Top cast

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    Howie Mandel
    Howie Mandel
    • Self - Judgeas Self - Judge
    299 episodes299 eps • 2010–2021
    Nick Cannon
    Nick Cannon
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host
    231 episodes231 eps • 2009–2016
    Heidi Klum
    Heidi Klum
    • Self - Judgeas Self - Judge…
    169 episodes169 eps • 2011–2021
    Sharon Osbourne
    Sharon Osbourne
    • Self - Judgeas Self - Judge
    162 episodes162 eps • 2007–2012
    Mel B
    Mel B
    • Self - Judgeas Self - Judge…
    143 episodes143 eps • 2011–2018
    Piers Morgan
    Piers Morgan
    • Self - Judgeas Self - Judge…
    133 episodes133 eps • 2006–2015
    Simon Cowell
    Simon Cowell
    • Self - Judgeas Self - Judge…
    118 episodes118 eps • 2011–2021
    Howard Stern
    Howard Stern
    • Self - Judgeas Self - Judge
    117 episodes117 eps • 2012–2015
    David Hasselhoff
    David Hasselhoff
    • Self - Judgeas Self - Judge
    67 episodes67 eps • 2006–2009
    Joe Cipriano
    Joe Cipriano
    • Self - Announceras Self - Announcer…
    58 episodes58 eps • 2009–2020
    Terry Crews
    Terry Crews
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host…
    50 episodes50 eps • 2019–2021
    Tyra Banks
    Tyra Banks
    • Self - Hostessas Self - Hostess…
    44 episodes44 eps • 2011–2018
    Jerry Springer
    Jerry Springer
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host
    30 episodes30 eps • 2007–2008
    Sofía Vergara
    Sofía Vergara
    • Self - Judgeas Self - Judge…
    27 episodes27 eps • 2020–2021
    Julianne Hough
    Julianne Hough
    • Self - Judgeas Self - Judge
    23 episodes23 eps • 2019
    Gabrielle Union
    Gabrielle Union
    • Self - Judgeas Self - Judge
    23 episodes23 eps • 2019
    Josh Page
    • Forteas Forte…
    Devon Marlink
    • SickStepas SickStep
    • Creators
      • Simon Cowell
      • Jason Raff
      • Ken Warwick
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    Storyline

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    A weekly talent competition where an array of performers -- from singers and dancers, to comedians and novelty acts -- vie for a $1 million cash prize.
    • dance
    • singing
    • competition
    • talent contest
    • dance group
    • 7 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Let the games begin! (season 16)
    • Genres
      • Game-Show
      • Music
      • Reality-TV
    • Certificate
      • TV-PG
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Season five was the first season to not have an American born judge on the panel.
    • Quotes

      Simon Cowell: Do you know why I started making shows like this years ago? Because I worked with a lot of really stupid people in the music business, I'm serious, who actually thought people would buy an album based on your weight. It's ridiculous!

    • Connections
      Featured in Screenwipe: Screenwipe USA (2006)

    User reviews123

    Review
    Top review
    3/10
    Real show, fake talent competition
    Americas Got Talent (AGT) has proved to be an influential show for some who seek to show off their talent on live television, what with having genuinely great acts on their show. The talent is impressive and I find myself thoroughly enjoying the acts as they perform.

    This is not why the show deserves a 3/10. This is what gives it the tiny amount that it has. This is the 3 star aspect of the show.

    What AGT fails to do is to be genuine. It feels like you're watching some beautiful cake get iced over a thousand times than necessary; the show has its cheek turned away from talent and toward view count, and it's obvious. The judges, who aren't real judges, are celebrity people who are well known by many. The acts have their stories unfolded out to you before their act, with more emphasis on stories that are sad. Most of the show revolves around back stories and really dumb stories about the judges; very little revolves around actual talent.

    Although AGT is, admittedly, a television show, the reason this is so frustrating is because it's a competition as well. America casts their votes in based on who they think "did best." That means genuine talent gets booted off just because America felt that another contestants story was touching, and they wanted to support it. It's a serious flaw because it biases the votes. It wouldn't be as bad if AGT didn't soak up these kind of stories and, instead, just left them out.

    The Hunger Games made fun of such television by having these over- the-top crazy dressed characters dictate the show and color the contestant stories to impress the audience; it's very sad to say that such a thought is not far from the concept of this show, where 1) As long as you have a decent act and 2) A good story, you win the heart of your audience.

    There really is no competition in this. It's all the dirty business of getting the highest view count; it's all in the money.
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    • Sep 3, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 21, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • NBC.com
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Untitled Simon Cowell/Las Vegas Project
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • FremantleMedia
      • Burnish Creative
      • Cinema Vehicles
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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