America's Got Talent season 1

America's Got Talent
Season 1
ShowrunnerJason Raff[1]
Hosted byRegis Philbin
Judges
WinnerBianca Ryan
Runners-up
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseJune 21 (2006-06-21) –
August 17, 2006 (2006-08-17)
Season chronology
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The first season of the American talent show competition series America's Got Talent was broadcast on NBC from June 21 to August 17, 2006. The season went into production a year earlier than planned by Got Talent creator Simon Cowell. Cowell intended for Britain's Got Talent to debut before AGT in 2006. However, production was suspended due to internal conflicts within its British television network. David Hasselhoff, Brandy Norwood and Piers Morgan were the show's first judges, with Regis Philbin as host. This season originally had an early format for live round judging and Wildcard acts, which would be changed after the season's conclusion.

The first season was won by singer Bianca Ryan,[2] with clogging dance group All That, and singer/musician duo The Millers finishing as runner-ups within the Top 3 finalists. The season's actual results for second and third place were not declared. The ratings success of this season helped foster the development of other international editions of the Got Talent franchise, along with restarting production on the British edition.

  1. ^ Hailu, Selome (October 28, 2024). "'America's Got Talent': Jason Raff Out as Showrunner After 19 Seasons Due to Budget Cuts". Variety. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  2. ^ Philly 11-Year-Old Wows Judges On 'America's Got Talent' Archived 2006-07-17 at the Wayback Machine