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America's Got Talent | |
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Season 10 | |
Showrunners |
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Hosted by | Nick Cannon |
Judges |
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Winner | Paul Zerdin |
Runner-up | |
No. of episodes | 27 |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | May 26 September 16, 2015 | –
Season chronology |
The tenth season of American talent show competition series America's Got Talent was broadcast on NBC from May 26 to September 16, 2015.[2] After the previous season, the format of the second round of auditions was changed to a more competitive stage under the title "Judge Cuts", with each episode under this new arrangement featuring a guest judge. For the first use of the format, the guest judges included Neil Patrick Harris, Michael Bublé, Marlon Wayans, and Piers Morgan.
Other changes included the "Golden Buzzer" format that was introduced in the previous season to match the arrangement used across the Got Talent franchise, and minor adjustments to the Wildcard format. The online public voting system was also amended, by renaming it to coincide with the program's newest sponsor for the year. As the program was entering its tenth year of broadcast, two specials were produced to celebrate ten years of America's Got Talent and Got Talent respectively. The first, "10 Years of Talent", aired on July 29, 2015. The second, "World's Got Talent", aired on August 5, 2015.
The tenth season was won by ventriloquist Paul Zerdin, with comedian Drew Lynch finishing in second, and mentalist Oz Pearlman placing third. During its broadcast, the season averaged around 10.28 million viewers.