America's Got Talent season 12

America's Got Talent
Season 12
Promotional poster for season 12, featuring (L to R) judges Mandel, Mel B, Cowell, Klum, and host Banks
Showrunners
  • Jason Raff
  • Sam Donnelly[1]
Hosted byTyra Banks
Judges
WinnerDarci Lynne
Runner-up
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseMay 30 (2017-05-30) –
September 20, 2017 (2017-09-20)
Season chronology
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Judges and Host for America's Got Talent Season 12
Howie Mandel
Mel B
Heidi Klum
Simon Cowell
Tyra Banks

The twelfth season of American talent show competition series America's Got Talent was broadcast on NBC from May 30 to September 20, 2017.[2] After the previous season, Nick Cannon ended his involvement with the program after a disagreement with the network, and was replaced as host by Tyra Banks before production of the new season began.[3] The guest judges for this season's Judge Cuts stage included Chris Hardwick, DJ Khaled, Laverne Cox and Seal.[4][5][6]

The twelfth season was won by singing ventriloquist Darci Lynne with singer Angelica Hale finishing second, and glow-light dance troupe Light Balance placing third.[7] During its broadcast, the season averaged around 12.66 million viewers, becoming the most watched in the program's history to date. It was dedicated to the memory of a participant who had died outside of filming,[who?] after auditioning for the competition.[8][9]

  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. ^ Pedersen, Erik (March 17, 2017). "NBC Sets Summer Premieres: 'Marlon,' 'Midnight, Texas,' 'Carmichael Show,' Reality & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "'America's Got Talent' Sets Tyra Banks As New Host For Season 12". March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "'America's Got Talent' Sets Chris Hardwick and DJ Khaled as Season 12 Guest Judges". Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "'America's Got Talent' Season 12 Adds Laverne Cox as Guest Judge". April 27, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  6. ^ "Heidi Klum and Seal Reunite on 'America's Got Talent'". Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  7. ^ Metz, Brooke (September 20, 2017). "Darci Lynne Farmer, 12, is the new champion of America's Got Talent". usatoday.com.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference auditionee death was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2017 tribute audition was invoked but never defined (see the help page).