America's Got Talent: The Champions

This article is about the spin-off, America's Got Talent: The Champions. For the main edition, see America's Got Talent.
America's Got Talent: The Champions
Genre
Created bySimon Cowell
Presented byTerry Crews
Judges
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes14
Production
Executive producers
  • Simon Cowell
  • Sam Donnelly
  • Jason Raff
  • Trish Kinane
  • Richard Wallace
Production locationPasadena Civic Auditorium[1]
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseJanuary 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) –
February 17, 2020 (2020-02-17)
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America's Got Talent: The Champions (often abbreviated as AGT: The Champions or simply AGTC) is a spin-off of America's Got Talent (also known as AGT), a televised American talent show competition, created by Simon Cowell. The program is produced by Fremantle for the NBC television network, and first premiered on January 7, 2019.[2] The program functions similar to AGT, but involves a variety of participants taken from across both AGT and the Got Talent franchise – including winners, finalists, live round participants and other notable entries – who compete against each other to secure a place in a grand final, in which the winner receives a cash prize and the title of America's chosen "World Champion" within Got Talent.[3][4][5][6]

The spin-off was hosted by Terry Crews, joined by a panel of judges – for season two, consisting of America's Got Talent judges Cowell, Heidi Klum, and Howie Mandel, and Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon.[7] Unlike the standard format for any edition of Got Talent, The Champions' contest was not held live – votes for the best act were conducted under a different voting system, and episodes were pre-recorded and aired a few months after the competition has ended. Following the first season, NBC renewed the spin-off for a second season that premiered on January 6, 2020.[8][9]

NBC did not renew The Champions for a third season. However, in October 2022, the network ordered a similar spin-off known as America's Got Talent: All-Stars, which premiered in 2023.[10]

  1. ^ "America's Got Talent: The Champions' Returns to the Pasadena Civic Auditorium October 3rd to Tape an All-New Season in Front of Live Audiences". Visit Pasadena. October 3, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  2. ^ Malone, Michael (October 12, 2018). "America's Got Talent: The Champions Premieres on NBC Jan. 7". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  3. ^ Haring, Bruce (May 12, 2018). "America's Got Talent Adds Winter Championship Series To NBC Schedule". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  4. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (May 12, 2018). "NBC Sets Winter Edition of America's Got Talent". Variety. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "'AGT: The Champions' crowns sleight-of-hand artist Shin Lim: 'Such a fun run'". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "Does the America's Got Talent: The Champions winner get prize money?". Metro. February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "Alesha Dixon Replacing Mel B on "AGT: Champions" Judging Panel". 26 September 2019.
  8. ^ Gonzalez, Umberto (May 11, 2019). "America's Got Talent: The Champions Renewed for Second Season". TheWrap. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  9. ^ "NBC Heads Into 2020 with Top Talent, Innovative Dramas, Fan-Favorite Comedies and Must-See Specials" (Press release). NBC. November 8, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via The Futon Critic.
  10. ^ Rosy Cordero (October 7, 2022). "America's Got Talent: All-Stars Greenlit At NBC; Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum & Howie Mandel Set To Judge". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 7, 2022.