America's Got Talent season 17

America's Got Talent
Season 17
Promotional poster for season 17, featuring (L to R) host Crews alongside judges Vergara, Cowell, Klum, and Mandel
Showrunners
  • Jason Raff
  • Sam Donnelly[1]
Hosted byTerry Crews
Judges
WinnerMayyas
Runner-up
  • Kristy Sellars
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseMay 31 (2022-05-31) –
September 14, 2022 (2022-09-14)
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Judges and Host for America's Got Talent Season 17

The seventeenth season of the American talent show competition series America's Got Talent premiered on NBC on May 31, 2022, and concluded on September 14, 2022. This season featured the return of a full audience without COVID-19 restrictions, which had begun during the fifteenth season.[2]

The season was won by dance group Mayyas, with pole dancer Kristy Sellars finishing second, and singer and guitarist Drake Milligan placing third. During its broadcast, the season averaged around 6.14 million viewers.[3]

  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. ^ Kelly Wynne (May 20, 2022). "America's Got Talent's Heidi Klum Says 'I Might Poop Myself' from Nerves About Season 17". People. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  3. ^ Charles Trepany (September 15, 2022). "AGT: Sofía Vergara's Golden Buzzer the Mayyas crowned winner over pole dancer Kristy Sellars". USA Today. Retrieved September 15, 2022.