America's Got Talent 

A weekly talent competition where an array of performers -- from singers and dancers, to comedians and novelty acts -- vie for a $1 million cash prize.

Creators:

Simon Cowell, Jason Raff, Ken Warwick

Stars:

Howie Mandel, Nick Cannon, Sharon Osbourne

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 37 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Howie Mandel	...	Himself - Judge / ... 250 episodes, 2010-2019
Nick Cannon	...	Himself - Host 231 episodes, 2009-2016
Sharon Osbourne	...	Herself - Judge 162 episodes, 2007-2012
Mel B	...	Herself - Judge / ... 143 episodes, 2011-2018
Heidi Klum	...	Herself - Judge / ... 143 episodes, 2011-2018
Piers Morgan	...	Himself - Judge / ... 133 episodes, 2006-2015
Howard Stern	...	Himself - Judge 117 episodes, 2012-2015

Storyline

A weekly talent competition where an array of performers -- from singers and dancers, to comedians and novelty acts -- vie for a $1 million cash prize.

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Plot Keywords:

2000s | 2010s | talent show | competition | comedian | 

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Genres:

Family | Game-Show | Music | Reality-TV

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

NBC.com Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 June 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Simon Cowell/Las Vegas Project

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

FremantleMedia, Cinema Vehicle Services, Fremantle

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The sound made when the judges "check" an act was originally the sound used when spins are passed on "Press Your Luck". The sound made when the judges "X" an act is the strike sound used in "Family Feud".

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Quotes

Simon Cowell: 99% of people who come out on stage with a guitar *can't* play the guitar. You just demonstrated what that thing was actually intended for.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.56 (2010)

User Reviews

Total agreement with first poster

I thought the guy ( don't even want to know his name) was OUT OF ORDER. He is at best.........not a good judge of talent. The people that are on there are not celebrities they are ordinary people. He is trying so hard to be "Simon" that it clearly doesn't work. I also disagreed with them on the woman with the bird. If he can stop being a journalist for one hour to train a bird then he is "All That". It takes a lot of training for a person to teach a bird to speak.

If they don't whip into shape and tell him that we don't do things like that then this show will not last.

I like the concept of the show because it reminds me of the old "Gong Show" and it is funny. I think that they need to let the people at least show some of their talent before they are "X" out.