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America's Got Talent is a talent showcase competition featuring a wide variety of talent including singers, dancers, comedians and the truly bizarre. The NBC series debuted with a two-hour special on June 21, 2006 (the first show to premiere in the Got Talent series), and was an instant summer hit. The rest of the season, hosted by Regis Philbin, scored high ratings during its short run. The popularity of the series caused NBC to bring the show back for a second season, this time hosted by controversial talk show host Jerry Springer. For season four, Nick Cannon became host.

Contents 1 Judges 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 DVD Releases 5 External Sites

Judges

Person	Duration
Piers Morgan	1	2	3	4	5	6
Brandy	1
David Hasselhoff	1	2	3	4
Sharon Osbourne		2	3	4	5	6	7
Howie Mandel					5	6	7	8
Howard Stern							7	8
Mel B								8
Heidi Klum								8

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
NBC
Season One	June 21, 2006	August 17, 2006	15
Season Two	June 5, 2007	August 21, 2007	12
Season Three	June 17, 2008	October 1, 2008	20
Season Four	June 23, 2009	September 16, 2009	26
Season Five	June 1, 2010	September 15, 2010	32
Season Six	May 31, 2011	September 14, 2011	32
Season Seven	May 14, 2012	September 13, 2012	31
Season Eight	June 4, 2013	—	—

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

External Sites

• Official NBC website for America's Got Talent
• America's Got Talent Episodes, TV Listings, News, Photos and More at TVGuide.com