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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`MICHAEL J SALVATORE
`HOLMES WEINBERG PC
`30765 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
`SUITE 411
`MALIBU, CA 90265
`UNITED STATES
`Primary email: msalvatore@holmesweinberg.com
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE
`THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`In re App. Serial No. 90/576,410
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`FremantleMedia North America, Inc.,
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`Opposer,
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`Kids Got Talent,
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`OPPOSER’S NOTICE OF RELIANCE:
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`THIRD PARTY WEBSITE PAGES
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 2.122(e), Opposer FremantleMedia North America, Inc.
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`(“Fremantle” or “Opposer”) hereby submits this Notice of Reliance during its testimony
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`period. Specifically, Opposer offers into evidence, and will rely upon, the true and correct
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`copies of the following attached internet website printouts. Each is available at the URLs
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`shown below and on the attached printouts:
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`1. https://www.facebook.com/agt
`2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_Got_Talent
`3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Got_Talent
`4. https://www.youtube.com/agt
`5. https://www.instagram.com/agt/
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`These internet website printouts are relevant to demonstrate the history, use,
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`notoriety, and marketing of the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT® marks and the similarity
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`of the services and trade channels at issue in this proceeding.
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`The attached are admissible as internet printouts under a notice of reliance. See
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`Safer, Inc. v. OMS Invs., Inc., 94 USPQ2d 1031 (TTAB 2010) and TBMP 704.08(b).
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`Dated: November 16, 2023
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`HOLMES WEINBERG, PC
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` /Michael J. Salvatore/
`Michael J. Salvatore
`30765 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 411
`Malibu, CA 90265
`Tel: 310.457.6100
`Fax: 310.457.9555
`Email: msalvatore@holmesweinberg.com
`ashakib@holmesweinberg.com
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`foregoing OPPOSER’S NOTICE OF RELIANCE was served by email to Applicant at
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`America's Got Talent
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`America's Got Talent (often abbreviated as AGT) is a televised American talent
`show competition, and is part of the global Got Talent franchise created by Simon
`Cowell. The program is produced by Fremantle USA (as well as distributed by) and
`Syco Entertainment, and broadcasts on the NBC television network. It premiered on
`June 21, 2006, after plans for a British edition in 2005 were suspended, following a
`dispute within the British broadcaster ITV. Production would later resume in 2007,
`[3] following the success of the first season. Each season is mainly run during the
`network's summer schedule, and has featured various hosts over the course of the
`program's history. The current host is Terry Crews.
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`The program attracts a variety of participants from across the United States and
`abroad, who possess some form of talents. Acts range from singing, dancing,
`comedy, magic, stunts, variety and other genres. Each participant or act who
`auditions, attempts to secure a place in the live episodes of a season, by impressing
`a panel of judges. The current line-up consists of Cowell,[4] Howie Mandel, Heidi
`Klum, and Sofía Vergara. Participants making it into the live episodes, compete
`against each other for both the judges' and public's vote, in order to reach the live
`final. The winner receives a large cash prize (primarily paid over a period of time),
`and since the third season, a chance to headline a show on the Las Vegas Strip.
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`America's Got Talent
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`Genre
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`Reality
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`Created by
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`Directed by
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`Talent contest
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`Simon
`Cowell[1]
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`Russell
`Norman[1]
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`Creative directors Brian Friedman
`Brian Burke[2]
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`Presented by
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`Regis Philbin
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`Jerry Springer
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`Nick Cannon
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`Tyra Banks
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`Terry Crews
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`Piers Morgan
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`David
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`Hasselhoff
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`Brandy
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`Norwood
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`Sharon
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`Osbourne
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`Howie Mandel
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`Howard Stern
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`Mel B
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`Heidi Klum
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`Simon Cowell
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`Julianne
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`Hough
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`Gabrielle Union
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`Sofía Vergara
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`The show itself has been a rating success for NBC, drawing in on average around 10
`million viewers per season. In 2013, a book titled Inside AGT: The Untold Stories of
`America's Got Talent was released, providing a description of the seasons,
`contestants, judges and production techniques of the show. It includes detailed
`interviews with contestants from all seasons, up to the date of the book's
`publication.[5]
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`Judges
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`The series has run for a total of eighteen seasons, with the eighteenth season airing
`May–September 2023, and has spawned four spin-off competitions: America's Got
`Talent: The Champions, which premiered in January 2019, AGT: Extreme, which
`premiered in February 2022, America's Got Talent: All-Stars, which premiered in
`January 2023, and AGT: Fantasy League, which will premiere in 2024. The main
`series is set to return for season nineteen in summer 2024 with host Crews and
`judges Cowell, Mandel, Klum, and Vergara all expected to return.
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`History
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`The concept of America's Got Talent was devised by The X Factor creator and Sony
`Music executive Simon Cowell, who sought to create a talent competition far
`grander than those of other televised talent contests. His proposal, first made to
`British television network ITV in 2005, was for a competition in which participants
`of any age and location could enter with any form of talent they chose to perform.
`The network favored the concept, and green-lit production of a pilot episode to test
`out the format, with Cowell forming a panel consisting of himself and two other
`judges (including tabloid journalist Piers Morgan).[6] The pilot proved to be a
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`success. The original plan for the program was for a British edition to be produced
`and broadcast between 2005 and 2006, hosted by British television personality Paul
`O'Grady, who had assisted with the pilot[7] (before Cowell would propose the format
`for American television). However, O'Grady became involved in a dispute with ITV
`during work on the new program, ultimately terminating his contract with them and
`defecting to another British network.[8]
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`As a result, Cowell suspended work on the British edition, and hastened his efforts
`on launching the format in America. Approaching several networks, Cowell received
`an offer from NBC to produce his televised competition for their network, owing to
`feedback given to the pilot made for ITV, and agreed to a contract to produce fifteen
`episodes for the 2006 summer schedule. Cowell worked with Fremantle and his
`company Syco Entertainment, but decided against becoming a judge for the new
`program, choosing to act as executive producer instead. Regis Philbin served as the
`host,[9] with David Hasselhoff, Brandy Norwood and Morgan as judges.[10] The first
`season proved a success, leading NBC to commission additional seasons, and
`prompting ITV to contact Cowell with the intention of resuming production on the
`British edition for 2007. The success of Britain's Got Talent (along with the
`American series), led Cowell to accept offers for the rights to the competition
`format, creating the Got Talent franchise.
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`Format
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`Auditions
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`Each year's competition begins with a set of audition stages, the first being the
`"Producers' Auditions", is conducted across various cities in the United States.[11]
`This stage is open to all forms of acts and judged by an independent group, and thus
`determines who will take part in the next stage of auditions titled "Judges'
`Auditions". These are held in a public venue, within select cities across the country,
`and are attended by the judges handling that year's contest.
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`Original language English
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`No. of seasons
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`18
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`No. of episodes
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`440
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`Production
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`Executive
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`producers
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`Running time
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`Production
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`companies
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`Simon Cowell
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`Sam Donnelly
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`Jason Raff
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`Rob Wade
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`Trish Kinane
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`Richard
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`Wallace
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`60–120
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`minutes
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`Fremantle USA
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`Syco
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`Entertainment
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`Release
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`Original network NBC
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`Original release
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`June 21,
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`2006 –
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`present
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`Related
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`America's Got Talent: The
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`Champions
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`America's Got Talent: Extreme
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`Each participant reaching this stage of auditions is held offstage from the main
`performing area in a waiting room, and given a number that denotes when they will
`perform. Upon being called before the judges, the participant is given 90 seconds to demonstrate their act, with a live
`audience present for all performances. Each judge is given a buzzer, and may use it during a performance if they are
`unimpressed, dislike what is being performed, or feel the act is a waste of their time. If a participant is buzzed by all
`judges, their performance is automatically over. At the end of a performance, the judges give constructive criticism and
`feedback about what they saw, whereupon they are each given a vote. A participant requires a majority vote approving
`their performance to proceed to the next stage, otherwise they are eliminated from the program at that stage. Many acts
`that move on may be cut or forfeit their place, due to the limited slots available for the next stage. Filming for each
`season begins when the Judges' Auditions are taking place, with the show's presenter standing in the wings of each
`venue's stage to interview, and give personal commentary on a participant's performance.
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`America's Got Talent: All-Stars
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`From the fifth to seventh seasons, acts who did not attend live auditions could instead submit a taped audition online
`via YouTube. Acts from the online auditions were then selected to compete in front of the judges and a live audience
`during the "live shows" part of the season, prior to the semi-finals. Before the inclusion of this round, the show had a
`separate audition episode in Seasons 3 and 4 (2008–2009) for contestants who posted videos on MySpace.[12]
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`In the ninth season, the show added a new format to the auditions in the form of the "Golden Buzzer", which began to
`make appearances within the Got Talent franchise, since it was first introduced on Germany's Got Talent. During
`auditions, each judge is allowed to use the Golden Buzzer to send an act automatically into the live shows, regardless of
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`the opinion of the other judges. When it was initially used, the buzzer simply saved an act from elimination. The only
`rule to the buzzer was that a judge could use it only once per season. The host was
`later allowed to use the Golden Buzzer for an act starting from the eleventh season.
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`Second Round
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`After auditions are completed, the judges conduct a special session (or second
`"audition" round) to determine which participants will secure a place in the live
`rounds of the competition, though the format for this stage has been change several
`times over the course of the program's history. When the stage was first created after
`the first season, it was designed around a "boot camp" format titled "Las Vegas
`Callbacks". Under the format's rules, participants who made it through the
`preliminary auditions could undergo training to perfect their act, whereupon each
`would be assigned to a specific group of participants and perform a second time
`before the judges. Buzzers would be used to terminate a performance at any time,
`with those not deemed worthy of a place being eliminated from that season's format.
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`Between the fourth and ninth season, the format was changed to match that used in
`Britain's Got Talent. Participants who made it through the preliminary auditions
`had their audition footage reviewed by the judges, who set each one into a specific
`group, and were not required to perform again (unless the judges requested this).
`Acts which they liked would be allocated spaces in the live rounds, with the
`remainder eliminated from that season's competition. All acts were brought back to
`learn of the results of the judges' deliberations. The format was titled "Vegas
`Verdicts" and held on the Las Vegas Strip. For the final seasons of its usage, it was re-dubbed "Judgment Week" and
`conducted within New York.[13]
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`Simon Cowell, creator of America's
`Got Talent and the Got Talent
`franchise, is primarily a judge on the
`British international version of the
`franchise. He has operated as a
`judge on AGT since May 2016.
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`Between the tenth season and fourteenth season, the stage's format was changed again under a new arrangement
`dubbed "Judge Cuts". Under the new format's rules, participants that passed the preliminary auditions underwent a
`second stage of auditions before the judges at a fixed venue. However, their performance would not only be judged by
`the panel, but also by a special guest judge, with all participants divided up into four groups. Each group would be
`judged by their own guest judge. Like the auditions, the main judges could use their buzzers at any time to stop a
`performance, while the guest judge would be allowed to use a Golden Buzzer for a participant they particularly liked (as
`well as providing comments on the performances they watched). In the fifteenth season, the round was condensed into a
`single episode and featured no guest judge, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in 2020. The round was
`replaced to its current arrangement for the sixteenth season, matching that of Britain's Got Talent around that time.
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`Live Rounds
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`Participants who pass their auditions and secure a place in the live rounds of the competitions, including those who
`received the Golden Buzzer after the format's introduction and subsequent amendment to match other Got Talent
`editions, are divided into groups and compete against each other to secure a place within the live final of the
`competition. Live episodes of the competition are held within a set venue (the location has varied), with the current
`arrangement focused on a venue within Los Angeles and live episodes for each season being aired weekly on the
`network. The arrangement differs from the schedule used by other international editions. Britain's Got Talent, for
`example, broadcasts its live episodes within the space of a single week. The structure of the live rounds by this stage of
`the competition has varied, but is more commonly arranged as quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final itself. Earlier
`seasons varied, sometimes having the finals split into separate rounds.
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`The format of the live rounds, for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, sees each participant conduct a new performance of
`their act before the judges and the viewers within a "performance" episode. In this episode, the judges can still give out
`feedback and comments about a participant's performance, and be able to use their buzzers, with the performance
`terminated if all the buzzers are used. After the episode is broadcast, the network provides the public a set period of
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`time to vote for their act, with the results of these held in a separate "results" episode. When it is broadcast has varied,
`though it more commonly occurs after an interval of one day after the live "performance" episode. Participants wore the
`same outfits from the performance episode and are then informed of the results, with those receiving the highest votes
`(i.e. Top 4) advancing to the next stage. For the two acts that receive the mid-range of votes for all participants, they
`undergo a vote by the judges to determine who joins those who advanced. When the program brought in the format of
`using four judges, a tie-break on this vote results in the act with the higher number of public votes moving on. The
`Judges' vote was not a common format element in earlier seasons. In the first season, the judges did not decide on who
`moved on, instead voting for acts they liked or disliked. In the second season, they could not vote on acts at all, instead
`only being able to buzz them.
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`For some acts that are eliminated, there is still a chance for advancement by being appointed as that round's "Wildcard".
`Until the tenth season, this format varied in how it would work. In some seasons, the judges could each individually
`select an act, or more than one, to move on to the next stage or compete within a special Wildcard round. In other
`seasons, the Wildcard acts were selected from among the auditions and competed in a special round. Since the tenth
`season, the format is more structured and works in a similar manner to that of the format used by Britain's Got Talent,
`in that the judges and the public can each chose the acts they want to see move on as a Wildcard act. Although the
`judges are refrained from choosing a quarter-finalist as a Wildcard act, the public may vote online for an act within each
`quarter-final and semi-final to move on into the next stage, with this vote aptly named after the sponsor for the show in
`that respective season.
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`Those who make it into the season's final compete against each other to secure the most votes from the public, with the
`number of finalists varying between seasons. Later seasons allow each finalist more than one performance and
`sometimes being joined by a celebrity guest, previous winner, or notable participant from a previous season. The
`winning act that achieves the most votes is crowned the winner and receives a cash prize. Although stipulated as $1
`million per the program's advertising, in reality winners can choose to either take it as a lump sum, or as a financial
`annuity of this amount that is paid out over forty years at around $25,000 per year. Both options are liable to taxation.
`[14] Since Season 10, the winner will also perform on the first results show of the next season. From 2008, the program
`also includes an additional prize of headlining a show, except from between 2010 and 2013, where the winning finalist
`headlined a national tour.[15][16] The show they headline mainly takes place within Las Vegas.[17]
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`Judges and hosts
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`Nick Cannon
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`Howard
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`Howie
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`Terry Crews
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`Mel B
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`Heidi
`Klum
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`Gabrielle
`Union
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`Julianne
`Hough
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`Sofía
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`Notes
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`1. ^ Cowell was absent from the live shows of season 15 due to an accident that
`resulted in a back injury. After doctors required him to remain under medical
`observation, production brought in temporary stand-ins for the first two quarter finals,
`before settling on airing the remaining live rounds with a judging panel of three.
`2. ^ Eric Stonestreet had to stand in for Klum during part of season 15, after she fell ill
`during the last two audition sessions.
`
`Terry Crews became the host
`in 2019, following his
`involvement in AGT: The
`Champions in January 2019.
`
`In its first season, the judging panel consisted of David Hasselhoff, Brandy Norwood and
`Piers Morgan, with Regis Philbin as the host. Prior to the start of the second season,
`Norwood stepped down due to a legal matter she was involved with,[19][20] leading to her
`being replaced by Sharon Osbourne.[21] Philbin was replaced by Jerry Springer as the
`show's host.[22] Further changes were made to the judging panel and hosting duties in
`later seasons: Springer left after the third season, and was replaced by Nick Cannon for
`the fourth season.[23] Hasselhoff left the show after the fourth season, and was replaced
`by Howie Mandel for the fifth season.[24] Morgan left after the sixth season, and was
`replaced by Howard Stern for the seventh season.
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`Howie Mandel is the longest
`serving judge on America's
`Got Talent, since joining in
`June 2010.
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`In August 2012, Osbourne left the program following a dispute with NBC.[25][26] While
`the network replaced her with former Spice Girls member Mel B in February 2013,[27]
`the judges panel increased to four. This format change had already occurred in other
`international versions of the competition, such as on Britain's Got Talent two years
`prior. In March 2013, supermodel Heidi Klum was announced as the fourth judge for the
`eighth season.[28] In October 2015, Stern was replaced by Simon Cowell for the eleventh
`season.[4] After his eighth year hosting America's Got Talent, Cannon announced plans
`to retire from the show due to comments he made about the network.[29] Despite being
`under contract to continue his hosting duties, NBC eventually replaced him with Tyra
`Banks for the twelfth season.
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`June 2010.
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`On February 11, 2019, NBC announced a change to the program's host and its judging
`panel following the conclusion of the thirteenth season. Banks decided to move on to
`other projects, leading to her being replaced by Terry Crews, who was already working
`with the network as host of America's Got Talent: The Champions. Both Klum and Mel
`B decided to leave America's Got Talent due to other commitments that year, leading to
`actress Gabrielle Union and dancer Julianne Hough replacing them, joining Mandel and
`Cowell on the judging panel.[30] However, both Union and Hough took part in only one
`season before they were let go by the program on November 22, 2019.[31] On February
`27, 2020, it was confirmed that Klum would return for the next season, and announced Sofía Vergara as the fourth
`judge.[32] In September 2021, host Crews announced the 'end of an era' following the season sixteen finale of America's
`Got Talent and the series finale of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, stating that these both marked the end of his deal with NBC.[33]
`However, Crews continued his hosting duties in the following seasons.
`
`Nick Cannon is the longest-
`serving host of the series,
`hosting eight seasons between
`2009 and 2016.
`
`Guest judges
`
`In 2015, guest judges were introduced into the program as part of the revamp of the format's boot camp stage. The
`following lists the guest judges who appeared within the program for the "Judge Cuts", per season and in order of their
`appearance by week:
`
`Season
`
`Guest judges in Judge Cuts (in order of
`appearance)
`
`1
`
`2
`
`3
`
`4
`
`10
`
`11
`
`12
`
`13
`
`14
`
`Neil
`Patrick
`Harris
`
`Ne-Yo
`
`Michael
`Bublé
`
`Marlon
`Wayans
`
`Piers
`Morgan
`
`Reba
`McEntire
`
`George
`Lopez
`
`Louis
`Tomlinson
`
`Chris
`Hardwick
`
`DJ
`Khaled
`
`Laverne
`Cox
`
`Seal
`
`Ken Jeong
`
`Olivia
`Munn
`
`Martina
`McBride
`
`Chris
`Hardwick
`
`Brad
`Paisley
`
`Dwyane
`Wade
`
`Ellie
`Kemper
`
`Jay Leno
`
`Season synopses
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`Season
`
`Originally Aired
`
`First Aired
`
`Last Aired
`
`Winner
`
`Runner(s)-
`up
`
`Third place
`
`1
`
`2
`
`3
`
`4
`
`5
`
`6
`
`7
`
`8
`
`June 21, 2006
`
`August 17, 2006
`
`Bianca Ryan
`
`All That / The Millers 1
`
`June 5, 2007
`
`August 21, 2007
`
`Terry Fator
`
`Cas Haley
`
`Butterscotch
`
`June 17, 2008
`
`October 1, 2008
`
`Neal E. Boyd
`
`Eli Mattson
`
`Nuttin' But Stringz
`
`June 23, 2009 September 16, 2009
`
`Kevin Skinner
`
`June 1, 2010
`
`September 15, 2010
`
`Michael Grimm
`
`Bárbara
`Padilla
`
`Jackie
`Evancho
`
`Recycled Percussion
`
`Fighting Gravity
`
`May 31, 2011
`
`September 14, 2011
`
`Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr.
`
`Silhouettes
`
`Team iLuminate
`
`May 14, 2012
`
`September 13, 2012
`
`Olate Dogs
`
`Tom Cotter
`
`William Close
`
`June 4, 2013
`
`September 18, 2013
`
`Kenichi Ebina
`
`Taylor
`Williamson
`
`Jimmy Rose
`
`May 27, 2014
`
`September 17, 2014
`
`Mat Franco
`
`Emily West
`
`AcroArmy
`
`9
`
`10
`
`11
`
`12
`
`13
`
`14
`
`15
`
`16
`
`17
`
`18
`
`May 26, 2015
`
`September 16, 2015
`
`Paul Zerdin
`
`Drew Lynch
`
`Oz Pearlman
`
`May 31, 2016
`
`September 14, 2016
`
`Grace VanderWaal
`
`May 30, 2017
`
`September 20, 2017
`
`Darci Lynne
`
`The
`Clairvoyants
`
`Angelica
`Hale
`
`Jon Dorenbos
`
`Light Balance
`
`May 29, 2018
`
`September 19, 2018
`
`Shin Lim
`
`Zurcaroh
`
`Brian King Joseph
`
`May 28, 2019
`
`September 18, 2019
`
`Kodi Lee
`
`May 26, 2020
`
`September 23, 2020
`
`Brandon Leake
`
`June 1, 2021
`
`September 15, 2021
`
`Dustin Tavella
`
`May 31, 2022
`
`September 14, 2022
`
`Mayyas
`
`Detroit
`Youth Choir
`
`Ryan Niemiller
`
`Broken
`Roots
`
`Aidan
`Bryant
`
`Kristy
`Sellars
`
`Cristina Rae
`
`Josh Blue
`
`Drake Milligan
`
`May 30, 2023
`
`September 27, 2023
`
`Adrian Stoica and
`Hurricane
`
`Anna
`DeGuzman
`
`Murmuration
`
`^1 Although both acts were runners-up, neither were defined in terms of 2nd and 3rd place during the broadcast of
`the final's result for this season.
`
`Season 1 (2006)
`
`The first season for America's Got Talent was promoted in May 2006, and was eventually aired later that year between
`June 21 and August 17. While later episodes would pre-record auditions at earlier dates, this season had them
`conducted across June, at venues within the cities of New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. Live-round episodes were
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`held within the latter city. Initial advertisements for participants of America's Got Talent implied that the winning act
`would headline a show in Las Vegas, but this was later dropped in favor of a cash prize of $1
`million, due to concerns surrounding the possibility of awarding such a prize to a minor.
`
`The first season was hosted by Regis Philbin, with the judging panel consisting of actor David
`Hasselhoff, singer Brandy Norwood and journalist Piers Morgan. More than 12 million viewers
`watched the program's premiere episode, a far greater viewing figure than had been achieved by
`the premiere of American Idol in 2002, becoming one of the most-watched program on U.S.
`television and the highest-rated among viewers aged 18 to 49 at that time.[34] The first season was
`won by singer Bianca Ryan, with clogging group All That and musical group The Millers being the
`runners-up. Neither act were defined in the results in terms of who was placed 2nd, and who was
`placed in 3rd.
`
`Season 2 (2007)
`
`Following the success of the previous season, NBC commissioned the program for additional
`episodes, but originally intended for the new season to be aired as part of its 2007 winter
`schedule. However, the network decided against this due to the program potentially being placed
`in direct competition for viewers with American Idol, and kept America's Got Talent within its
`2007 summer schedule.[35] The second season aired between June 5 and August 21, 2007. Prior to
`filming taking place, Philbin left the program and was replaced as host by Jerry Springer.[36]
`Norwood dropped out, due to a legal situation, and was replaced by Sharon Osbourne. Auditions
`for this season involved venues within the same cities as had been previously used, but with the
`inclusion of Dallas as part of its competition schedule.
`
`Bianca Ryan,
`season one winner
`
`Terry Fator, season
`two winner
`
`The second season saw the introduction of a new round in the audition process, which was
`referred to as the "boot camp stage", a period of callback episodes filmed in Las Vegas, aimed at
`streamlining successful participants from the first round of auditions towards a set number for the live rounds.
`Alongside this, participants in the live rounds moved on via the public vote only, while the episode for results was aired
`a week after each live episode's performance and within a smaller time slot for its broadcast. This season was won by
`singing impressionist and ventriloquist Terry Fator, with singer and guitarist Cas Haley coming in second, and singer
`Butterscotch placing third.
`
`Season 3 (2008)
`
`The third season aired between June 17 and October 1, 2008, with a break in its broadcast
`between August 7 and 26 to avoid conflict with NBC's live broadcasts of the 2008 Summer
`Olympics. Auditions took place much earlier in the production schedule to provide time for
`finalizing editing on recorded footage, taking place between January and April across venues
`within the same cities from the previous season, but with the addition of a venue within the city of
`Atlanta. Unlike the previous season, the Las Vegas callback episodes doubled the number of semi-
`finalists involved in the live rounds.
`
`Following the second season, judges voted between the participants placed 5th and 6th in the
`public vote during the quarterfinals and semi-finals, to determine who moved on at each stage.
`Apart from some amendments to the program's format, staff also implemented cosmetic changes
`to the set pieces used on America's Got Talent. An example of this included the "red X's", used to symbolize disapproval
`from each judge, being redesigned to match the visual style of those used in Britain's Got Talent. This season was won
`by opera singer Neal E. Boyd, with singer and pianist Eli Mattson coming in second, and violinists Nuttin' But Stringz
`placing third.
`
`Neal E. Boyd,
`season three
`winner
`
`Season 4 (2009)
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