America's Got Talent (also known as AGT) is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent series. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of US$1 million. The show debuted in June 2006 for the summer television season. Starting in the third season, the Talent top prize included US$1 million, payable in a financial annuity over forty years (or the present cash value of such annuity), and a show as the headliner on the Las Vegas Strip.Among its significant features were that it gave an opportunity to talented amateurs or unknown performers, with the results decided by an audience vote. The format is a popular one and has often been reworked for television in the United States and the United Kingdom....
The current incarnation was created by Simon Cowell, and was originally due to be a 2005 British series called Paul O'Grady's Got Talent[1] but was postponed due to O'Grady's acrimonious split with broadcaster ITV. As such, the American version became the first full series of the Got Talent franchise. Despite being heavily involved in the show's production, Cowell does not appear as a judge. This is due to the conditions of his contract with Fox Network.During the live shows, a group of acts ranging from only a Top 20 (Season 2), to as many as 48, compete for viewers' and judges' votes. In the first season, the judges could not end an act's performance, but could either "check" or "X" the performance during their critique. Since Season 2, judges have been able to end an act's performance early, and the "check" was removed. Acts generally perform in a first round consisting of a series of quarterfinals. These rounds may also consist of additional shows for "Wild Card" acts brought back from previous rounds, and, since Season 5, performances from finalists of YouTube auditions. From these shows, the existing group is cut in half through votes by the public and the judges. At this stage, the judges' vote is generally limited to critiques, although in all seasons (excluding Season 2), they have been able to put one act through to the next round during the first round of live shows. Acts then move on to a semifinal round, and even further rounds (such as a "Top 8" or a "Top 10", depending on the season) through a series of weekly shows, which trim the number of acts down each time based on a public vote. In the majority of seasons, judges have had no vote from the semifinals on. All these rounds culminate in a live final, which has consisted of anywhere from four to ten acts throughout the seasons. The act with the most votes is declared the winner, and given $1,000,000, and, since Season 3, a chance to headline a show on the Las Vegas Strip. Since Season 5, the show has also made the winner the headline act of a national tour.
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