America's Got Talent season 2

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America's Got Talent
Season 2
ShowrunnerJason Raff [1]
Hosted by Jerry Springer
Judges
Winner Terry Fator
Runner-up
Finals venue Hollywood, California
No. of episodes16
Release
Original network NBC
Original releaseJune 5 (2007-06-05) 
August 21, 2007 (2007-08-21)
Season chronology
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Judges and Host for America's Got Talent Season 2

The second season of American talent show competition series America's Got Talent was broadcast on NBC from June 5 to August 21, 2007. The network originally intended for it to run during its winter schedule that year, but opted against it following concerns over it clashing with other popular programs at that time. [2] After the success of its first year, additional episodes of the series were commissioned by NBC, with changes being made to the program's format for the new season. The changes included the addition of a "boot camp" stage during the auditions, and the use of the judge's buzzers matching other editions of the Got Talent franchise, particularly after the first season of Britain's Got Talent .

While Piers Morgan and David Hasselhoff returned as judges, Regis Philbin did not return as host for the new season, and was replaced by tabloid talk show host Jerry Springer. [3] Brandy Norwood was unable to return as a judge following the previous season, due to an ongoing lawsuit against her at the time, [4] [5] and was replaced by Sharon Osbourne as a result. [6] The second season was won by singing ventriloquist and impressionist Terry Fator, with singer and guitarist Cas Haley finishing in second place, and singing beatboxer Butterscotch placing third.

Season overview

Following the success of the first season of America's Got Talent, NBC opted to commission further seasons of the program for the foreseeable future. As part of the network's original plan for the second season, the new episodes were intended to broadcast during the network's Winter 2007 schedule, with the results of each live round aired on the same day. However, concerns that such a decision would place America's Got Talent in a direct competition for viewing ratings with the sixth season of American Idol, due to being aired around the same period. NBC eventually dropped the plan, and set the program up for its Summer schedule that year, allocating the arranged broadcasting slot of Grease: You're The One That I Want . [7]

The second season had a considerable change in the format of the program, to match a more standardized arrangement being used across the Got Talent franchise. The most notable change was the filmed auditions being split into two stages, with the first taking place across a selection of cities, and the second stage operating in Las Vegas under a "boot camp" format titled "Las Vegas Callbacks". The second stage's rules focused on those who made it through the first stage being placed into one of two groups: "music" and "variety", having to successfully impress the judges across two rounds of performances, with each three minutes in length and conducted without interruptions from the judges. The other change was to incorporate the live round rules for judges used on other editions of Got Talent, particularly Britain's Got Talent. The new arrangement primarily saw judges giving feedback on a performance when it had ended but still using their buzzers to stop performances, while the public voted on who moved to the next stage in the semi-finals. Other than these changes, the second season did not incorporate the use of Wildcard acts, while the results for each live round (except the final), were each given before the start of the next round.

Auditions took place during Spring 2007, with auditions being conducted within the cities of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Dallas. Following the previous season, prior to filming taking place, replacements to the cast were made. Regis Philbin, who did not to return for undisclosed reasons, was replaced by Jerry Springer as host. [3] Brandy Norwood was replaced by Sharon Osbourne as judge, after she dropped out due to a difficult legal matter she was dealing with. [4] [5]

Twenty of the participants who auditioned for the season secured a place in the two live semi-finals, with ten acts in each moving on to compete against each other in two "knock-out" finals. That resulted in four left to compete in a grand-final round. Here are the results of each participant's overall performance during the season:

  Winner |   Runner-up |   Finalist |   Semi-finalist
ParticipantGenreActSemi-finalResult
Boy BritneyDanceDancer2Eliminated
Butterscotch MusicBeatboxer1Grand-finalist
Cas Haley Singing / MusicSinger & Guitarist2Runner-up
Jason PritchettSinging / MusicSinger & Guitarist2Finalist
Jonny Come LatelySinging / MusicBand1Eliminated
Johnny LonestarVarietyTrick Roper1Eliminated
Julienne Irwin SingingSinger1Grand-finalist
KashifDanceDancer1Eliminated
Kevin James MagicMagician1Eliminated
Manuel RomeroSingingSinger1Eliminated
Popovich Comedy Pet TheaterAnimalsAnimal Act2Eliminated
Robert HatcherSingingSinger1Finalist
SideswipeAcrobaticsMartial Arts Group1Finalist
Southern GirlSingingVocal Group2Eliminated
Terry Fator Comedy / SingingSinging Ventriloquist2Winner
The 2nd Story GuysDanceStilt Group2Eliminated
The Calypso TumblersAcrobaticsAcrobatic Group2Finalist
The DuttonsSinging / MusicFamily Band2Finalist
The Fault LineSingingVocal Group2Eliminated
The GlamazonsDanceDance Group1Finalist

Semi-finals summary

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Semi-final 1 (July 17)

Semi-FinalistOrderBuzzesResult
(July 24)
HasselhoffOsbourneMorgan
Johnny Lonestar1Eliminated
Julienne Irwin2Advanced
Kevin James3 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Robert Hatcher4Advanced
Jonny Come Lately5Eliminated
Kashif6 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Butterscotch7Advanced
Sideswipe8Advanced
Manuel Romero9Eliminated
The Glamazons10Advanced

Semi-final 2 (July 24)

Semi-FinalistOrderBuzzesResult
(July 31)
HasselhoffOsbourneMorgan
The 2nd Story Guys1Eliminated
Southern Girl2Eliminated
Popovich Comedy Pet Theater3 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Cas Haley4Advanced
Terry Fator5Advanced
The Fault Line6Eliminated
Boy Britney7 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Jason Pritchett8Advanced
The Calypso Tumblers9Advanced
The Duttons10 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Advanced

Finals summary

  Winner (Top 4 Final Only) |   Runner-up (Top 4 Final Only) |   3rd place (Top 4 Final Only)
  Advanced (Top 10 & 8 Finals only) |   Eliminated | Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Buzzed (Top 10 & 8 Finals only)

Finals - Top 10 (July 31)

Top 10 FinalistOrderBuzzesResult
(August 7)
HasselhoffOsbourneMorgan
The Duttons1 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Robert Hatcher2Advanced
The Calypso Tumblers3Eliminated
Jason Pritchett4Advanced
Butterscotch5Advanced
The Glamazons6Advanced
Cas Haley7Advanced
Terry Fator8Advanced
Julienne Irwin9Advanced
Sideswipe10 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Advanced

Finals - Top 8 (August 7)

Top 8 FinalistOrderBuzzesResult
(August 14)
HasselhoffOsbourneMorgan
Robert Hatcher1Eliminated
Julienne Irwin2Advanced
Terry Fator3Advanced
Cas Haley4Advanced
Jason Pritchett5 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
The Glamazons6Eliminated
Butterscotch7Advanced
Sideswipe8Eliminated

Grand-final (August 14)

Grand-finalistOrderResult
(August 21)
Cas Haley12nd
Butterscotch23rd
Terry Fator31st
Julienne Irwin44th

References

  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. "NBC Hit America's Got Talent Announces Upcoming Auditions and Surprising Twists for Season Two" (Press release). NBC. September 25, 2006. Retrieved March 5, 2007 via The Futon Critic.
  3. 1 2 NBC press release (March 5, 2007): "Popular Television Talk-Show Host Jerry Springer Named Host of NBC's 'America's Got Talent' when Hit Variety-Talent Competition Series Returns this Summer", Retrieved on 2007-03-05
  4. 1 2 "Brandy Says She's Leaving 'America's Got Talent'". Associated Press. April 20, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2007.
  5. 1 2 Rocchio, Christopher (April 20, 2007). "Sharon Osbourne replacing Brandy as 'America's Got Talent' judge". Reality TV World. Retrieved June 14, 2007.
  6. NBC Announces David Hasselhoff, Piers Morgan and Sharon Osbourne as Trio of Judges for Second Season of NBC's Hit Talent Competition Series 'America's Got Talent Premiering May MAY 29 [ permanent dead link ]
  7. "NBC's mid-season 2006–07 schedule" [ dead link ]. NBCUMV.com. November 29, 2006.