America's Got Talent season 15

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America's Got Talent
Season 15
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Promotional poster for season 15, featuring (L to R) host Crews alongside judges Cowell, Vergara, Klum, and Mandel
Hosted by Terry Crews
Judges
Winner Brandon Leake
Runners-up
  • Broken Roots
  • Cristina Rae
No. of episodes25
Release
Original network NBC
Original releaseMay 26 (2020-05-26) –
September 23, 2020 (2020-09-23)
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Judges and Presenter for America's Got Talent Season 15
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Simon Cowell
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Sofía Vergara
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Heidi Klum
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Howie Mandel
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Terry Crews
Guest Judges for America's Got Talent Season 15
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Eric Stonestreet
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Kelly Clarkson
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Kenan Thompson

The fifteenth season of the American talent show competition series America's Got Talent was broadcast on NBC from May 26 to September 23, 2020. Following the previous season, both Julianne Hough and Gabrielle Union left the program, leading to both being replaced prior to filming. Heidi Klum was brought back to resume her former role, while Sofía Vergara was hired to join her as a new judge on the judging panel. Simon Cowell missed the live shows, after sustaining an injury in August. While the first two quarter-finals featured guest judges in his place, the remainder of the live episodes were conducted without any further stand-ins.

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The fifteenth season was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic that hit the United States in 2020, which affected arrangements for pre-recorded and live episodes. While most audition episodes had been filmed by the end of April (despite minor issues), remaining episodes were disrupted, but resumed after safety measures were implemented to prevent the risk of the infection spreading among staff and participants. Format changes included the use of a virtual audience for the live rounds, an alteration in the program's broadcast schedule for that year, and a revamp to the format for the Judge Cuts round that would condense it into a single episode while featuring no guest judges as in previous seasons.

The fifteenth season was won by spoken word poet Brandon Leake, with singing guitarists duo Broken Roots finishing second, and singer Cristina Rae placing third. [1] During its broadcast, the season averaged around 6.61 million viewers.

Season overview

Open auditions were held in late 2019, with closed auditions held across January to March the following year. Prior to the main auditions taking place, replacements were made for Julianne Hough and Gabrielle Union, who had been let go following the conclusion of the previous season. [2] On February 27, 2020, it was announced that Heidi Klum would return as judge, in addition to newcomer Sofía Vergara. [3]

The season was impacted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected television and film shoots across the globe. Although it had been partially disrupted by Klum falling ill, leading to Eric Stonestreet standing in for her during an audition session, [4] [5] restrictions imposed by the United States to combat the spread of COVID-19 caused the program to initially move to filming without an audience present at auditions (before production was ultimately suspended). [6] [7] Additional auditions were later allowed, but these had to be conducted online as a safety precaution. [8] By April 27, the season would broadcast as planned and premiere on May 26, [9] [10] with the season featuring a hiatus after the audition episodes had been aired with the footage that had already been filmed. [11]

In mid-June, production of the season resumed following changes in guidelines for media production by Californian state government, and discussions between industry unions, producers and local officials. [12] While the Judges Cuts stage was held at an outdoor venue in Simi Valley, California, [13] it required implementing several health and safety protocols including: performances conducted via videoconferencing on a cinema screen, masks being mandatory for all personnel when off-camera, enforced social distancing and regular testing of staff. The format was also changed with the number of participants for this stage reduced from seventy-two to sixty. No guest judges or Golden Buzzers were involved, and each participant were given a verdict after their performance. [13] Cowell notably approved the change in format, including the decision to condense all footage taken into a single episode, having disliked the arrangement used in previous seasons. [14] [13]

By the end of July, a decision on how to produce the live round episodes was reached to include a virtual audience for these rounds. Applications were made available within the week of July 28, in order to maintain safe working conditions, with Universal Studios Hollywood chosen as the venue for performances to take place within. [15] [16] [17] This included an expansion in the number of quarter-finalists for the season, an additional quarter-final, and a change to the number of semi-finalists that each quarter-final had. Prior to the first quarter-final's live broadcast, Cowell had an accident that left him with a severe back injury. [18] [19] [20] After undergoing surgery to help repair the damage, he stepped-down from the live episodes until doctors approved his return. Guest judges appeared during Cowell's absence for the first two quarter-finals, [21] [22] [23] [24] before deciding to have the remaining live episodes stick to using a judging panel of three.

Of the participants who auditioned for this season, forty-four secured a place in the live quarter-finals, with eleven quarter-finalists in each one. Among these included: singer Roberta Battaglia, choir Voices of our City Choir, spoken word poet Brandon Leake and singer Cristina Rae and dance group W.A.F.F.L.E. Crew, who had each received a Golden Buzzer from the main judges and host. About twenty-two quarter-finalists advanced and were split between the two semi-finals, with ten semi-finalists securing a place in the finals. The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this season:

  Winner |   Runner-up |   Third place |   Finalist |   Semi-finalist
  Quarter-finalist | Playing card heart A.svg Wildcard Semi-finalist | Yellow ffff00 pog.svg Golden Buzzer Audition
Participant [17] Age(s) 1 GenreActFromQuarter-FinalResult
Alan Silva38AcrobaticsAerialist Las Vegas 3Grand-finalist
Alex Hooper35ComedyComedian Baltimore, Maryland 4Eliminated
Alexis Brownley & The Puppy Pals9AnimalsDog Act Weston, Florida 2Eliminated
Annie Jones12SingingSinger Victoria, Australia 3Eliminated
Archie Williams 59SingingSinger Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1Finalist
BAD Salsa 16 & 21DanceSalsa Duo India 2Finalist
Bello & Annaliese Nock 51 & 23DangerDaredevil DuoSarasota, Florida1Eliminated
Bello Sisters14-22AcrobaticsAcrobatic Trio Italy 4Finalist
BONAVEGA31SingingSinger Toledo, Ohio 2Eliminated
Bone Breakers22–24Acrobatics / DanceContortion Dance Group Conakry, Republic of Guinea 3Eliminated
Brandon Leake Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 27VarietyPoet Stockton, California 4Winner
Brett Loudermilk31DangerSword Swallower North Carolina 1Semi-finalist
Broken Roots 2 38 & 44Singing / MusicVocal DuoChicago4Runner-up
C.A. Wildcats13–29Acrobatics / DanceCheerleading Group Dallas, Texas 4Eliminated
Celina Graves30SingingSinger San Diego, California 4Semi-finalist
Cristina Rae Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 30SingingSinger Nashville, Tennessee 3Third place
Dance Town Family Playing card heart A.svg 8-35DanceDance Group Miami 3Semi-finalist
Daneliya Tuleshova 14SingingSinger Almaty, Kazakhstan 2Finalist
Divas & Drummers of Compton3-20Dance / MusicDance & Percussion Group Los Angeles 4Eliminated
Double Dragon32SingingVocal Duo San Francisco 1Semi-finalist
Feng E13MusicUkulelist Taipei, Taiwan 1Eliminated
FrenchieBabyy25Acrobatics / DanceContortionist DancerFairfield, California1Eliminated
Jonathan Goodwin 40DangerDaredevil Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom 2Semi-finalist
Kameron Ross30SingingSinger Dallas, Texas 2Eliminated
Kelvin Dukes14SingingSinger Burtonsville, Maryland 2Eliminated
Kenadi Dodds15Singing / MusicSinger & Pianist Salt Lake City, Utah 4Finalist
Lightwave Theatre Company32–35VarietyPuppeteer Group Bucharest, Romania 4Eliminated
Malik Dope27MusicDrummer Washington, D.C. 3Semi-finalist
Max Major33MagicMagicianLas Vegas3Semi-finalist
Michael Yo 45ComedyComedian Houston 1Eliminated
Noah Epps12DanceDancer Virginia 4Eliminated
Nolan Neal39Singing / MusicSinger & Guitarist Nashville, Tennessee 3Eliminated
Pork Chop Revue9-68AnimalsPig ActMiami1Eliminated
Resound26–30SingingVocal TrioRichmond, Virginia4Eliminated
Roberta Battaglia Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 11SingingSinger Toronto, Canada 1Grand-finalist
Shaquira McGrath26SingingSinger Kennesaw, Georgia 1Semi-finalist
Sheldon Riley 21SingingSinger Sydney, Australia 3Eliminated
Simon and Maria12 & 10DanceSalsa Duo Colombia 1Eliminated
Spyros Brothers23 & 25VarietyDiabolo Duo New York City 2Semi-finalist
The Shape15–19DanceDance Group Alhambra, California 2Eliminated
Thomas Day Playing card heart A.svg 17SingingSinger Brentwood, California — 3 Semi-finalist
Usama Siddiquee29ComedyComedianNew York City3Eliminated
Vincent Marcus32Comedy / MusicImpressionistLos Angeles2Eliminated
Voices of our City Choir Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 21–80SingingChoirSan Diego, California2Semi-finalist
W.A.F.F.L.E. Crew Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 23–26DanceDance GroupNew York City3Semi-finalist

Quarter-finals summary

Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Buzzed Out | Crystal Clear app clean.svg Judges' choice |   Advanced to Semi-finals
  Won Online Public Vote |   Won Judges' Vote |   Lost Judges' Vote

Quarter-final 1 (August 11)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Mat Franco and Kodi Lee

Quarter-Finalist [29] OrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult (August 12)
Clarkson 4 Vergara Klum Mandel
Pork Chop Revue1Eliminated
Feng E2 Crystal Clear app clean.png Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Shaquira McGrath3Advanced
Simon and Maria4Eliminated
FrenchieBabyy5Eliminated
Bello & Annaliese Nock6Eliminated
Roberta Battaglia7Advanced
Michael Yo8Eliminated
Double Dragon9 Crystal Clear app clean.png Crystal Clear app clean.png Crystal Clear app clean.png Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
Brett Loudermilk10Advanced (Online Public Vote)
Archie Williams11Advanced

Quarter-final 2 (August 18)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Darci Lynne and Jabbawockeez [30] [31]

Quarter-Finalist [32] OrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult (August 19)
Thompson 5 Vergara Klum Mandel
Kelvin Dukes1Eliminated
The Shape2Eliminated
Kameron Ross3Eliminated
BAD Salsa4Advanced
Vincent Marcus5Eliminated
Alexis Brownley6 Crystal Clear app clean.png Crystal Clear app clean.png Eliminated (Judges' Vote Tied - Lost by Public Vote)
BONAVEGA7Eliminated
Spyros Brothers8Advanced (Online Public Vote)
Daneliya Tuleshova9Advanced
Jonathan Goodwin10 Crystal Clear app clean.png Crystal Clear app clean.png Advanced (Judges' Vote Tied - Won by Public Vote)
Voices of our City Choir11Advanced
  • ^5 Kenan Thompson filled in for Simon Cowell while he continued to recover from a back injury sustained prior to August 11. [23] [24]

Quarter-final 3 (August 25)

Guest Performer, Results Show: Jon Dorenbos [33]

Quarter-Finalist [34] OrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult (August 26)
Vergara Mandel Klum
Dance Town Family 6 1Eliminated
Nolan Neal2 Crystal Clear app clean.png Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Usama Siddiquee3Eliminated
W.A.F.F.L.E. Crew4Advanced (Online Public Vote)
Annie Jones5Eliminated
Malik Dope6 Crystal Clear app clean.png Crystal Clear app clean.png Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
Max Major7Advanced
Bone Breakers8Eliminated
Sheldon Riley9Eliminated
Alan Silva10Advanced
Cristina Rae11Advanced
  • ^6 Dance Town Family were later brought back as a Wildcard act for the Semi-finals. [35]

Quarter-final 4 (September 1)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Cam and Duo Transcend [36] [37]

Quarter-Finalist [25] OrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult (September 2)
Vergara Mandel Klum
C.A. Wildcats1Eliminated
Kenadi Dodds2Advanced
Lightwave Theatre Company3 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Resound4 Crystal Clear app clean.png Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Divas & Drummers of Compton5Eliminated
Celina Graves6Advanced (Online Public Vote)
Noah Epps7Eliminated
Alex Hooper8 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Broken Roots9Advanced
Bello Sisters10 Crystal Clear app clean.png Crystal Clear app clean.png Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
Brandon Leake11Advanced

Semi-finals summary

Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Buzzed Out | Crystal Clear app clean.svg Judges' choice |   Advanced to Finals
  Won Online Public Vote |   Won Judges' Vote |   Lost Judges' Vote

Semi-final 1 (September 8)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Piff the Magic Dragon, David Copperfield, and Ndlovu Youth Choir [38] [39] [40] [41]

Semi-Finalist [27] OrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult (September 9)
Vergara Mandel Klum
Double Dragon1Eliminated
Dance Town Family2Eliminated
Broken Roots3Advanced
Spyros Brothers4Eliminated
Thomas Day5Eliminated
Alan Silva6Advanced (Online Public Vote)
Shaquira McGrath7Eliminated
Brandon Leake8Advanced
Malik Dope9 Crystal Clear app clean.png Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Archie Williams10 Crystal Clear app clean.png Crystal Clear app clean.png Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
Roberta Battaglia11Advanced

Semi-final 2 (September 15)

Guest Performers, Results Show: BTS and Colin Cloud [42] [43]

Semi-FinalistOrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult (September 16)
Vergara Mandel Klum
W.A.F.F.L.E. Crew1Eliminated
Kenadi Dodds2Advanced (Online Public Vote)
Max Major3 7 Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Bello Sisters4Advanced
Celina Graves5Eliminated
Jonathan Goodwin6Eliminated
Cristina Rae7Advanced
BAD Salsa8 Crystal Clear app clean.png Crystal Clear app clean.png 7 Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
Voices of our City Choir9Eliminated
Brett Loudermilk10Eliminated
Daneliya Tuleshova11Advanced
  • ^7 Due to the majority vote for BAD Salsa, Klum's voting intention was not revealed.

Finals (September 22–23)

Guest Performers, Finale: David Dobrik, Detroit Youth Choir, Meghan Markle, and Usher [44]

  Winner |   Runner-up |   3rd place |   Top 5
FinalistPerformed with
(2nd Performance)		Result (September 23)
Alan Silva Bishop Briggs and Deadly Games 8 Grand-finalist
Archie Williams Marvin Winans Finalist
BAD Salsa V.Unbeatable Finalist
Bello SistersBishop Briggs and Deadly Games 8 Finalist
Brandon LeakeN/A1st
Broken Roots Blake Shelton 2nd
Cristina Rae OneRepublic 3rd
Daneliya Tuleshova Ava Max Finalist
Kenadi Dodds JP Saxe and Julia Michaels 9 Finalist
Roberta BattagliaJP Saxe and Julia Michaels 9 Grand-finalist

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of America's Got Talent season 15
No.TitleAir date Rating
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)		Ref.
1"Auditions 1"May 26, 20201.59.880.42.111.911.98 [45]
2"Auditions 2"June 2, 20201.38.750.42.121.710.87 [46]
3"Auditions 3"June 9, 20201.38.630.31.851.710.48 [47]
4"Auditions 4"June 16, 20201.38.570.42.131.710.70 [48]
5"Auditions 5"June 23, 20201.38.720.42.091.710.81 [49]
6"Auditions 6"June 30, 20201.28.440.41.951.610.39 [50]
7"Auditions 7"July 14, 20201.17.630.41.911.59.54 [51]
8"AGT: Best of Auditions"July 21, 20200.75.080.10.600.85.68 [52]
9"Judge Cuts"July 28, 20201.06.120.21.301.27.42 [53]
10"AGT: 15th Anniversary Special"August 4, 20200.86.160.21.011.07.17 [54]
11"Live Show 1"August 11, 20200.96.750.31.551.28.30 [55]
12"Results Show 1"August 12, 20200.76.150.21.230.97.38 [56]
13"Live Show 2"August 18, 20200.75.580.21.250.96.83 [57]
14"Results Show 2"August 19, 20200.65.140.11.050.86.19 [58]
15"Live Show 3"August 25, 20200.75.63TBDTBDTBDTBD [59]
16"Results Show 3"August 26, 20200.65.00TBDTBDTBDTBD [60]
17"Live Show 4"September 1, 20200.86.40TBDTBDTBDTBD [61]
18"Results Show 4"September 2, 20200.65.66TBDTBDTBDTBD [62]
19"Semi-Finals 1"September 8, 20200.86.01TBDTBDTBDTBD [63]
20"Results Show 5"September 9, 20200.65.50TBDTBDTBDTBD [64]
21"Semi-Finals 2"September 15, 20200.75.94TBDTBDTBDTBD [65]
22"Results Show 6"September 16, 20200.65.33TBDTBDTBDTBD [66]
23"Live Finals"September 22, 20200.86.16TBDTBDTBDTBD [67]
24"Countdown to the Finale"September 23, 20200.75.48TBDTBDTBDTBD [68]
25"Live Finale Results"September 23, 20200.96.57TBDTBDTBDTBD [68]

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