America's Got Talent season 20

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America's Got Talent
Season 20
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Promotional poster for season 20, featuring (L to R) host Crews and judges Vergara, Cowell, Mandel, and Mel B
Hosted by Terry Crews
Judges
No. of episodes16
Release
Original network NBC
Original releaseMay 27, 2025 (2025-05-27) –
present
Season chronology
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Season 19
Judges and Host for America's Got Talent Season 20
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Howie Mandel
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Mel B
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Sofía Vergara
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Simon Cowell
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Terry Crews

The twentieth season of the American talent show competition series America's Got Talent premiered on NBC on May 27, 2025. Howie Mandel, Sofía Vergara, and Simon Cowell all returned to the panel for their sixteenth, sixth, and tenth respective seasons. Mel B returned to the panel for her seventh season after a six-season hiatus, replacing Heidi Klum. Terry Crews returned as host for his seventh consecutive season. [1]

Production

On January 8, 2025, it was announced that open-call auditions for the upcoming season had been postponed until further notice due to the ongoing wildfires in Southern California, where the show is filmed. [2] [3] Filming of the televised auditions commenced at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on March 14, 2025. [4] [5]

Season overview

For the second time in the show's history, each judge was able to give two Golden Buzzers instead of the usual one and each judge was able to give out one Golden Buzzer during the quarter-finals. However, this season introduced host Terry Crews also receiving two Golden Buzzers to give out during the auditions, and, during the semi-final episode, one Golden Buzzer will be given collectively by the judges. [6]

Choir instructor Astrid Jorgensen was originally announced as one of the top 44 acts for the live shows. [7] For unknown reasons, Jorgensen was later withdrawn from the live shows and replaced by bodybuilder Mike Munz. [8]

  Winner |   Runner-up |   Third place |   Finalist |   Semi-finalist |   Quarter-finalist | Yellow ffff00 pog.svg Golden Buzzer | Crystal Clear action bookmark.svg Live Golden Buzzer | 🌟 Semi-final Golden Buzzer
ParticipantAge(s)GenreActFromQuarter-FinalResult
Alain Simonov24MagicMagician Brazil 2Eliminated
Alex Zinger & Crew—DanceDance Group Brooklyn, New York 2Eliminated
Anna Saranina41DangerCrossbow Shooter Russia 3Eliminated
Austin Brown38SingingSinger Tifton, Georgia 3Eliminated
B Unique Crew21-30DanceDance Group Jodhpur, India 1Eliminated
Bay Melnick Virgolino10Singing / MusicSinger & Guitarist New York 2TBA
Benjamin Hightower30Singing / MusicSinger & Pianist Tennessee 2Eliminated
Benn Family BandTBDSingingVocal Group Altadena, California 3Eliminated
Birmingham Youth Fellowship Choir Yellow ffff00 pog.svg —SingingChoir Birmingham, Alabama [9] 4TBA
Boston Dynamics —DanceRobot Dance Act Boston, Massachusetts 2Eliminated
Charity Lockhart Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 49 [10] SingingSinger Cleveland, Ohio [10] 1Eliminated
Chris Turner35SingingFreestyle Rapper Manchester, England 3TBA
Chuck Adams40Singing / MusicSinger & Guitarist Nashville, Tennessee 4TBA
CitiLimitz20-21SingingVocal Trio Chattanooga, Tennessee 1Eliminated
Cole Swensen & JudyTBDSinging / MusicSinger & Guitarist and Cellist Hollywood, California 4TBA
Crash Adams TBDSingingVocal Duo Toronto, Canada 4TBA
Duo Stardust Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 26 & 28DangerRollerskating Duo Ukraine 2Eliminated
EDT Dance TeamTBDDance / AcrobaticsCheerleading Group New Orleans, Louisiana 2Eliminated
GendaiTBDVarietyLaser Act Tokyo, Japan 4TBA
Girish and the Chronicles TBDSinging / MusicBand Bengaluru, India 3Eliminated
Jacqueline & WagnerTBDAcrobaticsAerial Duo Italy & Brazil 3Eliminated
Jessica Sanchez Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 29SingingSinger Chula Vista, California 3TBA
Jonglissimo 38 & 42VarietyJuggling Group Linz, Austria 2Eliminated
Jourdan Blue Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 23SingingSinger New Orleans, Louisiana 1TBA
Leo High School Choir —SingingChoir Chicago, Illinois 2TBA
Light Wire Yellow ffff00 pog.svg —Dance / VarietyMultimedia Dance Group São Paulo, Brazil 1TBA
Loco Pop FamiliaTBDDanceDance Group Tokyo, Japan 1Eliminated
Maceo Harrison30DanceDancer Savannah, Georgia 3Eliminated
Mama Duke Crystal Clear action bookmark.svg TBDSingingRapper Austin, Texas 2TBA
Mastermind—MagicA.I. Magician—3TBA
Messoudi Brothers Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 36VarietyJuggling Duo Australia 3Eliminated
Micah Palace Crystal Clear action bookmark.svg 23SingingRapper Connecticut 3TBA
Mike MunzTBAVarietyBodybuilder Plantation, Florida 4TBA
PhobiasTBDMagicHorror Magic Trio Rome, Sicily & Apulia 1Eliminated
Shuler King40ComedyComedian Charlotte, North Carolina 1Eliminated
Sirca MareaTBDAcrobaticsTrapeze Duo Argentina & Chile 1TBA
Steve Ray Ladson Crystal Clear action bookmark.svg 35Singing / MusicSinger & Musician Hopkins, South Carolina 1TBA
Team RecycledTBDDanceDance Group Berlin, Germany 4TBA
The BoykinZ Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 18-23SingingVocal Group Atlanta, Georgia 4TBA
The Funkateer Dancers Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 59-66DanceDance Group Inkster, Michigan 4TBA
Tom Sandoval & the Most ExtrasTBDSinging / MusicBand West Hollywood, California 1Eliminated
TT BoysTBDAcrobaticsAcrobatic Duo Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 4TBA
Unreal Crew Yellow ffff00 pog.svg —DanceDance Group Jaipur, India 2TBA
Zak MirzTBDMagicMagician Dallas, Texas 4TBA

Quarter-finals summary

Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Buzzed Out | Crystal Clear action bookmark.svg Live Golden Buzzer |   Advanced to Finals |   Advanced to Semifinals |   Eliminated (Top 5)

Quarter-final 1 (August 19)

Guest Performer, Results Show: Def Leppard [11]

ParticipantOrderBuzzesResult (August 20)
CowellVergaraMel BMandel
Light Wire1Advanced
Charity Lockhart2Eliminated
Phobias3 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
CitiLimitz4Eliminated
Sirca Marea5Advanced
Steve Ray Ladson6 Crystal Clear action bookmark.svg Advanced to Finals
Loco Pop Familia7Eliminated
Shuler King8Eliminated (Top 5)
Jourdan Blue9Advanced
B Unique Crew10Eliminated (Top 5)
Tom Sandoval & the Most Extras11 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated

Quarter-final 2 (August 26)

Guest Performer, Results Show: Flau'jae [12]

ParticipantOrderBuzzesResult (August 27)
CowellVergaraMel BMandel
EDT Dance Team1Eliminated
Mama Duke2 Crystal Clear action bookmark.svg Advanced to Finals
Unreal Crew3Advanced
Alain Simonov4 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Leo High School Choir5Advanced
Jonglissimo6Eliminated (Top 5)
Benjamin Hightower7Eliminated
Duo Stardust8Eliminated (Top 5)
Boston Dynamics9 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Alex Zinger & Crew10 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Bay Melnick Virgolino11Advanced

Quarter-final 3 (September 2)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Lindsey Stirling [13] & The Clairvoyants [14]

ParticipantOrderBuzzesResult (September 3)
CowellVergaraMel BMandel
Jacqueline & Wagner1Eliminated (Top 5)
Austin Brown2Eliminated
Maceo Harrison3Eliminated
Benn Family Band4Eliminated
Messoudi Brothers5Eliminated (Top 5)
Micah Palace6 Crystal Clear action bookmark.svg Advanced to Finals
Mastermind7Advanced
Girish and the Chronicles8Eliminated
Anna Saranina9Eliminated
Chris Turner10Advanced
Jessica Sanchez11Advanced

Quarter-final 4 (September 9)

Guest Performer, Results Show: Le Sserafim [15]

ParticipantOrderBuzzesResult (September 10)
CowellVergaraMel BMandel
Birmingham Youth Fellowship Choir
Chuck Adams
Cole Swensen & Judy
Crash Adams
Gendai
Mike Munz
Team Recycled
The BoykinZ
The Funkateer Dancers
TT Boys
Zak Mirz


Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of America's Got Talent season 20
No.TitleAir dateTimeslot (ET) Rating
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)		Ref.
1"Auditions 1"May 27, 2025Tuesday 8:00 p.m.0.44.81TBDTBDTBDTBD [16]
2"Auditions 2"June 3, 20250.54.69TBDTBDTBDTBD [17]
3"Auditions 3"June 10, 20250.44.54TBDTBDTBDTBD [18]
4"Auditions 4"June 17, 20250.34.58TBDTBDTBDTBD [19]
5"Auditions 5"June 24, 20250.44.91TBDTBDTBDTBD [20]
6"Auditions 6"July 8, 20250.44.90TBDTBDTBDTBD [21]
7"Auditions 7"July 15, 20250.45.02TBDTBDTBDTBD [22]
8"Greatest Golden Buzzers!"July 22, 20250.33.77TBDTBDTBDTBD [23]
9"Auditions 8"July 29, 20250.54.91TBDTBDTBDTBD [24]
10"Auditions 9"August 5, 20250.44.56TBDTBDTBDTBD [25]
11"AGT 20th Birthday Party"August 12, 20250.33.99TBDTBDTBDTBD [26]
12"Quarterfinals 1"August 19, 20250.34.64TBDTBDTBDTBD [27]
13"Quarterfinals 1 Results"August 20, 2025Wednesday 8:00 p.m.0.33.99TBDTBDTBDTBD [28]
14"Quarterfinals 2"August 26, 2025Tuesday 8:00 p.m.0.44.72TBDTBDTBDTBD [29]
15"Quarterfinals 2 Results"August 27, 2025Wednesday 8:00 p.m.0.33.85TBDTBDTBDTBD [30]
16"Quarterfinals 3"September 2, 2025Tuesday 8:00 p.m.0.44.78TBDTBDTBDTBD [31]
17"Quarterfinals 3 Results"September 3, 2025Wednesday 8:00 p.m.0.34.17TBDTBDTBDTBD [32]
18"Quarterfinals 4"September 9, 2025Tuesday 8:00 p.m.TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD [33] [34]
19"Quarterfinals 4 Results"September 10, 2025Wednesday 8:00 p.m.TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD [33] [34]
20"Semifinals"September 16, 2025Tuesday 8:00 p.m.TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD [33] [34]
21"Semifinals Results"September 17, 2025Wednesday 8:00 p.m.TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD [33] [34]

References

  1. ↑ Segarra, Edward. "Mel B to rejoin 'AGT' for Season 20 as Heidi Klum departs series". USA Today.
  2. ↑ O'Rourke, Jill (January 10, 2025). "'AGT' Season 20 Auditions Postponed Due to California Wild Fires". Talent Recap. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  3. ↑ "AGT AUDITION UPDATE". Instagram. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Show Dates". On-Camera Audiences. Archived from the original on March 11, 2025.
  5. ↑ simoncowell (March 14, 2025). "I'm in Los Angeles and it's the first day of @agt auditions for Season 20!…" . Retrieved March 15, 2025– via Instagram.
  6. ↑ "How a Brand New Golden Buzzer Twist Changes AGT as We Know It". NBC. August 6, 2025. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  7. ↑ Andy Swift (August 19, 2025). "AGT Reveals 44 Acts Going Live in Season 20 — Which Quarter-Finalists Get Your Vote on Night 1?". TVLine . Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  8. ↑ Elizabeth Logan (August 5, 2025). "These Are the Top 44 Acts Headed to America's Got Talent Season 20's Live Shows". NBC Insider . Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  9. ↑ Patrick Darrington (July 8, 2025). "Watch a Birmingham youth choir win the Golden Buzzer on America's Got Talent". AL.com . Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  10. 1 2 Malcolm X Abram (June 9, 2025). "Cleveland native, singer Charity Lockhart to appear on America's Got Talent". Cleveland.com . Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  11. ↑ agt (August 5, 2025). "Excited to announce that Def Leppard will be performing on AGT Wednesday, August 20th! Save the date and watch on @nbc. 🎸" . Retrieved August 29, 2025– via Instagram.
  12. ↑ agt (August 22, 2025). "This All-Star is performing on the AGT stage Wednesday, August 27th! 🏀🌟🎤 #AGT" . Retrieved August 29, 2025– via Instagram.
  13. ↑ agt (August 29, 2025). "Lindsey Stirling is back to shine on the AGT stage — don't miss it live Wednesday, September 3rd! 🎻✨ #AGT" . Retrieved August 29, 2025– via Instagram.
  14. ↑ agt (August 29, 2025). "The Clairvoyants are back to perform on the #AGT stage with more mind-blowing magic on Wednesday, September 3rd! 🤩 #AGT" . Retrieved August 29, 2025– via Instagram.
  15. ↑ agt (September 5, 2025). "You don't want to miss this! #LE_SSERAFIM is hitting the #AGT stage Wednesday, September 10th! Watch on @NBC and Peacock" . Retrieved September 5, 2025– via Instagram.
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  21. ↑ Douglas Pucci (July 10, 2025). "Tuesday Ratings: Las Vegas Aces-New York Liberty is Most-Watched Non-Indiana Fever ESPN WNBA Regular Season Game Since 1999". Programming Insider. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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  28. ↑ Douglas Pucci (August 21, 2025). "Wednesday Ratings: America's Got Talent First Results Show of Season on NBC is Most-Watched Prime Time Telecast". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  29. ↑ Douglas Pucci (August 27, 2025). "Tuesday Ratings: ABC News Special on Bruce Willis Attracts Decent-Sized Total Audience". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
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  32. ↑ Douglas Pucci (September 5, 2025). "Wednesday Ratings: Beavis & Butt-Head Makes Comedy Central Debut with its 11th Season Premiere". Programming Insider. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
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  34. 1 2 3 4 "America's Got Talent Season 20 Episode Guide". Gracenote .
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