America's Got Talent
Reality competitionReal people competing under format rules.This show: 10/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 8/10Family-safeNothing to worry about with anyone in the room.This show: 7/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 7/10
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| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | E31 | E32 | E33 | ||
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| S1 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | ||||||||||||||
| S4 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | ||||||||
| S5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.5 | |||
| S6 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.2 | |
| S7 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.8 | ||||
| S8 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | |||||||
| S9 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.0 | |||||||||
| S10 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | |||||||||||
| S11 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 7.2 | |||||||||||
| S12 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | |||||||||||
| S13 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | |||
| S14 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.2 | ||||
| S15 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | |||||||||
| S16 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||
| S17 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.1 | ||||||||||||
| S18 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||||||||||
| S19 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.4 | ||||||||||||||
| S20 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6.4 | |||||||||||
| S21 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 5.2 |
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About
"Reality TV's biggest tent for weird talent"
A talent competition where singers, dancers, comedians, magicians, and acts nobody can quite categorize perform in front of a judging panel and a live audience, chasing a spot in Las Vegas and a cash prize. The format is loose enough to let anything walk onstage, from genuine prodigies to novelty acts, and that unpredictability is the whole appeal. It's easy background viewing: bright, fast-cut, emotionally manipulative in a comfortable way, with judges bantering and the crowd doing a lot of the emotional lifting. Nobody watches for subtlety, they watch for the occasional moment that actually surprises them.
Watch it for
the genuine shock of an act you never expected to be good.
Maybe skip if
you find manufactured sob stories and judge banter tiresome after a few episodes.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12006
5.150215
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Season 22007
4.745412
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Season 32008
4.873820
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Season 42009
5.2833265h 25m
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Season 52010
5.61K312h
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Season 62011
5.91K33
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Season 72012
6.41K30
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Season 82013
7.41K27
In season 8, Sharon Osbourne leaves the show with Melanie Brown replacing her, and Heidi Klum becomes the new fourth judge.
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Season 92014
7.61K25
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Season 102015
6.482823
In season 10. Howard Stern, Heidi Klum, Mel B and Howie Mandel return as judges, and Nick Cannon returns as host.
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Season 112016
6.788523
In season 11, Simon Cowell joins the judges panel alongside Heidi Klum, Mel B and Howie Mandel. Nick Cannon is back as host, and the series returns to Los Angeles this summer, with live shows broadcast from the famed Dolby Theatre.
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Season 122017
6.61K241h 25m
On the heels of the most viewed season in five years, the 12th is back with creator and judge Simon Cowell, Mel B, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel. Supermodel, entrepreneur and CEO Tyra Banks joins the team as host, and the series returns to Los Angeles with live shows from the famed Dolby Theatre.
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Season 132018
6.41K31
After a record-breaking Season 12, Creator and Judge Simon Cowell returns alongside Mel B, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel. Supermodel, entrepreneur and business CEO Tyra Banks joined the team last summer as host and melded effortlessly with the judges, bringing her unmistakable personal flair and verve to the show.
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Season 142019
6.31K30
Creator and Executive Producer Simon Cowell returns to the judges' panel along with Howie Mandel. Also joining the panel this year are two fresh faces - award-winning actress, author and producer Gabrielle Union and Emmy Award-winning choreographer, actress, singer and dancer Julianne Hough. Terry Crews joins as host.
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Season 152020
5.81K25
Creator and Executive Producer Simon Cowell is back at the star-studded judges' table with fan-favorite comedian Howie Mandel. Acclaimed actress and international superstar Sofia Vergara joins as a new judge this season alongside returning judge and global fashion icon Heidi Klum. The dynamic Terry Crews returns as host.
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Season 162021
6.581920
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Season 172022
6.288922
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Season 182023
6.686424
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Season 192024
6.766920
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Season 202025
7.1757232h
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Season 212026
6.349419
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Cast
Howie Mandel Self - Judge, Self
Heidi Klum Self - Judge, Self, Self - Guest Judge
Simon Cowell Self - Judge, Self, Self - Audience Member
Nick Cannon Self - Host
Mel B Self - Judge, Self
Terry Crews Self - Host, Self
Sharon Osbourne Self - Judge
Sofía Vergara Self - Judge
Piers Morgan Self - Judge, Self - Guest Judge, Self - Viewer with a Question to the Judges
Howard Stern Self - Judge
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