The nineteenth season of the American

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competition series ''

America's Got Talent ''America's Got Talent'' (often abbreviated as ''AGT'') is an American talent show competition, and is part of the global ''Got Talent'' franchise created by Simon Cowell. The program is produced by Fremantle (as well as distributed by) and ...

'' premiered on

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on May 28, 2024.

Howie Mandel Howard Michael Mandel (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian comedian, television personality, actor, and producer. Mandel is known for voicing Gizmo in the 1984 film ''Gremlins'' and the 1990 sequel ''Gremlins 2: The New Batch'', playing rowd ...

Heidi Klum Heidi Klum (; born 1 June 1973) is a German and American model, television personality, producer, and businesswoman. She appeared on the cover of the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'' in 1998 and was the first German model to become a Vict ...

Sofía Vergara Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara (; born July 10, 1972) is a Colombian and American actress and television personality who received five nominations each at the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards. She is one of the highest-paid a ...

, and

Simon Cowell Simon Phillip Cowell (; born 7 October 1959) is an English television personality and businessman. He has judged on the British television talent competition shows ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003), ''The X Factor (British TV series), The X Factor UK ...

all returned to the panel for their fifteenth, eleventh, fifth, and ninth respective seasons.

Terry Crews Terry Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, television host, and former professional American football, football player. He played Julius Rock in the UPN/The CW Television Network, CW sitcom ''Everybody Hates Chris'', which air ...

returned as host for his sixth consecutive season. The season was won by singer Richard Goodall, with dog tricks act Roni Sagi & Rhythm finishing second, and drone precision group Sky Elements placing third. For the season, AGT averaged around 4.78 million viewers per broadcast.

Production

During the finale of the previous season, it was announced that the entire main cast would return for the new season marking the fifth consecutive year the judging panel and host would remain the same. Filming of the auditions again happened at the

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in March and April 2024.

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ended its sponsorship with the series, having been its sponsor for the last three seasons before the start of this season. The current sponsor was revealed to be

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as featured in the end credits and on all of the judge's cups during the live shows. A two-week hiatus in the broadcast schedule was also made, to avoid the NBC's live coverage of the

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between July and August.

Season overview

For the first time in the show's history, each judge was able to give two Golden Buzzers instead of the usual one. However, host Crews still only received one to give out. Furthermore, each judge was able to give out one Golden Buzzer during the live shows, making the first time on the American version of ''

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Quarter-finals summary

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Quarter-final 1 (August 13)

Guest Performer, Results Show: Adrian Stoica and Hurricane

Quarter-final 2 (August 20)

Guest Performer, Results Show: Mat Franco * Although it was Mandel's week to press the golden buzzer, Cowell attempted to press the golden buzzer for this act. At the same time, Mandel promptly attempted to press the golden buzzer as well. During a replay at the end of the show, it was revealed that Mandel pressed the buzzer slightly before Cowell.

Quarter-final 3 (August 27)

Guest Performers, Results Show:

Lauren Daigle Lauren Ashley Daigle ( ; born September 9, 1991) is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter. After being signed to the label Centricity Music, she released her debut album, ''How Can It Be (album), How Can It Be,'' in 2015 ...

Loren Allred Loren Allred (born September 7, 1989) is an American singer. She made her ''Billboard'' Hot 100 debut with the RIAA-certified platinum-selling " Never Enough" from ''The Greatest Showman'' musical. She is featured on Michael Bublé's ''Love'' al ...

Quarter-final 4 (September 3)

Guest Performer, Results Show:

Jon Dorenbos Jonathan Paul Dorenbos ( ; born July 21, 1980) is an American former professional American football, football player and Magic (illusion), magician who was a long snapper in the National Football League (NFL), earning two Pro Bowl selections. ...

* Sebastián did a live solo performance as Sonia was sidelined after sustaining an arm injury during rehearsals.

Semi-finals summary

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Semi-final (September 11)

Guest Performer, Results Show:

Sofie Dossi Sofie Clarice Dossi (born June 21, 2001) is an American YouTuber, singer, actress, contortionist, aerialist, dancer and internet personality. In 2016, she rose to fame on the eleventh season of ''America's Got Talent''. , her YouTube channel ha ...

Sara James Sara Zofia Egwu-James (born 10 June 2008) is a Polish singer and songwriter. She won the fourth season of the Polish talent show ''The Voice Kids'' in 2021, and represented Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song " Someb ...

Finals summary

Guest Performer, Results Show: Detroit Youth Choir,

Michael Bublé Michael Steven Bublé ( ; born September 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Regarded as a pop icon, he is often credited for helping to renew public interest and appreciation for traditional pop standards and the Great American ...

and the

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gymnasts (

Simone Biles Simone Arianne Biles Owens ( Biles; born March 14, 1997) is an American Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. Her 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals make her the most decorated gymnast in history. She is widely regarded as one ...

Jordan Chiles Jordan Lucella Elizabeth Chiles (born April 15, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 2024 Summer Olympics, having previously been a member of the silver medal-winning team at the 2020 Su ...

Jade Carey Jade Ashtyn Carey (born May 27, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics as an individual, and at the 2024 Summer Olympics as a member of the U.S. women's team, nicknamed the "Golden Girl ...

Ellie Black Elsabeth Ann Black (born September 8, 1995) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She is a four-time Olympian, having represented her country at the 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024 Olympic games. She is the 2017 World all-around silver medallist, makin ...

Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos Mélanie Johanna de Jesus dos Santos (born 5 March 2000) is a French artistic gymnast. She was a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2023 World Championships. She is the 2019 European Arti ...

Joscelyn Roberson Joscelyn Michelle Roberson (born February 8, 2006) is an American artistic gymnast and member of the USA national gymnastics team. She was a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2023 World Championships. Early life Roberson was bor ...

, Frederick Richard,

Paul Juda Paul Wojciech Juda ( ; born July 7, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team. He was a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2023 World Championships and the bron ...

, Brody Malone,

Casimir Schmidt Casimir Schmidt (born 31 October 1995) is a Dutch artistic gymnast. He won the silver medal on the vault at the 2015 European Games. He is a four-time Dutch national all-around champion (2013, 2019, 2023–24). He represented the Netherlands at t ...

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Ratings

References

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