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America’s Got Talent Premieres Season 20 with Mel B and Expanded Backstage Access

The season’s new format gives viewers about 40 percent more backstage footage to highlight contestant experiences.

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Terry Crews attends the "America's Got Talent" Season 20 Red Carpet at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on March 26, 2025 in Pasadena, California.
Terry Crews and the judges for America's Got Talent Season 20
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Overview

  • America’s Got Talent Season 20 premiered on Tuesday, May 27 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and streams the next day on Peacock.
  • Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel and Sofía Vergara join Mel B on the judges’ panel after Heidi Klum’s departure following 11 seasons.
  • Host Terry Crews returns for his seventh season and recounted a dancer collapsing in his arms in tears of joy after a standout audition.
  • Season 20 features nine Golden Buzzers, with each judge able to send two acts to the live shows and Crews holding one buzzer of his own.
  • The live competition phase begins August 9, when public voting will determine which acts advance toward the $1 million prize and a Las Vegas residency.