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	Despite the effects of the ], production staff opted to go ahead with a new season for 2021 on the belief that the early rollout of vaccines would ease restrictions on production. Open auditions were mostly done online or via recorded video sent in to researchers, with spaces made available until the end of January 2021. On February 24, 2021, producers announced the new season's line-up of judges and host as unchanged, revealing that Cowell would be returning following his accident the previous year that had forced him to be absent in the fifteenth season's live episodes.<ref>{{cite press release\|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/02/24/americas-got-talent-judges-simon-cowell-heidi-klum-howie-mandel-and-sofia-vergara-to-return-for-season-16-set-to-air-this-summer-on-nbc-321215/20210224nbc01/\|title=''America's Got Talent'' Judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Sofia Vergara to Return for Season 16 Set to Air This Summer on NBC\|publisher=]\|via=]\|date=February 24, 2021\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}</ref> Closed auditions were held across March and April, with final editing arranged to be completed before the season's premiere at the beginning of June.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/making-it-moves-june-nbc-unscripted-summer-season-with-return-of-americas-got-talent-american-ninja-warrior-1234710227/\|title=''Making It'' Moves To June As NBC Kicks Off Unscripted Summer Season With Return Of ''America's Got Talent'' & ''American Ninja Warrior''\|work=]\|author=Peter White\|date=March 9, 2021\|access-date=March 9, 2021}}</ref> A two-week break in the schedule was also arranged to avoid the program clashing with the live broadcast of the Tokyo Olympics, after they had been postponed for a year.<ref name="Format change" />		Despite the effects of the ], production staff opted to go ahead with a new season for 2021 on the belief that the early rollout of vaccines would ease restrictions on production. Open auditions were mostly done online or via recorded video sent in to researchers, with spaces made available until the end of January 2021. On February 24, 2021, producers announced the new season's line-up of judges and host as unchanged, revealing that Cowell would be returning following his accident the previous year that had forced him to be absent in the fifteenth season's live episodes.<ref>{{cite press release\|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/02/24/americas-got-talent-judges-simon-cowell-heidi-klum-howie-mandel-and-sofia-vergara-to-return-for-season-16-set-to-air-this-summer-on-nbc-321215/20210224nbc01/\|title=''America's Got Talent'' Judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Sofia Vergara to Return for Season 16 Set to Air This Summer on NBC\|publisher=]\|via=]\|date=February 24, 2021\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}</ref> Closed auditions were held across March and April, with final editing arranged to be completed before the season's premiere at the beginning of June.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/making-it-moves-june-nbc-unscripted-summer-season-with-return-of-americas-got-talent-american-ninja-warrior-1234710227/\|title=''Making It'' Moves To June As NBC Kicks Off Unscripted Summer Season With Return Of ''America's Got Talent'' & ''American Ninja Warrior''\|work=]\|author=Peter White\|date=March 9, 2021\|access-date=March 9, 2021}}</ref> A two-week break in the schedule was also arranged to avoid the program clashing with the live broadcast of the Tokyo Olympics, after they had been postponed for a year.<ref name="Format change" />

	Production was still impacted by government regulations within ] to combat the spread of COVID-19. ~~Although~~ live audiences were allowed to attend closed auditions when they were filmed for the season, producers recommended reduced numbers as a precaution.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://people.com/tv/agt-howie-mandel-on-welcoming-simon-cowell-live-audience-back-season-16/\|title=''AGT''{{'}}s Howie Mandel on Welcoming Back Simon Cowell and a Live Audience for Season 16\|work=]\|author=Karen Mizoguchi\|date=June 1, 2021\|access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref> When audition episodes were eventually broadcast, editing staff increased the numbers through a combination of virtual audiences and footage of audiences that had been taken from previous seasons, with this arrangement of editing highlighted in end credits to ensure that viewers were not deceived into believing ''America's Got Talent'' had broken state government regulations.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/agt/live-audience-2021-filmed-where-location/\|title=''America’s Got Talent'' 2021: Did the Auditions Film With a Live Audience?\|work=]\|author=Beth Heyn\|date=June 8, 2021\|access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref> During auditions, both the judges and the host, having already given Golden Buzzers to five different participants, opted to grant an additional one, at Cowell's request and with unanimous agreement between them, marking the first time in the program's history that a group Golden Buzzer was given.<ref name="GGB">{{cite web\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/07/07/agt-simon-cowell-bends-rules-9-year-old-singer-makes-history/7880690002/\|title=''AGT'': Simon Cowell breaks show's rules so 9-year-old opera singer could make history\|work=]\|author=Charles Trepany\|date=July 6, 2021\|access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref>		Production was still impacted by government regulations within ] to combat the spread of COVID-19 {{snd}} although live audiences were allowed to attend closed auditions when they were filmed for the season, producers recommended reduced numbers as a precaution.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://people.com/tv/agt-howie-mandel-on-welcoming-simon-cowell-live-audience-back-season-16/\|title=''AGT''{{'}}s Howie Mandel on Welcoming Back Simon Cowell and a Live Audience for Season 16\|work=]\|author=Karen Mizoguchi\|date=June 1, 2021\|access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref> When audition episodes were eventually broadcast, editing staff increased the numbers through a combination of virtual audiences and footage of audiences that had been taken from previous seasons, with this arrangement of editing highlighted in end credits to ensure that viewers were not deceived into believing ''America's Got Talent'' had broken state government regulations.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/agt/live-audience-2021-filmed-where-location/\|title=''America’s Got Talent'' 2021: Did the Auditions Film With a Live Audience?\|work=]\|author=Beth Heyn\|date=June 8, 2021\|access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref> During auditions, both the judges and the host, having already given Golden Buzzers to five different participants, opted to grant an additional one, at Cowell's request and with unanimous agreement between them, marking the first time in the program's history that a group Golden Buzzer was given.<ref name="GGB">{{cite web\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/07/07/agt-simon-cowell-bends-rules-9-year-old-singer-makes-history/7880690002/\|title=''AGT'': Simon Cowell breaks show's rules so 9-year-old opera singer could make history\|work=]\|author=Charles Trepany\|date=July 6, 2021\|access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref>

	Following the previous season, Cowell decided to replace the second round's format for the program,<ref name="Format change">{{cite web\|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/998322/americas-got-talent-season-16-simon-cowell-sofia-vergara-preview/\|title=Simon Cowell & Sofia Vergara Talk What’s Back, What’s Been Cut on ''AGT''\|work=]\|author=Emily Aslanian\|date=May 25, 2021\|access-date=July 20, 2021}}</ref> opting for incorporating the deliberation format used by himself and the judges on ''Britain's Got Talent''. ~~After~~ ~~all~~ ~~auditions~~ ~~had~~ ~~been completed~~, the judges would confer together at another site to deliberate on who amongst the participants they had voted for would proceed to the live rounds, alongside those who received a Golden Buzzer.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://parade.com/1237887/paulettecohn/americas-got-talent-simon-cowell-malibu-house/\|title=See Inside Simon Cowell’s Malibu Mansion for Tonight’s ''America’s Got Talent'' Judge Cuts\|work=]\|author=Paulette Cohn\|date=July 20, 2021\|access-date=July 20, 2021}}</ref> While these deliberations would mostly be done off-camera, some would be filmed and used to fill in the remaining portions of the final audition episode for the season.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://parade.com/1237040/paulettecohn/americas-got-talent-season-16-episode-8-contestant-photos/\|title=Check Out the Acts Auditioning on Night 8 for America's Got Talent Season 16 \|work=]\|author=Paulette Cohn\|date=July 20, 2021\|access-date=July 20, 2021}}</ref>		Following the previous season, Cowell decided to replace the second round's format for the program,<ref name="Format change">{{cite web\|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/998322/americas-got-talent-season-16-simon-cowell-sofia-vergara-preview/\|title=Simon Cowell & Sofia Vergara Talk What’s Back, What’s Been Cut on ''AGT''\|work=]\|author=Emily Aslanian\|date=May 25, 2021\|access-date=July 20, 2021}}</ref> opting for incorporating the deliberation format used by himself and the judges on ''Britain's Got Talent''. Similar to this program's format, the judges would confer together at another site after all auditions had been completed, and deliberate on who amongst the participants they had voted for would proceed to the live rounds, alongside those who received a Golden Buzzer.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://parade.com/1237887/paulettecohn/americas-got-talent-simon-cowell-malibu-house/\|title=See Inside Simon Cowell’s Malibu Mansion for Tonight’s ''America’s Got Talent'' Judge Cuts\|work=]\|author=Paulette Cohn\|date=July 20, 2021\|access-date=July 20, 2021}}</ref> While these deliberations would mostly be done off-camera, some would be filmed and used to fill in the remaining portions of the final audition episode for the season.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://parade.com/1237040/paulettecohn/americas-got-talent-season-16-episode-8-contestant-photos/\|title=Check Out the Acts Auditioning on Night 8 for America's Got Talent Season 16 \|work=]\|author=Paulette Cohn\|date=July 20, 2021\|access-date=July 20, 2021}}</ref>

	<!--Of the participants who auditioned for this season, 36 secured a place in the live quarter-finals, with # quarter-finalists in each one - amongst these included choir Northwell Health Nurse Choir,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.etonline.com/americas-got-talent-season-16-premiere-live-updates-today-2021-06-01\|title=''America's Got Talent'': Inspiring Choir, Emotional Magician and Musical Trio Shine in Season 16 Premiere\|work=]\|author=Zach Seemayer\|date=June 1, 2021\|access-date=June 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://tvline.com/2021/06/01/agt-season-16-premiere-recap-best-auditions-golden-buzzer-video/\|title=''America's Got Talent'' Premiere: Who Got the First Golden Buzzer of Season 16?\|work=]\|author=Andy Swift\|date=June 1, 2021\|access-date=June 7, 2021}}</ref>, singer Jane Marczewski,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nbc4i.com/entertainment-news/ohio-singer-nightbirde-wins-latest-americas-got-talent-golden-buzzer/\|title=Watch: Ohio singer ‘Nightbirde’ wins Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer on ''AGT''\|work=]\|author=Stephanie Thompson\|date=June 8, 2021\|access-date=June 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://people.com/tv/agt-simon-cowell-praises-cancer-stricken-singer-2-percent-chance-survival-golden-buzzer/\|title=''AGT''{{'s}} Simon Cowell Praises Cancer-Stricken Singer with '2 Percent Chance of Survival'\|work=]\|author=Karen Mizoguchi\|date=June 8, 2021\|access-date=June 9, 2021}}</ref> quick-change artist Léa Kyle, singer Jimmie Herrod, martial arts group World Taekwondo Demonstration Team, and singer Victory Brinker, who had each received a golden buzzer from the main judges. Around # quarter-finalists advanced to and were split between the # semi-finals, with # semi-finalists securing a place in the finals.-->The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this season:		<!--Of the participants who auditioned for this season, 36 secured a place in the live quarter-finals, with # quarter-finalists in each one - amongst these included choir Northwell Health Nurse Choir,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.etonline.com/americas-got-talent-season-16-premiere-live-updates-today-2021-06-01\|title=''America's Got Talent'': Inspiring Choir, Emotional Magician and Musical Trio Shine in Season 16 Premiere\|work=]\|author=Zach Seemayer\|date=June 1, 2021\|access-date=June 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://tvline.com/2021/06/01/agt-season-16-premiere-recap-best-auditions-golden-buzzer-video/\|title=''America's Got Talent'' Premiere: Who Got the First Golden Buzzer of Season 16?\|work=]\|author=Andy Swift\|date=June 1, 2021\|access-date=June 7, 2021}}</ref>, singer Jane Marczewski,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nbc4i.com/entertainment-news/ohio-singer-nightbirde-wins-latest-americas-got-talent-golden-buzzer/\|title=Watch: Ohio singer ‘Nightbirde’ wins Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer on ''AGT''\|work=]\|author=Stephanie Thompson\|date=June 8, 2021\|access-date=June 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://people.com/tv/agt-simon-cowell-praises-cancer-stricken-singer-2-percent-chance-survival-golden-buzzer/\|title=''AGT''{{'s}} Simon Cowell Praises Cancer-Stricken Singer with '2 Percent Chance of Survival'\|work=]\|author=Karen Mizoguchi\|date=June 8, 2021\|access-date=June 9, 2021}}</ref> quick-change artist Léa Kyle, singer Jimmie Herrod, martial arts group World Taekwondo Demonstration Team, and singer Victory Brinker, who had each received a golden buzzer from the main judges. Around # quarter-finalists advanced to and were split between the # semi-finals, with # semi-finalists securing a place in the finals.-->The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this season:

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Season of television series

America's Got Talent
Season 16

Hosted by	Terry Crews
Judges	Howie Mandel Heidi Klum Sofía Vergara Simon Cowell

No. of episodes	8
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	June 1, 2021 (2021-06-01) – present
Season chronology
← Previous Season 15Next → Season 17

The sixteenth season of the American talent show competition series America's Got Talent premiered on NBC on June 1, 2021. Due to the network's live coverage of the 2020 Summer Olympics, which had been postponed for a year, the program was forced to take a two-week hiatus to avoid clashing with this. This season sees the return of Simon Cowell as a judge, after recovering from an accident the previous year that made him unable to attend the live rounds in the previous season, and the replacement of the Judges Cuts round with a format arrangement used in Britain's Got Talent. In addition, it also features the first group Golden Buzzer to be conducted in the program's history, allowing for a sixth automatic place to the live rounds to be granted.

Season overview

Despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, production staff opted to go ahead with a new season for 2021 on the belief that the early rollout of vaccines would ease restrictions on production. Open auditions were mostly done online or via recorded video sent in to researchers, with spaces made available until the end of January 2021. On February 24, 2021, producers announced the new season's line-up of judges and host as unchanged, revealing that Cowell would be returning following his accident the previous year that had forced him to be absent in the fifteenth season's live episodes. Closed auditions were held across March and April, with final editing arranged to be completed before the season's premiere at the beginning of June. A two-week break in the schedule was also arranged to avoid the program clashing with the live broadcast of the Tokyo Olympics, after they had been postponed for a year.

Production was still impacted by government regulations within California to combat the spread of COVID-19 – although live audiences were allowed to attend closed auditions when they were filmed for the season, producers recommended reduced numbers as a precaution. When audition episodes were eventually broadcast, editing staff increased the numbers through a combination of virtual audiences and footage of audiences that had been taken from previous seasons, with this arrangement of editing highlighted in end credits to ensure that viewers were not deceived into believing America's Got Talent had broken state government regulations. During auditions, both the judges and the host, having already given Golden Buzzers to five different participants, opted to grant an additional one, at Cowell's request and with unanimous agreement between them, marking the first time in the program's history that a group Golden Buzzer was given.

Following the previous season, Cowell decided to replace the second round's format for the program, opting for incorporating the deliberation format used by himself and the judges on Britain's Got Talent. Similar to this program's format, the judges would confer together at another site after all auditions had been completed, and deliberate on who amongst the participants they had voted for would proceed to the live rounds, alongside those who received a Golden Buzzer. While these deliberations would mostly be done off-camera, some would be filmed and used to fill in the remaining portions of the final audition episode for the season.

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 |

Wildcard Semi-finalist |

Golden Buzzer - Auditions

Participant	Age(s)	Genre	Act	From	Quarter-Final	Result
Jane Marczewski	30	Singing	Singer	Zanesville, Ohio	TBA	TBA
Jimmie Herrod	30	Singing	Singer	Portland, Oregon	TBA	TBA
Léa Kyle	25	Magic	Quick Change Artist	Bordeaux, France	TBA	TBA
Northwell Health Nurse Choir	Various	Singing	Choir	New York City	TBA	TBA
Victory Brinker	9	Singing	Singer	Latrobe, Pennsylvania	TBA	TBA
World Taekwondo Demonstration Team	Various	Acrobatics	Martial Arts Group	South Korea & United States	TBA	TBA

^1 Ages denoted for a participant(s), pertain to their final performance for this season.

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of *America's Got Talent season 16*
No.	Title	Air date	Timeslot (ET)	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Auditions 1"	June 1, 2021	Tuesday 8:00 p.m.	1.0	7.37	0.3	1.91	1.3	9.28
2	"Auditions 2"	June 8, 2021	Tuesday 8:00 p.m.	0.9	7.22	0.3	1.88	1.3	9.10
3	"Auditions 3"	June 15, 2021	Tuesday 10:00 p.m.	0.6	4.21	0.4	2.65	1.0	6.85
4	"Auditions 4"	June 22, 2021	Tuesday 8:00 p.m.	TBD	7.01	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
5	"Auditions 5"	June 29, 2021		TBD	7.08	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
6	"Auditions 6"	July 6, 2021		TBD	7.24	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
7	"Auditions 7"	July 13, 2021		0.9	7.10	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
8	"Auditions 8"	July 20, 2021		0.9	6.80	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
9	"Quarterfinals 1"	August 10, 2021		TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
10	"Quarterfinals Results 1"	August 11, 2021	Wednesday 8:00 p.m.	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

References

^ Emily Aslanian (May 25, 2021). "Simon Cowell & Sofia Vergara Talk What's Back, What's Been Cut on AGT". TV Insider. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
Kim Willis; Bill Keveney (August 9, 2020). "Simon Cowell breaks his back falling off electric bicycle, will miss this week's AGT live shows". USA Today. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
^ Charles Trepany (July 6, 2021). "AGT: Simon Cowell breaks show's rules so 9-year-old opera singer could make history". USA Today. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
"America's Got Talent Judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Sofia Vergara to Return for Season 16 Set to Air This Summer on NBC" (Press release). NBC. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
Peter White (March 9, 2021). "Making It Moves To June As NBC Kicks Off Unscripted Summer Season With Return Of America's Got Talent & American Ninja Warrior". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
Karen Mizoguchi (June 1, 2021). "AGT's Howie Mandel on Welcoming Back Simon Cowell and a Live Audience for Season 16". People. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
Beth Heyn (June 8, 2021). "America's Got Talent 2021: Did the Auditions Film With a Live Audience?". Heavy. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
Paulette Cohn (July 20, 2021). "See Inside Simon Cowell's Malibu Mansion for Tonight's America's Got Talent Judge Cuts". Parade. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
Paulette Cohn (July 20, 2021). "Check Out the Acts Auditioning on Night 8 for America's Got Talent Season 16". Parade. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
Marc Berman (June 2, 2021). "Tuesday Ratings: The America's Got Talent Season-Opener Leads NBC to Victory". Programming Insider. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
Marc Berman (June 9, 2021). "Tuesday Ratings: America's Got Talent Leads NBC to Victory". Programming Insider. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
Marc Berman (June 16, 2021). "Tuesday Ratings: Later and Abbreviated Edition of America's Got Talent on NBC Loses Steam". Programming Insider. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
David Bauder (June 29, 2021). "America's Got Talent tops TV's Nielsen ratings". Associated Press. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
David Bauder (July 7, 2021). "Can't watch fireworks at home? Millions choose NBC". Associated Press. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
Rick Porter (July 7, 2021). "TV Ratings: NBA Finals Open Ahead of 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
Rick Porter (July 14, 2021). "TV Ratings: MLB All-Star Game Inches Up vs. 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
Rick Porter (July 21, 2021). "TV Ratings: NBA Finals Close on 2-Year High". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
^ "America's Got Talent Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.

America's Got Talent

Seasons

Winners

Runners-up

Third place

Other
notable
contestants

Finalists	Rappin' Granny Taylor Ware The Passing Zone Julienne Irwin Kaitlyn Maher Grandma Lee The Texas Tenors Prince Poppycock Anna Graceman POPLYFE Smage Brothers Riding Shows West Springfield High School David Garibaldi and His CMYK's Branden James Cami Bradley Collins Key Forte Mike Super Sons of Serendip Piff the Magic Dragon The Professional Regurgitator Brian Justin Crum Laura Bretan Sofie Dossi Tape Face Diavolo Evie Clair Kechi Okwuchi Mandy Harvey Preacher Lawson Courtney Hadwin Glennis Grace Vicki Barbolak Emanne Beasha V.Unbeatable Archie Williams Bad Salsa Daneliya Tuleshova Brooke Simpson Léa Kyle Northwell Nurse Choir Victory Brinker Chapel Hart Sara James Ramadhani Brothers 82nd Airborne Division Learnmore Jonasi
Semi-finalists	Alexis Jordan Caitlyn Taylor Love Corina Brouder George Komsky Jessica Sanchez Kevin Johnson King Charles Troupe Michelle L'amour Team Acrodunk Kevin James ZOOperstars! EriAm Sisters Alice Tan Ridley ArcAttack Dan Sperry Haspop MURRAY Melissa Villaseñor Professor Splash John Wing Jr. Marty Brown Red Panda Dan Naturman Jonah Smith Wendy Liebman Samantha Johnson The Passing Zone Colin Cloud Johnny Manuel Mike Yung Angel City Chorale Us the Duo Chris Kläfford Jackie Fabulous Marcin Patrzalek Robert Finley Jonathan Goodwin Madilyn Bailey Michael Winslow Don McMillan Travis Japan Steel Panther Zion Clark
Quarter-finalists	Bruce Block Derrick Barry Flambeaux Indiggo Shequida Hall Mosaic Thia Megia Lindsey Stirling The Strange Familiar Geechy Guy Squonk Opera Jake Wesley Rogers Melinda Hill Rudy Coby Between Friends Brad Byers Jim Meskimen Anna Clendening One Voice Children's Choir The Willis Clan Freckled Sky Myq Kaplan Julia Scotti Ryan Stock & AmberLynn Sos and Victoria Bello Nock Puddles Pity Party The Singing Trump Flau'jae Rob Lake The Sacred Riana Berywam Charlotte Summers Marina Mazepa The Sentimentalists Michael Yo Sheldon Riley Gangstagrass Keith Apicary Klek Entos Storm Large Erica Rhodes Liv Warfield Los Osos High School Maya Neelakantan Menudo Oscar Stembridge The Reklaws Tonikaku

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	Despite the effects of the ], production staff opted to go ahead with a new season for 2021 on the belief that the early rollout of vaccines would ease restrictions on production. Open auditions were mostly done online or via recorded video sent in to researchers, with spaces made available until the end of January 2021. On February 24, 2021, producers announced the new season's line-up of judges and host as unchanged, revealing that Cowell would be returning following his accident the previous year that had forced him to be absent in the fifteenth season's live episodes.<ref>{{cite press release\|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/02/24/americas-got-talent-judges-simon-cowell-heidi-klum-howie-mandel-and-sofia-vergara-to-return-for-season-16-set-to-air-this-summer-on-nbc-321215/20210224nbc01/\|title=''America's Got Talent'' Judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Sofia Vergara to Return for Season 16 Set to Air This Summer on NBC\|publisher=]\|via=]\|date=February 24, 2021\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}</ref> Closed auditions were held across March and April, with final editing arranged to be completed before the season's premiere at the beginning of June.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/making-it-moves-june-nbc-unscripted-summer-season-with-return-of-americas-got-talent-american-ninja-warrior-1234710227/\|title=''Making It'' Moves To June As NBC Kicks Off Unscripted Summer Season With Return Of ''America's Got Talent'' & ''American Ninja Warrior''\|work=]\|author=Peter White\|date=March 9, 2021\|access-date=March 9, 2021}}</ref> A two-week break in the schedule was also arranged to avoid the program clashing with the live broadcast of the Tokyo Olympics, after they had been postponed for a year.<ref name="Format change" />		Despite the effects of the ], production staff opted to go ahead with a new season for 2021 on the belief that the early rollout of vaccines would ease restrictions on production. Open auditions were mostly done online or via recorded video sent in to researchers, with spaces made available until the end of January 2021. On February 24, 2021, producers announced the new season's line-up of judges and host as unchanged, revealing that Cowell would be returning following his accident the previous year that had forced him to be absent in the fifteenth season's live episodes.<ref>{{cite press release\|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/02/24/americas-got-talent-judges-simon-cowell-heidi-klum-howie-mandel-and-sofia-vergara-to-return-for-season-16-set-to-air-this-summer-on-nbc-321215/20210224nbc01/\|title=''America's Got Talent'' Judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Sofia Vergara to Return for Season 16 Set to Air This Summer on NBC\|publisher=]\|via=]\|date=February 24, 2021\|access-date=February 24, 2021}}</ref> Closed auditions were held across March and April, with final editing arranged to be completed before the season's premiere at the beginning of June.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/making-it-moves-june-nbc-unscripted-summer-season-with-return-of-americas-got-talent-american-ninja-warrior-1234710227/\|title=''Making It'' Moves To June As NBC Kicks Off Unscripted Summer Season With Return Of ''America's Got Talent'' & ''American Ninja Warrior''\|work=]\|author=Peter White\|date=March 9, 2021\|access-date=March 9, 2021}}</ref> A two-week break in the schedule was also arranged to avoid the program clashing with the live broadcast of the Tokyo Olympics, after they had been postponed for a year.<ref name="Format change" />

	Production was still impacted by government regulations within ] to combat the spread of COVID-19. ~~Although~~ live audiences were allowed to attend closed auditions when they were filmed for the season, producers recommended reduced numbers as a precaution.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://people.com/tv/agt-howie-mandel-on-welcoming-simon-cowell-live-audience-back-season-16/\|title=''AGT''{{'}}s Howie Mandel on Welcoming Back Simon Cowell and a Live Audience for Season 16\|work=]\|author=Karen Mizoguchi\|date=June 1, 2021\|access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref> When audition episodes were eventually broadcast, editing staff increased the numbers through a combination of virtual audiences and footage of audiences that had been taken from previous seasons, with this arrangement of editing highlighted in end credits to ensure that viewers were not deceived into believing ''America's Got Talent'' had broken state government regulations.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/agt/live-audience-2021-filmed-where-location/\|title=''America’s Got Talent'' 2021: Did the Auditions Film With a Live Audience?\|work=]\|author=Beth Heyn\|date=June 8, 2021\|access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref> During auditions, both the judges and the host, having already given Golden Buzzers to five different participants, opted to grant an additional one, at Cowell's request and with unanimous agreement between them, marking the first time in the program's history that a group Golden Buzzer was given.<ref name="GGB">{{cite web\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/07/07/agt-simon-cowell-bends-rules-9-year-old-singer-makes-history/7880690002/\|title=''AGT'': Simon Cowell breaks show's rules so 9-year-old opera singer could make history\|work=]\|author=Charles Trepany\|date=July 6, 2021\|access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref>		Production was still impacted by government regulations within ] to combat the spread of COVID-19 {{snd}} although live audiences were allowed to attend closed auditions when they were filmed for the season, producers recommended reduced numbers as a precaution.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://people.com/tv/agt-howie-mandel-on-welcoming-simon-cowell-live-audience-back-season-16/\|title=''AGT''{{'}}s Howie Mandel on Welcoming Back Simon Cowell and a Live Audience for Season 16\|work=]\|author=Karen Mizoguchi\|date=June 1, 2021\|access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref> When audition episodes were eventually broadcast, editing staff increased the numbers through a combination of virtual audiences and footage of audiences that had been taken from previous seasons, with this arrangement of editing highlighted in end credits to ensure that viewers were not deceived into believing ''America's Got Talent'' had broken state government regulations.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/agt/live-audience-2021-filmed-where-location/\|title=''America’s Got Talent'' 2021: Did the Auditions Film With a Live Audience?\|work=]\|author=Beth Heyn\|date=June 8, 2021\|access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref> During auditions, both the judges and the host, having already given Golden Buzzers to five different participants, opted to grant an additional one, at Cowell's request and with unanimous agreement between them, marking the first time in the program's history that a group Golden Buzzer was given.<ref name="GGB">{{cite web\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/07/07/agt-simon-cowell-bends-rules-9-year-old-singer-makes-history/7880690002/\|title=''AGT'': Simon Cowell breaks show's rules so 9-year-old opera singer could make history\|work=]\|author=Charles Trepany\|date=July 6, 2021\|access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref>

	Following the previous season, Cowell decided to replace the second round's format for the program,<ref name="Format change">{{cite web\|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/998322/americas-got-talent-season-16-simon-cowell-sofia-vergara-preview/\|title=Simon Cowell & Sofia Vergara Talk What’s Back, What’s Been Cut on ''AGT''\|work=]\|author=Emily Aslanian\|date=May 25, 2021\|access-date=July 20, 2021}}</ref> opting for incorporating the deliberation format used by himself and the judges on ''Britain's Got Talent''. ~~After~~ ~~all~~ ~~auditions~~ ~~had~~ ~~been completed~~, the judges would confer together at another site to deliberate on who amongst the participants they had voted for would proceed to the live rounds, alongside those who received a Golden Buzzer.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://parade.com/1237887/paulettecohn/americas-got-talent-simon-cowell-malibu-house/\|title=See Inside Simon Cowell’s Malibu Mansion for Tonight’s ''America’s Got Talent'' Judge Cuts\|work=]\|author=Paulette Cohn\|date=July 20, 2021\|access-date=July 20, 2021}}</ref> While these deliberations would mostly be done off-camera, some would be filmed and used to fill in the remaining portions of the final audition episode for the season.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://parade.com/1237040/paulettecohn/americas-got-talent-season-16-episode-8-contestant-photos/\|title=Check Out the Acts Auditioning on Night 8 for America's Got Talent Season 16 \|work=]\|author=Paulette Cohn\|date=July 20, 2021\|access-date=July 20, 2021}}</ref>		Following the previous season, Cowell decided to replace the second round's format for the program,<ref name="Format change">{{cite web\|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/998322/americas-got-talent-season-16-simon-cowell-sofia-vergara-preview/\|title=Simon Cowell & Sofia Vergara Talk What’s Back, What’s Been Cut on ''AGT''\|work=]\|author=Emily Aslanian\|date=May 25, 2021\|access-date=July 20, 2021}}</ref> opting for incorporating the deliberation format used by himself and the judges on ''Britain's Got Talent''. Similar to this program's format, the judges would confer together at another site after all auditions had been completed, and deliberate on who amongst the participants they had voted for would proceed to the live rounds, alongside those who received a Golden Buzzer.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://parade.com/1237887/paulettecohn/americas-got-talent-simon-cowell-malibu-house/\|title=See Inside Simon Cowell’s Malibu Mansion for Tonight’s ''America’s Got Talent'' Judge Cuts\|work=]\|author=Paulette Cohn\|date=July 20, 2021\|access-date=July 20, 2021}}</ref> While these deliberations would mostly be done off-camera, some would be filmed and used to fill in the remaining portions of the final audition episode for the season.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://parade.com/1237040/paulettecohn/americas-got-talent-season-16-episode-8-contestant-photos/\|title=Check Out the Acts Auditioning on Night 8 for America's Got Talent Season 16 \|work=]\|author=Paulette Cohn\|date=July 20, 2021\|access-date=July 20, 2021}}</ref>

	<!--Of the participants who auditioned for this season, 36 secured a place in the live quarter-finals, with # quarter-finalists in each one - amongst these included choir Northwell Health Nurse Choir,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.etonline.com/americas-got-talent-season-16-premiere-live-updates-today-2021-06-01\|title=''America's Got Talent'': Inspiring Choir, Emotional Magician and Musical Trio Shine in Season 16 Premiere\|work=]\|author=Zach Seemayer\|date=June 1, 2021\|access-date=June 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://tvline.com/2021/06/01/agt-season-16-premiere-recap-best-auditions-golden-buzzer-video/\|title=''America's Got Talent'' Premiere: Who Got the First Golden Buzzer of Season 16?\|work=]\|author=Andy Swift\|date=June 1, 2021\|access-date=June 7, 2021}}</ref>, singer Jane Marczewski,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nbc4i.com/entertainment-news/ohio-singer-nightbirde-wins-latest-americas-got-talent-golden-buzzer/\|title=Watch: Ohio singer ‘Nightbirde’ wins Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer on ''AGT''\|work=]\|author=Stephanie Thompson\|date=June 8, 2021\|access-date=June 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://people.com/tv/agt-simon-cowell-praises-cancer-stricken-singer-2-percent-chance-survival-golden-buzzer/\|title=''AGT''{{'s}} Simon Cowell Praises Cancer-Stricken Singer with '2 Percent Chance of Survival'\|work=]\|author=Karen Mizoguchi\|date=June 8, 2021\|access-date=June 9, 2021}}</ref> quick-change artist Léa Kyle, singer Jimmie Herrod, martial arts group World Taekwondo Demonstration Team, and singer Victory Brinker, who had each received a golden buzzer from the main judges. Around # quarter-finalists advanced to and were split between the # semi-finals, with # semi-finalists securing a place in the finals.-->The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this season:		<!--Of the participants who auditioned for this season, 36 secured a place in the live quarter-finals, with # quarter-finalists in each one - amongst these included choir Northwell Health Nurse Choir,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.etonline.com/americas-got-talent-season-16-premiere-live-updates-today-2021-06-01\|title=''America's Got Talent'': Inspiring Choir, Emotional Magician and Musical Trio Shine in Season 16 Premiere\|work=]\|author=Zach Seemayer\|date=June 1, 2021\|access-date=June 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://tvline.com/2021/06/01/agt-season-16-premiere-recap-best-auditions-golden-buzzer-video/\|title=''America's Got Talent'' Premiere: Who Got the First Golden Buzzer of Season 16?\|work=]\|author=Andy Swift\|date=June 1, 2021\|access-date=June 7, 2021}}</ref>, singer Jane Marczewski,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nbc4i.com/entertainment-news/ohio-singer-nightbirde-wins-latest-americas-got-talent-golden-buzzer/\|title=Watch: Ohio singer ‘Nightbirde’ wins Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer on ''AGT''\|work=]\|author=Stephanie Thompson\|date=June 8, 2021\|access-date=June 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://people.com/tv/agt-simon-cowell-praises-cancer-stricken-singer-2-percent-chance-survival-golden-buzzer/\|title=''AGT''{{'s}} Simon Cowell Praises Cancer-Stricken Singer with '2 Percent Chance of Survival'\|work=]\|author=Karen Mizoguchi\|date=June 8, 2021\|access-date=June 9, 2021}}</ref> quick-change artist Léa Kyle, singer Jimmie Herrod, martial arts group World Taekwondo Demonstration Team, and singer Victory Brinker, who had each received a golden buzzer from the main judges. Around # quarter-finalists advanced to and were split between the # semi-finals, with # semi-finalists securing a place in the finals.-->The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this season: