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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 {{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> |
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> | ||
| The sixteenth season saw the first withdrawl a participant from the competition who had earned a golden buzzer for their audition {{snd}} despite entering the competition while admitting to production staff and the judges that they were battling with cancer, and subsequently earning a Golden Buzzer for their performance,<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> they were forced to withdraw, after all auditions had been completed, citing that their health had worsened and that they needed to focus on overcoming their condition.<ref name="NB Withdraw">{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/08/02/americas-got-talent-nightbirde-pulls-out-as-cancer-battle-takes-turn-15025821/|title=America’s Got Talent: Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer act Nightbirde forced to pull out as cancer takes a ‘turn for the worse’|work=]|author=Nola Ojomu|date=August 2, 2021|access-date=August 2, 2021}}</ref> As a result of this, their place was changed to a Wildcard slot, which was done for the first time through a special episode, broadcast on the same night as the first quarter-final, through the streaming service ] {{snd}} five participants eliminated during the auditions were later brought back, with the public voting via ] on which of these secured a place in the third quarter-final, with voting covering a three-day period.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2021/08/05/americas-got-talent-results-season-16-live-episodes-acts/|title=America's Got Talent Reveals 35 Acts Going Live in Season 16 — Plus, Which Wildcard Hopeful Gets Your Vote?|author=Andy Swift|work=TVLine|date=August 5, 2021|access-date=August 14, 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> | 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> | ||
Revision as of 15:27, 14 August 2021
Season of television series| America's Got Talent | |
|---|---|
| Season 16 | |
| Hosted by | Terry Crews |
| Judges | |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| 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, and the first instance of a Golden Buzzer participant withdrawing before the live rounds.
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.
The sixteenth season saw the first withdrawl a participant from the competition who had earned a golden buzzer for their audition – despite entering the competition while admitting to production staff and the judges that they were battling with cancer, and subsequently earning a Golden Buzzer for their performance, they were forced to withdraw, after all auditions had been completed, citing that their health had worsened and that they needed to focus on overcoming their condition. As a result of this, their place was changed to a Wildcard slot, which was done for the first time through a special episode, broadcast on the same night as the first quarter-final, through the streaming service Peacock (streaming service)Peacock – five participants eliminated during the auditions were later brought back, with the public voting via Twitter on which of these secured a place in the third quarter-final, with voting covering a three-day period.
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 Quarter-finalist | 
Golden Buzzer Audition
| Participant | Age(s) | Genre | Act | From | Quarter-Final | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1aChord | 19-22 | Singing / Music | Vocal Harmony Trio | Greensboro, North Carolina | 1 | TBA |
| Aidan Bryant | 16 | Acrobatics | Aerialist | Prince George, Virginia | 2 | TBA |
| ANICA | 51 | Singing | Singer | New Brunswick, Canada | 3 | TBA |
| Beyond Belief Dance Company | TBA | Dance | Dance Group | Mesquite, Texas | 1 | Eliminated |
| Brooke Simpson | 30 | Singing | Singer | Los Angeles | 3 | TBA |
| ChapKidz | 12-18 | Dance | Dance Group | Fairfield, California | 3 | TBA |
| Dokteuk Crew | TBA | Dance | Dance Group | Daejeon, South Korea | 2 | TBA |
| Dustin Tavella | 35 | Magic | Magician | Virginia Beach, Virginia | 1 | TBA |
| Gangstagrass | TBA | Singing / Music | Hip-Hop & Bluegrass Band | New York City | 1 | Eliminated |
| Gina Brillon | 41 | Comedy | Stand-up Comedian | New York City | 1 | TBA |
Jimmie Herrod 
|
30 | Singing | Singer | Portland, Oregon | 1 | TBA |
| Johnny Showcase | TBA | Singing | Music Performance Group | Philadelphia | 2 | TBA |
| Josh Blue | 42 | Comedy | Stand-up Comedian | Denver, Colorado | 2 | TBA |
| Kabir Singh | TBA | Comedy | Stand-up Comedian | Los Angeles | 1 | TBA |
| Keith Apicary | 35 | Dance | Dancer | Portland, Oregon | 3 | TBA |
| Klek Entos | TBA | Magic | Magician | Mexico City, Mexico | 3 | TBA |
| Korean Soul | TBA | Singing | Vocal Harmony Group | Seoul, Korea | 2 | TBA |
| Léa Kyle
|
25 | Magic | Quick Change Artist | Bordeaux, France | 3 | TBA |
| Madilyn Bailey | TBA | Singing / Music | Singer & Musician | Los Angeles | 1 | TBA |
| Matt Johnson | TBA | Danger | Escape Artist | Chilliwack, Canada | 1 | Eliminated |
| Michael Winslow | 62 | Comedy | Voicetramentalist | Orlando | 3 | TBA |
| Northwell Nurse Choir
|
TBA | Singing | Choir | Long Island, New York | 2 | TBA |
| Peter Antoniou | TBA | Magic | Mentalist | Seattle | 2 | TBA |
| Peter Rosalita | 10 | Singing | Singer | The Philippines | 1 | TBA |
| Positive Impact Movement | TBA | Acrobatics | Acrobatic Group | Los Angeles | 2 | TBA |
| Rialcris | TBA | Acrobatics | Acrobatic Trio | Ensenada, Mexico | 3 | TBA |
| Sethward | 32 | Comedy | Novelty Act | Los Angeles | 1 | Eliminated |
| Shuffolution | TBA | Dance | Shuffling Group | Los Angeles | 2 | TBA |
| T.3 | TBA | Singing | Vocal Harmony Trio | New York City | 2 | TBA |
| The Canine Stars | TBA | Animals | Dog Act | Denver, Colorado | 1 | Eliminated |
| The Curtis Family C-Notes | TBA | Singing / Music | Family Band | San Francisco | 3 | TBA |
| Tory Vagasy | 20 | Singing | Singer | Pompano Beach, Florida | 2 | TBA |
| UniCircle Flow | TBA | Variety | Unicycle Group | Japan | 3 | TBA |
| Victory Brinker
|
9 | Singing | Singer | Latrobe, Pennsylvania | 2 | TBA |
| World Taekwondo Demo. Team
|
TBA | Acrobatics | Martial Arts Group | San Jose, California | 3 | TBA |
- ^1 Ages denoted for a participant(s), pertain to their final performance for this season.
Quarter-finals summary
Buzzed Out | 
Judges' choice | Advanced to Semi-finals- Won Online Public Vote | Won Judges' Vote | Lost Judges' Vote
Quarter-final 1 (August 10)
Guest Performers, Results Show: Brandon Leake & Darci Lynne
| Quarter-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result (August 11) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Vergara | Klum | Mandel | |||
| The Canine Stars | 1 | Eliminated | ||||
| Peter Rosalita | 2 | Advanced | ||||
| Beyond Belief Dance Company | 3 | 
|
|
Eliminated (Judges' Vote Tied - Lost by Public Vote) | ||
| Madilyn Bailey | 4 |
|
|
Advanced (Judges' Vote Tied - Won by Public Vote) | ||
| Kabir Singh | 5 | Advanced (Online Public Vote) | ||||
| Dustin Tavella | 6 | Advanced | ||||
| 1aChord | 7 | Advanced | ||||
| Gina Brillon | 8 | Advanced | ||||
| Gangstagrass | 9 | Eliminated | ||||
| Sethward | 10 | 
|
Eliminated | |||
| Matt Johnson | 11 | Eliminated | ||||
| Jimmie Herrod | 12 | Advanced | ||||
Quarter-final 2 (August 17)
Guest Performers, Results Show: Kodi Lee, The Clairvoyants, and H.E.R.
| Quarter-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result (August 18) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Vergara | Klum | Mandel | |||
| Aidan Bryant | ||||||
| Dokteuk Crew | ||||||
| Johnny Showcase | ||||||
| Josh Blue | ||||||
| Korean Soul | ||||||
| Northwell Nurse Choir | ||||||
| Peter Antoniou | ||||||
| Positive Impact Movement | ||||||
| Shuffolution | ||||||
| T.3 | ||||||
| Tory Vagasy | ||||||
| Victory Brinker | ||||||
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot (ET) | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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. | 0.9 | 7.01 | 0.3 | 1.94 | 1.2 | 8.95 | |
| 5 | "Auditions 5" | June 29, 2021 | 1.0 | 7.08 | 0.3 | 1.99 | 1.3 | 9.08 | ||
| 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 | "AGT: America's Wildcard" | August 10, 2021 | Tuesday 10:58 p.m. | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 11 | "Quarterfinals Results 1" | August 11, 2021 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 12 | "Quarterfinals 2" | August 17, 2021 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 13 | "Quarterfinals Results 2" | August 18, 2021 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 14 | "Quarterfinals 3" | August 24, 2021 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 15 | "Quarterfinals Results 3" | August 25, 2021 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 16 | "Semi-Finals 1" | August 31, 2021 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 17 | "Semi-Finals Results 1" | September 1, 2021 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
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