America's Got Talent (season 15)

The fifteenth season of America's Got Talent, an American talent show competition, began broadcasting in the United States on May 26, 2020, on NBC. Following the previous season, Julianne Hough and Gabrielle Union were let go from the program, leading to Heidi Klum returning to her role as judge, alongside Sofía Vergara. This season is most notable for its production being affected by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, alongside other television programs, which impacted audition sessions that year.

America's Got Talent
Promotional poster for season 15, featuring host Terry Crews alongside judges Cowell, Mandel, Klum, and Vergara
Season 15
Broadcast fromMay 26, 2020 (2020-05-26) –
present
Judges
Host(s)Terry Crews
BroadcasterNBC
No. of episodes5
WebsiteOfficial website

Season overview
The departures of Union and Hough from the program, led to the return of Heidi Klum and Sofía Vergara joining the judging panel, replacing each respectively for the 15th season

Open auditions were held in late 2019, though production staff faced the task of finding replacement judges before the main audition sessions began. Following the previous season, Julianne Hough and Gabrielle Union were let go from the series,[1] and the eventual search for their replacements led to the producer announcing on February 27, 2020, that Heidi Klum would be returning to America's Got Talent in her former role, alongside newcomer Sofía Vergara.[2]

Production on the season was dramatically impacted with complications as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was already affecting television and film shoots across the globe; during filming, Klum fell ill, leading to Eric Stonestreet standing in for her during an audition session.[3][4] As the United States furthered restrictions to combat the spread of the coronavirus, the program initially moved to filming without an audience present at auditions, before ultimately suspending production;[5][6][7] auditions were later allowed to continue, but via online applications from those stuck in their homes.[8] By April 27, production staff decided that the season would be broadcast as planned and premiere on May 26,[9][10] though with continuing debate on how many episodes would be broadcast with the amount of material that had been already recorded.[11]


  Winner |   Runner-up |   Third place |   Finalist |   Semi-finalist
  Quarter-finalist | Wildcard Quarter-finalist | Wildcard Semi-finalist
Golden Buzzer - Auditions | Golden Buzzer - Judge Cuts
Participant Age(s) Genre Act From Quarter-Final Result
Cristina Rae 30 Singing Singer Nashville, Tennessee TBA TBA
Roberta Battaglia 10 Singing Singer Toronto, Ontario, Canada TBA TBA
Voices of Our City Choir - Singing Choir San Diego, California TBA TBA
W.A.F.F.L.E. Crew - Dance Dance Group The Bronx, New York TBA TBA

Ratings
No. Title Air dateRating
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)		Ref(s)
1 "Auditions 1" May 26, 20201.59.880.42.111.911.98[12]
2 "Auditions 2" June 2, 20201.38.750.42.121.710.87[13]
3 "Auditions 3" June 9, 20201.38.630.31.851.710.48[14]
4 "Auditions 4" June 16, 20201.38.57TBDTBDTBDTBD[15]
5 "Auditions 5" June 23, 20201.38.72TBDTBDTBDTBD[16]
6 "Auditions 6" June 30, 2020TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD[17]
7 "Auditions 7" July 7, 2020TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD[18]
8 "Best of S15 Auditions" July 14, 2020TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD[19]

References
  1. Andreeva, Nellie (November 22, 2019). "America's Got Talent: Gabrielle Union & Julianne Hough Out, Simon Cowell & Howie Mandel Back For Season 15". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  2. Matt Donnelly; Joe Otterson (February 27, 2020). "Sofia Vergara, Heidi Klum Set as America's Got Talent Season 15 Judges". Variety. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  3. Michael O'Connell (March 11, 2020). "Eric Stonestreet Subs for Ailing Heidi Klum at AGT Taping". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  4. Nellie Andreeva (March 11, 2020). "Eric Stonestreet To Sub For Ill Heidi Klum Who Skips Second America's Got Talent Taping – 2nd Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  5. Sara Nathan (March 14, 2020). "America's Got Talent stops filming over coronavirus fears". Page Six. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  6. Thorne, Will; Aurthur, Kate (March 12, 2020). "All the Shows and Movies Shut Down or Delayed Because of Coronavirus". Variety. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  7. "Development Update: Monday, March 16". The Futon Critic. March 16, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  8. Peter White (April 1, 2020). "America's Got Talent: NBC Show Re-Opens Online Auditions As It Searches For More Stars During COVID-19 Shutdown". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  9. "NBC Announces Return of America's Got Talent, World of Dance" (Press release). NBC. April 27, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020 – via The Futon Critic.
  10. Denise Petski (April 27, 2020). "America's Got Talent & World Of Dance Get Premiere Dates On NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  11. Rick Porter (April 27, 2020). "America's Got Talent Sets Debut Date With Production in Limbo". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  12. Pucci, Douglas (May 30, 2020). "Tuesday Final Ratings: America's Got Talent 15th Season Premiere on NBC Grows Slightly in Total Audience from Year-Ago Premiere". Programming Insider. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020.
  13. Pucci, Douglas (June 6, 2020). "Tuesday Final Ratings: Decent Start to 'Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story' on USA". Programming Insider. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020.
  14. Pucci, Douglas (June 14, 2020). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 4.5 Million Watch Original Airing of 'Where Do We Go From Here' Special's First Night Across 19 Discovery Networks". Programming Insider.
  15. Mitch Metcalf (June 17, 2020). "Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.16.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  16. Mitch Metcalf (June 24, 2020). "Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.23.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  17. "(1506) AUDITIONS 6" (Press release). NBC. Retrieved June 16, 2020 – via The Futon Critic.
  18. "(1507) AUDITIONS 7" (Press release). NBC. Retrieved June 26, 2020 – via The Futon Critic.
  19. "America's Got Talent Season 15 Episode Guide". Zap2it.
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