America's Got Talent: The Champions season 2
| America's Got Talent: The Champions | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| Showrunner | Jason Raff[1] |
| Hosted by | Terry Crews |
| Judges | |
| Winner | V.Unbeatable |
| Runner-up | Duo Transcend |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | January 6 – February 17, 2020 |
| Season chronology | |
The second season of America's Got Talent: The Champions featured around 40 participants from across the Got Talent franchise, ranging from winners, live round participants – quarter-finalists (where applicable), semi-finalists and finalists – and other notable acts. This season had the same host and judges, except Mel B was replaced by Alesha Dixon.
Judges and Presenter for America's Got Talent: The Champions Season 2
Overview
The contest's preliminaries featuring around 10 participants. While those receiving a golden buzzer in each preliminary would secure an automatic place in the grand-final, remaining places would be competed for in two semi-finals, each consisting of the two highest voted in each preliminary, along with a third in each voted for by the judges from amongst those placing 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively in the audience vote.[2] The following table lists each participant that took part, and their history in the Got Talent franchise – per respective international version, season, and performance, within chronological order from first to more recent appearance:
| Got Talent History Key | AGT — America's Got Talent | AIT — L'Afrique a un Incroyable Talent | AuGT — Australia's Got Talent | BGTC — Britain's Got Talent: The Champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BGT — Britain's Got Talent | DS — Das Supertalent | FIT — La France a un incroyable talent | GTE — Got Talent España | |
| HGT — Holland's Got Talent | IGT — Italia's Got Talent | MS — Minuta slavy | MGT — Myanmar's Got Talent | |
| MT — Mam talent! | NT — Norske Talenter | PGT — Pilipinas Got Talent | RT — Românii au talent |
- Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Finalist | Semi-Finalist
- Eliminated | Golden Buzzer Finalist
| Participant | Act | Got Talent history | Preliminary | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexa Lauenburger | Dog Act | DS: S11 – Winner; BGTC: S1 – Finalist | 3 | Finalist |
| Angelina Jordan | Singer | NT: S6 – Winner | 1 | Finalist |
| Bars and Melody | Rapper & Singer | BGT: S8 – 3rd Place ; BGTC: S1 – Finalist | 4 | Eliminated |
| Ben Blaque | Crossbow Performer | AGT: S7 – Quarter-Finalist; BGT: S10 – Semi-Finalist | 2 | Eliminated |
| Ben Hart | Magician | BGT: S13 – 3rd Place; BGTC: S1 – Participant | 3 | Eliminated |
| Boogie Storm | Dance Group | BGT: S10 – Third Place; BGTC: S1 – Participant | 2 | Finalist |
| Brian King Joseph | Violinist | AGT: S13 – Third Place | 4 | Eliminated |
| Christian Stoinev & Percy | Hand Balancer & Dog Act | AGT: S2 – Participant, S9 – Top 12 Finalist; DS: S13 – Winner | 4 | Eliminated |
| Collabro | Musical Theatre Vocal Group | BGT: S8 – Winner; BGTC: S1 – Participant | 2 | Eliminated |
| Connie Talbot | Singer | BGT: S1 – Finalist; BGTC: S1 – Participant | 4 | Eliminated |
| Dan Naturman | Comedian | AGT: S9 – Semi-finalist | 1 | Eliminated |
| Dania Diaz | Magician | GTE: S3 – Finalist | 1 | Semi-finalist |
| Duo Destiny | Acrobatic Duo | MT: S11 – Winner | 3 | Semi-finalist |
| Duo Transcend | Trapeze Duo | AGT: S13 – Finalist | 1 | Runner-up |
| Eddie Williams | Singer | AuGT: S9 – Semi-Finalist | 1 | Eliminated |
| Emil Rengle | Dancer | RT: S8 – Winner | 4 | Eliminated |
| Freckled Sky | Video Projection Dance Duo | AGT: S10 – Quarter-finalist | 3 | Eliminated |
| Hans | Singer, Accordionist & Dancer | AGT: S13 – Quarter-finalist | 1 | Finalist |
| Jack Vidgen | Singer | AuGT: S5 – Winner | 1 | Eliminated |
| JJ Pantano | Comedian | AuGT: S9 – Semi-Finalist | 4 | Semi-finalist |
| Junior Creative Dance | Shadow Dance Group | MGT: S5 – Winner | 1 | Eliminated |
| Luke Islam | Singer | AGT: S14 – Semi-finalist | 2 | Eliminated |
| Marc Spelmann/X | Magician & Mentalist | BGT: S12 – Semi-finalist, S13 (as X) – Runner-up | 2 | Semi-finalist |
| Marcelito Pomoy | Falsetto Singer | PGT: S2 – Winner | 2 | Grand-finalist |
| Michael Grimm | Singer | AGT: S5 – Winner | 3 | Eliminated |
| Mike Yung | Singer | AGT: S12 – Semi-finalist | 1 | Eliminated |
| Miki Dark | Magician | HGT: S10 – Semi-finalist; FIT: S14 – Participant | 3 | Eliminated |
| Moses Concas | Harmonica Player | IGT: S7 – Winner | 3 | Eliminated |
| Oz Pearlman | Mentalist | AGT: S10 – Third Place | 2 | Eliminated |
| Paddy & Nico | Salsa Dance Duo | BGT: S8 – Finalist; FIT: S11 – Semi-finalist; BGTC: S1 – Finalist | 1 | Eliminated |
| Puddles Pity Party | Singer | AGT: S12 – Quarter-finalist | 2 | Eliminated |
| Quick Style | Dance Group | NT: S2 – Winner | 3 | Eliminated |
| Ryan Niemiller | Comedian | AGT: S14 – Third Place | 2 | Semi-finalist |
| Sandou Trio Russian Bar | Russian Bar Trio | AGT: S6 – Semi-finalist | 4 | Grand-finalist |
| Silhouettes | Silhouette Dance Group | AGT: S6 – Runner-up | 4 | Finalist |
| Spencer Horsman | Escape Artist | AGT: S7 – Quarter-finalist; FIT: S9 – Semi-finalist | 2 | Eliminated |
| Strauss Serpent | Contortionist | AIT: S2 – Winner; FIT: S13 – Finalist | 4 | Semi-finalist |
| Tyler Butler-Figueroa | Violinist | AGT: S14 – Finalist | 3 | Third place |
| V.Unbeatable | Acrobatic Dance Group | AGT: S14 – Grand-finalist | 3 | Winner |
| Voices of Service | Vocal Group | AGT: S14 – Grand-finalist | 4 | Eliminated |
Preliminaries Summary
- Golden Buzzer Advancement | Semi-final Advancement – Superfan Vote | Semi-final Advancement – Judges' Vote
- Eliminated – Judges Vote | Eliminated | Buzzed out | Judges' choice
Preliminary 1 (January 6)
| Participant | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Klum | Dixon | Mandel | |||
| Paddy & Nico | 1 | Eliminated | ||||
| Mike Yung | 2 | Eliminated | ||||
| Junior Creative Dance | 3 | Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote) | ||||
| Hans | 4 | Advanced (Won Judge's Vote) | ||||
| Jack Vidgen | 5 | Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote) | ||||
| Duo Transcend | 6 | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Dan Naturman | 7 | Eliminated | ||||
| Angelina Jordan | 8 | Grand-Final Advancement | ||||
| Eddie Williams | 9 | Eliminated | ||||
| Dania Diaz | 10 | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) | ||||
Preliminary 2 (January 13)
| Participant | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Klum | Dixon | Mandel | |||
| Marcelito Pomoy | 1 | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Oz Pearlman | 2 | Eliminated | ||||
| Boogie Storm | 3 | Grand-Final Advancement | ||||
| Ben Blaque 1 | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
| Collabro | 5 | Eliminated | ||||
| Ryan Niemiller | 6 | 2 | Advanced (Won Judge's Vote) | |||
| Puddles Pity Party | 7 | Eliminated | ||||
| Marc Spelmann/X 3 | 8 | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Luke Islam | 9 | Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote) | ||||
| Spencer Horsman 4 | 10 | Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote) | ||||
- ^1 Ben Blaque's performance was terminated mid-way into his routine, due to an overwhelming concern from the judges it was too life-threatening to continue.
- ^2 Mandel did not cast his vote, due to the majority support for Ryan Niemiller from the other judges, but noted his vote would have made it unanimous.
- ^3 Shin Lim, a noted participant in the Got Talent franchise, made a special appearance as part of Marc Spelmann's performance.
- ^4 For health and safety reasons, Spencer Horsman's performance had to be conducted outside the venue and with paramedics on standby; both the audience and judges were in attendance for this.
Preliminary 3 (January 20)
| Participant[3] | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Klum | Dixon | Mandel | |||
| Alexa Lauenburger | 1 | 5 | Advanced (Won Judge's Vote) | |||
| Tyler Butler-Figueroa | 2 | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Ben Hart | 3 | Eliminated | ||||
| Freckled Sky | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
| Moses Concas | 5 | Eliminated | ||||
| V.Unbeatable | 6 | Grand-Final Advancement | ||||
| Michael Grimm | 7 | 5 | Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote) | |||
| Duo Destiny | 8 | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Quick Style | 9 | 5 | Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote) | |||
| Miki Dark | 10 | Eliminated | ||||
- ^5 Due to the majority vote for Alexa Lauenburger, Klum's voting intention was not disclosed.
Preliminary 4 (January 27)
| Participant | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Klum | Dixon | Mandel | |||
| Christian Stoinev & Percy | 1 | Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote) | ||||
| Voices of Service | 2 | Eliminated | ||||
| JJ Pantano | 3 | Advanced (Won Judge's Vote) | ||||
| Emil Rengle | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
| Silhouettes | 5 | Grand-Final Advancement | ||||
| Brian King Joseph | 6 | Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote) | ||||
| Connie Talbot | 7 | Eliminated | ||||
| Sandou Trio Russian Bar | 8 | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Bars and Melody | 9 | Eliminated | ||||
| Strauss Serpent | 10 | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) | ||||
Semi-finals (February 3)
- Grand-finalist Advancement – Superfan Vote | Grand-finalist Advancement – Judges' Vote
- Eliminated – Judges Vote | Eliminated | Buzzed out | Judges' choice
| Participant | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Klum | Dixon | Mandel | |||
| JJ Pantano | 1 | Eliminated | ||||
| Tyler Butler-Figueroa | 2 | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Marc Spelmann/X | 3 | Eliminated | ||||
| Duo Destiny | 4 | 6 | Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote) | |||
| Hans | 5 | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Dania Diaz | 6 | Eliminated | ||||
| Duo Transcend | 7 | 6 | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) | |||
| Strauss Serpent | 8 | Eliminated | ||||
| Ryan Niemiller | 9 | Eliminated | ||||
| Alexa Lauenburger | 10 | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Sandou Trio Russian Bar | 11 | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Marcelito Pomoy | 12 | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) | ||||
- ^6 Due to the majority vote for Duo Transcend, Mandel's voting intention was not disclosed.
Finals (February 10)
- Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place
Guest Performers: KISS, Kseniya Simonova, Lindsey Stirling, Shin Lim, Colin Cloud, Kodi Lee, Travis Barker
| Finalist | Order | Act | Result (February 17) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexa Lauenburger | 1 | Dog Act | Top 10 Finalist |
| Duo Transcend | 2 | Trapeze Duo | 2nd |
| Angelina Jordan | 3 | Singer | Top 10 Finalist |
| Boogie Storm | 4 | Dance Group | Top 10 Finalist |
| Silhouettes | 5 | Silhouette Dance Group | Top 10 Finalist |
| Hans | 6 | Singer, Accordionist & Dancer | Top 10 Finalist |
| Tyler Butler-Figueroa | 7 | Violinist | 3rd |
| V.Unbeatable | 8 | Acrobatic Dance Group | 1st |
| Marcelito Pomoy | 9 | Falsetto Singer | 4th |
| Sandou Trio Russian Bar | 10 | Russian Bar Trio | 5th |
Ratings
| Episode | Title | First air date | Rating (18–49) |
Share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
Nightly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Champions One | January 6, 2020 | 1.3 | 6 | 8.06[4] | 2 |
| 2 | The Champions Two | January 13, 2020 | 1.0 | 4 | 6.52[5] | 2 |
| 3 | The Champions Three | January 20, 2020 | 1.1 | 5 | 7.05[6] | 2 |
| 4 | The Champions Four | January 27, 2020 | 1.1 | 5 | 7.35[7] | 2 |
| 5 | The Champions Semifinals | February 3, 2020 | 1.1 | 5 | 6.73[8] | 3 |
| 6 | The Champions Finals | February 10, 2020 | 1.0 | 5 | 7.16[9] | 2 |
| 7 | The Champions Results Finale | February 17, 2020 | 1.2 | 5 | 7.16[10] | 3 |
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