America's Got Talent season 20
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The twentieth season of the American talent show competition series America's Got Talent premiered on NBC on May 27, 2025, and concluded on September 24, 2025. Howie Mandel, Sofía Vergara, and Simon Cowell all returned to the panel for their sixteenth, sixth, and tenth respective seasons. Mel B returned to the panel for her seventh season after a six-season hiatus, replacing Heidi Klum. Terry Crews returned as host for his seventh consecutive season.[1]
| America's Got Talent | |
|---|---|
| Season 20 | |
Promotional poster for season 20, featuring (L to R) host Crews and judges Vergara, Cowell, Mandel, and Mel B | |
| Hosted by | Terry Crews |
| Judges | |
| Winner | Jessica Sanchez |
| Runner-up | Chris Turner |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | May 27 – September 24, 2025 |
| Season chronology | |
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The season was won by singer Jessica Sanchez, who previously competed on the show's inaugural season in 2006. Freestyle rapper Chris Turner and singer Jourdan Blue finished in second and third place, respectively.[2]
Production
On January 8, 2025, it was announced that open-call auditions for the upcoming season had been postponed until further notice due to the ongoing wildfires in Southern California, where the show is filmed.[3][4] Filming of the televised auditions commenced at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on March 14, 2025.[5][6]
Season overview
For the second time in the show's history, each judge was able to give two Golden Buzzers instead of the usual one and each judge was able to give out one Golden Buzzer during the quarter-finals; host Terry Crews also received two Golden Buzzers to give out during the auditions. For the first time in the show's history, a Golden Buzzer was originally slated for the semi-final episode.[7] This was later scrapped, following the withdrawal of a semifinalist.[8]
Choir instructor Astrid Jorgensen was originally announced as one of the top 44 acts for the live shows.[9] For unknown reasons, Jorgensen was later withdrawn from the live shows and replaced by bodybuilder Mike Munz.[10] During the Quarterfinals 4 results show on September 10, Terry Crews announced that Mastermind, who advanced to the Semifinals the previous week, had to withdraw from the competition for personal reasons.[11]
- Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist | Withdrawn
Golden Buzzer | 
Live Golden Buzzer
| Participant | Age(s) | Genre | Act | From | Quarter-Final | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Simonov | 24 | Magic | Magician | Brazil | 2 | Eliminated |
| Alex Zinger & Crew | N/a | Dance | Dance Group | Brooklyn, New York | 2 | Eliminated |
| Anna Saranina | 41 | Danger | Crossbow Shooter | Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | Eliminated |
| Austin Brown | 38 | Singing | Singer | Nashville, Tennessee | 3 | Eliminated |
| B Unique Crew | 21-30 | Dance | Dance Group | Jodhpur, India | 1 | Eliminated |
| Bay Melnick Virgolino | 10 | Singing / Music | Singer & Guitarist | New York | 2 | Semi-finalist |
| Benjamin Hightower | 30 | Singing / Music | Singer & Pianist | Tennessee | 2 | Eliminated |
| Benn Family Band | N/a | Singing | Vocal Group | Altadena, California | 3 | Eliminated |
Birmingham Youth Fellowship Choir  |
N/a | Singing | Choir | Birmingham, Alabama[12] | 4 | Semi-finalist |
| Boston Dynamics | N/a | Dance | Robot Dance Act | Boston, Massachusetts | 2 | Eliminated |
| Charity Lockhart |
49[13] | Singing | Singer | Cleveland, Ohio[13] | 1 | Eliminated |
| Chris Turner | 35 | Singing | Freestyle Rapper | New York City | 3 | Runner-up |
| Chuck Adams | 40 | Singing / Music | Singer & Guitarist | Nashville, Tennessee | 4 | Eliminated |
| CitiLimitz | 20-21 | Singing | Vocal Trio | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | Eliminated |
| Cole Swensen & Judy | N/a | Singing / Music | Singer, Guitarist and Cellist | Hollywood, California | 4 | Eliminated |
| Crash Adams | N/a | Singing | Vocal Duo | Toronto, Canada | 4 | Eliminated |
| Duo Stardust |
26 & 28 | Danger | Rollerskating Duo | Ukraine | 2 | Eliminated |
| EDT Dance Team | N/a | Dance / Acrobatics | Cheerleading Group | New Orleans, Louisiana | 2 | Eliminated |
| Gendai | N/a | Variety | Laser Act | Tokyo, Japan | 4 | Eliminated |
| Girish and the Chronicles | N/a | Singing / Music | Band | Bengaluru, India | 3 | Eliminated |
| Jacqueline & Wagner | N/a | Acrobatics | Aerial Duo | Italy & Brazil | 3 | Eliminated |
| Jessica Sanchez |
29 | Singing | Singer | Houston, Texas | 3 | Winner |
| Jonglissimo | 38 & 42 | Variety | Multimedia Juggling Group | Linz, Austria | 2 | Eliminated |
| Jourdan Blue |
23 | Singing | Singer | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1 | Third place |
| Leo High School Choir | N/a | Singing | Choir | Chicago, Illinois | 2 | Grand-finalist |
| Light Wire |
N/a | Dance / Variety | Multimedia Group | São Paulo, Brazil | 1 | Grand-finalist |
| Loco Pop Familia | N/a | Dance | Dance Group | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | Eliminated |
| Maceo Harrison | 30 | Dance | Dancer | Savannah, Georgia | 3 | Eliminated |
Mama Duke  |
N/a | Singing | Rapper | Austin, Texas | 2 | Finalist |
| Mastermind[a] | N/a | Magic | Magician | N/a | 3 | Withdrawn |
| Messoudi Brothers |
36 | Variety | Juggling Duo | Australia | 3 | Eliminated |
| Micah Palace |
23 | Singing | Rapper | Connecticut | 3 | Finalist |
| Mike Munz | N/a | Variety | Bodybuilder | Plantation, Florida | 4 | Eliminated |
| Phobias | N/a | Magic | Horror Magic Trio | Rome, Sicily & Apulia | 1 | Eliminated |
| Shuler King | 40 | Comedy | Comedian | Charlotte, North Carolina | 1 | Eliminated |
| Sirca Marea | N/a | Acrobatics | Trapeze Duo | Argentina & Chile | 1 | Finalist |
| Steve Ray Ladson |
35 | Singing / Music | Singer & Musician | Hopkins, South Carolina | 1 | Finalist |
| Team Recycled |
N/a | Dance | Dance Group | Berlin, Germany | 4 | Finalist |
| The BoykinZ |
18-23 | Singing | Vocal Group | Snellville, Georgia | 4 | Eliminated |
| The Funkateer Dancers |
59-66 | Dance | Dance Group | Inkster, Michigan | 4 | Eliminated |
| Tom Sandoval & the Most Extras | N/a | Singing / Music | Band | St. Louis, Hawaii & Germany | 1 | Eliminated |
| TT Boys | N/a | Acrobatics | Acrobatic Duo | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 4 | Semi-finalist |
| Unreal Crew |
N/a | Dance | Dance Group | Jaipur, India | 2 | Semi-finalist |
| Zak Mirz | N/a | Magic | Magician | Dallas, Texas | 4 | Semi-finalist |
Quarter-finals summary
Buzzed Out | Live Golden Buzzer | Advanced to Finals | Advanced to Semifinals | Eliminated (Top 5)
Quarter-final 1 (August 19)
Guest Performer, Results Show: Def Leppard[15]
| Participant | Order | Buzzes | Result (August 20) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Vergara | Mel B | Mandel | |||
| Light Wire | 1 | Advanced | ||||
| Charity Lockhart | 2 | Eliminated | ||||
| Phobias | 3 |  |
|
Eliminated | ||
| CitiLimitz | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
| Sirca Marea | 5 | Advanced | ||||
| Steve Ray Ladson | 6 | |
Advanced to Finals | |||
| Loco Pop Familia | 7 | Eliminated | ||||
| Shuler King | 8 | Eliminated (Top 5) | ||||
| Jourdan Blue | 9 | Advanced | ||||
| B Unique Crew | 10 | Eliminated (Top 5) | ||||
| Tom Sandoval & the Most Extras | 11 | |
Eliminated | |||
Quarter-final 2 (August 26)
Guest Performer, Results Show: Flau'jae[16]
| Participant | Order | Buzzes | Result (August 27) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Vergara | Mel B | Mandel | |||
| EDT Dance Team | 1 | Eliminated | ||||
| Mama Duke | 2 | |
Advanced to Finals | |||
| Unreal Crew | 3 | Advanced | ||||
| Alain Simonov | 4 | |
Eliminated | |||
| Leo High School Choir | 5 | Advanced | ||||
| Jonglissimo | 6 | Eliminated (Top 5) | ||||
| Benjamin Hightower | 7 | Eliminated | ||||
| Duo Stardust | 8 | Eliminated (Top 5) | ||||
| Boston Dynamics | 9 | |
Eliminated | |||
| Alex Zinger & Crew | 10 | |
Eliminated | |||
| Bay Melnick Virgolino | 11 | Advanced | ||||
Quarter-final 3 (September 2)
Guest Performers, Results Show: Lindsey Stirling[17] & The Clairvoyants[18]
| Participant | Order | Buzzes | Result (September 3) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Vergara | Mel B | Mandel | |||
| Jacqueline & Wagner | 1 | Eliminated (Top 5) | ||||
| Austin Brown | 2 | Eliminated | ||||
| Maceo Harrison | 3 | Eliminated | ||||
| Benn Family Band | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
| Messoudi Brothers | 5 | Eliminated (Top 5) | ||||
| Micah Palace | 6 | |
Advanced to Finals | |||
| Mastermind | 7 | Advanced | ||||
| Girish and the Chronicles | 8 | Eliminated | ||||
| Anna Saranina | 9 | Eliminated | ||||
| Chris Turner | 10 | Advanced | ||||
| Jessica Sanchez | 11 | Advanced | ||||
Quarter-final 4 (September 9)
Guest Performer, Results Show: Le Sserafim[19]
| Participant | Order | Buzzes | Result (September 10) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Vergara | Mel B | Mandel | |||
| Crash Adams | 1 | Eliminated | ||||
| Zak Mirz | 2 | 1 | Advanced | |||
| TT Boys | 3 | Advanced | ||||
| Cole Swensen & Judy | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
| Mike Munz | 5 | |
|
Eliminated | ||
| Chuck Adams | 6 | Eliminated (Top 5) | ||||
| The Funkateer Dancers | 7 | Eliminated (Top 5) | ||||
| The BoykinZ | 8 | Eliminated | ||||
| Gendai | 9 | Eliminated | ||||
| Team Recycled | 10 | |
Advanced to Finals | |||
| Birmingham Youth Fellowship Choir | 11 | Advanced | ||||
- ^1 Mandel originally buzzed Zak Mirz, but later retracted his buzzer at the conclusion of Mirz's performance.
Semi-finals summary
- Buzzed Out | Advanced to Finals
Semi-final (September 16)
Guest Performer, Results Show: Solange Kardinaly[20]
| Participant | Order | Buzzes | Result (September 17) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Vergara | Mel B | Mandel | |||
| TT Boys | 1 | Eliminated | ||||
| Zak Mirz | 2 | Eliminated | ||||
| Birmingham Youth Fellowship Choir | 3 | Eliminated | ||||
| Chris Turner | 4 | Advanced | ||||
| Unreal Crew | 5 | Eliminated | ||||
| Bay Melnick Virgolino | 6 | Eliminated | ||||
| Sirca Marea | 7 | Advanced | ||||
| Jessica Sanchez | 8 | Advanced | ||||
| Leo High School Choir | 9 | Advanced | ||||
| Light Wire | 10 | Advanced | ||||
| Jourdan Blue | 11 | Advanced | ||||
Finals summary
Guest Performers, Results Show: Eric Lloyd,[21] Richard Goodall,[22] Neal Schon,[23] and the cast of Now You See Me: Now You Don't (Mat Franco, Shin Lim, and Piff the Magic Dragon)
- Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | Top 5
| Finalist | Performed with (2nd Performance) |
Result |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Turner | Bozoma Saint John & Keely Watson | 2nd |
| Jessica Sanchez | N/A 2 | 1st |
| Jourdan Blue | Danny O'Donoghue | 3rd |
| Leo High School Choir | Aloe Blacc | Grand-finalist |
| Light Wire | Leona Lewis | Grand-finalist |
| Mama Duke | Sainted | Finalist |
| Micah Palace | Manuel Turizo | Finalist |
| Sirca Marea | N/A 2 | Finalist |
| Steve Ray Ladson | N/A 3 | Finalist |
| Team Recycled | Ciara | Finalist |
Notes
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot (ET) | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Auditions 1" | May 27, 2025 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 4.81 | [24] |
| 2 | "Auditions 2" | June 3, 2025 | 0.5 | 4.69 | [25] | |
| 3 | "Auditions 3" | June 10, 2025 | 0.4 | 4.54 | [26] | |
| 4 | "Auditions 4" | June 17, 2025 | 0.3 | 4.58 | [27] | |
| 5 | "Auditions 5" | June 24, 2025 | 0.4 | 4.91 | [28] | |
| 6 | "Auditions 6" | July 8, 2025 | 0.4 | 4.90 | [29] | |
| 7 | "Auditions 7" | July 15, 2025 | 0.4 | 5.02 | [30] | |
| 8 | "Greatest Golden Buzzers!" | July 22, 2025 | 0.3 | 3.77 | [31] | |
| 9 | "Auditions 8" | July 29, 2025 | 0.5 | 4.91 | [32] | |
| 10 | "Auditions 9" | August 5, 2025 | 0.4 | 4.56 | [33] | |
| 11 | "AGT 20th Birthday Party" | August 12, 2025 | 0.3 | 3.99 | [34] | |
| 12 | "Quarterfinals 1" | August 19, 2025 | 0.3 | 4.64 | [35] | |
| 13 | "Quarterfinals 1 Results" | August 20, 2025 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | 0.3 | 3.99 | [36] |
| 14 | "Quarterfinals 2" | August 26, 2025 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 4.72 | [37] |
| 15 | "Quarterfinals 2 Results" | August 27, 2025 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | 0.3 | 3.85 | [38] |
| 16 | "Quarterfinals 3" | September 2, 2025 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 4.78 | [39] |
| 17 | "Quarterfinals 3 Results" | September 3, 2025 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | 0.3 | 4.17 | [40] |
| 18 | "Quarterfinals 4" | September 9, 2025 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 4.73 | [41] |
| 19 | "Quarterfinals 4 Results" | September 10, 2025 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | 0.3 | 4.12 | [42] |
| 20 | "Semifinals" | September 16, 2025 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 4.33 | [43] |
| 21 | "Semifinals Results" | September 17, 2025 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | 0.3 | 4.58 | [44] |
| 22 | "Finale Performances" | September 23, 2025 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 0.3 | 4.36 | [45] |
| 23 | "Countdown to the Finale" | September 24, 2025 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | 0.3 | 3.40 | [46] |
| 24 | "Finale Results" | September 24, 2025 | Wednesday 9:00 p.m. | 0.3 | 4.26 | [46] |