America's Got Talent: The Champions
America's Got Talent: The Champions (often abbreviated as AGT: The Champions or simply AGTC) is a spin-off of America's Got Talent (also known as AGT), a televised American talent show competition, created by Simon Cowell. The program is produced by Fremantle for the NBC television network, and first premiered on January 7, 2019. The program functions similar to AGT, but involves a variety of participants taken from across both AGT and the Got Talent franchise – including winners, finalists, live round participants and other notable entries – who compete against each other to secure a place in a grand final, in which the winner receives a cash prize and the title of America's chosen "World Champion" within Got Talent.
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| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Presented by | Terry Crews |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
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| Production location | Pasadena Civic Auditorium |
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| Network | NBC |
| Release | January 7, 2019 – February 17, 2020 |
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The spin-off was hosted by Terry Crews, joined by a panel of judges – for season two, consisting of America's Got Talent judges Cowell, Heidi Klum, and Howie Mandel, and Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon. Unlike the standard format for any edition of Got Talent, The Champions' contest was not held live – votes for the best act were conducted under a different voting system, and episodes were pre-recorded and aired a few months after the competition has ended. Following the first season, NBC renewed the spin-off for a second season that premiered on January 6, 2020.
NBC did not renew The Champions for a third season. However, in October 2022, the network ordered a similar spin-off known as America's Got Talent: All-Stars, which premiered in 2023.