America's Got Talent: Fantasy League | |
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Directed by | Russell Norman |
Presented by | Terry Crews |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 3 |
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Executive producers |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
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Network | NBC |
Release | January 1, 2024 – present |
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America's Got Talent: Fantasy League (also known as AGT: Fantasy League) is an American reality television and talent competition series that premiered on NBC on January 1, 2024. The "fantasy league" series is a spinoff featuring winners, finalists, fan favorites, and others from previous seasons of America's Got Talent and across the Got Talent franchise, with each judge serving as a mentor for a set of acts. Terry Crews hosts the series, with Simon Cowell, Mel B, Heidi Klum, and Howie Mandel serving as judges.[1]
Format
Similar to America's Got Talent: The Champions and America's Got Talent: All-Stars, the "fantasy league" format includes past winners, finalists, and fan favorites from across previous seasons of the franchise, competing for the Fantasy League title. However, apart from the other spin-offs, "fantasy league" allows the judges to have a team of 10 acts that they selected to compete. The judges serve as "mentors" to their respective acts throughout the show with the goal of each judge having one of their own acts crowned champion. Once all participants in a round have completed their performance, an off-stage vote is conducted by the studio audience, which determines the five participants securing a place in the semi-finals. The golden buzzer takes on a new role in the series: a judge can either use it to advance one of their own acts or "steal" an act from another judge's team. Each golden buzzer recipient bypasses the semi-finals and goes directly to the finals. In the finale, the winner receives a cash prize of $250,000.[2]
Production
On May 12, 2023, it was announced that an untitled America's Got Talent series was in the works, set for premiere midseason of the 2023-24 television season.[3][4] On September 21, 2023, the series was officially revealed as AGT: Fantasy League, with judges Simon Cowell, Mel B, Heidi Klum, and Howie Mandel as well as host Terry Crews.[5] On November 15, 2023, it was announced that the series would premiere on January 1, 2024.[6][7][8]
Teams
Winner | Eliminated in the Semi-Finals | ||||||||
Runner-up | Stolen in the Qualifiers | ||||||||
Third place | Eliminated in the Qualifiers | ||||||||
Eliminated in the Finals |
Mentor | Top 40 Acts | |||||
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Howie Mandel | ||||||
Kristy Sellars | Kseniya Simonova | V.Unbeatable | Shadow Ace | Preacher Lawson | Anna DeGuzman | |
Ramadhani Brothers | Fritzy Rosmerian | Geneviève Côté | Ichikawa Koikuchi | Drake Milligan | ||
Heidi Klum | ||||||
Grace Good | Enkh-Erdene | Yu Hojin | Aidan Bryant | Darci Lynne | The Clairvoyants | |
Sofie Dossi | Piff the Magic Dragon | Hans | ||||
Mel B | ||||||
Vardanyan Brothers | Sheldon Riley | Brian Justin Crum | Ghetto Kids | Travis Japan | Billy and Emily England | |
Junior New System | MerseyGirls | Jon Dorenbos | Maria Seiren | Tape Face | ||
Simon Cowell | ||||||
Kodi Lee | Adrian Stoica & Hurricane | Chapel Hart | Pack Drumline | Loren Allred | Cillian O'Connor | |
Musa Motha | SAINTED Trap Choir | Stolen act - TBA | Wes-P | |||
Note: italicized names are acts stolen or saved from a team during the Qualifiers and advanced directly into the Finals (names struck through within former teams). |
Overview
Participant[6][9] | Act | Mentor | Qualifier | Results |
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Adrian Stoica & Hurricane | Dog Act | Simon Cowell | 2 | TBA |
Aidan Bryant | Aerialist | Heidi Klum | 4 | TBA |
Anna DeGuzman | Magician | Howie Mandel | 4 | TBA |
Billy and Emily England ![]() |
Extreme Rollerblading Duo | Mel B | 1 | TBA |
Brian Justin Crum | Singer | Mel B | 4 | TBA |
Chapel Hart | Vocal Trio | Simon Cowell | 3 | TBA |
Cillian O'Connor | Magician | Simon Cowell | 4 | TBA |
Darci Lynne | Singing Ventriloquist | Heidi Klum | 4 | TBA |
Drake Milligan | Singer & Guitarist | Howie Mandel | 2 | Eliminated |
Enkh-Erdene | Singer | Heidi Klum | 3 | TBA |
Fritzy Rosmerian | Magician | Howie Mandel | 3 | Eliminated |
Geneviève Côté | Vocalist | Howie Mandel | 3 | Eliminated |
Ghetto Kids | Dance Group | Mel B | 4 | TBA |
Grace Good | Hula Hoop Artist & Aerialist | Heidi Klum | 2 | TBA |
Hans | Singer, Accordionist & Dancer | Heidi Klum | 1 | Eliminated |
Ichikawa Koikuchi | Flatuist | Howie Mandel | 3 | Eliminated |
Jon Dorenbos | Magician | Mel B | 1 | Eliminated |
Junior New System | Dance Group | Mel B | 3 | Eliminated |
Kodi Lee | Singer & Pianist | Simon Cowell | 1 | TBA |
Kristy Sellars | Pole Dancer | Howie Mandel | 1 | TBA |
Kseniya Simonova | Sand Artist | Howie Mandel | 1 | TBA |
Loren Allred | Singer | Simon Cowell | 3 | TBA |
Maria Seiren | Singer | Mel B | 1 | Eliminated |
MerseyGirls | Dance Group | Mel B | 2 | Eliminated |
Musa Motha | Dancer | Simon Cowell | 4 | TBA |
Pack Drumline | Drumline | Simon Cowell | 3 | TBA |
Piff the Magic Dragon | Comic Magician | Heidi Klum | 2 | Eliminated |
Preacher Lawson | Comedian | Howie Mandel | 2 | TBA |
Ramadhani Brothers ![]() |
Acrobatic Duo | Howie Mandel | 2 | TBA |
SAINTED Trap Choir | Choir | Simon Cowell | 4 | TBA |
Shadow Ace | Shadow Art | Howie Mandel | 1 | TBA |
Sheldon Riley | Singer | Mel B | 2 | TBA |
Sofie Dossi ![]() |
Aerialist Contortionist | Heidi Klum | 3 | TBA |
Tape Face | Mime | Mel B | 1 | Eliminated |
The Clairvoyants | Mentalists | Heidi Klum | 4 | TBA |
Travis Japan | Boy Band | Mel B | 4 | TBA |
V.Unbeatable | Acrobatic Dance Group | Howie Mandel | 1 | TBA |
Vardanyan Brothers | Acrobatic Duo | Mel B | 2 | TBA |
Wes-P | Comedian | Simon Cowell | 2 | Eliminated |
Yu Hojin | Magician | Heidi Klum | 3 | TBA |
Qualifiers Summary
- Golden Buzzer Advancement | Advanced to semi-finals | Eliminated |
Buzzed out
Qualifier 1 (January 1)
Participant | Team | Order | Buzzes | Result | |||
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Cowell | Mel B | Klum | Mandel | ||||
Kristy Sellars | Howie Mandel | 1 | Advanced (Won Audience Vote) | ||||
Jon Dorenbos | Mel B | 2 | Eliminated | ||||
Hans | Heidi Klum | 3 | Eliminated | ||||
Kseniya Simonova | Howie Mandel | 4 | Advanced (Won Audience Vote) | ||||
V.Unbeatable | Howie Mandel | 5 | Advanced (Won Audience Vote) | ||||
Maria Seiren | Mel B | 6 | Eliminated | ||||
Billy and Emily England | Simon Cowell | 7 | Advanced to Finals (Stolen by Mel B) | ||||
Tape Face | Mel B | 8 | Eliminated | ||||
Shadow Ace | Howie Mandel | 9 | Advanced (Won Audience Vote) | ||||
Kodi Lee | Simon Cowell | 10 | Advanced (Won Audience Vote) |
Qualifier 2 (January 8)
Participant | Team | Order | Buzzes | Result | |||
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Cowell | Mel B | Klum | Mandel | ||||
Adrian Stoica & Hurricane | Simon Cowell | 1 | Advanced (Won Audience Vote) | ||||
Piff the Magic Dragon | Heidi Klum | 2 | Eliminated | ||||
MerseyGirls | Mel B | 3 | Eliminated | ||||
Drake Milligan | Howie Mandel | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
Ramadhani Brothers | Heidi Klum | 5 | Advanced to Finals (Stolen by Howie Mandel) | ||||
Preacher Lawson | Howie Mandel | 6 | Advanced (Won Audience Vote) | ||||
Grace Good | Heidi Klum | 7 | Advanced (Won Audience Vote) | ||||
Vardanyan Brothers | Mel B | 8 | Advanced (Won Audience Vote) | ||||
Wes-P | Simon Cowell | 9 | ![]() |
Eliminated | |||
Sheldon Riley | Mel B | 10 | Advanced (Won Audience Vote) |
Qualifier 3 (January 15)
Participant | Team | Order | Buzzes | Result | |||
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Cowell | Mel B | Klum | Mandel | ||||
Junior New System | Mel B | 1 | Eliminated | ||||
Chapel Hart | Simon Cowell | 2 | Advanced (Won Audience Vote) | ||||
Fritzy Rosmerian | Howie Mandel | 3 | Eliminated | ||||
Pack Drumline | Simon Cowell | 4 | Advanced (Won Audience Vote) | ||||
Enkh-Erdene | Heidi Klum | 5 | Advanced (Won Audience Vote) | ||||
Sofie Dossi | Heidi Klum | 6 | Advanced to Finals | ||||
Geneviève Côté | Howie Mandel | 7 | Eliminated | ||||
Yu Hojin | Heidi Klum | 8 | Advanced (Won Audience Vote) | ||||
Ichikawa Koikuchi | Howie Mandel | 9 | ![]() |
Eliminated | |||
Loren Allred | Simon Cowell | 10 | Advanced (Won Audience Vote) |
Qualifier 4 (January 22)
Participant | Team | Order | Buzzes | Result | |||
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Cowell | Mel B | Klum | Mandel | ||||
Aidan Bryant | Heidi Klum | ||||||
Anna DeGuzman | Howie Mandel | ||||||
Brian Justin Crum | Mel B | ||||||
Cillian O'Connor | Simon Cowell | ||||||
Darci Lynne | Heidi Klum | ||||||
Ghetto Kids | Mel B | ||||||
Musa Motha | Simon Cowell | ||||||
SAINTED Trap Choir | Simon Cowell | ||||||
The Clairvoyants | Heidi Klum | ||||||
Travis Japan | Mel B |
Ratings
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | Ref. |
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1 | "Qualifiers 1" | January 1, 2024 | 0.3 | 3.07 | [10] |
2 | "Qualifiers 2" | January 8, 2024 | 0.4 | 3.85 | [11] |
3 | "Qualifiers 3" | January 15, 2024 | TBD | TBD | [12][13] |
4 | "Qualifiers 4" | January 22, 2024 | TBD | TBD | [12][13] |
5 | "Semi-Finals 1" | January 29, 2024 | TBD | TBD | [13] |
References
- ↑ Elizabeth Logan (November 20, 2023). "Everything to Know About AGT: Fantasy League". NBC Insider. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ↑ McKenzie Jean-Philippe (December 28, 2023). "How AGT: Fantasy League Works — and the Twist You Won't See Coming". NBC Insider. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ↑ "NBC Anchors Fall Schedule with Franchise Powerhouses and Three New Series" (Press release). NBC. May 12, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via The Futon Critic.
- ↑ Peter White (May 12, 2023). "NBC Fall 2023 Schedule: Night Court Moves To Fall In Tuesday Comedy Block, Law & Order: Organized Crime & La Brea Pushed To Midseason In Strike-Proof Slate". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ↑ Rick Porter (September 21, 2023). "America's Got Talent Sets Next Spinoff Format at NBC". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- 1 2 "NBC Announces the 40 Extraordinary Acts from Across the Franchise Competing on America's Got Talent: Fantasy League, Premiering Monday, Jan. 1" (Press release). NBC. November 15, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via The Futon Critic.
- ↑ "New Series Premiere and Favorites Return as NBC Midseason Lineup Features Edge-of-Your-Seat Unscripted Fare, Hilarious Star-Driven Comedy and Dramas That Inspire" (Press release). NBC. November 20, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via The Futon Critic.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva (November 20, 2023). "NBC Midseason Premiere Dates: One Chicago & Law & Order Dramas Set January Return, Comedies Get December Start". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ↑ Esther Kang; Joelle Goldstein (November 15, 2023). "Kodi Lee, Darci Lynne, and Other AGT Favorites Return to Compete on New Fantasy League Spinoff (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ↑ Douglas Pucci (January 2, 2024). "Monday Ratings: ESPN the Dominant Leader in Prime Time Overall with College Football Playoff Semifinals, America's Got Talent: Fantasy League Debut Underwhelms at NBC". Programming Insider. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ↑ Douglas Pucci (January 9, 2024). "Monday Ratings: ESPN Networks Rule Prime Time with College Football Playoff National Championship Game". Programming Insider. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- 1 2 "America's Got Talent: Fantasy League Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
- 1 2 3 "America's Got Talent: Fantasy League Episode Guide". Zap2it.