America's Got Talent: The Champions season 2

*America's Got Talent: The Champions*
America's Got Talent: The Champions
Season 2
Hosted by	Terry Crews
Judges	Simon Cowell; Heidi Klum; Alesha Dixon; Howie Mandel;
Winner	V.Unbeatable
Runner-up	Duo Transcend
No. of episodes	7
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	January 6 –; February 17, 2020
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 1

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.

Overview[edit]

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.^[1] 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 Tricks 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 Tricks Act	AGT: S2 – Participant, S9 – Top 12 Finalist; DS: S13 – Winner	4	Eliminated
Collabro	Musical Theatre Group	BGT: S8 – Winner ; BGTC: S1 – Participant	2	Eliminated
Connie Talbot	Singer	BGT: S1 – Finalist ; BGTC: S1 – Participant	4	Eliminated
Dan Naturman	Stand-up 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	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 and Nico	Salsa Dancer	BGT: S8 – Finalist ; FIT: S11 – Semi-finalist ; BGTC: S1 – Finalist	1	Eliminated
Puddles Pity Party	Singing Clown	AGT: S12 – Quarter-finalist	2	Eliminated
Quick Style	Dance Group	NT: S2 – Winner	3	Eliminated
Ryan Niemiller	Stand-up Comedian	AGT: S14 – Third Place	2	Semi-finalist
Sandou Trio Russian Bar	Acrobats	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[edit]

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)[edit]

Participant	Order	Act	Buzzes and Judges' Votes				Result
Participant	Order	Act	Cowell	Klum	Dixon	Mandel	Result
Paddy and Nico	1	Salsa Dance Duo					Eliminated
Mike Yung	2	Singer					Eliminated
Junior Creative Dance	3	Shadow Dance Group					Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote)
Hans	4	Singer, Dancer & Accordion Player					Advanced (Won Judge's Vote)
Jack Vidgen	5	Singer					Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote)
Duo Transcend	6	Acrobat Duo					Advanced (Won Superfan Vote)
Dan Naturman	7	Comedian					Eliminated
Angelina Jordan	8	Singer					Grand-Final Advancement
Eddie Williams	9	Singer					Eliminated
Dania Diaz	10	Magician					Advanced (Won Superfan Vote)

Preliminary 2 (January 13)[edit]

Participant	Order	Act	Buzzes and Judges' Votes				Result
Participant	Order	Act	Cowell	Klum	Dixon	Mandel	Result
Marcelito Pomoy	1	Singer					Advanced (Won Superfan Vote)
Oz Pearlman	2	Mentalist					Eliminated
Boogie Storm	3	Dance Group					Grand-Final Advancement
Ben Blaque ¹	4	Crossbow Performer					Eliminated
Collabro	5	Musical Theatre Group					Eliminated
Ryan Niemiller	6	Stand-Up Comedian				²	Advanced (Won Judge's Vote)
Puddles Pity Party	7	Singing Clown					Eliminated
Marc Spelmann/X ³	8	Magician & Mentalist					Advanced (Won Superfan Vote)
Luke Islam	9	Singer					Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote)
Spencer Horsman ⁴	10	Escape Artist					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)[edit]

Participant ^[2]	Order	Act	Buzzes and Judges' Votes				Result
Participant ^[2]	Order	Act	Cowell	Klum	Dixon	Mandel	Result
Alexa Lauenburger	1	Dog Tricks Act		⁵			Advanced (Won Judge's Vote)
Tyler Butler-Figueroa	2	Violinist					Advanced (Won Superfan Vote)
Ben Hart	3	Magician					Eliminated
Freckled Sky	4	Video Projection Dance Duo					Eliminated
Moses Concas	5	Harmonica Player					Eliminated
V. Unbeatable	6	Acrobatic Dance Group					Grand-Final Advancement
Michael Grimm	7	Singer		⁵			Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote)
Duo Destiny	8	Acrobatic Duo					Advanced (Won Superfan Vote)
Quick Style	9	Dance Group		⁵			Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote)
Miki Dark	10	Danger Magician					Eliminated

^5 Due to the majority vote for Alexa Lauenburger, Klum's voting intention was not disclosed.

Preliminary 4 (January 27)[edit]

Participant	Order	Act	Buzzes and Judges' Votes				Result
Participant	Order	Act	Cowell	Klum	Dixon	Mandel	Result
Christian Stoinev & Percy	1	Hand Balancer & Dog Tricks Act					Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote)
Voices of Service	2	Vocal Group					Eliminated
JJ Pantano	3	Comedian					Advanced (Won Judge's Vote)
Emil Rengle	4	Dancer					Eliminated
Silhouettes	5	Silhouette Dance Group					Grand-Final Advancement
Brian King Joseph	6	Violinist					Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote)
Connie Talbot	7	Singer					Eliminated
Sandou Trio Russian Bar	8	Acrobats					Advanced (Won Superfan Vote)
Bars and Melody	9	Rapper & Singer					Eliminated
Strauss Serpent	10	Contortionist					Advanced (Won Superfan Vote)

Semi-finals (February 3)[edit]

Grand-finalist Advancement – Superfan Vote | Grand-finalist Advancement – Judges' Vote

Eliminated – Judges Vote | Eliminated |

Buzzed out |

Judges' choice

Semi-finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and Judges' Votes				Result
Semi-finalist	Order	Act	Cowell	Klum	Dixon	Mandel	Result
JJ Pantano	1	Comedian					Eliminated
Tyler Butler-Figueroa	2	Violinist					Advanced (Won Superfan Vote)
Marc Spelmann/X	3	Magician & Mentalist					Eliminated
Duo Destiny	4	Acrobatics Duo				⁶	Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote)
Hans	5	Singer, Accordionist & Dancer					Advanced (Won Superfan Vote)
Dania Diaz	6	Magician					Eliminated
Duo Transcend	7	Trapeze Duo				⁶	Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
Strauss Serpent	8	Contortionist					Eliminated
Ryan Niemiller	9	Stand-up Comedian					Eliminated
Alexa Lauenburger	10	Dog Tricks Act					Advanced (Won Superfan Vote)
Sandou Trio Russian Bar	11	Acrobats					Advanced (Won Superfan Vote)
Marcelito Pomoy	12	Falsetto Singer					Advanced (Won Superfan Vote)

^6 Due to the majority vote for Duo Transcend, Mandel's voting intention was not disclosed.

Finals (February 10)[edit]

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 Tricks 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	Acrobats	5th

Ratings[edit]

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^[3]	2
2	The Champions Two	January 13, 2020	1.0	4	6.52^[4]	2
3	The Champions Three	January 20, 2020	1.1	5	7.05^[5]	2
4	The Champions Four	January 27, 2020	1.1	5	7.35^[6]	2
5	The Champions Semifinals	February 3, 2020	1.1	5	6.73^[7]	3
6	The Champions Finals	February 10, 2020	1.0	5	7.16^[8]	2
7	The Champions Results Finale	February 17, 2020	1.2	5	7.16^[9]	3

References[edit]

^ O'Rourke, Jill (January 6, 2020). "The New 'AGT Champions' VOTING System Explained". Talent Recap. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
^ O'Rourke, Jill (January 15, 2020). "Who's Performing On 'AGT: Champions' Week 3?". Talent Recap. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
^ Rejent, Joseph (January 7, 2020). "'The Bachelor' adjusts up: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
^ Welch, Alex (January 14, 2020). "'America's Got Talent: The Champions' adjusts up: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
^ Welch, Alex (January 22, 2020). "'The Neighborhood' and '9–1–1: Lone Star' adjust up: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
^ Welch, Alex (January 28, 2020). "'The Bachelor,' '9–1–1: Lone Star,' everything else unchanged: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ Mitch Metcalf (February 4, 2020). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.3.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
^ Mitch Metcalf (February 11, 2020). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.10.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
^ Mitch Metcalf (February 19, 2020). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.17.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.

[Talent_Recap-1] O'Rourke, Jill (January 6, 2020). "The New 'AGT Champions' VOTING System Explained". Talent Recap. Retrieved January 6, 2020.

[Week_3_Contestants-2] O'Rourke, Jill (January 15, 2020). "Who's Performing On 'AGT: Champions' Week 3?". Talent Recap. Retrieved January 15, 2020.

[2.01-3] Rejent, Joseph (January 7, 2020). "'The Bachelor' adjusts up: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.

[2.02-4] Welch, Alex (January 14, 2020). "'America's Got Talent: The Champions' adjusts up: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

[2.03-5] Welch, Alex (January 22, 2020). "'The Neighborhood' and '9–1–1: Lone Star' adjust up: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.

[2.04-6] Welch, Alex (January 28, 2020). "'The Bachelor,' '9–1–1: Lone Star,' everything else unchanged: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[2.05-7] Mitch Metcalf (February 4, 2020). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.3.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

[2.06-8] Mitch Metcalf (February 11, 2020). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.10.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

[2.07-9] Mitch Metcalf (February 19, 2020). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.17.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.

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