To kick off 2019, ‘America’s Got Talent’ will premiere a new spinoff reality competition season, featuring 50 of the franchise’s past ‘champions.’
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Mel B attends the “America’s Got Talent” Season 13 Live Show Red Carpet.
To kick off 2019, America’s Got Talent will premiere a new spinoff reality competition series, called America’s Got Talent: The Champions. The show will feature 50 of what NBC calls “the greatest acts of all time,” competing against one another in “a tournament of champions.” America’s Got Talent normally airs its new seasons over the summer, so this winter “bonus season” was a surprise for fans. In preparation for the show’s premiere on January 7, NBC is also airing a holiday special, A Holiday of Champions, tonight at 10pm ET/ 9pm CT.
Not only will the new show include top contestants from past American seasons, the cast of 50 includes “favorites from other global ‘Got Talent’ franchises, spanning 194 countries, will also join the fray, showing off their skills for a whole new audience.” Ahead of the premiere, NBC revealed all of the acts competing in the spinoff, including Susan Boyle (Britain’s Got Talent 2009 runner-up), Shin Lim (America’s Got Talent 2018 winner) Drew Lynch (America’s Got Talent 2015 finalist), Tokio Myers (Britain’s Got Talent 2017 winner), and Cosentino (Australia’s Got Talent 2011 winner).
