America's Got Talent: Fantasy League Explained
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Director: | Russell Norman |
Presenter: | Terry Crews |
Judges: | |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Num Seasons: | 1 |
Num Episodes: | 8 |
Executive Producer: | - Simon Cowell
- Jason Raff
- Sam Donnelly
- Natasha Brugler
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Camera: | Multi-camera |
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Network: | NBC |
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 and , 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
style="background: gold; border:1px solid black" | Winner | | | | | | | | Stolen in the Semi-finals |
| Runner-up | | | | | | | | Eliminated in the Semi-finals |
| Third place | | | | | | | | Stolen in the Qualifiers |
| Grand-finalist | | | | | | | | Eliminated in the Qualifiers |
| Eliminated in the Finals | |
Mentor! scope="col" style="width:84%" colspan="6"Top 40 Acts |
Howie Mandel | |
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Ramadhani Brothers | Shadow Ace | Kodi Lee | V.Unbeatable | Kseniya Simonova | Kristy Sellars |
Anna DeGuzman | Preacher Lawson | Fritzy Rosmerian | Geneviève Côté | Ichikawa Koikuchi | Drake Milligan |
Heidi Klum | |
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V.Unbeatable | Sofie Dossi | Aidan Bryant | Grace Good | Darci Lynne | Yu Hojin |
Enkh-Erdene | Ramadhani Brothers | The Clairvoyants | Piff the Magic Dragon | Hans | |
Mel B | |
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Aidan Bryant | Billy and Emily England | Sheldon Riley | Vardanyan Brothers | Ghetto Kids | Travis Japan |
Brian Justin Crum | Junior New System | MerseyGirls | Jon Dorenbos | Maria Seiren | Tape Face |
Simon Cowell | |
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Pack Drumline | SAINTED | Musa Motha | Kodi Lee | Adrian Stoica & Hurricane | Chapel Hart |
Loren Allred | Billy and Emily England | Cillian O'Connor | Wes-P | |
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Overview
Got Talent History Key | AGT — America's Got Talent | AGTAS — | AGTC — | AsGT — Asia's Got Talent | AuGT — Australia's Got Talent |
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BGT — Britain's Got Talent | BGTC — | BGTUM — Britain's Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician | BTT — Balgariya tarsi talant (Bulgaria's Got Talent) | CGT — Canada's Got Talent |
CST — Česko Slovensko má talent (Czech Slovak's Got Talent) | EET — Ελλάδα Έχεις Ταλέντο (Greece's Got Talent) | FIT — La France a un incroyable talent (France's Got Talent) | FITBJ — La France a un incroyable talent: La Bataille Du Jury (France's Got Talent: Battle Of The Judges) | GGT — ნიჭიერი (Georgia's Got Talent) |
GTE — Got Talent España | GTEAS — Got Talent España: All Stars | IGT — Indonesia's Got Talent | ItGT — Italia's Got Talent | JGT — Japan's Got Talent |
MGT — Авьяаслаг Монголчууд (Mongolia's Got Talent) | MS — Минута славы (Russia's Got Talent) | PGT — Pilipinas Got Talent (Philippines's Got Talent) | RT — Românii au talent (Romania's Got Talent) | SIT — Slovenija ima talent (Slovenia's Got Talent) | |
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Golden Buzzer – Qualifiers |
Golden Buzzer – Semi-finalsParticipant[9] | Act | Mentor | Got Talent history | Qualifier | Results |
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Adrian Stoica & Hurricane | Dog Act | Simon Cowell | AGT: S18 – Winner; ItGT: S8 – Semi-finalist; RT: S12 – Participant | 2 | |
Aidan Bryant | Aerialist | Mel B | AGT: S16 – Runner-up; AGTAS: – Winner; GTEAS: S1 – Finalist | 4 | |
Anna DeGuzman | Magician | Howie Mandel | AuGT: Season 10 – Participant; AGT: S18 – Runner Up | 4 | |
Billy and Emily England | Extreme Rollerblading Duo | Mel B | BGT: S9 – Semifinalist; AGT: S12 – Semi-finalist; AGTC: S1 – Participant; BGTC: S1 – Participant | 1 | |
Brian Justin Crum | Singer | Mel B | AGT: S11 – Fourth place; AGTC: S1 – Finalist | 4 | |
Chapel Hart | Vocal Trio | Simon Cowell | AGT: S17 – Fifth place | 3 | |
Cillian O'Connor | Magician | Simon Cowell | BGT: S16 – Third place | 4 | |
Darci Lynne | Singer | Heidi Klum | AGT: S12 – Winner; AGTC: S1 – Runner-up | 4 | |
Drake Milligan | Singer | Howie Mandel | AGT: S17 – Third place | 2 | |
Enkh-Erdene | Singer | Heidi Klum | MGT: S2 – Winner | 3 | |
Fritzy Rosmerian | Magician | Howie Mandel | IGT: S3 – Fifth place | 3 | |
Geneviève Côté | Vocalist | Howie Mandel | CGT: S3 – Finalist;BGT: S17– Semi-Finalist | 3 | |
Ghetto Kids | Dance Group | Mel B | BGT: S16 – Finalist | 4 | |
Grace Good | Hula Hoop Artist | Heidi Klum | AGT: S18 – Semi-finalist | 2 | |
Hans | Singer | Heidi Klum | AGT: S13 – Quarter-finalist ; AGTC: S2 – Finalist | 1 | |
Ichikawa Koikuchi | Flatulist | Howie Mandel | AsGT: S3, Participant; BGT: S16, Semi-finalist, FIT: S17, Participant; GTE: S9, Participant | 3 | |
Jon Dorenbos | Magician | Mel B | AGT: S11 – Third place; AGTC: S1 – Finalist | 1 | |
Junior New System | Dance Group | Mel B | AsGT: S1 – Finalist; AGT: S13 – Semi-finalist | 3 | |
Kodi Lee | Singer & Pianist | Howie Mandel | AGT: S14 – Winner; AGTAS: – Finalist | 1 | |
Kristy Sellars | Pole Dancer | Howie Mandel | AuGT: S9 – Winner; AGT: S17 – Runner-up | 1 | |
Kseniya Simonova | Sand Artist | Howie Mandel | UMT: S1 – Winner; AGTC: S1 – Third place; BGTC: S1 – Third place | 1 | |
Loren Allred | Singer | Simon Cowell | BGT: S15 – Finalist | 3 | |
Maria Seiren | Singer | Mel B | JGT: S1 – Winner | 1 | |
MerseyGirls | Dance Group | Mel B | BGT: S11 – Finalist; BGTC: Finalist | 2 | |
Musa Motha | Dancer | Simon Cowell | BGT: S16 – Finalist | 4 | |
Pack Drumline | Percussion Group | Simon Cowell | AGT: S17 – Semi-finalist | 3 | |
Piff the Magic Dragon | Magician | Heidi Klum | AGT: S10 – Finalist; AGTC: S1 – Participant | 2 | |
Preacher Lawson | Comedian | Howie Mandel | AGT: S12 – Finalist; AGTC: S1 – Fifth place; BGTC: S1 -Finalist | 2 | |
Ramadhani Brothers | Acrobat Duo | Howie Mandel | AuGT: S10 – Finalist; AGT: S18 – Fifth place; CST: Season 11 – Participant; FIT: Season 17 – Finalist; GTEAS: Finalist; RT: Season 13 – Semi-finalist | 2 | |
SAINTED | Choir | Simon Cowell | AGT: S18 – Semi-finalist | 4 | |
Shadow Ace | Shadow Act | Howie Mandel | AsGT: S3 – Finalist; AGT: S18 – Semi-finalist; PGT: S5 – Semi-finalist | 1 | |
Sheldon Riley | Singer | Mel B | AGT: S15 – Quarter-finalist | 2 | |
Sofie Dossi | Contortionist | Heidi Klum | AGT: S11 – Finalist; AGTC: S1 – Participant | 3 | |
Tape Face | Mime | Mel B | AGT: S11 – Finalist; AGTC: S1 – Participant; BGTC: S1 – Participant; FITBJ: Participant; GTEAS: S1 – Participant | 1 | |
The Clairvoyants | Mentalist Duo | Heidi Klum | AGT: S11 – Runner-up; AGTC: S1 – Participant; BGTUM: S1 – Participant | 4 | |
Travis Japan | Boy Band | Mel B | AGT: S17 – Semifinalist | 4 | |
V.Unbeatable | Dance Group | Heidi Klum | AGT: S14 – Fourth place; AGTC: S2 – Winner | 1 | |
Vardanyan Brothers | Acrobat Duo | Mel B | BGT: S13 – Semifinalist; GTEAS: S1 – Runner-up; MS: S9 – Winner | 2 | |
Wes-P | Novelty Act | Simon Cowell | GeGT: S7 – Semi-finalist; BGT: S12 – Semi-finalist; AGT: S13 – Participant; FGT: S13 – Finalist; AiGT: S3 – Participant; RT: S10 – Participant; GrGT: S7 – Participant; BTT: S8 – Participant; AuGT: S10 – Participant; GTE: S9 – Semi-finalist | 2 | |
Yu Hojin | Magician | Heidi Klum | AGT: S17 – Finalist | 3 | | |
Qualifiers summary
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Buzzed outQualifier 1 (January 1)
Qualifier 2 (January 8)
Qualifier 3 (January 15)
Qualifier 4 (January 22)
Semi-finals summary
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Buzzed outSemi-finals 1 (January 29)
Semi-finals 2 (February 5)
Finals (February 12)
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Guest performers: Chapel Hart and Drake Milligan
- Pack Drumline and V.Unbeatable conducted a joint routine for their second performance, and thus shared the same guest performer.
- Sofie Dossi, Ramadhani Brothers, Aidan Bryant, and Billy and Emily England conducted a joint routine for their second performance, and thus shared the same guest performers.
Notes and References
- Web site: Everything to Know About AGT: Fantasy League. NBC Insider. Elizabeth Logan. November 20, 2023. January 11, 2024.
- Web site: How AGT: Fantasy League Works — and the Twist You Won't See Coming. NBC Insider. McKenzie Jean-Philippe. December 28, 2023. January 11, 2024.
- NBC Anchors Fall Schedule with Franchise Powerhouses and Three New Series. NBC. The Futon Critic. May 12, 2023. January 11, 2024.
- Web site: 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. Peter White. May 12, 2023. January 11, 2024.
- Web site: America's Got Talent Sets Next Spinoff Format at NBC. The Hollywood Reporter. Rick Porter. September 21, 2023. September 21, 2023.
- NBC Announces the 40 Extraordinary Acts from Across the Franchise Competing on America's Got Talent: Fantasy League, Premiering Monday, Jan. 1. NBC. The Futon Critic. November 15, 2023. December 2, 2023.
- 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. NBC. The Futon Critic. November 20, 2023. January 11, 2024.
- Web site: NBC Midseason Premiere Dates: One Chicago & Law & Order Dramas Set January Return, Comedies Get December Start. Deadline Hollywood. Nellie Andreeva. November 20, 2023. January 11, 2024.
- Web site: Kodi Lee, Darci Lynne, and Other AGT Favorites Return to Compete on New Fantasy League Spinoff (Exclusive). People. Esther Kang. Joelle Goldstein. November 15, 2023. January 11, 2024.