America's Got Talent: The Champions season 2 explained

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Host:Terry Crews
Judges:
Winner:V.Unbeatable
Runner Up:Duo Transcend
Num Episodes:7
Network:NBC

The second season of 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

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 KeyAGTAmerica's Got TalentAITL'Afrique a un Incroyable TalentAuGTAustralia's Got TalentBGTC
BGTBritain's Got TalentDSDas SupertalentFITLa France a un incroyable talentGTEGot Talent España
HGTHolland's Got TalentIGTItalia's Got TalentMSMinuta slavyMGTMyanmar's Got Talent
MTMam talent!NTNorske TalenterPGTPilipinas Got TalentRTRomânii au talent

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Golden Buzzer Finalist
Participant ActGot Talent historyPreliminaryResults
Alexa LauenburgerDog Tricks ActDS: S11 – Winner ; BGTC: S1 – Finalist3
Angelina Jordan SingerNT: S6 – Winner1
Bars and MelodyRapper & SingerBGT: S8 – 3rd Place ; BGTC: S1 – Finalist4
Ben BlaqueCrossbow performerAGT: S7 – Quarter-Finalist ; BGT: S10 – Semi-Finalist2
Ben HartMagicianBGT: S13 – 3rd Place ; BGTC: S1 – Participant3
Boogie Storm Dance GroupBGT: S10 – Third Place ; BGTC: S1 – Participant2
Brian King JosephViolinistAGT: S13 – Third Place4
Christian Stoinev & PercyHand Balancer & Dog Tricks ActAGT: S2 – Participant, S9 – Top 12 Finalist; DS: S13 – Winner4
CollabroMusical Theatre GroupBGT: S8 – Winner ; BGTC: S1 – Participant2
Connie TalbotSingerBGT: S1 – Finalist ; BGTC: S1 – Participant4
Dan NaturmanStand-up ComedianAGT: S9 – Semi-finalist1
Dania DiazMagicianGTE: S3 – Finalist1
Duo DestinyAcrobatic DuoMT: S11 – Winner3
Duo TranscendTrapeze DuoAGT: S13 – Finalist1
Eddie WilliamsSingerAuGT: S9 – Semi-Finalist1
Emil RengleDancerRT: S8 – Winner4
Freckled SkyVideo Projection Dance DuoAGT: S10 – Quarter-finalist3
HansSinger, Accordionist & DancerAGT: S13 – Quarter-finalist1
Jack VidgenSingerAuGT: S5 – Winner1
JJ PantanoComedianAuGT: S9 – Semi-Finalist4
Junior Creative DanceShadow Dance GroupMGT: S5 – Winner1
Luke IslamSingerAGT: S14 – Semi-finalist2
Marc SpelmannMagician & MentalistBGT: S12 – Semi-finalist, S13 (as X) – Runner-up2
Marcelito PomoyFalsetto SingerPGT: S2 – Winner2
Michael GrimmSingerAGT: S5 – Winner3
Mike YungSingerAGT: S12 – Semi-finalist1
Miki DarkMagicianHGT: S10 – Semi-finalist ; FIT: S14 – Participant3
Moses ConcasHarmonica PlayerIGT: S7 – Winner3
Oz PearlmanMentalistAGT: S10 – Third Place2
Paddy and NicoSalsa DancerBGT: S8 – Finalist ; FIT: S11 – Semi-finalist ; BGTC: S1 – Finalist1
Puddles Pity PartySinging ClownAGT: S12 – Quarter-finalist2
Quick StyleDance GroupNT: S2 – Winner3
Ryan NiemillerStand-up ComedianAGT: S14 – Third Place2
Sandou Trio Russian BarAcrobatsAGT: S6 – Semi-finalist4
Silhouettes Silhouette Dance GroupAGT: S6 – Runner-up4
Spencer HorsmanEscape ArtistAGT: S7 – Quarter-finalist; FIT: S9 – Semi-finalist2
Strauss SerpentContortionistAIT: S2 – Winner; FIT: S13 – Finalist4
Tyler Butler-FigueroaViolinistAGT: S14 – Finalist3
V.Unbeatable Acrobatic Dance GroupAGT: S14 – Grand-finalist3
Voices of ServiceVocal GroupAGT: S14 – Grand-finalist4

Preliminaries Summary

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Buzzed out | Judges' choice

Preliminary 1 (January 6)

ParticipantOrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult
Paddy and Nico1
Mike Yung2
Junior Creative Dance3
Hans4
Jack Vidgen5
Duo Transcend6
Dan Naturman7
Angelina Jordan8
Eddie Williams9
Dania Diaz10

Preliminary 2 (January 13)

ParticipantOrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult
Marcelito Pomoy1
Oz Pearlman2
Boogie Storm3
Ben Blaque 4
Collabro5
Ryan Niemiller6
Puddles Pity Party7Eliminated
Marc Spelmann/X 8
Luke Islam9
Spencer Horsman 10

Preliminary 3 (January 20)

Participant[2] OrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult
Alexa Lauenburger1
Tyler Butler-Figueroa2
Ben Hart3
Freckled Sky4
Moses Concas5
V. Unbeatable6
Michael Grimm7
Duo Destiny8
Quick Style9
Miki Dark10

Preliminary 4 (January 27)

ParticipantOrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult
Christian Stoinev & Percy1
Voices of Service2
JJ Pantano 3
Emil Rengle4
Silhouettes 5
Brian King Joseph6
Connie Talbot7
Sandou Trio Russian Bar 8
Bars and Melody9
Strauss Serpent 10

Semi-finals (February 3)

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Buzzed out | Judges' choice
ParticipantOrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult
JJ Pantano1
Tyler Butler-Figueroa 2
Marc Spelmann/X3
Duo Destiny4
Hans 5
Dania Diaz6
Duo Transcend 7
Strauss Serpent8
Ryan Niemiller9
Alexa Lauenburger 10
Sandou Trio Russian Bar 11
Marcelito Pomoy 12

Finals (February 10)

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Guest Performers: KISS, Kseniya Simonova, Lindsey Stirling, Shin Lim, Colin Cloud, Kodi Lee, Travis Barker

FinalistOrderActResult (February 17)
Alexa Lauenburger 1Dog Tricks ActTop 10 Finalist
Duo Transcend 2 Trapeze Duo 2nd
Angelina Jordan3SingerTop 10 Finalist
Boogie Storm4Dance GroupTop 10 Finalist
Silhouettes5Silhouette Dance GroupTop 10 Finalist
Hans6Singer, Accordionist & DancerTop 10 Finalist
Tyler Butler-Figueroa 7 Violinist 3rd
V.Unbeatable 8 Acrobatic Dance Group 1st
Marcelito Pomoy9Falsetto Singer4th
Sandou Trio Russian Bar10Acrobats5th

Ratings

EpisodeTitleFirst air dateRating
(18–49)
Share
(18–49)
Viewers
Nightly
Rank
1The Champions OneJanuary 6, 20201.368.06[3] 2
2The Champions TwoJanuary 13, 20201.046.52[4] 2
3The Champions ThreeJanuary 20, 2020 1.157.05[5] 2
4The Champions FourJanuary 27, 2020 1.157.35[6] 2
5The Champions Semifinals February 3, 2020 1.156.73[7] 3
6The Champions Finals February 10, 2020 1.057.16[8] 2
7The Champions Results Finale February 17, 2020 1.257.16[9] 3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The New 'AGT Champions' VOTING System Explained. O'Rourke. Jill. Talent Recap. January 6, 2020. January 6, 2020.
  2. Web site: Who's Performing On 'AGT: Champions' Week 3?. O'Rourke. Jill. Talent Recap. January 15, 2020. January 15, 2020.
  3. Web site: 'The Bachelor' adjusts up: Monday final ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20200108033352/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/monday-final-ratings-jan-6-2020/. dead. January 8, 2020. Rejent. Joseph. TV by the Numbers. January 7, 2020. January 7, 2020.
  4. Web site: 'America's Got Talent: The Champions' adjusts up: Monday final ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20200114215700/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/monday-final-ratings-jan-13-2020/. dead. January 14, 2020. Welch. Alex. TV by the Numbers. January 14, 2020. January 14, 2020.
  5. Web site: 'The Neighborhood' and '9–1–1: Lone Star' adjust up: Monday final ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20200123065756/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/monday-final-ratings-jan-20-2020/. dead. January 23, 2020. Welch. Alex. TV by the Numbers. January 22, 2020. January 22, 2020.
  6. Web site: 'The Bachelor,' '9–1–1: Lone Star,' everything else unchanged: Monday final ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128220902/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/monday-final-ratings-jan-27-2020/. dead. January 28, 2020. Welch. Alex. TV by the Numbers. January 28, 2020. January 28, 2020.
  7. Web site: Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.3.2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200204215639/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-3-2020.html. dead. February 4, 2020. Showbuzz Daily. Mitch Metcalf. February 4, 2020. February 4, 2020.
  8. Web site: Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.10.2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200212071430/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-10-2020.html. dead. February 12, 2020. Showbuzz Daily. Mitch Metcalf. February 11, 2020. February 11, 2020.
  9. Web site: Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.17.2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200221183443/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-17-2020.html. dead. February 21, 2020. Showbuzz Daily. Mitch Metcalf. February 19, 2020. February 19, 2020.