America's Got Talent: Extreme - Wikipedia

Spinoff of America's Got Talent

America's Got Talent: Extreme
Genre	Reality Talent contest
Created by	Simon Cowell
Showrunner	Jason Raff[1]
Presented by	Terry Crews
Judges	Simon Cowell Nikki Bella Travis Pastrana
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producers	Simon Cowell Sam Donnelly Jason Raff Richard Wallace
Production locations	Atlanta Motor Speedway Irwindale Speedway
Production companies	Fremantle Syco Entertainment
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	February 21 (2022-02-21) –March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14)
Related
America's Got Talent

America's Got Talent: Extreme (also known as AGT: Extreme) is an American reality television and talent competition series created by Simon Cowell that aired on NBC from February 21 to March 14, 2022, following a sneak peek episode that aired on February 20. The series is a spinoff of America's Got Talent that focuses on stunt performers. Terry Crews hosts the series, with Cowell, Nikki Bella, and Travis Pastrana serving as judges.

Judges and Presenter for America's Got Talent: ExtremeSimon CowellNikki BellaTravis PastranaTerry Crews

Format

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The series is conducted using a condensed version of the format used in the main America's Got Talent series, and focuses exclusively on larger-scale acts—primarily stunt performers—that are unsuited for a traditional stage setting.

Similarly to the main series, acts that receive a majority vote from the judging panel during their audition performance advance to the finals, the judges may use buzzers to signal their disapproval of an act (with the performance automatically ending if all three judges use their buzzer), while each judge, along with host Terry Crews, can use the "Golden Buzzer" to automatically advance one act of their choice to the finals, regardless of the opinion of the other judges.

In the finale, the acts are further eliminated (with acts now voted on by a panel of "superfans", similarly to America's Got Talent: The Champions), reaching a top four, and then a top two—with the winner receiving $500,000.

Production

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On May 14, 2021, NBC announced that it had ordered America's Got Talent: Extreme as the second American spinoff of America's Got Talent, following America's Got Talent: The Champions, with franchise creator Simon Cowell confirmed as an executive producer and judge for the series.[2][3] On October 1, 2021, it was announced that retired WWE wrestler Nikki Bella and extreme sportsman Travis Pastrana would serve as judges alongside Cowell. Main AGT host Terry Crews also hosts Extreme.[4][5]

Filming occurred at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, from September 27 to October 20, 2021.[6][7] Escape artist Jonathan Goodwin was hospitalized following an accident during a rehearsal, in which he was crushed between two cars in mid-air and fell to the ground whilst trying to escape a straitjacket. A spokesperson confirmed to Variety on October 15 that production had been temporarily suspended.[8][9] Filming would later resume and wrap in early-January 2022 at the Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, California.[10][11]

AGT: Extreme was originally scheduled to premiere in 2022 on NBC's midseason lineup. On January 19, 2022, NBC announced that the premiere had been pushed ahead to February 21, 2022, as American Song Contest had been pushed back to midseason due to COVID-19-related concerns.[11][9] A half-hour sneak peek aired on February 20, following the primetime broadcast of the 2022 Winter Olympics' closing ceremony.[12]

On May 16, 2022, NBC shelved the series indefinitely.[13]

Episodes

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No.	Title [14][15]	Original release date [14][15]	Prod.code [14]	U.S. viewers(millions)
0	"AGT: Extreme Sneak Peek"	February 20, 2022 (2022-02-20)	N/A	3.11[16]
1	"Auditions Premiere"	February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)	101	4.49[17]
2	"Auditions 2"	February 28, 2022 (2022-02-28)	102	3.43[18]
3	"Auditions 3"	March 7, 2022 (2022-03-07)	103	3.26[19]
4	"Auditions End and the $500,000 Finale"	March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14)	104	3.06[20]

Season overview

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The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this season:

  Winner |   Runner-up |   Finalist   Eliminated | Golden Buzzer Audition | Wildcard Finalist

Participant[21]	Age(s) 1	Act	From	Preliminary	Result
Aaron Evans	33	Free Runner	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	1	Finalist
Aaron Wheelz	29	Wheelchair Motocross	Las Vegas	1	Runner-up
Alfredo Silva's Cage Riders	24-55	Stunt Performers	Las Vegas	2	Winner
America's Little Sisters	29-45	Wrestling Group	Los Angeles	3	Eliminated
Bruce Cook	34	Motocross Performer	Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada	3	Eliminated
Chloe Chambers	17	Race Car Driver	Monroe, New York	3	Eliminated
Cyndel Flores	23	Aerialist	Sarasota, Florida	3	Finalist
Danny Zzzz	51	Escape Artist	St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada	2	Eliminated
David "The Bullet" Smith	44	Human Cannonball	Salem, Oregon	1	Eliminated
Diako Diaby	27	Professional Skateboarder	Paris, France	2	Eliminated
Dr. Danger & Mary	52, 59	Daredevil Duo	Mendoza, Texas	3	Eliminated
Erika Lemay	38	Aerialist	Lévis, Quebec, Canada	4	Grand-Finalist
Hunter & Lillian	24, 90	Motorcycle Duo	Fairview, Wisconsin	2	Eliminated
Jade Kindar-Martin	47	High Wire Performer	Shelburne, Vermont	2	Grand-Finalist
Jenna Bandy	28	Sports Trick Shooter	Thousand Oaks, California	1	Eliminated
Leeky Da Bikestar	31	Dirt Bike Performer	Queens	1	Eliminated
NomNomSammieBoy	32	Competitive Eater	Brooklyn	3	Eliminated
Shemika Campbell	29	Limbo Dancer	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	3	Eliminated
The Contraption Kings	27-33	Stunt Performers	United States & Australia	2	Eliminated
The Flying Royals	21-41	Trapeze Artists	Orlando, Florida	2	Eliminated
The JCB Dancing Diggers	22-51	Heavy Machinery Dancers	Savannah, Georgia	4	Eliminated
The Joogsquad	27-35	Stunt Team	Clearwater Beach	1	Eliminated
The Nerveless Nocks	30, 55	Daredevil Duo	Sarasota, Florida	4	Eliminated
Verge Aero	30-56	Drone Precision Group	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	Finalist
William Brandon	32	Fire Dancer	Atlanta, Georgia	4	Eliminated

• ^1 Ages denoted for a participant(s), pertain to their final performance for this season.

Preliminaries summary

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Preliminary 1 (February 21)

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Participant	Order	Buzzes			Result
		Cowell	Bella	Pastrana
Aaron Evans	1	Advanced
The Joogsquad	2	Eliminated
Verge Aero	3	Advanced
David "The Bullet" Smith	4	Eliminated
Jenna Bandy	5		Eliminated
Leeky Da Bikestar	6	Eliminated
Aaron Wheelz	7	Advanced

Preliminary 2 (February 28)

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Participant	Order	Buzzes			Result
		Cowell	Bella	Pastrana
The Contraption Kings	1	Eliminated
Hunter & Lillian	2	Eliminated
Diako Diaby	3	Eliminated
Jade Kindar-Martin	4	Advanced
The Flying Royals	5	Eliminated
Danny Zzzz	6	Eliminated
Alfredo Silva's Cage Riders	7	Advanced

Preliminary 3 (March 7)

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Participant	Order	Buzzes			Result
		Cowell	Bella	Pastrana
Dr. Danger & Mary	1	Eliminated
Chloe Chambers	2	Eliminated
Cyndel Flores	3	Advanced
NomNomSammieBoy	4			Eliminated
Shemika Campbell	5	Eliminated
Bruce Cook	6	Eliminated
America's Little Sisters	7				Eliminated

Preliminary 4 (March 14)

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Participant	Order	Buzzes			Result
		Cowell	Bella	Pastrana
The Nerveless Nocks	1	Eliminated
William Brandon	2	Eliminated
The JCB Dancing Diggers	3	Eliminated
Erika Lemay	4	Advanced

Finale (March 14)

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Guest Performers: Avril Lavigne, Travis Barker & Travis Pastrana[22]

  Winner |   Runner-up |   Top 4

Finalist	Result
Aaron Evans	Finalist
Aaron Wheelz	Runner-up
Alfredo Silva’s Cage Riders	Winner
Cyndel Flores	Finalist
Erika Lemay	Grand-Finalist
Jade Kindar-Martin	Grand-Finalist
Verge Aero	Finalist

Ratings

[edit] Viewership and ratings per episode of America's Got Talent: Extreme

No.	Title	Air date	Rating(18–49)	Viewers(millions)
0	"AGT: Extreme Sneak Peek"	February 20, 2022	0.5	3.11[16]
1	"Auditions Premiere"	February 21, 2022	0.7	4.49[17]
2	"Auditions 2"	February 28, 2022	0.5	3.43[18]
3	"Auditions 3"	March 7, 2022	0.5	3.26[19]
4	"Auditions End and the $500,000 Finale"	March 14, 2022	0.5	3.06[20]

References

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1. ^ Hailu, Selome (October 28, 2024). "'America's Got Talent': Jason Raff Out as Showrunner After 19 Seasons Due to Budget Cuts". Variety. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
2. ^ Peter White (May 14, 2021). "America's Got Talent Scores Extreme Spinoff On NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
3. ^ "NBC Bolsters Year-Round Programming Slate with Bold, Compelling Dramas in the Fall, Fresh and Funny Midseason Comedy Blocks and Dominant Unscripted Programming Across the Calendar" (Press release). NBC. May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
4. ^ Peter White (October 1, 2021). "AGT: Extreme: Terry Crews To Host With Nikki Bella & Travis Pastrana Set As Judges Alongside Simon Cowell". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
5. ^ "NBC Announces Host and Judges for America's Got Talent: Extreme" (Press release). NBC. October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
6. ^ Rodney Ho (September 17, 2021). "America's Got Talent Extreme shooting at Atlanta Motor Speedway Sept. 27-Oct. 20". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
7. ^ "America's Got Talent: EXTREME - Show Dates". On Camera Audiences. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
8. ^ Ellise Shafer (October 15, 2021). "America's Got Talent: Extreme Pauses Production After On-Set Accident". Variety. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
9. ^ a b Matt Webb Mitovich (January 19, 2022). "NBC's AGT: Extreme Now Set for February Premiere, Four-Week Run". TVLine. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
10. ^ "America's Got Talent: EXTREME - Show Dates". On Camera Audiences. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
11. ^ a b Nellie Andreeva (January 19, 2022). "NBC Delays American Song Contest, Slots America's Got Talent: Extreme". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
12. ^ "AGT: EXTREME SNEAK PEEK" (Press release). NBC. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via The Futon Critic.
13. ^ Peter White (May 16, 2022). "Amy Poehler's Making It, Kristen Bell's Family Game Fight! & AGT: Extreme Parked Indefinitely As NBC Unveils Schedule". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
14. ^ a b c "America's Got Talent: Extreme Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
15. ^ a b "America's Got Talent: Extreme Episode Guide". Zap2it. September 2017.
16. ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (February 23, 2022). "Sunday 2.20.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
17. ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (February 23, 2022). "Monday 2.21.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
18. ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (March 1, 2022). "Monday 2.28.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
19. ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (March 10, 2022). "Monday 3.7.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
20. ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (March 15, 2022). "Monday 3.14.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
21. ^ "America's Got Talent: Extreme Contestants". February 21, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
22. ^ Decker, Trevor (March 14, 2022). "Watch Avril Lavigne's AGT Extreme Finale Performance of 'Bite Me' | Trevor Decker News". Retrieved March 15, 2022.

External links

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• Official website
• America's Got Talent: Extreme at IMDb

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