The twentieth season of the American talent show competition series America's Got Talent premiered on NBC on May 27, 2025, and concluded on September 24, 2025. Howie Mandel, SofÃÂa Vergara, and Simon Cowell all returned to the panel for their sixteenth, sixth, and tenth respective seasons. Mel B returned to the panel for her seventh season after a six-season hiatus, replacing Heidi Klum. Terry Crews returned as host for his seventh consecutive season.
The season was won by singer Jessica Sanchez, who previously competed on the show's inaugural season in 2006. Freestyle rapper Chris Turner and singer Jourdan Blue finished in second and third place, respectively.
On January 8, 2025, it was announced that open-call auditions for the upcoming season had been postponed until further notice due to the ongoing wildfires in Southern California, where the show is filmed. Filming of the televised auditions commenced at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on March 14, 2025.
For the second time in the show's history, each judge was able to give two Golden Buzzers instead of the usual one and each judge was able to give out one Golden Buzzer during the quarter-finals; host Terry Crews also received two Golden Buzzers to give out during the auditions. For the first time in the show's history, a Golden Buzzer was originally slated for the semi-final episode. This was later scrapped, following the withdrawal of a semifinalist.
Choir instructor Astrid Jorgensen was originally announced as one of the top 44 acts for the live shows. For unknown reasons, Jorgensen was later withdrawn from the live shows and replaced by bodybuilder Mike Munz. During the Quarterfinals 4 results show on September 10, Terry Crews announced that Mastermind, who advanced to the Semifinals the previous week, had to withdraw from the competition for personal reasons.
Guest Performer, Results Show: Def Leppard
Guest Performer, Results Show: Flau'jae
Guest Performers, Results Show: Lindsey Stirling & The Clairvoyants
Guest Performer, Results Show: Le Sserafim
Guest Performer, Results Show: Solange Kardinaly
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