America's Got Talent is part of the Got Talent television franchise created by Simon Cowell. It premiered on NBC on June 21, 2006, after plans for a British edition in 2005 were suspended, following a dispute within the British broadcaster ITV. Each season is mainly run during the network's summer schedule, and has featured various hosts over the course of the program's history. The program attracts a variety of participants from across the United States and abroad, who possess some form of talents.