America's Got Talent (often abbreviated as AGT) is a televised American talent show competition. It premiered on June 21, 2006, after plans for a British edition in 2005 were suspended, following a dispute within the British broadcaster ITV. The program attracts a variety of participants from across the United States and abroad, who possess some form of talents. The current line-up consists of Cowell, Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, and SofĂa Vergara. The main series is set to return for season nineteen in summer 2024.