America's Got Talent: Extreme

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.

America's Got Talent: Extreme
Genre
Created bySimon Cowell
Presented byTerry Crews
Judges
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Simon Cowell
  • Sam Donnelly
  • Jason Raff
  • Richard Wallace
Production locations
Production companies
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseFebruary 21 (2022-02-21) 
March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14)
Related
America's Got Talent

Format

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

On May 14, 2021, NBC announced that it had ordered America's Got Talent: Extreme as the second U.S. 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.[1][2] 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.[3][4]

Filming occurred at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia from September 27 to October 20, 2021.[5][6] 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.[7][8] Filming would later resume and wrap in early-January 2022 at the Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, California.[9][10]

AGT: Extreme was originally scheduled to premiere in 2022 on NBC's mideseason 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.[10][8] A half-hour sneak peek aired on February 20, following the primetime broadcast of the 2022 Winter Olympics' closing ceremony.[11]

On May 16, 2022, NBC shelved the series indefinitely.[12]

Episodes

No.Title[13][14]Original air date[13][14]Prod.
code[13]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
0"AGT: Extreme Sneak Peek"February 20, 2022 (2022-02-20)N/A3.11[15]
1"Auditions Premiere"February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)1014.49[16]
2"Auditions 2"February 28, 2022 (2022-02-28)1023.43[17]
3"Auditions 3"March 7, 2022 (2022-03-07)1033.26[18]
4"Auditions End and the $500,000 Finale"March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14)1043.06[19]

Season overview

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[20] 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.

Preliminary 1 (February 21)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Guest Performers: Avril Lavigne, Travis Barker & Travis Pastrana[21]

  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

Viewership and ratings per episode of America's Got Talent: Extreme
No. Title Air dateRating
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
0 "AGT: Extreme Sneak Peek" February 20, 20220.53.11[15]
1 "Auditions Premiere" February 21, 20220.74.49[16]
2 "Auditions 2" February 28, 20220.53.43[17]
3 "Auditions 3" March 7, 20220.53.26[18]
4 "Auditions End and the $500,000 Finale" March 14, 20220.53.06[19]

References

  1. Peter White (May 14, 2021). "America's Got Talent Scores Extreme Spinoff On NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "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.
  5. 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.
  6. "America's Got Talent: EXTREME - Show Dates". On Camera Audiences. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  7. Ellise Shafer (October 15, 2021). "America's Got Talent: Extreme Pauses Production After On-Set Accident". Variety. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  8. Matt Webb Mitovich (January 19, 2022). "NBC's AGT: Extreme Now Set for February Premiere, Four-Week Run". TVLine. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  9. "America's Got Talent: EXTREME - Show Dates". On Camera Audiences. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  10. Nellie Andreeva (January 19, 2022). "NBC Delays American Song Contest, Slots America's Got Talent: Extreme". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  11. "AGT: EXTREME SNEAK PEEK" (Press release). NBC. Retrieved February 8, 2022 via The Futon Critic.
  12. 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.
  13. "America's Got Talent: Extreme Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
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  16. Mitch Metcalf (February 23, 2022). "Monday 2.21.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  17. Mitch Metcalf (March 1, 2022). "Monday 2.28.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  18. Mitch Metcalf (March 10, 2022). "Monday 3.7.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  19. Mitch Metcalf (March 15, 2022). "Monday 3.14.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  20. "America's Got Talent: Extreme Contestants". February 21, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  21. Decker, Trevor (March 14, 2022). "Watch Avril Lavigne's AGT Extreme Finale Performance of 'Bite Me' | Trevor Decker News". Retrieved March 15, 2022.
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