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.
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 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. 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.
Filming occurred at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, from September 27 to October 20, 2021. 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. Filming would later resume and wrap in early-January 2022 at the Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, California.
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. A half-hour sneak peek aired on February 20, following the primetime broadcast of the 2022 Winter Olympics' closing ceremony.
On May 16, 2022, NBC shelved the series indefinitely.
Episodes
Season overview The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this season:
| Golden Buzzer Audition | Wildcard Finalist
ParticipantAge(s) ActFromPreliminaryResult Aaron Evans 33 Free Runner Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1 Aaron Wheelz 29 Wheelchair Motocross Las Vegas 1 Alfredo Silva's Cage Riders 24-55 Stunt Performers Las Vegas 2 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 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 Hunter & Lillian 24, 90 Motorcycle Duo Fairview, Wisconsin 2 Eliminated Jade Kindar-Martin 47 High Wire Performer Shelburne, Vermont 2 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 William Brandon 32 Fire Dancer Atlanta, Georgia 4 Eliminated Ages denoted for a participant(s), pertain to their final performance for this season.
Preliminaries summary
Preliminary 1 (February 21) ParticipantOrderBuzzesResultAaron Evans1AdvancedThe Joogsquad2EliminatedVerge Aero3AdvancedDavid "The Bullet" Smith4EliminatedJenna Bandy5EliminatedLeeky Da Bikestar6EliminatedAaron Wheelz7Advanced
Preliminary 2 (February 28) ParticipantOrderBuzzesResultThe Contraption Kings1EliminatedHunter & Lillian2EliminatedDiako Diaby3EliminatedJade Kindar-Martin4AdvancedThe Flying Royals5EliminatedDanny Zzzz6EliminatedAlfredo Silva's Cage Riders7Advanced
Preliminary 3 (March 7) ParticipantOrderBuzzesResultDr. Danger & Mary1EliminatedChloe Chambers2EliminatedCyndel Flores3AdvancedNomNomSammieBoy4EliminatedShemika Campbell5EliminatedBruce Cook6EliminatedAmerica's Little Sisters7Eliminated
Preliminary 4 (March 14) ParticipantOrderBuzzesResultThe Nerveless Nocks1EliminatedWilliam Brandon2EliminatedThe JCB Dancing Diggers3EliminatedErika Lemay4Advanced
Finale (March 14) Guest Performers: Avril Lavigne, Travis Barker & Travis Pastrana
Finalist sesultAaron EvansFinalistAaron WheelzRunner-upAlfredo Silva’s Cage RidersWinnerCyndel FloresFinalistErika LemayGrand-FinalistJade Kindar-MartinGrand-FinalistVerge AeroFinalist
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