America’s Got Talent returns for Season 21 on Tuesday, June 2 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, with the premiere available on Peacock the following day. New episodes run weekly through Aug. 18, and live shows begin Aug. 18 with results airing the next night.
In Austin. Texas. 10-year-old Caleb shows up to his school talent show in an inflatable unicorn suit. sits at the piano. and plays “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan. The moment is the kind that makes the NBC stage feel inevitable: someone young. a little nervous. then suddenly in control—while an audience smiles.
“America’s Got Talent” is gearing up for that stage again. The long-running series kicks off Season 21 on Tuesday, June 2, with new episodes scheduled each Tuesday night through Aug. 18. After that, new episodes will release each Tuesday and Wednesday night.
Host Terry Crews framed the show’s staying power in plain terms. “America’s Got Talent is now officially Americana,” he told NBC Insider. “At 21 years, you have people who grew up watching the show. Grew up literally from the beginning all the way to the end. The show is older than a lot of our contestants.”.
The Season 21 premiere is set for 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 2 on NBC. For viewers who prefer to stream, the premiere will be available on Peacock the next day, Wednesday, June 3.
Auditions begin immediately, running for two hours at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 2 and again on Tuesday, June 9. After the auditions air, the show moves into deliberations, followed by a new callbacks round where judges choose contestants for a second chance to perform.
Starting Aug. 18, the schedule turns live. Tuesday night performances will be live, and Wednesday night live result shows will follow, according to a news release. The winner of “America’s Got Talent” Season 21 will be revealed on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Episodes will be available to stream on Peacock the day after airing live.
Judges for Season 21 will include Howie Mandel, Mel B, Simon Cowell, and Sofía Vergara, joined by host Terry Crews.
Each judge has two golden buzzers, and Crews also has two—adding up to 10 golden buzzers in total. The golden buzzer is designed for speed and certainty: it instantly sends a contestant to the live shows.
The show’s past success sets the emotional benchmark for this new run. Twenty-nine-year-old singer Jessica Sanchez won the $1 million grand prize for “America’s Got Talent” Season 20, after first appearing on the inaugural season at age 10.
The sequence of Season 21 is built like a runway: auditions on June 2 and June 9. callbacks after deliberations. then the pivot to live performances beginning Aug. 18 and results each Wednesday night—until Sept. 23 brings the final answer. From the very first night, it’s a sprint from discovery to stakes.
America's Got Talent Season 21 premiere NBC Peacock Terry Crews Howie Mandel Mel B Simon Cowell Sofía Vergara golden buzzer live shows
So it’s June 2 and Terry Crews is hosting again? I feel like I been hearing this forever lol.
I don’t get why they keep saying “Americana” like that means it’s still good. Also what’s the point of Peacock if you just have to wait a day anyway? My cousin said the unicorn suit kid is gonna win.
Wait so Caleb from Austin is 10 and already playing that song?? Isn’t Chappell Roan like, super new? I guess talent shows are just marketing now. Golden buzzer seems rigged to me, like who gets 10 chances total…
NBC really be scheduling this like a sports season. June 2, then callbacks, then live Aug 18, and it ends Sept 23… cool cool. But why do they do auditions twice, like are people allowed to re-audition if they mess up the piano part? Also golden buzzers total 10 and they act like that’s not chaos, come on.