Episode 101

The first episode of Season 8, and the first ever episode of America's Got Talent, aired on June 21, 2006. It was an auditions episode that took place in Los Angeles. 34 acts from this episode proceeded to the Semifinals, and 11 acts were rejected.

Episode 101 was the debut episode of Piers Morgan, Brandy Norwood, and David Hasselhoff as judges. Regis Philbin also debuted as host.

The auditions of only 16 accepted acts were televised. The 18 other accepted acts were shown in a brief montage at the end of the episode.