America's Got Talent: The Champions (Season 2)

America's Got Talent: The Champions (Season 2)
Information
Winner	V.Unbeatable
Runner-up	Duo Transcend
Judges	Howie Mandel Alesha Dixon Heidi Klum Simon Cowell
Host	Terry Crews
Held from	January 6, 2020 - February 17, 2020
Previous Season	America's Got Talent: The Champions (Season 1) Season 14
Next Season	Season 15

America's Got Talent: The Champions was announced for Season 2 on May 11, 2019. and began airing on January 6, 2020

Production

Filming took place at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on October 3, 6, 10, 12, 15, 18, and 21, 2019. [2]

Judging Panel

Howie Mandel	Alesha Dixon	Heidi Klum	Simon Cowell

Host

Terry Crews

Format

Preliminaries

There were 4 preliminary episodes total.  Each show contains 10 acts.  There was one Golden Buzzer per show, so four judges equals four Golden Buzzers.  The act that received a Golden Buzzer in each of the four preliminary episodes advanced straight to the Final.

In Champions 2, there was a twist in regards to the voting.  In each preliminary episode, three acts advanced to a Semifinal round.  The top 2 from the "AGT Superfans" vote automatically advanced, while the acts finishing in 3rd, 4th and 5th faced off in the Judges' Choice for the third spot.  With a 4-judge configuration, at least 2 votes were needed for an act to advance.

Semifinal

The twelve acts that advanced from each of the four Preliminary episodes performed again in the semifinal round.  Six of the twelve advanced to the Final and joined the four Golden Buzzer acts from the preliminary episodes: the top 5 from the Superfans vote and one from the Judges' Choice between the acts that placed 6th and 7th.

Final

The top 10 performed one last time, and it was down to the Superfans vote only.

Judges

Howie Mandel and Simon Cowell were back as judges, with Heidi Klum returning for the first time since Champions 1. They were joined by Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon. Terry Crews returned as host.

The judging panel was revealed by Season 13 and Champions 1 winner Shin Lim in a video posted to the official AGT YouTube channel on September 26, 2019.[3]

Preliminaries Results

Symbol	Meaning
	Standing Ovation
	Buzzer
	Golden Buzzer
	Judges' Choice Vote

Week 1

Main article: Episode TC201

Name	Act	Howie	Alesha	Heidi	Simon	Result
1. Paddy and Nicko	Salsa Dance Duo					Eliminated
2. Mike Yung	Singer					Eliminated
3. Junior Creative	Shadow Dance Group					Eliminated (JC)
4. Hans	Singer/Dancer/Accordionist					Moved On (JC)
5. Jack Vidgen	Singer					Eliminated (JC)
6. Duo Transcend	Trapeze Duo					Moved On
7. Dan Naturman	Stand-Up Comedian					Eliminated
8. Angelina Jordan	Singer					Moved On (GB)
9. Eddie Williams	Singing Strongman					Eliminated
10. Dania Diaz	Magician					Moved On

Week 2

Main article: Episode TC202

Name	Act	Howie	Alesha	Heidi	Simon	Result
1. Marcelito Pomoy	Singer					Moved On
2. Oz Pearlman	Mentalist					Eliminated
3. Boogie Storm	Stormtrooper Dance Troupe					Moved On (GB)
4. Ben Blaque	Crossbow Shooter					Eliminated
5. Collabro	Vocal Group					Eliminated
6. Ryan Niemiller	Stand-Up Comedian					Moved On (JC)
7. Puddles Pity Party	Singing Clown					Eliminated
8. Marc Spelmann	Magician					Moved On
9. Luke Islam	Singer					Eliminated (JC)
10. Spencer Horsman	Escape Artist					Eliminated (JC)

Week 3

Main article: Episode TC203

Name	Act	Howie	Alesha	Heidi	Simon	Result
1. Alexa Lauenburger	Dog Trainer					Moved On (JC)
2. Tyler Butler-Figueroa	Violinist					Moved On
3. Ben Hart	Magician					Eliminated
4. Freckled Sky	Video Projection Dance Duo					Eliminated
5. Moses Concas	Beatboxer/Instrumentalist					Eliminated
6. V.Unbeatable	Acrobatic Dance Group					Moved On (GB)
7. Michael Grimm	Singer and Guitarist					Eliminated (JC)
8. Duo Destiny	Hand Balancing Duo					Moved On
9. Quick Style	Dance Trio					Eliminated (JC)
10. Miki Dark	Horror Magician					Eliminated

Week 4

Main article: Episode TC204

Name	Act	Howie	Alesha	Heidi	Simon	Result
1. Christian Stoinev	Hand Balancer					Eliminated (JC)
2. Voices of Service	Vocal Group					Eliminated
3. JJ Pantano	Stand-Up Comedian					Moved On (JC)
4. Emil Rengle	High Heels Dancer					Eliminated
5. Silhouettes	Shadow Dance Group					Moved On (GB)
6. Brian King Joseph	Electric Violinist					Eliminated (JC)
7. Connie Talbot	Singer					Eliminated
8. Sandou Trio Russian Bar	Russian Bar Act					Moved On
9. Bars and Melody	Rapper and Singer					Eliminated
10. Strauss Serpent	Contortionist Dancer					Moved On

Semifinals

Symbol	Meaning
	Standing Ovation
	Judges' Choice Vote

Main article: Episode TC205

Name	Act	Howie	Alesha	Heidi	Simon	Result
1. JJ Pantano	Stand-Up Comedian					Eliminated
2. Tyler Butler-Figueroa	Violinist					Moved On
3. Marc Spelmann	Magician					Eliminated
4. Duo Destiny	Hand Balancing Duo					Eliminated (JC)
5. Hans	Singer/Dancer/Accordionist					Moved On
6. Dania Diaz	Magician					Eliminated
7. Duo Transcend	Trapeze Duo					Moved On (JC)
8. Strauss Serpent	Contortionist Dancer					Eliminated
9. Ryan Niemiller	Stand-Up Comedian					Eliminated
10. Alexa Lauenburger	Dog Trainer					Moved On
11. Sandou Trio Russian Bar	Russian Bar Act					Moved On
12. Marcelito Pomoy	Singer					Moved On

Final

Symbol	Meaning
	Standing Ovation
	Buzzer

Main articles: Episode TC206 & Episode TC207

Name	Act	Howie	Alesha	Heidi	Simon	Result
1. Alexa Lauenburger	Dog Trainer					Top 10
2. Duo Transcend	Trapeze Duo					2nd Place
3. Angelina Jordan	Singer					Top 10
4. Boogie Storm	Stormtrooper Dance Troupe					Top 10
5. Silhouettes	Shadow Dance Group					Top 10
6. Hans	Singer/Dancer/Accordionist					Top 10
7. Tyler Butler-Figueroa	Violinist					3rd Place
8. V.Unbeatable	Acrobatic Dance Group					Winner
9. Marcelito Pomoy	Singer					4th Place
10. Sandou Trio Russian Bar	Russian Bar Act					5th Place