Season 1

Season 1 of America's Got Talent premiered on June 21, 2006 and concluded on August 17, 2006. Regis Philbin hosted, and Piers Morgan, David Hasselhoff, and Brandy Norwood were judges. The season's winner was Bianca Ryan.

Judging Panel

Piers Morgan	Brandy Norwood	David Hasselhoff

Regis Philbin

Main article: Season 1 Acts

Acts auditioned for the judges in Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago.

Symbol	Meaning
	"X" Vote
	"✓" vote

Name	Act	Result
1. Taylor Ware	Yodeller	Moved On
2. All That	Male Clogging Dance Group	Eliminated
3. Kevin Johnson	Ventriloquist	Eliminated
4. Alexis Jordan	Singer	Eliminated
5. Vladik Miagkostoupov	Acrobatic Juggler	Eliminated
6. Shawn Ryan	Cabaret Singer	Eliminated
7. J.R. Johns & His Best Friends	Dancing Dog Act	Eliminated
8. Hoopalicious	Hula Hoop Dancer	Eliminated
9. Corina Brouder	Singing Harpist	Eliminated
10. The Millers	Singer & Musician Duo	Moved On (JC)

David gave Vladik Miagkostoupov a "✓" vote by mistake, and Piers gave Hoopalicious a "✓" vote by mistake, as detailed here.

Name	Act	Result
1. Dave the Horn Guy	Horn Performer	Eliminated
2. Realis	Acrobatic Dancing Duo	Moved On (JC)
3. At Last	A-Capella Vocal Duo	Moved On
4. Natasha Le	Pianist	Eliminated
5. Vladimir Malachikhin	Hand Balancer	Eliminated
6. Bobby Badfingers	Finger Snapper	Eliminated
7. Sugar n' Spice	Vocal Dance Group	Eliminated
8. N'Versity	Vocal Group	Eliminated
9. Mark "The Knife" Faje	Knife-Throwing Comedian	Eliminated
10. Leonid the Magnificent	Contortionist	Eliminated

Name	Act	Result
1. Team AcroDunk	Acrobatic Basketball Dunkers	Eliminated
2. Caitlyn Taylor Love	Singer	Eliminated
3. Sonia Lee	Electric Violinist	Eliminated
4. Elliot Zimet	Hip-hop Magician	Eliminated
5. Ten13 Concept	Punk Band	Eliminated
6. Rappin' Granny	Rapper	Moved On (JC)
7. Nathan Burton	Comic Magician	Eliminated
8. Bianca Ryan	Singer	Moved On
9. Kenny Shelton	Comic Juggler	Eliminated
10. Trey Knight's Stilt World	Stilt Performers	Eliminated

Name	Act	Result
1. The Passing Zone	Comic Juggling Duo	Moved On (JC)
2. Celtic Spring	Irish Fiddlers & Dancers	Moved On
3. Sean and John	Tap Dancers	Eliminated
4. Lilia Stepanova	Contortionist	Eliminated
5. Dave Smith	Sideshow	Eliminated
6. Quick Change Artists	Quick Changers	Eliminated
7. George Komsky	Singer	Eliminated
8. Michelle L'amour	Burlesque Dancer	Eliminated
9. King Charles Troupe	Unicycle Stunt Troupe	Eliminated
10. Desperation Squad	Punk Rock Band	Eliminated

Name	Act	Result
1. Nathan Burton	Comic Magician	Eliminated
2. Bobby Badfingers	Finger Snapper	Eliminated
3. Jessica Sanchez	Singer	Eliminated
4. All That	Male Clogging Dance Group	Moved On (JC)
5. Corina Brouder	Singing Haprpist	Eliminated
6. Quick Change Artists	Quick Changers	Moved On
7. N'Versity	Vocal Group	Eliminated
8. Natasha Le	Pianist	Eliminated
9. Alexis Jordan	Singer	Eliminated
10. Leonid the Magnificent	Contortionist	Eliminated

Main article: Season 1 Finals

Symbol	Meaning
	"X" Vote
	"✓" vote

Name	Act	Result
1. At Last	A-Cappella Vocal Group	Eliminated
2. Quick Change Artists	Quick Changers	Eliminated
3. Rappin' Granny	Rapper	Eliminated
4. Bianca Ryan	Singer	Winner
5. All That	Male Clogging Dance Group	2nd/3rd Place
6. Taylor Ware	Yodeller	Eliminated
7. The Passing Zone	Comic Jugglers	Eliminated
8. Celtic Spring	Irish Fiddlers & Dancers	Eliminated
9. Realis	Acrobatic Dancers	Eliminated
10. The Millers	Singer & Musician Duo	2nd/3rd Place

Jessica Sanchez, who will become auditioned in season 11 of American Idol, ended up in second place on May 23, 2012.