America's Got Talent is an American television show on NBC. The talent show is a search for America's next best amateur talent act. It features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians and other talents of all ages. Anyone who believes they have talent can audition.

The performance shows of America's Got Talent are rated TV-PG, and the results shows are rated TV-14.

The advertised top prize is one million dollars. Some early ads for the show implied that the winning act would also headline a show at a casino, possibly in Las Vegas; however, there has been no mention of this on the show or in the most recent promotions.

The show premiered with a two-hour special on June 21, 2006 from 9:00-11:00 p.m. EDT. The semifinals began on July 13. The Wednesday performance shows are two-hours from 8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT. The first results show aired at 9:30 p.m. EDT the following Thursday, however NBC extended the results shows to one hour beginning July 20, to air from 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.

The show is hosted by Regis Philbin and judged by actor David Hasselhoff, singer Brandy, and journalist Piers Morgan. Neither the host nor the judges know the content of the acts in advance of their performances.