And here it is: On the Lot‘s final rating of the season. Its final episode was watched by 2.5 million viewers. Considering the show had been averaging 2.3 million viewers every week, that means about 200,000 more people than usual bothered to tune in. Variety calls that “a slight bump,” but notes “it remained well …
Terry Fator, a ventriloquist, won America’s Got Talent 2. However, calling him a mere “ventriloquist” doesn’t do his talent justice. His puppets don’t just talk, they sing. And they don’t just sing, they often sing with celebrity voices. So, he’s impersonating singing celebrities without moving his mouth. He wins $1 million, sort of; he actually …
The second season of America’s Got Talent comes to an end tonight starting at 9 p.m. ET as one act gets $1 million. The final four are singing ventriloquist Terry Fator, country singer Julienne Irwin, singer Cas Haley, and beatboxing singer Butterscotch. Notice a pattern? USA TODAY talks to the finalists to learn what they’ll …
America’s Got Talent doesn’t give its winner a check for $1 million. Instead, the fine print details how that prize will be distributed.
With summer officially here, viewers have fled, leaving “tepid ratings” behind, the AP reports. That explains why NBC was actually in first place last week: America’s Got Talent 2 was last week’s top-rated show, as 12.51 million people watched. Among the other top-10 shows, only one is a reality show: So You Think You Can …
The debut of America’s Got Talent last week did what no other network show could do: it beat HBO’s finale of The Sopranos in the ratings. NBC’s talent competition was watched by 13 million viewers, while The Sopranos’ surprising ending drew 11.9 million viewers, the AP reports. That means it “was more popular last week …
The second season debut of America’s Got Talent drew more viewers than last year’s premiere. On Tuesday, 12.9 million viewers watched, compared to 11.8 million last year, which is a 9 percent increase, Media Life reports. Among viewers ages 18 to 49, the show increased its viewership by 35 percent, drawing NBC’s “top 18-49 rating …