“America’s Got Talent” is back for its 21st season on NBC. This new season of “AGT” 2026 is already shaping up to be a memorable one, thanks to the new acts taking the stage and the return of the judges on “America’s Got Talent” 2026. Check out the judges for Season 21 below in our “America’s Got Talent” spoilers.
Who Are the ‘AGT’ Season 21 Judges?
We are going to see some familiar faces behind the judges’ table this summer. All of the Season 20 judges — Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Mel B, and Sofia Vergara — will be back for another season.
Simon also serves as the show’s executive producer. Season 21 will be his 11th season as a judge on this NBC summer reality TV show. Howie Mandel returns for his 17th season as judge. Sofia Vergara is back for her seventh season, and Mel B returns for her eighth season.
We will see another familiar face on that “AGT” stage this summer. Terry Crews will also be back for another season as host. He has hosted the show since Season 14.
When talking with Craig Melvin on TODAY in 2025, Crews revealed that he feels more like a mentor of sorts to the acts who take the “AGT” stage. This is all in addition to his hosting duties.
“First of all, [the Acts] have nothing but nerves, and it’s my job to set the stage and calm them down and let them know, ‘This is what you’ve been preparing for your whole life — this is the moment,'” Crews explained to TODAY’s Craig Melvin. “But also, it’s when things go wrong. When things don’t happen the way they want it to, I’m their counselor, you know? I’m the guy that’s like, ‘Hey, welcome to the biz,’ because it’s happened to all of us. All of us at one time or another have been rejected.”
How Many Golden Buzzers on ‘AGT’ 2026?
With the premiere kicking off tonight on NBC, we start the new season with another round of auditions. That means more new acts taking the stage.
For these auditions, the acts are all hoping to get yes votes from the judges and move on to the live shows. However, some of the acts can earn a Golden Buzzer from the judges, which is an automatic ticket to the live shows.
For “America’s Got Talent” Season 21, each of the judges has two Golden Buzzers apiece to hand out. In addition, Crews also has two to hand out, which makes for a grand total of 10. While that is more than they used to hand out, it looks like one judge would be happy if they could have several more.
Sofia told NBC Insider, “I feel like we need more every time. There is such good talent that there were several times during the audition time that we were like, we all wish we had more Golden Buzzers because that’s how good the people have been.”
Make sure to tune in tonight at 8/7c on NBC, as the “America’s Got Talent” Season 21 premiere kicks off with brand new auditions.
