America 's Got Talent ( season 13 ) - wikipedia America 's Got Talent ( season 13 ) America 's Got Talent Promotional poster for the season. Season 13 Broadcast from May 29, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 29 ) -- present Judges Howie Mandel Mel B Heidi Klum Simon Cowell Host ( s ) Tyra Banks Broadcaster NBC Chronology ◀ 2018 Season thirteen of the reality competition series America 's Got Talent premiered on May 29, 2018, on NBC. Howie Mandel, Mel B, Heidi Klum and Simon Cowell returned as judges for their respective ninth, sixth, sixth, and third seasons. Meanwhile, Tyra Banks returned for her second season as host. The live shows return to the Dolby Theatre, beginning August 14, 2018. AGT is co-produced by FremantleMedia North America and Syco Entertainment, Cowell 's company. Dunkin Donuts is a sponsor for a fourth consecutive season. Contents 1 Preliminary auditions 1.1 Golden buzzer 2 Judge Cuts 2.1 Week 1 3 Top 36 acts 4 International broadcast 5 Ratings 5.1 U.S. Nielsen Ratings 5.2 Special Episodes 6 Contestants who appeared in other seasons or shows 7 References 8 External links Preliminary auditions The season had preliminary open call auditions in Orlando, Cincinnati, Savannah, Milwaukee, Houston, Las Vegas, New York City, Nashville, and Los Angeles. As in years past, prospective contestants could also submit online auditions. Auditions were taped from March 6 - 23 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles and began to air on May 29, 2018. Golden buzzer The golden buzzer returned for its fifth consecutive season. Any act that receives the golden buzzer during the judges ' auditions will be sent directly to the live shows and will not compete in the Judge Cuts round. In the first episode, Tyra Banks was the first to press the golden buzzer for acrobatic and dance group Zurcaroh. Simon Cowell was second to press it for 40 - year - old singer Michael Ketterer. Howie Mandel was third to press it for 13 year old singer Courtney Hadwin. Mel B was fourth to press it for 15 year old singer Amanda Mena. Heidi Klum was the final judge to use the golden buzzer, using it for 15 year old singer Makayla Phillips. Judge Cuts The Judge Cuts round will begin on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. Like the previous season, one guest judge will join the judges ' panel each show and will be given one golden buzzer opportunity to send an act straight to the live shows. Twenty acts will be shown each week and seven will advance to the live shows, including the guest judge 's golden buzzer choice. Guest judges will not be given a red buzzer to use. Any act that will receive all four red buzzers will be immediately eliminated from the competition. The four guest judges are Ken Jeong, Martina McBride, Chris Hardwick, who was also a guest judge in the previous season, and Olivia Munn. Week 1 Guest judge : Ken Jeong Date : July 17, 2018 Top 36 acts Key Winner Runner - up Third Place Top 5 Finalist Semifinalist ( lost judges ' vote ) Semifinalist ( lost audience vote ) Quarterfinalist ( lost judges ' vote ) Quarterfinalist ( lost audience vote ) Golden buzzer ( Auditions ) Golden buzzer ( Judge Cuts ) Judges ' wild card ( quarterfinals ) Judges ' wild card ( semifinals ) Name of Act Age ( s ) Genre Act Hometown Quarterfinal Semifinal Result Amanda Mena 15 Singing Singer Boston, Massachusetts Courtney Hadwin 13 Singing Singer and Dancer County Durham, England Makayla Phillips 15 Singing Singer Canyon Lake, California Michael Ketterer 40 Singing Singer Orange County, California Zurcaroh 8 - 39 Acrobatics Acrobatic Group Götzis, Austria International Broadcast This season is being aired in Asia within 48 hours of being broadcast in the US. It airs on AXN starting May 31, 2018 ( UTC + 8 ). In the United Kingdom and Ireland the first episode was brought to Netflix on May 31. In Singapore, the show was broadcast on MediaCorp Channel 5 every Thursday starting May 31, 2018. Ratings U.S. Nielsen Ratings Episode Title First air date Timeslot ( EDT ) Rating ( 18 -- 49 ) Share ( 18 -- 49 ) Viewers ( millions ) Nightly Rank Weekly Rank Auditions Week 1 May 29, 2018 Tuesday 8 : 00 p.m. 2.5 11 12.16 Auditions Week 2 June 5, 2018 2.2 10 11.27 Auditions Week 3 June 12, 2018 2.3 10 11.46 Auditions Week 4 June 19, 2018 2.2 10 11.86 5 Auditions Week 5 June 26, 2018 2.0 9 11.32 6 Auditions Week 6 July 10, 2018 2.1 9 11.55 TBA 7 Judge Cuts 1 July 17, 2018 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 8 Judge Cuts 2 July 24, 2018 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 9 Judge Cuts 3 July 31, 2018 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Special Episodes Specials Title First air date Timeslot ( EDT ) Rating ( 18 -- 49 ) Share ( 18 -- 49 ) Viewers ( millions ) Nightly Rank Weekly Rank S1 Best of Auditions July 11, 2018 Wednesday 8 : 00 p.m. 0.9 5 5.98 TBA Contestants who appeared in other seasons or shows Act Television show Season Result Notes Academy of Villains America 's Got Talent 7 Semifinalist Sergey and Sasha 10 Cut Before Judge Cuts Silicon Valley Girls 11 Cut Before Judge Cuts Auditioned as `` Trio Grace '' Junior New System Asia 's Got Talent Finalist Received the golden buzzer during the semifinals. The Sacred Riana Winner Yumbo Dump Semi-Finalist Aaron Crow Britain 's Got Talent 7 Semi-Finalist UDI Dance 9 Finalist Auditioned as `` UDI '' Wes - P 12 Semi-Finalist Auditioned as `` Mr. Uekusa '' Glennis Grace Eurovision Song Contest 50 ( 2005 ) Semi-Finalist Dutch contestant with `` My Impossible Dream '' Aaron Crow La France a un incroyable talent 11 Semi-Finalist David Pereira 8 Finalist Zurcaroh 12 Finalist Received the golden buzzer during the auditions. Noah Guthrie Glee 6 N / A Played Roderick Meeks Recurring role ; 12 episodes. David Pereira Got Talent España Finalist Lioz Shem Tov Israel 's Got Talent Semi-Finalist Jeffrey Li Little Big Shots N / A Jimmy Ichihana Penn & Teller : Fool Us Non-Fooler Shin Lim Fooler Flau'jae The Rap Game Final Four Troy James Showtime At The Apollo N / A Glennis Grace Soundmixshow 10 ( 1994 ) Winner Sang `` One Moment in Time '' by Whitney Houston Courtney Hadwin The Voice Kids ( UK ) Finalist One - chair turn from Danny Jones. Angel Garcia La Voz Kids ( US ) Eliminated in the Battles Auditioned as `` Angelito Garcia ''. One - chair turn from Prince Royce. Amanda Mena Winner Three - chair turner and joined Team Royce. References Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( February 21, 2018 ). `` '' America 's Got Talent '' Renewed For Season 13 By NBC With All 4 Judges & Host Tyra Banks Returning ``. deadline.com. Retrieved April 17, 2018. Jump up ^ Otterson, Joe ( February 21, 2018 ). `` '' America 's Got Talent '' Judging Panel, Tyra Banks Set to Return for Season 13 ``. variety.com. Retrieved April 17, 2018. Jump up ^ Maglio, Tony ( February 21, 2018 ). `` '' AGT '' Brings Everyone Back : Howie, Simon, Mel B, Heidi, and Host Tyra Banks All Sign on for Summer 2018 ``. thewrap.com. Retrieved April 17, 2018. Jump up ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb ( March 6, 2018 ). `` NBC 's World of Dance, Ninja Warrior and AGT Get Summer Return Dates ''. tvline.com. Retrieved March 6, 2018. 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TV By The Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2018. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( June 19, 2018 ). `` ' America 's Got Talent ' takes over No. 1 : Broadcast Top 25 and network rankings for June 11 - 17 ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 19, 2018. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( June 20, 2018 ). `` ' America 's Got Talent ' adjusts up : Tuesday final ratings ''. TV By The Numbers. Retrieved June 20, 2018. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( June 26, 2018 ). `` ' America 's Got Talent ' takes over No. 1 : Broadcast Top 25 and network rankings for June - 19 - 24 ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 26, 2018. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( June 27, 2018 ). `` ' World of Dance ' adjusts down : Tuesday final ratings ''. TV By The Numbers. Retrieved June 27, 2018. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( July 3, 2018 ). `` ' America 's Got Talent ' takes over No. 1 : Broadcast Top 25 and network rankings for June - 26 - 30 ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 3, 2018. Jump up ^ Welch, Alex ( July 11, 2018 ). `` ' 20 / 20 ′ adjusts up, ' The Outpost ' and ' World of Dance ' adjust down : Tuesday final ratings ''. TV By The Numbers. Retrieved July 11, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Shows A-Z - America 's got talent on nbc ''. The Futon Critic. Retrieved June 15, 2018. Jump up ^ Welch, Alex ( July 12, 2018 ). `` ' The Originals ' adjusts up : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 12, 2018. Jump up ^ `` PH dance group Junior New System gets Golden Buzzer on ' Asia 's Got Talent ' ''. Rappler. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Indonesian magician The Sacred Riana is crowned winner of Asia 's Got Talent Season 2 ''. Straits Time. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017. Jump up ^ 彭嘉彬 ( 2017 - 10 - 20 ). `` ( 亞洲 達人 秀 ) 肥 都 係 一種 才藝 ? 日本 相撲 手 組合 靠 大 肚 腩 過關 ''. 香港 01 ( in Chinese ). Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 16. Jump up ^ Asia 's Got Talent ( 2017 - 11 - 30 ). `` Yumbo Dump Semi-Final 3 -- VOTING CLOSED Asia 's Got Talent 2017 ''. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 16. Jump up ^ `` International Dance Troop Wows On `` France 's Got Talent '' - InspireMore ``. InspireMore. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 20. Jump up ^ `` ' Glee ' Star Noah Guthrie Performed Rihanna 's ' Love on the Brain ' for ' America 's Got Talent ' : Watch ''. Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2018. Jump up ^ Duke, Simon ( 2018 - 06 - 13 ). `` Watch Peterlee schoolgirl Courtney Hadwin wow on The Voice Kids ''. nechronicle. Retrieved 2018 - 07 - 09. Jump up ^ La Voz Kids ( 2015 - 02 - 09 ), Amanda Mena canta `` Because of You '' en La Voz Kids, retrieved 2018 - 07 - 09 External links Official website IMDB America 's Got Talent website Preceded by Season 12 ( 2017 ) America 's Got Talent Season 13 ( 2018 ) Succeeded by hide America 's Got Talent Seasons 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Judges Simon Cowell Heidi Klum Mel B Howie Mandel Winners Bianca Ryan Terry Fator Neal E. Boyd Kevin Skinner Michael Grimm Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. Olate Dogs Kenichi Ebina Mat Franco Paul Zerdin Grace VanderWaal Darci Lynne Farmer Runners - up The Millers Cas Haley Eli Mattson Bárbara Padilla Jackie Evancho Silhouettes Tom Cotter Taylor Williamson Emily West Drew Lynch The Clairvoyants Angelica Hale Third place Butterscotch Nuttin ' But Stringz Recycled Percussion Team iLuminate Oz Pearlman Jon Dorenbos Light Balance Other notable contestants Season 1 Taylor Ware Alexis Jordan Celtic Spring The Passing Zone Rappin ' Granny Leonid the Magnificent Jessica Sanchez Kevin Johnson Season 2 Jabbawockeez Julienne Irwin Kevin James Season 3 Kaitlyn Maher ZOOperstars ! Derrick Barry Season 4 Grandma Lee The Texas Tenors Thia Megia Season 5 ArcAttack Haspop Alice Tan Ridley Prince Poppycock Connor Doran The Strange Familiar Lindsey Stirling Season 6 Geechy Guy Anna Graceman POPLYFE Professor Splash Melissa Villaseñor Season 7 David Garibaldi and His CMYK 's Rudy Coby Trish Paytas Season 8 Cami Bradley Marty Brown Brad Byers Forte Branden James Jim Meskimen John Wing Jr. Season 9 Dan Naturman Wendy Liebman Miguel Dakota Quintavious Johnson The Willis Clan Mike Super Season 10 Stevie Starr Piff the Magic Dragon Myq Kaplan Freelusion Dance Company Metal Mulisha Fitz Army Kacey Jones Kayvon Zand Season 11 Ryan Stock & AmberLynn Tape Face Brian Justin Crum Cory Kahaney The Passing Zone Kadie Lynn Roberson Laura Bretan Zach Sherwin D.J. Demers Sos and Victoria Season 12 Bello Nock Colin Cloud Mandy Harvey Merrick Hanna Preacher Lawson Puddles Pity Party The Singing Trump Evie Clair Season 13 Aaron Crow Glennis Grace The Sacred Riana Zurcaroh Related America 's Got Talent : The Champions Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=America%27s_Got_Talent_(season_13)&oldid=850515518 '' Categories : America 's Got Talent seasons 2018 American television seasons Hidden categories : CS1 Chinese - language sources ( zh ) Use mdy dates from March 2017 Official website not in Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 16 July 2018, at 10 : 55 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when is the premiere of america's got talent 2018
Answer: May 29, 2018