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The stage has been set for an extreme version of America’s Got Talent.
Like the flagship competition series, Terry Crews has been tabbed as the host of the new NBC spinoff series, America’s Got Talent: Extreme.
The brand new series, which was revealed by the network this week, will also have AGT veteran Simon Cowell as a judge, along with Nikki Bella and Travis Pastrana.
The Team: America’s Got Talent: Extreme spinoff series will feature Terry Crews as host and Simon Cowell, Nikki Bella and Travis Pastrana on the judges panel
‘This new series will showcase the most outrageous, unique and jaw-dropping acts of enormous scale and magnitude that simply cannot be confined to a theater stage,’ according to NBC’s press release.
Each week contestants will go head-to-head in the most wild, intense and often times beautiful performances, while vying for a $500,000 prize and the championship America’s Got Talent: Extreme title.
After working as record executive for many years, Cowell has been involved with a number of competition talent shows over the past two decades, including Pop Idol (2001-2003), American Idol (2002-2010), Britain’s Got Talent (2007-present), and The X Factor US (2011-2013).
The UK native, 61, was brought in as a judge on America’s Got Talent (2016-present) as a replacement for Howard Stern.
AGT ringleader: Terry Crews has served as host of the America’s Got Talent flagship show for the last three seasons, 14 through 16, beginning in 2019
Judges panel: Cowell, 61, has been involved with a number of competition talent shows over the past two decades, including the AGT flagship series as a judge since 2016
Bella, 37, is known to a variety of fans as a WWE Hall of Fame wrestler, star of her own reality show, Total Bellas, with her twin sister Brie Bella, and as a former contestant on Dancing With The Stars.
Pastrana, 37, is a professional motorsports and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several disciplines, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing.
He also runs the show, Nitro Circus, that he co-founded in 2003 that features his friends and him traveling around the world riding dirtbikes, BASE jumping, and performing stunts.
Judges panel: Bella, 37, gained recognition as a WWE Hall of Fame wrestler, star of the reality show, Total Bellas, with twin sister Brie Bella, and as a contestant on Dancing With The Stars
Judges panel: Pastrana, 37, is a professional motorsports and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several disciplines, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing
Crews, 53, has served as host of the AGT flagship show for the last three seasons, 14 through 16, beginning in 2019, and he’s expected to continue, along with his new job on the spinoff show.
The new series, which has been compared to the Go-Big Show that premiered on TBS this past January, is being produced by Syco Entertainment and Fremantle.
Cowell will also serve as executive producer along with Sam Donnelly, Jason Raff and Richard Wallace.
America’s Got Talent: Extreme is set to launch at some point during the midseason on NBC.
Double duty: Cowell and Crews will also remain on the AGT flagship show; America’s Got Talent: Extreme is set to launch at some point during the midseason on NBC
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