TV Ratings: ‘America’s Got Talent’ Steady, Easily Wins Tuesday

the coronavirus outbreak back in March, the show attempted to stave off a shutdown by nixing the audience while taping the last two nights of the audition rounds.In this sneak peek from the upcoming episode, airing next week, Yo delivers his stand-up routine directly to Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Sofia Vergara and guest judge Eric Stonestreet — who filled in for Heidi Klum when she had to take time off due to illness.However, Yo didn't let the smaller-than-usual audience keep him from giving it

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorAmerica’s Got Talent continues to rule Tuesday in primetime, with the NBC variety competition series scoring a night-high 1.3 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 8.62 million viewers.

Heidi Klum out sick — with what turned out to be a cold and not coronavirus, which was a concern for her at the time — star Eric Stonestreet filled in for an exciting night of performances alongside his former co-star, Sofia Vergara.«Unfortunately, Heidi Klum is feeling under the weather today, but luckily Sofia was able to pull a few strings,» host Terry Crews said, before introducing the special guest judge.«I solved the problem for today!» Vergara said excitedly.

and why he regrets not supporting Gabrielle Union when she spoke out about her negative experiences as a judge on the NBC show.Last year, after it was announced that she would not be returning to, Union made public statements about the «racist and misogynistic conduct» she allegedly witnessed while judging the series.In January, Crews said during a show interview that Union's accounts of the workplace was «never» his experience on.

Nick Cannon said during at wide-ranging interview with Variety that also touched on his previous gig as host of NBC’s summer staple “America’s Got Talent.”“We were dealing with quarantine before the coronavirus,” Cannon, 39, said of his work on “Masked Singer. “All of the secrecy is so inconvenient.

Will Thorne Staff WriterNBC’s “World of Dance” waltzed its way to one of the highest ratings, as NBC comfortably won Tuesday night.The dance competition series scored a 0.9 rating (up from a 0.8 last time around) among adults 18-49 and drew 4.4 million total viewers. It was topped only by its “America’s Got Talent” lead-in which delivered a 1.3 rating and 8.4 million viewers.

Simon Cowell is looking back on having next to no time to replace Heidi Klum on America’s Got Talent.

 is an opportunity like no other.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAmerica’s Got Talent held steady Tuesday in primetime, delivering a 1.3 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and netting 8.61 million viewers. NBC’s two-hour reality talent show was followed by World of Dance (0.8, 4.52M), which dipped a tenth from last week.

stage on Tuesday's new episode and earned the Golden Buzzer after performing not one but two show-stopping numbers.Before Rae took the stage, the judges noticed her toddler, Jeremiah, stepping out from the wings of the stage between auditions, and were charmed by the cute kid.«I kind of want another little one,» Heidi Klum admitted to Sofia Vergara as they smiled at the small child.As Rae took the stage, joined by Jeremiah, the Nashville native was asked why she chose to audition for, and she

has long been the place to go to prove yourself.

The actress has filed the complaint with California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), reports hollywoodreporter.com.She has claimed that she was fired from the Simon Cowell-created competition show for "her refusal to remain silent in the face of a toxic culture (at the sets) that included racist jokes, racist performances, sexual orientation discrimination, and excessive focus on female judges' appearances, including race-related comments".The complaint comes months after

It's been over six months since news broke that Gabrielle Union would not be returning to the  judges' table, but her battle with NBC, Simon Cowell, FremantleMedia and Syco Entertainment seems far from finished.

In late May, NBC announced the findings of an independent investigation into Gabrielle Union’s allegations of racism on set. Apparently, they found no wrongdoing. But now Gabrielle Union is suing America’s Got Talent’s Simon Cowell for racism along with the network. It is not the time for NBC to play.

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Questlove, Ice Cube and Mary J. Blige are among the stars urging people to get out and vote on Tuesday (June 2) in the presidential primaries taking place in Washington, D.C., New Mexico, Iowa, South Dakota and Montana, as well as rescheduled votes that were initially pushed back due to COVID-19 in Indiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

Simon Cowell hailed a Whitney Houston tribute singer as “the moment we’ve been waiting for” as the Britain’s Got Talent auditions came to an end.