Australia's Got Talent: Challengers & Champions

Australia's Got Talent: Challengers & Champions (often abbreviated as Challengers & Champions) is a spin-off of Australia's Got Talent (also known as AGT), a televised Australian talent show competition, created by Simon Cowell. The program is produced by Fremantle Australia for Seven Network, and is set to premiere sometime in 2020. The program functions similar to AGT, but involves a variety of participants taken from across both AGT and the Got Talent franchise – including winners, finalists, live round participants and other notable entries – who compete against each other to secure a place in a grand final, in which the winner receives a cash prize and the title of Australia‘a chosen "World Champion" within Got Talent.[1]

This article is about the spin-off. For the main edition, see Australia's Got Talent.

Australia's Got Talent: Challengers & Champions
GenreTalent show
Created by
Presented by
Judges
Country of originAustralia
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
Production
Producer(s)
Running time90 minutes
(including commercials)
Chronology
Related shows

History

In October 2019, Seven announced that Australia's Got Talent would be returning in 2020, however in the format of The Champions which will feature a variety of participants from across the Got Talent franchise - winners, finalists, live round participants, and other notable entries - competing against each other to secure a place in a grand final and a chance to win a cash prize.[2][3] The entirety of the season was prerecorded.

In March 2020, it was announced that Ricki-Lee Coulter will return as host, with Manu Feildel and Shane Jacobson as returning judges along with new judges Sonia Kruger and Olympia Valance.[4]

In March 2020, the series was delayed as a health and safety precaution to the COVID-19 pandemic, as such during production there would be no international acts or an audience, a resume date has yet to be given.[5]

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References
  1. Haring, Bruce (12 May 2018). "America's Got Talent Adds Winter Championship Series To NBC Schedule". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. "Upfronts 2019: Seven: Big Brother, Matt Preston & Gary Mehigan, RFDS". TV Tonight. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  3. "MasterChef's Matt Preston and Gary Mehigan to team up with MKR rival". news.com.au. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  4. "Seven confirms judges for Australia's Got Talent". TV Tonight. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  5. "COVID-19: Rebecca Maddern / Survivor reunion / Aust. Got Talent delay". TV Tonight. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.


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