Scoop: AMERICA'S GOT TALENT: HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR on NBC - Thursday, December 29, 2016

Dec. 27, 2016
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"America's Got Talent" will celebrate the holidays with a festive, star-studded "America's Got Talent Holiday Spectacular," featuring this season's winner Grace Vanderwaal along with fan favorites The Clairvoyants, Brian Justin Crum, Olate Dogs, special guests Penn & Teller and suave crooner Sal Valentinetti, who performs a festive "Santa Baby" with Heidi Klum.

Additional performances include 5th season phenom Jackie Evancho, 9th season winner Mat Franco, The Regurgitator and dare-devil Professor Splash who will perform a seasonally appropriate dive into a pool of eggnog. Nick Cannon hosts with Mel B, Klum, Simon Cowell and Howie Mandel joining in on the fun.

About the show: After a record-breaking 10th season, NBC’s top-rated summer series “America’s Got Talent” returns with some big news: “Got Talent” creator and executive producer Simon Cowell joins the judges panel alongside Heidi Klum, Mel B and Howie Mandel.

Nick Cannon is back as host and the series returns to Los Angeles this summer, with live shows broadcast from the famed Dolby Theatre.

With the search open to acts of all ages and talents, “America’s Got Talent” has brought the variety format back to the forefront of American culture by showcasing unique performers from across the country. The series is a true celebration of creativity and talent, featuring a colorful array of singers, dancers, comedians, contortionists, impressionists, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists and hopeful stars, all vying to win America’s hearts and the $1 million prize.


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