America's Got Talent: Where to See America's Best and Craziest Acts!

"America's Got Talent" is an NBC reality show that seems out both typical and unusual talent. But unlike "So You Think You Can Dance" or "American Idol," "America's Got Talent" isn't limited to any one field and there are no age restrictions. The show often features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, jugglers, acrobats, and even strippers. The show premiered in June 2006 and was an immediate hit.

Initially, auditions are held, allowing the three judges to evaluate the talent. The first season, the judges were Piers Morgan, David Hasselhoff, and Brandy. Brandy chose not to come back for season two and she was replaced by Sharon Osbourne. Each judge can press a button to stop the act - if all three press their buttons, the audition ends immediately. The judges then vote on whether the act goes through to the next round or whether they are sent home. In the end, the top performer wins $1 million dollars.

There are four semifinal rounds. Finalists are chosen by both the judges and viewing audience. There are four acts chosen by the home audience and six selected by the judges - each judge gets to select his or her two favorites. Finally, the judges pick one act and the home audience votes for one act to go head to head in the finals.

Season one saw a variety of acts with auditions being held in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Atlanta. The finalists were brother musical duo The Millers, the 11-year-old yodeler Taylor Ware, acrobatic act Realis, a cappella group At Last, the Rappin' Granny, 11-year-old singer Bianca Ryan, comedy/juggling act The Passing Zone, dance troupe Celtic Spring, cloggers All That, and a most unusual act, Quick Change, which was a clothes changing act. The winner of the million dollars was Bianca Ryan. Her win seemed to spawn a flood of junior singers who believed they were as good as she was. Piers Morgan said early this season that if all they were going to get was Bianca Ryan wannabes, he did not want to be associated with the show.

Piers is obviously the nastier of the judges. He is often criticized for making children cry. He told 12-year-old L.D. Miller that he would be much better off cutting his older brother, 20-year-old Cole, from the act, which caused L.D. to break into tears on stage. He also seems to hate family acts that try to involve the younger children. Brandy served in the role of a Paula Abdul type judge, being more of a cheerleader and mediator between Piers and David. This year, Sharon Osbourne may prove to be a tougher judge, but she has already had one confrontation with Piers. During the first episode, Sharon threatened to quit when Piers kept badgering a young contestant. David Hasselhoff is the wildcard judge, sometimes he serves as cheerleader, sometimes he can be nasty to contestants.

It was announced that season two of "America's Got Talent" would begin in January 2007 and air on Sunday nights, but the network changed its mind and started the show in the summer to avoid any rating run-ins with "American Idol."

It should be interesting to see what type of talent "America's Got Talent" can drum up this season!