AGT announces new spinoff as Sofia Vergara is shockingly replaced as judge after storming off set during tense season
NBC has just revealed an America's Got Talent spinoff with major A-list judges.
Simon Cowell, 63, Heidi Klum, 50, and Howie Mandel, 67, will be returning to judge the new series titled AGT: Fantasy League.
However, Sofia Vergara, 51, will not be a part of the newest project as she was replaced by one of the former Spice Girls, Mel B, 48.
Mel B was a judge on America's Got Talent from 2013 to 2018.
AGT: Fantasy League will begin in 2024.
The judges will choose a roster of their favorite acts they've seen on the competition series worldwide as voted on by fans ranging from winners, runner-ups, acts that went viral, and fan favorites.
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Throughout the season, the judges will help their chosen acts be the best they can be in hopes of being crowned the winner of AGT: Fantasy League.
Fans can vote on who they want to see in the spinoff series during the finale of AGT on September 27 using the AGT app.
Terry Crews, 55, will be returning to host the show.
The news came after Sofia stormed off stage after being asked an uncomfortable question by one of her fellow judges.
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THE FINAL STRAW
During the quarter-final results episode of AGT, Sofia was brought onstage and strapped to a lie detector and was interrogated by Howie, Heidi, and Simon.
However, one judge took it a little too far.
Her first question was whether she would rather push Howie or Simon off a cliff.
Then, Howie asked a question: "Do you see anyone in the audience that you're interested in?"
Sofia's mouth hung open as she ripped off the armband.
She did not answer the question, despite the big reaction from fans.
The actress stopped playing the game and returned to her seat.
Terry said: "That's it! She's done!"
OTHER AGT SPINOFFS
In the past, AGT fans got more action in a few other spinoff series including AGT: All-Stars, AGT: Extreme, and AGT: The Champions.
AGT: All-Stars featured winners, finalists, and fan favorites return to the stage to compete for the grand prize of $500,000 as they were judged by Simon, Heidi, and Howell.
The most recent season aired earlier this year.
AGT: Extreme featured acts that typically needed a bigger stage as the contestants were mainly stunt performers.
The judges included Simon, Nikki Bella, 39, and Travis Pastrana, 39, and it aired in 2022.
However, production paused as one of the acts, Jonathan Goodwin "fell 40 feet" and was "airlifted to the hospital" in a horrific stunt accident.
AGT: Champions featured winners and finalists from around the world who would be crowned as the AGT World Champion.
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Simon returned as a judge as well as Howie, Heidi, and Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon.
There were two seasons of AGT: Champions with the most recent one airing in 2020.
