• Air date: 17 Jun '08 20 episodes
      The third season of America's Got Talent, an American television reality show talent competition, premiered on NBC on June 17, 2008. Opera singer Neal E. Boyd was named the winner on October 1, 2008. Preliminary auditions were held in New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and MySpace from January to April. Sharon Osbourne, Piers Morgan and David Hasselhoff returned as judges. Jerry Springer also returned as host. It premiered in the United Kingdom 7 months after the US on ITV2,in Singapore by Channel 5 and debuted in September 2008,and on Hong Kong TVB Pearl on May 23, 2009. This season, the audition stage became different. This season, the X on the stages and matched the ones from Britain's Got Talent or has been borrowed for this season.
  • List of Episodes (20)
    • 1. Auditions 1, New York & Los Angeles

      17 Jun '08
      It's a new year and a new season, which means a whole new batch of talent hoping to make it to the Las Vegas callbacks and getting one step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contract in Vegas.
    • 2. Auditions 2, Los Angeles & New York

      24 Jun '08
      The auditions continue as people showcase their talents in hopes of making it to the Las Vegas callbacks and one step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contract in Vegas.
    • 3. Auditions 3, Dallas, Chicago & Atlanta

      01 Jul '08
      The auditions continue as people showcase their talents in hopes of making it to the Las Vegas callbacks and one step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contract in Vegas.
    • 4. Auditions 4, Atlanta

      08 Jul '08
      The auditions continue as people showcase their talents in hopes of making it to the Las Vegas callbacks and one step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contract in Vegas.
    • 5. Auditions 5, Atlanta

      15 Jul '08
      The auditions continue as people showcase their talents in hopes of making it to the Las Vegas callbacks and one step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contract in Vegas.
    • 6. Auditions 6, New York & Los Angeles

      22 Jul '08
      The auditions continue as people showcase their talents in hopes of making it to the Las Vegas callbacks and one step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contract in Vegas.
    • 7. Auditions 7, MySpace

      29 Jul '08
      The auditions continue as people who auditioned online on MySpace showcase their talents in hopes of making it to the Las Vegas callbacks and one step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contract in Vegas
    • 8. Vegas Week 1

      05 Aug '08
      The auditions have now ended and off to Las Vegas for the callbacks they go. The best talents are back to try and make the top 40 and one step closer to the million dollar grand prize.
    • 9. Vegas Week 2

      07 Aug '08
      The judges decide on who the final Top 40 out of the remaining sixty acts will move on to the live shows and get one step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contract in Vegas.
    • 10. Live Show 1, Top 40

      26 Aug '08
      The first ten acts out of the Top 40 perform for their shot to make it into the top twenty and get another step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contract in Vegas.
    • 11. Live Show 2, Top 40 & Live Show 1 Results

      27 Aug '08
      America has voted and the five acts that are moving on to the top twenty are announced. Later, next ten acts out of the Top 40 perform for their shot to make it into the top twenty and get another step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contract in Vegas.
    • 12. Live Show 3, Top 40 & Live Show 2 Results

      02 Sep '08
      America has voted and the five acts that are moving on to the top twenty are announced. Later, ten more acts out of the Top 40 perform for their shot to make it into the top twenty and get another step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contract in Vegas. The Acts that perform are: Jonathan Burkin -- Baton Twirler Sarah Lenore -- Singer SickStep -- Martial Artists Joseph Hall -- Elvis Impersonator Matthew Piazzi -- Impersonator Texas State Strutters -- Dancers Mich
    • 13. Live Show 4, Top 40 & Live Show 3 Result

      03 Sep '08
      America has voted and the five acts that are moving on to the top twenty are announced. Later, the ten remaining acts out of the Top 40 perform for their shot to make it into the top twenty and get another step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contract in Vegas.
    • 14. Live Show 5, Top 20 & Live Show 4 Results

      09 Sep '08
      America has voted and the last five acts that are moving on to the Top 20 are announced. Later, the first ten acts out of the Top 20 perform for their shot to make it into the top ten and get yet another step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contract in Vegas.
    • 15. Live Show 6, Top 20

      10 Sep '08
      The last ten acts out of the remaining Top 20 perform for their shot to make it into the top ten and get yet another step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contract in Vegas.
    • 16. Live Show 5 & 6 Results

      11 Sep '08
      The top ten acts out of the remaining Top 20 are revealed. They now move on to the semi-final and are one step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contract in Vegas.
    • 17. Live Show 7, Top 10

      17 Sep '08
      The top ten acts get ready to bring their "A" game with hopes of inching their way closer to becoming America's most talented person and taking home the one million dollar grand prize and the Vegas contract of a lifetime; The American viewers weigh-in with their votes.
    • 18. Live Show 7 Results

      18 Sep '08
      The 5 finalists out of the remaining Top 10 are announced and will now move on the final in the battle for the million dollar grand prize and the Vegas contract of a lifetime.
    • 19. The Finals, Top 5

      24 Sep '08
      The remaining Top 5 perform one last time in front of a live audience, hoping to become this seasons winner of the million dollar grand prize and the Vegas contract of a lifetime.
    • 20. The Finale & The Finals Results

      01 Oct '08
      After an evening of exclusive celebratory entertainment, this season winner out of the remaining Top 5 is finally announced and awarded the million dollar grand prize and the Vegas contract of a lifetime