Simon Cowell has opened up about the future of America's Got Talent as the 15th series of his hit reality show ground to a halt in March amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The head judge told People magazine : "We started to realise that, for obvious reasons, the audience was getting smaller and smaller and smaller. We had this obligation to make sure that everyone got their fair share, and was auditioned well.""So, we literally squeezed in as many, many people as we could," he said. "And as you'll see from the first episode, we found some unbelievably talented people — just fantastic people this year.
"The most important thing is that we have to ensure that since people have auditioned, that they do get the chance safely to be able to compete as they normally do, and get that chance to win a million dollars, or at least appear in the final."