Agt Finale to Continue After Tragic Death

AMERICA'S Got Talent judge and executive producer Simon Cowell has revealed that a beloved spinoff of the show, AGT: Extreme, has been canceled.

Shocked fans took to social media to express their feelings about Extreme being gone for good.

Simon Cowell revealed to The Buzz that AGT: Extreme would not be returning Credit: YouTube/ THE BUZZ

America's Got Talent just wrapped up its 17th season last month Credit: sofiavergara/Instagram

During an interview with The Buzz after the finale of season 17, Simon revealed that AGT: Extreme has been axed.

"America's Got Talent, we had the extreme version last year. Is that coming back for season two?" the outlet asked.

The judge made a cringe face and said: "No chance. That was, for me, the most nerve-wracking thing, I have ever done in my life."

"I mean, I'm not kidding. I felt like a contestant. It was something we wanted to do, but I would never go through that again."

"They got too close to pushing limits there?" the interviewer asked.

"Too much," Simon shook his head. "It was way too much. This [the regular season], I prefer."

AGT: Extreme saw some of the most dangerous and death-defying stunts performed to a live audience.

It was just one of the many spin-offs aside from Champions and Got Talents around the world.

FANS REACT

AGT fans took to Reddit to comment on the news of the show being canceled.

Some were shocked and others saw it coming.

"I was hoping there would be a season 2, totally get why there isn't though, would have been fun to perform on!" wrote one fan.

"Too bad. It was the best AGT so far," a Reddit user said.

A third chimed in: "That's sad for me, I love this type of more unique and weird acts, but I hated the format of only two acts coming back for the final."

Others were not too sad to see it go.

"Good because it sucked," wrote another.

"Not surprising, since they totally screwed up the first season and didn't let hardly anyone even perform a second time," wrote an AGT fan.

"I think dangerous acts should be banned," commented a third.

One last fan said: "Between the ratings and what happened to Jonathan Goodwin, it doesn't surprise me."

EXTREMELY HEARTBREAKING

In August, The Sun U.K. learned that AGT: Extreme was canceled due to insurance issues.

Last October contestant Jonathan Goodwin suffered a terrifying accident that resulted in him being paralyzed leaving his fiance, Sherlock actress Amanda Abbington heartbroken.

Jonathan now uses a wheelchair.

A source said: "Simon is constantly looking at ways to revamp his shows and AGT: Extreme had a number of difficulties.

"Obviously the goal is to make edge-of-your-seat TV but it has to be done as safely as possible.

"Insurance was proving difficult, which threw a spanner in the works. Jonathan's incident during rehearsals was harrowing.

"He was a total professional but things went wrong and he plunged 30ft while trying to escape from a straitjacket as he hung upside down in mid-air.

"Simon was horrified. He's now focused on other projects."

LEFT BEHIND

Speaking of new projects, NBC recently announced that AGT will air AGT: All-Stars in 2023.

The new series will feature contestants from the past 17 seasons including "winners, finalists, fan favorites, and viral sensations" as well as contestants from Got Talent shows around the world, according to a press release.

All-Stars has already begun auditions and production this month.

However, one key judge will be left behind.

Sofia Vergara is not coming back, but her fellow judges, Simon, Heidi Klum, and Howie Mandel, will all appear on the spinoff.

Longtime host Terry Crews is set to return as well.