Asia's Got Talent

In 2014, AXN Asia acquired the franchise to create Asia's Got Talent.[1] Open auditions were held in various cities in later that year.[12]

On January 13, 2015, the judging panel was revealed, consisting of David Foster, Anggun, Vanness Wu of F4, and Melanie C of the Spice Girls.[13] Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez were announced as the hosts.[14]

The judges' audition were recorded at the Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios. The semifinals and finals were held at the Marina Bay Sands at Singapore. The live shows were taped a few hours before the schedule airing of the show to put subtitles as not all contestants speak fluently in English.[15] The inaugural season started airing on March 12, 2015. El Gamma Penumbra, a shadow play group, was hailed as the first winner of the show. Khusugtun, Gerphil Flores, and The Talento ended up at second, third, and fourth places, respectively.

Due to the delayed airing of the final results show, a photo was posted on Instagram where El Gamma Penumbra is on the stage with the golden buzzer background and confetti; captioned the group as the winners.[15] This caused a dismay among the netizens due to its spoiler nature.[15]

In third week of May 2015, Asia's Got Talent announced the pre-registration for Season 2 on its official Facebook page.[16] The launch of the second season was finally announced in the second week of January 2017 after the success of the fifth season of The Amazing Race Asia.[17][18]

On July 28, 2017, Jay Park was announced as the new judge, joining David Foster and Anggun who both returned from the first season.[19] Alan Wong and Justin Bratton were also introduced as the new hosts of the show.[19]

The judges' audition were taped starting July 28, 2017 at the Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios.[20] Unlike the previous season, the semifinals were taped from the last week of September until the first week of October at the same studio. The second season started airing on October 12, 2017.[17][21] The season was won by the spooky magician The Sacred Riana, with dance group DM-X Comvaleñoz, beatboxer Neil Rey Garcia Llanes, and digital dancer Canion Shijirbat finishing at second, third, and fourth places, respectively.

On May 14, 2018, AXN Asia announced the third season of the show, followed by the opening of the online auditions two days later.[22] Open auditions were held in major cities, including Bangkok, Singapore, Manila, Ho Chi Minh, Jakarta, and Kuala Lumpur.[23] On July 9, 2018, it was announced that the online auditions were extended for another week until July 16, 2018.[24]

On September 16, 2018, it was announced that all judges and hosts from the previous season will return this year.

The judges' audition were taped from September 19 to 27, 2018 at the Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios, like the previous seasons. The semifinals were taped on December 6, 10, and 13, 2018 at the same studio. It started airing on February 7, 2019.[25] The season was won by magician Eric Chien, with human calculator Yaashwin Sarawanan, contemporary acrobatic dancers Power Duo, and hip-hop dance group Maniac Family finishing at second, third, and fourth places, respectively.