On May 14, 2021, NBC announced that it had ordered ''America's Got Talent: Extreme
as the second American spinoff of America's Got Talent
, following America's Got Talent: The Champions, with franchise creator Simon Cowell confirmed as an executive producer and judge for the series. On October 1, 2021, it was announced that retired WWE wrestler Nikki Bella and extreme sportsman Travis Pastrana would serve as judges alongside Cowell. Main AGT
host Terry Crews also hosts Extreme''. Filming occurred at the
Atlanta Motor Speedway in
Hampton, Georgia, from September 27 to October 20, 2021. Escape artist
Jonathan Goodwin was hospitalized following an accident during a rehearsal, in which he was crushed between two cars in mid-air and fell to the ground whilst trying to escape a
straitjacket. A spokesperson confirmed to
Variety on October 15 that production had been temporarily suspended. Filming would later resume and wrap in early-January 2022 at the
Irwindale Speedway in
Irwindale, California.
AGT: Extreme was originally scheduled to premiere in 2022 on NBC's midseason lineup. On January 19, 2022, NBC announced that the premiere had been pushed ahead to February 21, 2022, as
American Song Contest had been pushed back to midseason due to
COVID-19-related concerns. On May 16, 2022, NBC shelved the series indefinitely. == Episodes ==