'Asia's Got Talent' premier date announced

MANILA, Philippines — AXN recently announced the premier date of the anticipated “Asia' Got Talent” franchise.

The talent search show will air every Thursday, starting March 12, 8:05 p.m. in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. It will also air at 7:05 p.m. in Jakarta and Bangkok.

Judging the thousands who auditioned for the show are 16 time Grammy-winning Canadian musician David Foster, UK pop sensation and former Spice Girl Melanie C., Indonesian rock icon Anggun and Taiwanese-American pop idol and actor Van Ness Wu.

It will be hosted by Filipino hosts Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez. They will be accompanying the viewers as well in getting to know the participants who have colorful life stories.

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Asia's Got Talent will have a total of 10 weekly episodes, with five judges' auditions episodes before three semi-finals, a finale episode concluding with the results show.

Winners will take home $100,000 worth of prizes, and an opportunity for the winner to perform in Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, which is considered one of Asia's leading entertainment destination.

"Asia's Got Talent" is the 63rd adaptation of the record-breaking hit "Got Talent" format, which was created by Simon Cowell's Syco Entertainment and is co-produced by FremantleMedia. The "Got Talent" format is officially the most successful reality TV format in history and currently airs in 186 countries.