America's Got Talent

Seven, 7.30pm

The cracks in Seven's programming roster mean that the American edition of this reality format staple is back in Australian prime-time. Endurance, if anything, has given this modern-day talent show a triumphal tone – just making it on-stage can change lives we're told, and intercut preparation scenes suggest an audience looms with a minor deity as opposed to some celebrity judges.

The panel itself features Simon Cowell – his acidic commentary parked to one side – with Sofia Vergara, Heidi Klum, and Howie Mandel, while Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Terry Crews serves as the jocular host.

There's a back story for every highlighted hopeful, as well as some hype work for new judges Vergara and Klum. Meanwhile one of their predecessors, Gabrielle Union, is suing the show's American network, NBC, and Cowell over her treatment during her single season as a judge. Turns out America's Got Lawsuits.