'America's Got Talent' recap: San Francisco auditions weird and wonderful

Despite concerns that new judge Howard Stern's wouldn't translate well to the family-friendly audience of America's Got Talent, he blended in well — if even a little too well. Monday

By Dan Hyman If Monday's season premiere of America's Got Talent taught us anything, it's that network TV can tame even the most outlandish of characters. Howard Stern, this season's new addition to the AGT judging panel (and clearly the biggest reason

Howard Stern helped NBC continue its strong ratings performance on Monday nights as his first night as a judge on “America's Got Talent” kept the network in first place in the 8 p.m.-to-10 p.m. time period among the viewers

Maybe Americans weren't quite ready for Howard Stern as a judge. Ratings for Monday's season premiere of "America's Got Talent" plunged compared with last year, according to Nielsen. The first episode with shock jock

Monday's highly touted premiere of "America's Got Talent," featuring the debut of new judge Howard Stern , was down from last year's premiere, which did not feature the radio jock. Monday's show drew a 3.6 rating (among viewers aged 18-49),