{
  "id": 4043398,
  "title": "Kenan Thompson To Fill In For Simon Cowell As Guest Judge On ‘America’s Got Talent’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/kenan-thompson-to-fill-in-for-simon-cowell-as-guest-judge-on-americas",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T21:48:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/kenan-thompson-replacement-simon-cowell-guest-judge-agt-1237062322/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a full-circle moment, Kenan Thompson is returning to NBC’s America’s Got Talent as guest judge for the Quarterfinals Round 3 episode on Sept. 1. He will be filling in for judge Simon Cowell, also AGT‘s creator/executive producer, who has been sidelined by back surgery. Cowell was not on the show this week as he […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}