Simon Cowell

The performance earned Farmer a Golden Buzzer to continue on in the competition, hugs from Mel B. and Tyra Banks, as well as the accolade of an unforgettable performance via Simon Cowell.

ABC made an offer to buy the show. The offer comes on the heels of unsuccessful bids from NBC and FOX.

Cowell spoke to the New York Times about his new gig on 'America's Got Talent' and looks back at why 'The X Factor' didn't work stateside.

Between Tamyra Gray's shocking elimination and Kelly Clarkson's come-from-behind win, the show's first string of episodes played out like a reality TV fairy tale.

You never know what you're going to see on some talent reality show, and that is absolutely the case more than not on "Britain's Got Talent." Recently an elderly group called 'The Zimmers' took the stage. The 80 and 90 year olds came out dressed in winter overcoats and in front of a very chagrined Simon Cowell began to sing 'What the World Needs Now...