Okay everyone – summer is officially here at last! Yep, that’s right – America’s Got Talent is back on our screens…

There’s just one problem… where’s the talent?

If you were watching last night’s premiere episode of the long running NBC hit you might be asking yourself the same question. Because last night’s opening installment from LA and Atlanta was definitely not a vintage episode of the show, no matter how much the judges, in the final fleeting moments of the show, might try to tell us otherwise.

Here’s the problem. We’re now into Season 6 of America’s Got Talent so it’s hard not to compare this year’s acts with last season’s contenders – and indeed performers from years past. And many of last night’s contenders didn’t stack up well against the Season 5 crop.

Take Ryan Andreas, IT administrator by day, budding singer by night, who came out very nervous and had to be reminded to talk into his mic. But when Ryan started to sing he revealed a Joe Cocker like rasp and had the audience eating out of his hand. I liked Ryan but for me it was a good – not a great – performance. And can you really see him More >