Vietnam's Got Talent (season 1)
The first season of Vietnam's Got Talent, a Vietnamese reality television talent show, aired Sunday nights at 9:00PM (UTC+7) between December 18, 2011 and May 6, 2012 on VTV3 and MTV Vietnam. The show was based on the Got Talent series format that originated by Simon Cowell in the United Kingdom. Artist Thành Lộc was the first host to be announced. Shortly thereafter, Thúy Hạnh confirmed her role at the judges' table. Huy Tuấn was given the 3rd spot of the judges' table. The show was presented by Chi Bảo and Quyền Linh. The show was primarily produced by Vietnam Television and BHD Corp, with additional broadcasting by MTV Vietnam. The performance shows were aired Sundays on VTV3 while result shows were aired on VTV2 the following Tuesday. Summary Vietnam's Got Talent is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, martial-art players, performers with risky weapons/tools/elements, variety acts and other performers of all ages competing for a grand prize of 400,000,000 VND (approximately $20,000). The first season ran for 26 episodes. The producers chose the top 360 auditioning acts for taped auditions. These were subsequently cut down to 140 by an additional round of auditions consisting of the