High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The first season of America's Got Talent premiered on June 21, 2006 and concluded on August 17, 2006. The audition tour took place in April 2006, stopping at Los Angeles, California, New York City, New York, Chicago, Illinois, and Atlanta, Georgia. Regis Philbin was the host for this season and David Hasselhoff, Brandy and Piers Morgan were the judges. This season's winner was Bianca Ryan.