A weekly talent competition where an array of performers – from singers and dancers, to comedians and novelty acts – vie for a $1 million cash prize.

The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent, contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions.

RuPaul has made the trip across the pond in search of a queen with the most charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent in all the land.

Contestants compete in a singing competition that focuses on the quality of their voice.

Talentová súťaž založená na britskom formáte Got Talent, v ktorej jednotliví účastníci predvádzajú svoj talent, ktorým môže byť čokoľvek od tancovania, spevu, žonglovania až po napríklad akrobatickou show. Úlohou je zaujať porotu a divákov a postúpiť do ďalšieho kola, prípadne celú súťaž vyhrať.

Česko hledá SuperStar is the Czech version of Idol series. It is broadcast on Czech TV Nova, first series in spring 2004, the second a year later, the third series in autumn 2006. The show was very popular in 2004, with an audience of more than 3.5 million people; other media attention was also huge. The further series' rating was rather lower. In 2008, the program was superseded by the X Factor. However, Czech broadcaster TV Nova and broadcaster of Slovak version of Idol TV Markíza confirmed that both versions will be joined into one federal. The latest version is called Česko Slovenská Superstar, which started in September 2009.

The Philippines’ biggest talent reality show that lets Filipinos showcase their unique talent.

Participants compete to find out who is the best music impressionist of Chile.

Italia's Got Talent is the Italian version of the international Got Talent series. The pilot episode was aired on December 12, 2009 on Canale 5. In that episode, Carmen Masola's talent was discovered. The first episode was seen by 5,3 million people.

After this episode, Mediaset decided to renew this show with a full-length season. The first season started on April 12, 2010 with a high ratings and continued broadcasting. Maria De Filippi, Gerry Scotti and Rudy Zerbi are the three judges.

Talents are competing for €100,000.

Sur Kshetra is a singing talent show or musical battle between teams of two neighboring countries: Pakistan and India aired simulcast on Geo TV, Sahara One, Colors TV, AAG TV as well as Rishtey. The show is hosted by Indian actress Ayesha Takia. The Pakistani Team is led by singer, music director, music composer, actor Atif Aslam and the Indian Team is led by music director Himesh Reshamiya.

It is being shown on Colors TV and Sahara One in India, Geo TV and Aag TV in Pakistan and Rishtey TV in UK.

The show hasbeen produced by Saaibaba Telefilms and Directed by Gajendrra Siingh under the creative production of Santosh Shendye. The creative Director of the show is Kshonish Palit and Associate Creative Director is Mohammad Faizan.

Star Academy is a French reality television show produced by the Dutch company Endemol. It consists of a contest of young singers. It spawned an equally successful show in Quebec called Star Académie. It is broadcast on TF1. At the end of each season, selected contestants would go on tour around France, Morocco, Switzerland, Belgium, Tunisia, and other French-speaking countries.

Norske Talenter is a Norwegian talent show with the same format as Britain's Got Talent. 16-year old singer Erlend Bratland won the first series and hip hop dance group Quick won the second series. Judges are music producer Jan Fredrik Karlsen, singer and actress Mia Gundersen and comedian/actor Thomas Giertsen. In 2007 Marte Stokstad and Sturla Berg-Johansen were hosts, and in 2008 Berg-Johansen joined Pia Lykke to be hosts.

For a list of all acts that came through in the series watch List of Norske Talenter Acts.

It is a nationwide search to find the best landscape artist. Filmed at picturesque locations around the UK, contestants paint National Trust properties for a chance to win a £10,000 commission for a British institution's permanent collection. Through several rounds, winners are selected to advance to the semifinal, and then to the final. Judging the competition are British art historian Kate Bryan, independent curator Kathleen Soriano, and award-winning artist Tai-Shan Schierenberg.

A comedy-variety series showcasing young musicians, singers, dancers and every form of wunderkind in the country. Harvey goes toe-to-toe with them in conversations and interviews, with hilarious results.

Românii au talent is a TV show which first aired on 18 February 2011. The project is a franchise of Got Talent, developed by Simco Limited. The hosts of the show are Smiley and Pavel Bartoş. The judges are the Romanian singer Andra, a Pro TV star and presenter Andi Moisescu,TV presenter Mihai Petre and Florin Calinescu,Romanian actor, theatre director and television host.The grand prize is 120.000€.

Amateur performers of all kinds are rated by studio judges on a talent scale. As the talent level varies, so do the rewards, and once their performance is over, the contestants must swallow their pride and accept the ranking they are given.