{"id":2170937,"date":"2026-09-29T22:30:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2170937"},"modified":"2026-09-29T22:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:30:55","slug":"howie-mandel-reacts-to-americas-got-talent-possibly-leaving-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2170937","title":{"rendered":"Howie Mandel Reacts To &#8216;America&#8217;s Got Talent&#8217; Possibly Leaving Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/c7\/16by9\/2026\/09\/29\/c73b79e2168c4f87a5410ed7c481a519_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Howie Mandel Reacts To &#8216;America&#8217;s Got Talent&#8217; Possibly Leaving Los Angeles<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Howie Mandel<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">I Don&#8217;t Know If &#8216;AGT&#8217; is Leaving L.A. &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">They Haven&#8217;t Brought Me Back Yet!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-29T15:30:55-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202609\"><br \/>\n                September 29, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            3:30 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-d1f771526c0f623eb74c7bca98458012\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-eb994f6f-5289-4480-9047-16a93bd077e6-1339289816-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/7a\/16by9\/2026\/09\/29\/7a291d6d736e43fa8f91afd5b94251c3_md.png\" alt=\"092926_howie_mandell_agt_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-eb994f6f-5289-4480-9047-16a93bd077e6-1339289816-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">EYEING AN EXIT???<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/howie-mandel-addresses-whether-americas-got-talent-is-leaving-la-09-29-2026\/\">Video: Howie Mandel Reacts to \u2018America\u2019s Got Talent\u2019 Possibly Leaving Los Angeles<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-67e7a141719a19ea58f0aafbc5c9bcb9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/howie-mandel\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Howie Mandel<\/strong><\/a> says he doesn&#8217;t know if &#8220;America&#8217;s Got Talent&#8221; will leave Los Angeles &#8230; because he hasn&#8217;t even been offered a contract for the show&#8217;s next season &#8230; at least not yet.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-75512f665338eadbbafbad1a025d0736\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We caught up with the comedian at his podcast studio in the L.A. area on Tuesday &#8230; and he admitted he hasn&#8217;t been asked to sign on for the next season of &#8216;AGT&#8217; &#8212; though it sounds like he doesn&#8217;t think anyone has.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7e3c484a07368e6d8cfe51deaf8c524b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260929_3c6c604dbab947628f4a4496843c1ed1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:29f02908-d3f4-46f6-a10b-7b87a810fcda\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3c\/4by3\/2026\/09\/29\/3c6c604dbab947628f4a4496843c1ed1_md.jpg\" alt=\"howie mandell americas got talent getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a585d4bb6b7cd02f6ce82754f5d88c85\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>That said, Howie would be willing to leave L.A. if necessary to shoot the show since the producer might want to head off to Atlanta &#8230; though he says he&#8217;d rather sleep in his own bed in L.A. &#8212; and pitched a possible hologram version of himself via his company, Proto Hologram, to make it happen and cut down on travel costs if the show packs up and leaves.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-080116beb7888d18397b4ac5a551c04c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>On a more serious note, Howie says it&#8217;s unfortunate shows seem to be fleeing La La Land&#8230; and he points out it&#8217;s a bigger hit to the state&#8217;s economy than people might think.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6511b9db6675ff8b70d0f17f7b0ecc20\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-b3b8c4d4-e091-485e-9a99-8967d9f58b7b-1658546073-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f8\/16by9\/2026\/09\/29\/f88ab9c4827f41eb902d585187d0c2ee_md.png\" alt=\"092926_howie_mandell_gaming_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-b3b8c4d4-e091-485e-9a99-8967d9f58b7b-1658546073-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">CHECK OUT MY TEAM!!!<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/howie-mandel-talks-new-gaming-team-09-29-2026\/\">Video: Howie Mandel Says Global Gaming League Could Rival UFC and WWE, Seeks Players for Team<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2c773f16535dddf41691ae709b08d04f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Howie also introduced our cameraperson to his Global Gaming League team, &#8220;How We Do It Gaming&#8221; 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