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TJ Salta Wins Netflix’s Live ‘Star Search’ Reboot, Taking $500,000 Grand Prize

Viewers alone chose the champion through nine real-time five-star voting rounds.

Overview

  • The Feb. 17 live finale capped a five-week run and opened with four head-to-head matchups among eight finalists.
  • A final audience vote decided the top four placements: Harry Merlin Piper finished second, Steven “Spud” Howard third and Duo Vespertilio fourth.
  • Judges Chrissy Teigen, Jelly Roll and Sarah Michelle Gellar offered feedback as host Anthony Anderson led the broadcast, but their input did not factor into the results.
  • Salta’s closing act centered on ring illusions using the judges’ jewelry, including a disappearance and a bird-delivered return.
  • The reboot is produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment with co-showrunners Jason Raff and David Friedman, reviving the legacy format as a live, interactive Netflix series.