Who Went Home on ‘Star Search’ Tonight and Who Made it Through!
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Paulette CohnJanuary 21, 2026 at 4:31 AM
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Tuesday night was the premiere of Season 1 of Star Search on Netflix with show-stopping performances from several of the artists that competed for America’s vote to send them through to the next level. The 5-week live show will search for the stars of tomorrow with the winner taking home the grand prize of $500,000.
Hosted by Anthony Anderson, the judges for the version of the talent competition are Jelly Roll,Sarah Michelle Gellar and Chrissy Teigen.
The Star Search categories are Music, Dance, Juniors, Comedy and Variety (which includes multiple sub-categories, such as magic).
Who went home tonight on Star Search?2BYGBlair KudelkaFernando VelascoLadymetryWho went through on Star Search Night 1?Eric Adrian WilliamsH3RIZONMovement 55TJ SaltaStar Search Night 1 Show RecapRound 1: Junior Music
Eric Adrian Williams, 10, Atlanta, Ga vs. Blair Kudelka, 10, Texas
Adrian Song: “I’ll Be There” by The Jackson Five
Sarah Michelle said: “To have that much soul at your age is just unbelievable. I was going to give you six stars.”
Judges scores: Chrissy: 4 Jelly: 5 Sarah Michelle: 4
Blair Song: “Blue” by LeAnn Rimes
Jelly Roll said: “It is so great to see a young country lady on stage. I am so proud of you. I know LeAnn is going to love the outfit and the song. I am going to call her myself… You are welcome in Nashville anytime.”
Judges scores: Chrissy: 4 Jelly: 5 Sarah Michelle: 4
Winner: Eric with a combined score of 4.08 [4 .3 Judges, 3.8 Viewers]
Round 2: Dance competition
Movement 55 from Los Angeles vs. Ladymetry from Paris, France
Movement 55
Sarah Michelle: “A little known fact about me is I am a dance mom. I love dance. My favorite part was when you were in synch. When you were doing choreo at the same time, it was magic. Your leaps were so beautiful and elongated.”
Judges scores: Chrissy: 4 Jelly: 4 Sarah Michelle: 4
Ladymetry
Chrissy: “I could see you in the most beautiful music video. I don’t know how you do choreography for something like that, but it was beautiful. You guys are incredibly talented people. I am blown away by what you can do.”
Judges scores: Chrissy: 3 Jelly: 4 Sarah Michelle: 3
Winner: Movement 55 with a combined score of 3.6 [4 .0 Judges, 3.3 Viewers]
Round 3: Variety: Magic
TJ Salta, 24, Norwalk, CT vs Fernando Velasco, 27, Jalisco, Mexico
TJ Salta
Sarah Michelle said: “I don’t understand. I was blown away. I am never at a loss for words, but he kept me enthralled the whole time waiting for the payoff of the magic trick. I couldn’t wait to see what happened next. I absolutely loved it.”
Judges scores: Chrissy: 4 Jelly: 4 Sarah Michelle: 4
Fernando Velasco
Chrissy said: "I am going to go to bed wondering how you did that trick. It is going to drive me nuts. It reminded me of the old days of magic on television… It was so cool to witness something like that.”
Judges scores: Chrissy: 3 Jelly: 4 Sarah Michelle: 3
Winner: TJ Salta with a combined score of 4.1 [4 .0 Judges, 4.2 Viewers]
Round 4: Music (Groups)
2BYG from Fort Worth, TX vs H3RIZON from Sydney, Australia
2BYG Song: “It’s Gonna Be Me” by *NSYNC
Jelly said: “You know how there’s something missing in the world and you can’t put your finger on it and then you see a call back. That’s what’s missing in the world.”
Judges scores: Chrissy: 3 Jelly: 5 Sarah Michelle: 3
H3RIZON Song: “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
Chrissy said: “I think we can all agree that was incredible. I’ve always loved going to awards shows and trying to pick out if someone is singing live. It didn’t sound like it was auto tuned. You seemed established and ready for the world.”
Judges scores: Chrissy: 5 Jelly: 4 Sarah Michelle: 4
Winner: H3RIZON with a combined score of 3.9 [ 4.3Judges, 3.6 Viewers]
Star Search airs Tuesday and Wednesday nights live at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Netflix.
This story was originally published by Parade on Jan 21, 2026, where it first appeared in the TV section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
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