America's Got Talent season 7
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| showrunner = Jason Raff{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/americas-got-talent-jason-raff-budget-cuts-1236192693/|title=‘America’s Got Talent’: Jason Raff Out as Showrunner After 19 Seasons Due to Budget Cuts|last=Hailu|first=Selome|date=October 28, 2024|accessdate=October 31, 2024|work=Variety}}
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| host = Nick Cannon
| winner = Olate Dogs
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| num_episodes = 31
| first_aired = {{Start date|2012|5|14}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2012|9|13}}
| network = NBC
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The seventh season of American talent show competition series America's Got Talent was broadcast on NBC from May 14 to September 13, 2012. After the previous season, Piers Morgan left the program due to other commitments; he was replaced by the producers with Howard Stern. However, this change involved moving the venue for the live rounds of the competition from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, which increased the size of the audience that attended each live episode.{{cite web|url=http://www.fox43.com/news/wpmt-howard-stern-got-talent-121511,0,4906110.story |title=Howard Stern to judge 'America's Got Talent', which will move to New York |last=Boedeker |first=Hal |publisher=www.fox43.com/news |date=December 16, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web |author=Kuperinsky, Amy |url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2012/07/americas_got_talent_top_48_beg.html |title=America's Got Talent: Top 48 begin performances at NJPAC |website=NJ.com |date=July 3, 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/04/americas_got_talent_to_film_at.html |title= 'America's Got Talent' to film at NJPAC in Newark|last= McGlone|first= Peggy |website=NJ.com |date= April 8, 2012| access-date = April 8, 2012}} Along with a visual makeover of the program to improve its presentation on television, a planned break was included with the broadcast schedule between July 24 and August 14, to avoid clashing with the network's live coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
The seventh season was won by dog tricks act Olate Dogs, with stand-up comedian Tom Cotter finishing in second, and earth harpist William Close placing third. During its broadcast, the season averaged around over 10.05 million viewers, but drew controversy for a participant who made claims that were later refuted after the broadcast of their audition.{{who|date=April 2022}}
Season overview
Auditions for the seventh season's competition took place during Winter until mid-Spring 2012, with the main auditions being filmed in New York, Los Angeles, Tampa Bay, Austin, St. Louis and San Francisco.{{cite web |url=http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/auditions/ |title=America's Got Talent Season 7 Audition Cities |website=NBC.com |date=2012-04-26 |access-date=2012-05-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426003715/http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/auditions/ |archive-date=2012-04-26}}{{cite web |url=http://americasgottalentauditions.com/audition-cities/ |title=Audition Cities « Official America's Got Talent Audition Site 2011-2012 |publisher=Americasgottalentauditions.com |access-date=2012-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806054548/http://www.americasgottalentauditions.com/audition-cities/ |archive-date=2013-08-06 |url-status=dead }} Additional auditions were held in Washington, D.C., and Charlotte, but were not filmed.
After the conclusion of the sixth season's broadcast, Piers Morgan began contemplating his involvement with America's Got Talent, due to his increasing work schedule on other projects by that time. In November 2011, despite having signed a three-year contract the previous year,{{cite web|url=http://www.officialpiersmorgan.com/2010/07/28/piers-on-the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno/|title=Piers Morgan Interview with Jay Leno|publisher=Officialpiersmorgan.com|access-date=August 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803004553/http://www.officialpiersmorgan.com/2010/07/28/piers-on-the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno/|archive-date=August 3, 2010|url-status=dead}} Morgan quit the show in order to focus on his commitment to producing Piers Morgan Tonight for CNN.[http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/11/09/piers-morgan-leaving-americas-got-talent/ Piers Morgan leaving 'America's Got Talent'] Due to Morgan's departure, radio personality Howard Stern was chosen to replace him in December. Since Stern had commitments to his SiriusXM radio show in New York that he could not abandon, filming of the live rounds moved from Los Angeles, opting for using the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey.{{cite web|last=Boedeker |first=Hal |url=http://www.fox43.com/news/wpmt-howard-stern-got-talent-121511,0,4906110.story |title=Howard Stern to judge 'America's Got Talent', which will move to New York |publisher=fox43.com |access-date=December 16, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} However, Stern was able to handle the involvement of the "Vegas Verdicts" segment without any issue.
While the use of the Performing Arts Center meant that audiences attending live rounds could be much larger than in previous years, the change in venue also allowed executive producer Simon Cowell to have the program undergo a significant "top-to-bottom makeover" of its presentation. Among these included new graphics, a new intro and a new theme song for America's Got Talent, along with an update to set pieces. A significant change was the appearance of the judges' desk, which was re-modeled to appear similar in design to that used on Britain's Got Talent.{{Cite news |last=McGlone |first=Peggy |title='America's Got Talent' to film at NJPAC in Newark |newspaper=The Star-Ledger |date=April 8, 2012 |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/04/americas_got_talent_to_film_at.html |access-date=April 6, 2012 }} In addition to these changes, the 2012 Summer Olympics was taken into consideration, since the sporting event would receive live coverage from the network. Episode scheduling had to include a two-week hiatus between July 27 until August 12, as to avoid America's Got Talent clashing with its live broadcast.
Of the participants who auditioned for this season, sixty-two secured a place in the six live quarter-finals, with twelve in each round. The sixth quarter-final consisted of two participants selected from those that failed to reach the live rounds, along with ten quarter-finalists that had been eliminated in their respective rounds. About twenty-three quarter-finalists advanced and were split between the two semi-finals, with an additional semi-finalist being added in at the last minute. Six semi-finalists secured a place in the finals, which consisted of a single stage and not multiple rounds as in previous seasons. The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this season:
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:{{legend2|white|Quarter-finalist|border=1px solid #aaa}} | 20px Wildcard Quarter-finalist
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!Participant !class="unsortable"|Age(s) {{Ref|1|1}} !Genre !class="unsortable"|Act !Quarter-Final !Result |
| 7 in Unison
| 14-15 | Dance | Dance Group | 5 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| 787 Crew
| 19-31 | Dance | Dance Group | 1 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:pink;"
| Academy of Villains | {{n/a}} | Dance | Dance Group | 5 | {{sort|5|Semi-finalist}} |
| All Beef Patty
| 38 | Singing | Drag Singer | 3 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:pink;"
| All That! | 23-36 | Dance | Clogging Group | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | 4 {{ref|2|2}} | {{sort|5|Semi-finalist}} |
| style="background:pink;"
| All Wheel Sports | 18-35 | Acrobatics / Danger | BMX Stunt Team | 3 | {{sort|5|Semi-finalist}} |
| American BMX Stunt Team
| 20-44 | Acrobatics / Danger | BMX Stunt Team | 1 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:pink;"
| Andrew De Leon 15px | 19 | Singing | Opera Singer | 6 | {{sort|5|Semi-finalist}} |
| Aurora Light Painters
| 38-46 | Variety | Light Painting Group | San Francisco | 2 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| Bandbaz Brothers 15px
| 34 & 59 | Acrobatics | Acrobatic Duo | 6 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| Ben Blaque
| 33 | Danger | Crossbow Shooter | 2 {{ref|2|2}} | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| Big Barry
| 70 | Singing | Singer | 2 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:pink;"
| Bria Kelly | 16 | Singing | Singer | 5 | {{sort|5|Semi-finalist}} |
| Cast in Bronze
| 61 | Music | Carillon Musician | 5 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:pink;"
| Clint Carvalho & His Extreme Parrots | 52 | Animal | Parrot Trainer | Las Vegas | 5 | {{sort|5|Semi-finalist}} |
| Cristin Sandu
| 18 | Danger | Balancing Acrobat | Las Vegas | 3 {{ref|2|2}} | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| Danielle Stallings
| 14 | Singing | Singer | 2 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| David "The Bullet" Smith
| 34 | Danger | Human Cannonball | 4 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
| David Garibaldi and His CMYK's | 26-30 | Variety | Painting Group | 1 | {{sort|4|Finalist}} |
| Distinguished Men of Brass
| 24-60 | Music | Brass Band | 1 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:pink;"
| Donovan & Rebecca | 44 & 36 | Acrobatics | Acrobatic Duo | 2 | {{sort|5|Semi-finalist}} |
| Drew Erwin
| 16 | Singing / Music | Singer & Guitarist | 5 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:pink;"
| Edon | 14 | Singing / Music | Singer & Pianist | Chicago | 1 | {{sort|5|Semi-finalist}} |
| Elusive
| 21 | Dance | Dancer | 3 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| Eric & Olivia
| 20 | Singing / Music | Band | Austin, Texas | 4 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| Eric Buss
| 37 | Variety | Novelty Act | 5 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:pink;"
| Eric Dittelman | 26 | Magic | Mentalist | Boston | 4 | {{sort|5|Semi-finalist}} |
| Hawley Magic
| 30 | Magic | Magic Duo | 2 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| Horse
| 25 | Variety | Nutshot Taker | 4 {{ref|2|2}} | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| Inspire the Fire
| 13–29 | Singing / Dance | Choir & Dance Group | 3 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:pink;"
| Jacob Williams | 23 | Comedy | Comedian | Chicago | 3 | {{sort|5|Semi-finalist}} |
| Jake Wesley Rogers
| 15 | Singing / Music | Singer & Pianist | 3 {{ref|2|2}} | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| Jarrett & Raja
| 39 & 32 | Comedy / Magic | Magic Duo | Las Vegas | 1 {{ref|2|2}} | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
| Joe Castillo | 64 | Variety | Sand Artist | 4 | {{sort|4|Finalist}} |
| style="color:black; background:pink;"
| Lightwire Theater | 25-43 | Dance | Light-Up Dance Group | 3 | {{sort|5|Semi-finalist}} |
| Lil' Starr
| 6 | Dance | Tap Dancer | 1 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| Lindsey Norton
| 17 | Dance | Dancer | Tampa | 4 {{ref|2|2}} | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| LionDanceMe
| 14-35 | Dance | Lion Dance Group | San Francisco | 2 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| Lisa Clark Dancers
| 14-18 | Dance | Dance Group | 2 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| Melinda Hill
| 39 | Comedy | Comedian | Los Angeles | 5 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| Michael Nejad
| 55 | Music | Household Musician | 1 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| Nikki Jensen
| 25 | Singing / Music | Singer & Guitarist | Austin, Texas | 1 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:gold;"
| 19 & 55 | Animal | Dog Act | New York City | 4 | {{sort|1|Winner}} |
| Reverse Order
| {{n/a}} | Singing / Music | Band | 5 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| Rock Star Juggler Mike Price
| 33 | Variety | Juggler | Las Vegas | 3 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| Romeo Dance Cheetah
| 30 | Music | Air Guitarist | Chicago | 5 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| Rudy Coby
| 48 | Magic | Magician | Los Angeles | 5 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:pink;"
| Sebastien "El Charro de Oro" | 10 | Singing | Mariachi Singer | 4 {{ref|2|2}} | {{sort|5|Semi-finalist}} |
| style="background:pink;"
| Shanice & Maurice Hayes | 18 & 62 | Singing | Singing Duo | 1 | {{sort|5|Semi-finalist}} |
| Spencer Horsman
| 26 | Danger | Escape Artist | 3 {{ref|2|2}} | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| The All Ways
| 19-22 | Singing / Music | Band | 2 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:pink;"
| The Magic of Puck | 46 | Magic | Magician | 5 | {{sort|5|Semi-finalist}} |
| style="background:pink;"
| The Scott Brothers | 47 & 48 | Dance | Dance Duo | Las Vegas | 1 | {{sort|5|Semi-finalist}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
| The Untouchables | 8-13 | Dance | Dance Group | Miami | 3 | {{sort|4|Finalist}} |
| style="background:pink;"
| Tim Hockenberry | 50 | Singing / Music | Singer & Pianist | San Francisco | 2 | {{sort|5|Semi-finalist}} |
| style="background:pink;"
| Todd Oliver | 53 | Comedy / Animals | Ventriloquist | 1 {{ref|2|2}} | {{sort|5|Semi-finalist}} |
| style="background:silver;"
| 48 | Comedy | Comedian | 2 | {{sort|2|Runner-up}} |
| style="background:pink;"
| Turf | 21 | Acrobatics / Dance | Contortionist Dancer | San Francisco | 2 | {{sort|5|Semi-finalist}} |
| Ulysses
| 49 | Singing | Singer | 4 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| Unity in Motion
| 11-16 | Dance | Dance Group | 4 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:#c96;"
| William Close | 42 | Music | Earth Harpist | Los Angeles | 4 | {{sort|3|Third place}} |
| Wordspit and the Illest!
| 20-27 | Singing / Music | Band | New York City | 3 | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
- {{note|1|1}} Ages denoted for a participant(s), pertain to their final performance for this season.
- {{note|2|2}} These participants were entered into the Wildcard quarter-final after losing their initial quarter-final.
=Quarter-finals summary=
==Quarter-final 1 (July 2)==
Guest Performers, Results Show: Cast of Cirque du Soleil: Zarkana, and will.i.am
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!scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Quarter-Finalist !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" |Order !scope="col" colspan="3" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' votes !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:23em;"|Result (July 3) |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mandel}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Osbourne}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Stern}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| Distinguished Men of Brass
| 1 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:silver;"
! scope="row"| Edon | 2 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|2|Won Judges' Vote}} |
| scope="row"| Jarrett and Raja
| 3 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Lil' Starr
| 4 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:#c96;"
! scope="row"| Todd Oliver | 5 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|3|Lost Judges' Vote}} |
| scope="row"| American BMX Stunt Team
| 6 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Nikki Jensen
| 7 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| The Scott Brothers | 8 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row"| Michael Nejad
| 9 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| 787 Crew
| 10 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| Shanice & Maurice Hayes | 11 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| David Garibaldi and His CMYK's | 12 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
==Quarter-final 2 (July 10)==
Guest Performers, Results Show: Gavin DeGraw, and TRACES
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Quarter-Finalist !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" |Order !scope="col" colspan="3" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' votes !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:23em;"|Result (July 11) |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mandel}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Osbourne}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Stern}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| LionDanceMe
| 1 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| Turf | 2 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row"| The All Ways
| 3 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Hawley Magic
| 4 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Lisa Clark Dancers
| 5 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Aurora Light Painters
| 6 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:#c96;"
! scope="row"| Danielle Stallings | 7 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|3|Lost Judges' Vote}} |
| style="background:silver;"
! scope="row"| Donovan & Rebecca | 8 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|2|Won Judges' Vote}} |
| scope="row"| Big Barry
| 9 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| Tom Cotter | 10 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row"| Ben Blaque
| 11 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| Tim Hockenberry | 12 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
==Quarter-final 3 (July 17)==
Guest Performers, Results Show: Ashleigh and Pudsey, and Havana Brown
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!scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Quarter-Finalist !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" |Order !scope="col" colspan="3" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' votes !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:23em;"|Result (July 18) |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mandel}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Osbourne}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Stern}} |
|---|
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| The Untouchables | 1 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row"| Rock Star Juggler Mike Price
| 2 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Inspire the Fire
| 3 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Cristin Sandu
| 4 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Elusive
| 5 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Jake Wesley Rogers
| 6 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:silver;"
! scope="row"| All Wheel Sports | 7 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|2| Won Judges' Vote}} |
| style="background:#c96;"
! scope="row"| WordSpit and the Illest! | 8 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|3|Lost Judges' Vote}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| Jacob Williams | 9 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row"| All Beef Patty
| 10 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Spencer Horsman
| 11 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| Lightwire Theater | 12 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
==Quarter-final 4 (July 24)==
Guest Performers, Results Show: Cher Lloyd, and the cast of Once
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!scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Quarter-Finalist !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" |Order !scope="col" colspan="3" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' votes !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:23em;"|Result (July 25) |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mandel}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Osbourne}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Stern}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| David "The Bullet" Smith {{ref|3|3}}
| 1 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:#c96;"
!scope="row"| All That! | 2 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|3|Lost Judges' Vote}} |
| scope="row"| Ulysses
| 3 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| Joe Castillo | 4 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row"| Sebastien "El Charro de Oro"
| 5 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:silver;"
! scope="row"| Eric Dittelman | 6 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|2|Won Judges' Vote}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| William Close | 7 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row"|Unity in Motion
| 8 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Eric & Olivia
| 9 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Lindsey Norton
| 10 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Horse
| 11 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| Olate Dogs | 12 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
- {{note|3|3}} For health & safety reasons, David Smith had to perform outside the studio; the judges were required to view the performance in person, and used hand-carried signs in place of their buzzers.
==Quarter-final 5 – YouTube Round (August 14)==
Guest Performers, Results Show: Gabby Douglas, Karmin, The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:19em;"|Quarter-Finalist !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" |Order !scope="col" colspan="3" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' votes !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:21em;"|Result (August 15) |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mandel}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Osbourne}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Stern}} |
|---|
| style="background:silver;"
! scope="row"| Clint Carvalho and His Extreme Parrots | 1 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|2|Won Judges' Vote}} |
| scope="row"| Reverse Order
| 2 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Rudy Coby
| 3 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| 7 in Unison
| 4 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:#c96;"
!scope="row"| Drew Erwin | 5 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|3|Lost Judges' Vote}} |
| scope="row"| Melinda Hill
| 6 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Eric Buss
| 7 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Romeo Dance Cheetah
| 8 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| The Magic of Puck | 9 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| Bria Kelly | 10 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row" |Cast in Bronze {{ref|4|4}}
| 11 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| Academy of Villains | 12 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
- {{note|4|4}} Due to complications, Cast In Bronze had to perform outside the studio; the judges were required to be in person to view the performance, and used hand-carried signs in place of their buzzers.
==Quarter-final 6 Wild Card Round (August 21)==
Guest Performers, Results Show: Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen, and cast of Bring It On
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Quarter-Finalist !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" |Order !scope="col" colspan="3" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' votes !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:23em;"|Result (August 22) |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mandel}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Osbourne}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Stern}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| Spencer Horsman
| 1 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:silver;"
! scope="row"| All That! | 2 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|2|Won Judges' Vote}} |
| scope="row"| Jarrett & Raja
| 3 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Jake Wesley Rogers
| 4 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Cristin Sandu
| 5 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| Todd Oliver | 6 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row"|Bandbaz Brothers
| 7 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| Sebastien "El Charro de Oro" | 8 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row"| Horse
| 9 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:#c96;"
! scope="row"| Lindsey Norton | 10 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|3|Lost Judges' Vote}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| Andrew De Leon | 11 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row"| Ben Blaque
| 12 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
=Semi-finals summary=
==Semi-final 1 (August 28)==
Guest Performers, Results Show: Neon Trees, and Steve Harvey
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Semi-Finalist !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" |Order !scope="col" colspan="3" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' votes !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:23em;"|Result (August 29) |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mandel}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Osbourne}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Stern}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| Andrew De Leon
| 1 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:#c96;"
! scope="row"| Todd Oliver | 2 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|3|Lost Judges' Vote}} |
| scope="row"| Donovan & Rebecca
| 3 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Edon
| 4 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| The Scott Brothers
| 5 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Eric Dittelman
| 6 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Turf
| 7 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Bria Kelly
| 8 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:silver;"
! scope="row"| Joe Castillo | 9 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|2|Won Judges' Vote}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| William Close | 10 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| Tom Cotter | 11 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row"| Academy of Villains
| 12 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
==Semi-final 2 (September 4)==
Guest Performers, Results Show: Train, Nathan Burton, and Haunted by Heroes with Dee Snider
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Semi-Finalist !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" |Order !scope="col" colspan="3" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' votes !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:23em;"|Result (September 6) {{ref|5|5}} |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mandel}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Osbourne}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Stern}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| All That!
| 1 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Sebastien "El Charro de Oro"
| 2 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| The Magic of Puck
| 3 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Clint Carvalho and His Extreme Parrots
| 4 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Jacob Williams
| 5 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Shanice and Maurice Hayes
| 6 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| All Wheel Sports
| 7 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row"| Tim Hockenberry
| 8 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| The Untouchables | 9 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite;"
! scope="row"| Olate Dogs | 10 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| style="background:#c96"
! scope="row"| Lightwire Theater | 11 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|3|Lost Judges' Vote}} |
| style="background:silver"
! scope="row"| David Garibaldi and His CMYK's | 12 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|2|Won Judges' Vote}} |
- {{note|5|5}} Due to live coverage of the NFL game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants, the results episode was aired the day after to avoid conflicting with it.
=Finals (September 12)=
Guest Performers, Results Show: Justin Bieber, Big Sean, Green Day, Joan Rivers, OneRepublic, Ne-Yo, Flo Rida, Frankie J, Blue Man Group, and Burton Crane
:{{legend2|gold|Winner|border=1px solid #aaa}} | {{legend2|silver|Runner-up|border=1px solid #aaa}} | {{legend2|#c96|3rd place|border=1px solid #aaa}}
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" width="30%;"
!class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Finalist !data-sort-type="number" style="width:1em;" |Order !data-sort-type="number" style="width:10em;"|Result |
| scope="row"| David Garibaldi and His CMYK's
| 1 | 4th |
|---|
| style="background:silver;"
! scope="row"| Tom Cotter | 2 | 2nd |
| scope="row"| The Untouchables
| 3 | 6th |
| scope="row"| Joe Castillo
| 4 | 5th |
| style="background:#c96"
! scope="row"| William Close | 5 | 3rd |
| style="background:gold"
! scope="row"| Olate Dogs | 6 | 1st |
Ratings
The following ratings are based upon those published by Nielsen Media Research after this season's broadcast:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Show
! Episode ! First air date ! Rating ! Share ! Viewers ! Timeslot ! Nightly ! Weekly |
|---|
| 1
| style="text-align:left;"|Los Angeles and St. Louis Auditions | May 14, 2012 | 3.7 | 10 | 10.48{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/15/monday-final-ratings-how-i-met-your-mother-two-and-a-half-men-mike-molly-americas-got-talent-the-bachelorette-adjusted-up/134437/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518004259/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/15/monday-final-ratings-how-i-met-your-mother-two-and-a-half-men-mike-molly-americas-got-talent-the-bachelorette-adjusted-up/134437/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 18, 2012 |title=Monday Final Ratings: 'How I Met Your Mother', 'Two and a Half Men', 'Mike & Molly', 'America's Got Talent' & 'The Bachelorette' Adjusted Up|last=Bibel|first=Sara|date=May 15, 2012|work=TV by the Numbers|access-date=May 15, 2012}} | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 2
| style="text-align:left;"|San Francisco Auditions | May 15, 2012 | 3.4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 3
| style="text-align:left;"|New York Auditions (Part 1) | May 21, 2012 | 3.2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4
| style="text-align:left;"|New York Auditions (Part 2) | May 22, 2012 | 3.3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5
| style="text-align:left;"|Tampa Bay Auditions (Part 1) | May 28, 2012 | 2.8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6
| style="text-align:left;"|St. Louis Auditions (Part 2) | May 29, 2012 | 3.7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7
| style="text-align:left;"|Austin Auditions (Part 1) | June 4, 2012 | 3.3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8
| style="text-align:left;"|Austin Auditions (Part 2) | June 5, 2012 | 3.5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9
| style="text-align:left;"|Tampa Bay Auditions (Part 2) | June 12, 2012 | 3.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10
| style="text-align:left;"|Final Auditions | June 18, 2012 | 2.9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11
| align="left"|Las Vegas Week (Part 1) | June 25, 2012 | 3.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12
| align="left"|Las Vegas Week (Part 2) | June 26, 2012 | 3.2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13
| align="left"|Las Vegas Week (Part 3) | June 27, 2012 | 2.8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14
| align="left"|Top 48, Week 1 (performances) | July 2, 2012 | 2.9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15
| align="left"|Top 48, Week 1 (results) | July 3, 2012 | 2.3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16
| align="left"|Top 48, Week 2 (performances) | July 10, 2012 | 2.8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 17
| align="left"|Top 48, Week 2 (results) | July 11, 2012 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 18
| align="left"|Top 48, Week 3 (performances) | July 17, 2012 | 2.6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19
| align="left"|Top 48, Week 3 (results) | July 18, 2012 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 20
| align="left"|Top 48, Week 4 (performances) | July 24, 2012 | 2.7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 21
| align="left"|Top 48, Week 4 (results) | July 25, 2012 | 2.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 22
| align="left"|YouTube Snapple Special | August 14, 2012 | 2.8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23
| align="left"|YouTube Snapple Special (results) | August 15, 2012 | 2.3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 24
| align="left"|Wild Card | August 21, 2012 | 2.5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25
| align="left"|Wild Card (results) | August 22, 2012 | 2.3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26
| align="left"|Semifinals, Round 1 (performances) | August 28, 2012 | 2.5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27
| align="left"|Semifinals, Round 1 (results) | August 29, 2012 | 2.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 28
| align="left"|Semifinals, Round 2 (performances) | September 4, 2012 | 2.4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 29
| align="left"|Semifinals, Round 2 (results) | September 6, 2012 | 1.9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 30
| align="left"|Finals (performances) | September 12, 2012 | 2.9 | 8 | 11.05{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/13/wednesday-final-ratings-the-voice-big-brother-adjusted-up-no-adjustments-for-americas-got-talent-or-guys-with-kids/148502/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916015938/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/13/wednesday-final-ratings-the-voice-big-brother-adjusted-up-no-adjustments-for-americas-got-talent-or-guys-with-kids/148502/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 16, 2012 |title=Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The Voice' 'The X Factor' & 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up, No Adjustments for 'America's Got Talent' or 'Guys With Kids'|work=TV by the Numbers|date=September 13, 2012 |last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|access-date=September 13, 2012}} | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 31
| align="left"|Finale | September 13, 2012 | 2.4 | 7 | 10.59{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/14/thursday-final-ratings-glee-adjusted-down-no-adjustment-for-the-x-factor/148647/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917000248/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/14/thursday-final-ratings-glee-adjusted-down-no-adjustment-for-the-x-factor/148647/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 17, 2012 |title=Thursday Final Ratings: 'Glee' Adjusted Down, No 18-49 Adjustment for 'The X-Factor'|work=TV by the Numbers|date=September 14, 2012 |last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|access-date=September 14, 2012}} | 1 | 1 | 19 |
Controversy
America's Got Talent faced controversy during its seventh season when it emerged that one of its participants had made a false claim that hadn't been properly checked. Minnesota National Guard sergeant Tim Poe, who made an audition for the season, claimed that an audible stutter he had was the result of an injury he sustained while operating with a military unit serving the War in Afghanistan. Although he provided evidence to back his claim, both the Associated Press and Minnesota National Guard refuted the documentation he provided, making clear that his condition could not be verified as occurring during his service in Afghanistan.{{cite web |url=http://www.agtnews.com/military-paperwork-says-tim-poe-was-injured-in-the-line-of-duty |title=Military Paperwork Says Tim Poe Was Injured "In The Line of Duty" |publisher=AGTNews.com |access-date=2012-08-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917092858/http://www.agtnews.com/military-paperwork-says-tim-poe-was-injured-in-the-line-of-duty |archive-date=2012-09-17 }} Although Poe advanced no further, production staff would have had to face the question of disqualifying him from advancing into later stages for submitting a lie that had been broadcast on national television.{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/talented_liar_dEG81EH8MkLd30jbOGfx8I |title=Talented 'liar'|date=June 6, 2012|access-date=June 6, 2012|work=New York Post|first1=Sean|last1=Daly|first2=Don|last2=Kaplan}}{{cite web|url=http://realitytvmagazine.sheknows.com/2012/06/10/tim-poe-update-liar-liar-pants-on-fire-theyre-probably-not-even-his-pants/|title=Tim Poe Update: Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire. They're Probably Not Even His Pants.|last=Stavarski|first=Melissa|date=10 June 2012|work=Reality TV Magazine|access-date=11 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613191148/http://realitytvmagazine.sheknows.com/2012/06/10/tim-poe-update-liar-liar-pants-on-fire-theyre-probably-not-even-his-pants/|archive-date=13 June 2012|url-status=dead}}
References
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