America's Got Talent season 9
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- Jason Raff
- Sam Donnelly{{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 = Mat Franco
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| num_episodes = 32
| first_aired = {{Start date|2014|5|27}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2014|9|17}}
| network = NBC
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The ninth season of American talent show competition series America's Got Talent was broadcast on NBC from May 27 to September 17, 2014. Following the previous season, the program underwent a number of format changes, including the second audition stage and to the Wildcard format. The most significant change to be made was the inclusion of the "Golden Buzzer", an element that was being introduced into the Got Talent franchise around that time (although the format used would later be changed by the next season). Apart from the format changes, the ninth season's audition process featured the first and only involvement of a third-party television program to collaborate with America's Got Talent in offering a place in the competition.
The ninth season was won by magician Mat Franco, with singer Emily West finishing in second, and acrobatic group Acro Army placing third. During its broadcast, the season averaged around over 10.23 million viewers.
Season overview
Auditions for the ninth season's competition took place during 2013 between October and December in Miami, Atlanta, Baltimore, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, New York City, and Providence, Rhode Island.{{cite web|url=http://www.turnto10.com/story/24183677/americas-got-talent-to-hold-auditions-in-providence|title='America's Got Talent' to hold auditions in Providence|website=Turnto10.com|date=December 10, 2013 |access-date=December 23, 2017}} Contestants could also submit a video of their audition online.{{cite web|url=http://www.agtauditions.com|title=Official America's Got Talent Audition Site 2017–2018|website=Official America's Got Talent Audition Site 2017–2018}} The judges' auditions had a number of sessions held across three major venues the following year in 2014, the first within February at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, while the other two took place in April within Madison Square Garden in New York City and the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/s67/americas-got-talent/news/a560655/americas-got-talent-announces-new-york-los-angeles-auditions.html|title=America's Got Talent heads to NYC, LA|website=Digital Spy |date=March 27, 2014}}
Production on the season had a number of changes made. One of the most significant was the introduction of the "Golden Buzzer" format, a new addition that was brought into other editions of the Got Talent franchise. While the format was assigned to the auditions round, it functioned differently in its first use. Anyone who received the buzzer would simply gain a place in the next stage of auditions automatically, although only the judges could use it. In effect, the new buzzer was used mainly to save an act from elimination or to break up a 2–2 tie vote by judges in the auditions. Later seasons would alter the rules for the Golden Buzzer to match that of other international editions.{{cite web|url=http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/americas_got_talent_offers_a_golden_buzzer-2014-04|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140408192852/http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/americas_got_talent_offers_a_golden_buzzer-2014-04|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 8, 2014|title='America's Got Talent' Season 9: 'Golden Buzzer' can save contestants|website=Zap2it |date=April 7, 2014}}
Another change was to incorporate an online public vote in the live rounds, named after the program's sponsor at the time, which allowed viewers to grant an automatic place in the finals to a semi-finalist in each semi-final. While they could vote via Google, they could only vote on those placed 5th, 6th and 7th in the main public vote respectively, with the remaining two who lost out facing a vote from the judges for advancement.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/snapple-save |title=Snapple Save | America's Got Talent | NBC |access-date=August 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831003115/http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/snapple-save |archive-date=August 31, 2014 |url-status=dead }} Although the format remained for later seasons, with a different name following a change in sponsor, the ninth season is the only one in the program's history to allow this format to be used in the finals as well. Other changes that were made included a reduction in the number of quarter-finalists and quarter-finals, and the second stage of auditions being conducted in New York, rather than in Las Vegas. It retained the same format of "Vegas Verdicts", but was made more competitive and renamed as "Judgement Week". It was also originally intended to have a live audience, but this idea was later dropped.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVXhNmefmjo|title=YouTube|website=Youtube.com|access-date=December 23, 2017}}
One prominent element of the ninth season that was unusual for America's Got Talent, a decision that would not be repeated in later seasons, was to involve another television show. With the collaborative help from The Today Show, a place in the competition's live round was offered to an additional participant. The involvement of a third-party television program in the competition's audition process focused on a simple arrangement. Participants wanting a place in the competition could submit a recording of their performance on the website for The Today Show. The top three entries from these would then conduct a further performance in late July 2014 on the program, and the best of these voted for by the program's viewers would earn a place in the live rounds of the competition.{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/entertainment/todays-got-talent-audition-chance-join-americas-got-talent-2D79717413|title=Cornell Bhangra wins TODAY vote, joins 'America's Got Talent'|website=Today.com|access-date=December 23, 2017}}{{Cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/22/powerhouse-tumblers-cornell-bhangra-domino-effect-named-finalists-for-todays-got-talent-contest/285223/ |title=Powerhouse Tumblers, Cornell Bhangra & Domino Effect Named Finalists for 'Today's Got Talent' Contest - Ratings |access-date=July 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729162335/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/22/powerhouse-tumblers-cornell-bhangra-domino-effect-named-finalists-for-todays-got-talent-contest/285223/ |archive-date=July 29, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
Forty-eight of the participants who auditioned for this season secured a place in the live quarter-finals, with twelve quarter-finalists performing in each show. About twenty quarter-finalists advanced and were split between the two semi-finals (including four Wildcard acts selected by the judges), with twelve semi-finalists securing a place in the finals, and six finalists securing a place in the grand-final. These are the results of each participant's overall performance during the season:
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!Participant !class="unsortable"|Age(s) {{Ref|1|1}} !Genre !class="unsortable"|Act !Quarter-Final !Result |
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| AcroArmy | 11-27 | Acrobatics | Acrobatic Group | 3 | {{sort|3|Third place}} |
| ACTE II
| 29 & 32 | Singing | Opera Duo | 2 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
| Adrian Romoff
| 9 | Music | Pianist | 3 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
| bgcolor=pink
| Aerial Animation | 33 | Acrobatics | Aerialist | 2 | {{sort|6|Semi-finalist}} |
| bgcolor=pink
| Andrey Moraru | 26 | Acrobatics | Hand Balancer | 2 | {{sort|6|Semi-finalist}} |
| Anna Clendening
| 20 | Singing / Music | Singer & Guitarist | 3 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
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| Bad Boys of Ballet 15px | {{n/a}} {{ref|2|2}} | Dance | Dance Group | 4 | {{sort|6|Semi-finalist}} |
| bgcolor=pink
| Baila Conmigo | {{n/a}} {{ref|2|2}} | Dance | Dance Group | 1 | {{sort|6|Semi-finalist}} |
| bgcolor=NavajoWhite
| Blue Journey | 18 & 33 | Dance | Dance Duo | 3 | {{sort|5|Finalist}} |
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| Christian Stoinev | 22 {{ref|3|3}} | Acrobatics / Animals | Hand Balancer | 3 | {{sort|5|Finalist}} |
| Cornell Bhangra
| 18-23 | Dance | Dance Group | 3 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
| bgcolor=pink
| 44 | Comedy | Comedian | 1 | {{sort|6|Semi-finalist}} |
| Darik Santos
| 26 | Comedy | Comedian | 2 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
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| David & Leeman | 27 & 29 | Magic | Magicians | 1 | {{sort|5|Finalist}} |
| Dom the Bom's Triple Threat
| 8 | Variety | Card Throwing Trio | 4 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
| Dragon House "The Agents"
| 23-25 | Dance | Dance Trio | 3 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
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| Emil & Dariel | 13 & 16 | Music | Cellist Duo | 4 | {{sort|5|Finalist}} |
| bgcolor=silver
| 32 | Singing | Singer | 1 | {{sort|2|Runner-up}} |
| Extreme Dance Company
| {{n/a}} {{ref|2|2}} | Dance | Dance Group | 4 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
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| Flight Crew Jump Rope 15px | 19-29 | Variety | Jump Rope Group | 1 | {{sort|6|Semi-finalist}} |
| Hart Dance Team
| 14-17 | Dance | Dance Group | 2 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
| Jasmine Flowers
| 12-18 | Dance | Dance Group | 1 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
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| Jaycob Curlee | 18 | Singing / Music | Singer & Guitarist | 2 | {{sort|6|Semi-finalist}} |
| JD Anderson
| 26 | Variety | Strongman | 1 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
| John & Andrew
| 21 & 41 | Dance | Salsa Duo | 2 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
| bgcolor=pink
| 38 | Singing / Music | Singer & Pianist | 4 | {{sort|6|Semi-finalist}} |
| Jonatan Riquelme
| 37 | Acrobatics | Balancing Acrobat | 4 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
| Juan Carlos
| 49 | Dance | Rollerblade Dancer | 2 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
| Julia Goodwin
| 15 | Singing | Singer | 1 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
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| Kelli Glover | 31 | Singing | Singer | 4 | {{sort|6|Semi-finalist}} |
| Kieran & Finian Makepeace
| 27 & 31 | Singing / Music | Band | 3 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
| Livy, Matt & Sammy
| 18-21 | Singing / Music | Band | 2 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
| Loop Rawlins
| 28 | Variety | Wild West Performer | 2 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
| bgcolor=NavajoWhite
| Mara Justine | 11 | Singing | Singer | 2 | {{sort|5|Finalist}} |
| bgcolor=gold
| 25 | Magic | Magician | 2 | {{sort|1|Winner}} |
| bgcolor=NavajoWhite
| Miguel Dakota | 21 | Singing / Music | Singer & Guitarist | 1 | {{sort|4|Grand-finalist}} |
| bgcolor=NavajoWhite
| 37 | Magic | Mentalist | 3 | {{sort|5|Finalist}} |
| Mothmen Dance
| 18-35 | Dance | Dance Group | 4 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
| Nina Burri
| 36 | Acrobatics | Contortionist | 4 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
| One Voice Children's Choir
| 6-18 | Singing | Choir | 4 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
| bgcolor=pink
| Paul Ieti | 21 | Singing | Singer | 3 | {{sort|6|Semi-finalist}} |
| bgcolor=NavajoWhite
| Quintavious Johnson | 12 | Singing | Singer | 4 | {{sort|4|Grand-finalist}} |
| Sean & Luke
| 17 & 18 | Dance | Tap Dance Duo | 1 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
| bgcolor=pink
| Smoothini | 33 | Magic | Magician | 4 | {{sort|6|Semi-finalist}} |
| bgcolor=NavajoWhite
| 26-30 | Singing / Music | Band | 3 | {{Sort|4|Grand-finalist}} |
| The Willis Clan
| 3-21 | Singing / Music | Family Band | 1 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
| Valo & Bobby
| 31 & 37 | Acrobatics | Acrobatic Duo | 1 | {{sort|7|Eliminated}} |
| bgcolor=pink
| 53 | Comedy | Comedian | 3 | {{sort|6|Semi-finalist}} |
- {{note|1|1}} Ages denoted for a participant(s), pertain to their final performance for this season.
- {{note|2|2}} The ages of these participants were not disclosed on the program.
- {{note|3|3}} The age of the dog in this act was not disclosed on the program.
=Quarter-finals summary=
==Quarter-final 1 (July 29)==
Guest Performers, Results Show: The Rockettes, Enrique Iglesias and Sean Paul
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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="4" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' votes !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:25em;"|Result (July 30) |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mandel}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mel B}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Klum}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Stern}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | Sean & Luke
| 1 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row" | Valo & Bobby
| 2 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row" | Julia Goodwin
| 3 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:silver"
! scope="row" | Baila Conmigo | 4 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|2|Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | David & Leeman | 5 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row" | The Willis Clan
| 6 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:#c96"
! scope="row" | Flight Crew Jump Rope {{ref|4|4}} | 7 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|3|Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)}} |
| scope="row" |Jasmine Flowers
| 8 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Emily West | 9 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row" | JD Anderson
| 10 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Dan Naturman | 11 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Miguel Dakota | 12 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
- {{note|4|4}} Flight Crew Jump Rope were later appointed as Heidi Klum's Wildcard semi-finalist.
==Quarter-final 2 (August 5) ==
Guest Performers, Results Show: Lindsey Stirling, and Lzzy Hale
| 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="4" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' votes !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:25em;"|Result (August 6) |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mandel}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mel B}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Klum}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Stern}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | Hart Dance Team
| 1 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row" | Loop Rawlins
| 2 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row" | John & Andrew
| 3 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row" | Livy, Matt & Sammy
| 4 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Andrey Moraru | 5 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row" | Juan Carlos
| 6 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:silver"
! scope="row" | Mara Justine | 7 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|2|Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Aerial Animation | 8 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Jaycob Curlee | 9 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Mat Franco | 10 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row" | Darik Santos
| 11 |style="text-align:center;"| | | |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:#c96"
! scope="row" | Acte II | 12 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|3|Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)}} |
== Quarter-final 3 (August 12) ==
Guest Performers, Results Show: Kenichi Ebina, and Taylor Williamson
| 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="4" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' votes !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:25em;"|Result (August 13) |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mandel}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mel B}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Klum}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Stern}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | Dragon House "The Agents"
| 1 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row" | Anna Clendening
| 2 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row" | Cornell Bhangra
| 3 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row" | Kieran & Finian Makepeace
| 4 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:#c96"
! scope="row" | Mike Super {{ref|5|5}} | 5 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|3|Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)}} |
| scope="row" | Adrian Romoff
| 6 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:silver"
! scope="row" | AcroArmy | 7 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|2|Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)}} |
| scope="row" | Wendy Liebman
| 8 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Sons of Serendip | 9 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Blue Journey | 10 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Christian Stoinev | 11 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Paul Ieti | 12 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
- {{note|5|5}} Mike Super was later appointed as Howie Mandel's Wildcard semi-finalist.
- {{note|6|6}} Wendy Liebman was later appointed Howard Stern's Wildcard semi-finalist.
== Quarter-final 4 (August 19) ==
Guest Performers, Results Show: Taylor Williamson, and The Illusionists {{cite web|url=http://on-camera-audiences.com/shows/Americas_Got_Talent|title=America's Got Talent|website=On-camera-audiences.com|access-date=December 23, 2017}}
| 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="4" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' votes !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:25em;"|Result (August 20) |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mandel}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mel B}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Klum}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Stern}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | Bad Boys of Ballet {{ref|7|7}}
| 1 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:#c96"
! scope="row"| One Voice Children's Choir | 2 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| {{ref|8|8}} |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|3|Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Jonah Smith | 3 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row" | Dom the Bom's Triple Threat
| 4 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row" | Extreme Dance Company
| 5 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Emil & Dariel | 6 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row" | Nina Burri
| 7 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Quintavious Johnson | 8 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row" | Mothmen Dance
| 9 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Smoothini | 10 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row" | Jonatan Riquelme
| 11 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:silver"
! scope="row" | Kelli Glover | 12 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|2|Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)}} |
- {{note|7|7}} Bad Boys of Ballet were later appointed as Mel B's Wildcard semi-finalist.
- {{note|8|8}} Due to the majority vote for Kelli Glover, Klum's voting intention was not revealed.
=Semi-finals summary=
== Semi-final 1 (August 26) ==
Guest Performer, Results Show: Ariana Grande
| 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="4" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' votes !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:25em;"|Result (August 27) |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mandel}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mel B}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Klum}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Stern}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | Flight Crew Jump Rope
| 1 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:gold"
! scope="row" | Mara Justine | 2 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|2|Advanced (Online Public Vote)}} |
| scope="row" | Bad Boys of Ballet
| 3 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row" | Paul Ieti
| 4 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Mike Super | 5 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row" | Andrey Moraru
| 6 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Miguel Dakota | 7 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Sons of Serendip | 8 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| style="background:silver"
! scope="row" | David & Leeman | 9 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|3|Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)}} |
| scope="row" | Dan Naturman
| 10 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:#c96"
! scope="row" | Aerial Animation | 11 |style="text-align:center;"|20px | |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|4|Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Emily West | 12 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
- {{note|9|9}} Due to the majority vote for David & Leeman, Mel B's voting intention was not revealed.
== Semi-final 2 (September 2) ==
Guest Performers, Results: Maroon 5
| 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="4" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' votes !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:25em;"|Result (September 3) |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mandel}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mel B}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Klum}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Stern}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | Jonah Smith
| 1 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row" | Baila Conmigo
| 2 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row" | Jaycob Curlee
| 3 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Mat Franco | 4 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | AcroArmy | 5 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row" | Kelli Glover
| 6 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row" | Wendy Liebman
| 7 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:gold"
! scope="row" | Blue Journey | 8 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|2|Advanced (Online Public Vote)}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Emil & Dariel | 9 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| style="background:#c96"
! scope="row" | Smoothini | 10 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|4|Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)}} |
| style="background:silver"
! scope="row" | Christian Stoinev | 11 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|3|Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Quintavious Johnson | 12 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
=Finals summary=
== Finals – Top 12 (September 9–10) ==
Guest Performers, Results Show: The Muppets, and Jackie Evancho
:20px Buzzed Out | 20px Judges' choice | {{legend2|NavajoWhite|Advanced to Grand-final|border=1px solid #aaa}}
:{{legend2|gold|Won Online Public Vote|border=1px solid #aaa}} | {{legend2|silver|Won Judges' Vote}} | {{legend2|#c96|Lost Judges' Vote}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Finalist !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" |Order !scope="col" colspan="4" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' votes !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:25em;"|Result (September 10) |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mandel}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Mel B}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Klum}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Stern}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | Mara Justine
| 1 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row" | David & Leeman
| 2 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:gold"
! scope="row" | Sons of Serendip | 3 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|3|Advanced (Online Public Vote)}} |
| scope="row" | Christian Stoinev
| 4 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:#c96"
! scope="row" | Emil & Dariel | 5 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px | {{sort|4|Eliminated (Judges' Vote Tied – Lost by Public Vote)}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | AcroArmy | 6 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Quintavious Johnson | 7 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| scope="row" | Mike Super
| 8 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| scope="row" | Blue Journey
| 9 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Emily West | 10 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Mat Franco | 11 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| style="background:silver"
! scope="row" | Miguel Dakota | 12 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| | {{sort|3|Advanced (Judges' Vote Tied – Won by Public Vote)}} |
== Grand-Final (September 16) ==
Guest Performers, Results Show: Pitbull & The Rockettes, and Ed Sheeran
:{{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="33%;"
!class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Grand-finalist !class="unsortable" style="width:19em;"|Performed with !data-sort-type="number" style="width:17em;"|Result (September 17) |
| style="background:#c96"
! scope="row" | AcroArmy | 3rd |
| style="background:silver"
! scope="row" | Emily West | 2nd |
| style="background:gold"
! scope="row" | Mat Franco | 1st |
| scope="row" | Miguel Dakota
| 6th |
|---|
| scope="row" | Quintavious Johnson
| 5th |
| scope="row" | Sons of Serendip
| Train | 4th |
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 ! Time slot ! Nightly ! Weekly |
|---|
| 1
| style="text-align:left;" |Season premiere | May 27, 2014 | 3.0 | 9 | 12.00 {{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/29/tuesday-final-ratings-no-adjustments-to-americas-got-talent-or-the-night-shift/268281/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530035747/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/29/tuesday-final-ratings-no-adjustments-to-americas-got-talent-or-the-night-shift/268281/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 30, 2014|title=Tuesday Final Ratings: No Adjustments for 'America's Got Talent' or 'The Night Shift'|last=Bibel|first=Sara|publisher=TV by the Numbers|date=May 29, 2014|access-date=May 29, 2014}} | 1 | 1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608003538/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/03/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-americas-got-talent-tops-week-36-with-adults-18-49-and-with-total-viewers/270044/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 8, 2014 |title=TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'America's Got Talent' Tops Week 36 With Adults 18–49 and With Total Viewers|last=Kondology|first=Amanda|publisher=TV by the Numbers|date=June 3, 2014|access-date=June 3, 2014}} |
| 2
| style="text-align:left;" |Auditions Week 2 | June 3, 2014 | 2.9 | 10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606223240/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/04/tuesday-final-ratings-americas-got-talent-extreme-weight-loss-famous-in-12-adjusted-down/270312/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 6, 2014 |title=Tuesday Final Ratings: 'America's Got Talent', 'Extreme Weight Loss' & 'Celebrity Wife Swap' Adjusted Up; 'Famous in 12' Adjusted Down|last=Kondology|first=Amanda|publisher=TV by the Numbers|date=June 4, 2014|access-date=June 4, 2014}} | 1 | 1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140613013946/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/10/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-nba-finals-tops-week-37-with-adults-18-49-and-with-total-viewers/271709/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 13, 2014 |title=TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: NBA Finals Tops Week 37 With Adults 18–49 and With Total Viewers|last=Bibel|first=Sara|publisher=TV by the Numbers|date=June 10, 2014|access-date=June 10, 2014}} |
| 3
| style="text-align:left;" |Auditions Week 3 | June 10, 2014 | 2.6 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 4
| style="text-align:left;" |Auditions Week 4 | June 17, 2014 | 2.6 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 5
| style="text-align:left;" |Auditions Week 5 | June 22, 2014 | 2.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 6
| style="text-align:left;" |Auditions Week 6 | July 1, 2014 | 2.6 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 7
| style="text-align:left;" |Best of Auditions | July 15, 2014 | 2.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 8
| style="text-align:left;" |Judgment Week 1 | July 22, 2014 | 2.4 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 9
| style="text-align:left;" |Judgment Week 2 | July 23, 2014 | 2.4 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 10
| style="text-align:left;" |Quarterfinals, Week 1 (performances) | July 29, 2014 | 2.4 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 11
| style="text-align:left;" |Quarterfinals, Week 1 (results) | July 30, 2014 | 2.2 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 12
| style="text-align:left;" |Quarterfinals, Week 2 (performances) | August 5, 2014 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 13
| style="text-align:left;" |Quarterfinals, Week 2 (results) | August 6, 2014 | 2.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 14
| style="text-align:left;" |Quarterfinals, Week 3 (performances) | August 12, 2014 | 2.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 15
| style="text-align:left;" |Quarterfinals, Week 3 (results) | August 13, 2014 | 1.9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 16
| style="text-align:left;" |Quarterfinals, Week 4 (performances) | August 19, 2014 | 2.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 17
| style="text-align:left;" |Quarterfinals, Week 4 (results) | August 20, 2014 | 1.9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 18
| style="text-align:left;" |Semifinals, Round 1 (performances) | August 26, 2014 | 2.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 19
| style="text-align:left;" |Semifinals, Round 1 (results) | August 27, 2014 | 1.8 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 20
| style="text-align:left;" |Semifinals, Round 2 (performances) | September 2, 2014 | 1.8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 21
| style="text-align:left;" |Semifinals, Round 2 (results) | September 3, 2014 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 22
| style="text-align:left;" |Top 12 (performances) | September 9, 2014 | 1.9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 23
| style="text-align:left;" |Top 12 (results) | September 10, 2014 | 1.8 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 24
| style="text-align:left;" |Finals (performances) | September 16, 2014 | 2.5 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 25
| style="text-align:left;" |Finale | September 17, 2014 | 2.4 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Recap episodes
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Show
! Episode ! First air date ! Rating ! Share ! Viewers ! Time slot ! Nightly ! Weekly |
|---|
| 1
| style="text-align:left;" |Quarterfinals Week 1, Recap | July 30, 2014 | 1.2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2
| style="text-align:left;" |Quarterfinals Week 2, Recap | August 6, 2014 | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 3
| style="text-align:left;" |Quarterfinals Week 3, Recap | August 13, 2014 | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 4
| style="text-align:left;" |Quarterfinals Week 4, Recap | August 20, 2014 | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 5
| style="text-align:left;" |Semifinals Week 1, Recap | August 27, 2014 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 6
| style="text-align:left;" |Semifinals Week 2, Recap | September 3, 2014 | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 7
| style="text-align:left;" |Top 12, Recap | September 10, 2014 | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
- {{note|a|a}} This episode's weekly rank is not known because it was not among the 25 highest ranked shows of the week.
References
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