America's Got Talent (season 9)

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America's Got Talent
Season 9
Broadcast from May 27 –
September 17, 2014
Judges Howie Mandel
Howard Stern
Mel B
Heidi Klum
Host(s) Nick Cannon
Broadcaster NBC
Winner
Mat Franco
Origin Johnston, Rhode Island
Genre(s) Magician
Runner-up
Emily West
Chronology

Season nine of the reality competition series America's Got Talent premiered on May 27, 2014[1] and was won by magician Mat Franco. Nick Cannon returned for his sixth season as host. This is Howie Mandel's fifth season, Howard Stern's third season, and Mel B and Heidi Klum both returned for their second season on the judging panel.[2][3]

The live shows were shot from Radio City Music Hall in New York. The season ended on September 17, 2014. Emily West took second place while Acro Army, a gymnastics group took third place.

This season saw only one "X" in the live shows. Stern buzzed rollerskater Juan Carlos in the second quarterfinal. The season had fewer buzzes than any other in the series.

New additions

On April 8, 2014, NBC announced that Talent returned to Radio City Music Hall for the live shows, which began on July 29. The Las Vegas rounds were eliminated. Instead, the "bootcamp" round of auditions was held in New York City in front of a live studio audience. Stern confirmed on his radio show that after three acts were taped during "Judgement Week", producers scrapped the live audience concept. Others asserted that the reason was because the show was having a hard time filling seats.[4] Also in this season came the initiation of a "golden buzzer"—which was also unveiled on that year's Britain's Got Talent. Each judge was permitted to press the buzzer only once during the season to have an act go through to the next round, typically used when there is a tie.[5] This is regardless of the other judges' opinions. However, rather than sending acts straight through to the live shows as in Britain's Got Talent, an act on which the Golden Buzzer was used would only be given a free pass to the next round of the competition, Judgment Week. That format was added in the next season.

Forty-eight acts were sent through to the live shows. The judges chose 47 of these acts, with the last contestant chosen by the general public. For the last slot, contestants uploaded their audition videos to the Today website, and the top 3 performed on Rockefeller Plaza. Viewers voted for their favorite act to be sent straight to the live shows.[6]

Preliminary auditions

The producers' auditions began on October 26, 2013 in Miami. Other audition sites included Atlanta, Baltimore, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, New York City and Providence, Rhode Island.[7] Contestants could also submit a video of their audition online.[8] Auditions in front of the judges were held February 20–22 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, which hosted the live shows during season seven. Judges' auditions were held in New York City at Madison Square Garden from April 3 to April 6 and in Los Angeles at Dolby Theatre from April 21 to April 26.[9]

Audition city Audition date Venue
Newark, New Jersey February 20–22, 2014 New Jersey Performing Arts Center
New York, New York April 3–6, 2014 Madison Square Garden
Los Angeles, California April 21–26, 2014 Dolby Theatre

Golden buzzer

The Golden Buzzer was only used twice in its debut season. During the first episode, Stern used the golden buzzer for "Dustin's Dojo", a comedic martial arts act, and they were sent through to the next round. On the July 1 episode, Mandel pressed the buzzer to save "Emmanuel & Phillip Hudson", another comedy act with a popular YouTube channel. However, both acts were eliminated at Judgment Week.

Brown and Klum were not seen to use the golden buzzer to save any act. Either they did not use the buzzer, or they did but their acts' auditions did not air.

Special episode

A special audition episode aired on Sunday, June 22, 2014 (instead of Tuesday, June 24), showcasing the "best talent on the show this year so far". NBC also announced that two acts (who were not auditioning) would attempt, on the episode, to break one of the Guinness World Records. One act was successful, while the other was not. The successful world record breaker was Professor Splash, who was a contestant on season six.

Judgment Week

Judgment Week, the second round of auditions, aired as a two night special from July 22–23, 2014, and featured all the acts who made it through the first round of auditions competing for the first 47 spots in the live shows. The 48th spot was later filled by the winner of Today's Got Talent, as described below.

For the first time in the history of the show, this round of competition took place in New York City instead of Las Vegas. However, the format of this round remained the same.

Judgment week automatic decisions

There were several acts where the judges automatically sent through the act immediately after their performance.

  • Baila Conmigo, dance troupe
  • John & Andrew, salsa dancing duo
  • Mara Justine, child singer
  • Paul Ieti, male singer

Following a malfunction with Psycho Jack's prop, the judges conferred and voted to send him home immediately.

Pre-Judgment week decisions

The judges went directly to the performers' home area and gave them the news that they were going straight to the live shows so they would not have to make the journey to Judgment Week.

  • Blue Journey, shadow-dancing act
  • Dom the Bom's Triple Threat, child card-throwing group
  • Jonatan Riquelme, acrobat
  • David and Leeman, magicians
  • Hart Dance Team,[10] dance troupe
  • Dan Naturman, comedian
  • Acte II, opera duo
  • Emil and Dariel, cellists

Pre-Judgment Week Decisions (not shown)

Several acts went straight through to the live shows, but were not announced during the show.[11]

  • One-Voice Children's Choir, children's choir group
  • Valo and Bobby, husband and wife acrobatic duo
  • Extreme, dance group
  • Mothmen Dance, dance and acrobatic group
  • Smoothini, close-up magician
  • Nina Buri, contortionist
  • Andrey Moraru, hand balancer
  • Aerial Animation, aerial acrobatic storytelling with animation

Performances

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Performers

Advanced

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  • Aerial Animation, shadow dancer[note 1]
  • AcroArmy, acrobatic troupe
  • Adrian Romoff, child pianist
  • Andrey Moraru, acrobatic dancer[note 2]
  • Anna Clendening, female singer
  • Bad Boys of Ballet, dance troupe
  • Baila Conmigo, salsa dance troupe[note 3]
  • Beach Avenue, band
  • Christian Stoinev, acrobat
  • Darik Santos, comedian
  • Domino Effects, domino chain reaction group
  • Dragon House "The Agents", dance troupe
  • Emily West, female singer
  • Extreme, dance troupe
  • Flight Crew Jump Rope, jump rope team
  • Jasmine Flowers, dance troupe
  • Jaycob Curlee, male singer
  • JD Anderson, strongman
  • John & Andrew, salsa dancers[note 4]
  • Jonah Smith, band
  • Juan Carlos, roller skater
  • Julia Goodwin, female singer
  • Kelli Glover, female singer
  • Kieran and Finian, band
  • Livy, Matt and Sammy, band
  • Loop Rawlins, rope-twirler
  • Mara Justine, child singer[note 5]
  • Mat Franco, magician
  • Miguel Dakota, male singer
  • Mike Super, magician
  • Mothmen Dance, dance troupe
  • Nina Burri, contortionist[note 6]
  • One Voice Children's Choir, children's choir group[note 7]
  • Paul Ieti, male singer[note 8]
  • Power House Tumblers, tumbling group
  • Quintavious Johnson, child rhythm and blues singer
  • Real Encounter, motorcycle stunt troupe
  • Sean & Luke, tap-dancing duo
  • Smoothini, magician[note 9]
  • Sons of Serendip, band
  • The Willis Clan, band
  • Valo & Bobby, acrobatic duo[note 10]
  • Wendy Liebman, comedian
  • XPogo Stunt Team, acrobatic pogo team

Eliminated

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  • Bob Markworth & Mayana, sharp shooter
  • Byamba's Contortion Girls, children contortionist group
  • Carly Jo Jackson, female singer
  • Carter & Anika, child dancing duo
  • Contortion Sisters, contortionists
  • Cornell Bhangra, bhangra dancing group
  • Detroit Academy of Arts & Sciences Choir, Choir[note 11]
  • Dustin's Dojo, variety martial arts act (Golden Buzzer Act)
  • Emmanuel & Phillip Hudson, variety act (Golden Buzzer Act)
  • Frank Dimitri, male singer
  • Franklin Saint, magician
  • Grace Ann Gregorio, child singer
  • Joe Matarese, comedian
  • John Narum, yo-yo artist
  • Justin Rhodes, male singer
  • Kaycee and Gabe, child dance duo
  • Mighty Atom Jr., senior strongman
  • Psycho Jack, magician[note 12]
  • Richard and Ashlee, acrobatic duo
  • Sal Gonzalez, male singer
  • Solto, dancer
  • Tic & Tac Entertainment, dance duo
  • Top Hogs, animal act
  • Unnamed Breakdancer, breakdancer
  • Unnamed Acrobatic Dance Group, acrobatic dance group
  • Unnamed Dance Group, dance group
  • Unnamed Dance Group wearing green shirts and orange bandanas, dance group
  • Unnamed Male Choir wearing tuxedos, choir/singing group

Unaired Auditions: Several performances were unaired during Judgment Week. Which have been confirmed as eliminated from the competition. Some acts withdrew like other acts from past seasons. Some of the acts listed below appeared but were cut from the broadcast.

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  • Aaron J. Field, male singer
  • American Shaolin Kung Fu, martial artist group
  • Alyssa and David, acrobats
  • Brian Pankley, juggler
  • Buns and Roses, dance group
  • Center Stage Dance Troupe, dance troupe
  • Dance Spectrum, dance group
  • Duo Trapeze, acrobatic act
  • Evgeny Vasilenko, acrobatic act
  • Grennan Green Monster, child knife thrower
  • HYPE Step Team, dance troupe
  • Jodi Miller, comedian
  • Josh Orlian, comedian
  • Josh Wright, pianist
  • Kamikaze Fireflies, comedy danger duo
  • Laura Dasi, acrobatic act
  • Legaci, singing group
  • Magic of Stephen Knight, magician
  • Maggie Lane, opera singer
  • Mary Louise Lee, singer
  • Orlene Gentile, juggler
  • Patrick Gable Marinelli, magician
  • Rachel Butera, impressionist
  • Rami Shabi, Rubik's Cube solver
  • Ray Jessel, comedic singer/pianist
  • Rebel Girls, dance troupe
  • Robert Channing, speed painter
  • Rogue, danger magician
  • Rokardy, hand balancer
  • SLAM!, basketball dunking group
  • Stylish Talent, professional twerker
  • The Birdman, animal act
  • The Famtastix, clogging group
  • The Team, dance troupe
  • Tosca, acrobatic act
  • Unnamed Glow in the Dark/Blacklight group, blacklight performers
  • Unnamed Music Duo, band
  • Unnamed Band, band
  • Unnamed Band/Dance Group, band/dance group
  • Unnamed Knife Thrower, knife thrower

Note

  1. ↑ Aerial Animation's performance was unaired, but is going through to the live shows based on a Facebook post from Talent.
  2. ↑ Andrey's performance was unaired, but is going through to the live shows based on a Facebook post from Talent.
  3. ↑ The judges felt that Baila Conmigo gave a remarkable performance despite their accident and sent them straight through to Radio City.
  4. ↑ The judges felt that John & Andrew gave a remarkable performance and sent them straight through to Radio City.
  5. ↑ The judges felt that Mara Justine gave a remarkable performance and sent her straight through to Radio City.
  6. ↑ Nina performance was unaired, but is going through to the live shows based on a Facebook post from Talent.
  7. ↑ One Voice Children's Choir's performance was unaired, but went through to the live shows based on a Facebook post from Talent.
  8. ↑ The judges felt that Paul gave a remarkable performance and sent him straight through to Radio City.
  9. ↑ Smoothini's performance was unaired, but he went through to the live shows based on a Facebook post from Talent.
  10. ↑ Valo & Bobby's performance was unaired, but is going through to the live shows based on a Facebook post from Talent.
  11. ↑ The DAAS choir was shown cheering in an audition montage, but their Judgment Week song did not appear, and it is therefore assumed they were eliminated; there has been no further reference to AGT on the school's Facebook page.
  12. ↑ Following a malfunction with Psycho Jack's prop, the judges sent him home immediately.

Today's Got Talent

Performers were invited to submit a video of their performance to The Today Show website throughout June, and the top three entrants performed their acts on The Today Show on July 23, 2014. The performer with the most votes filled the 48th spot on the live shows. Today Show hosts Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie announced the winner on the July 30th live results show.[12]

Act Order Performance description Result
Cornell Bhangra 1 Composed of Cornell University students, the group won back-to-back titles at the World's Best Bhangra Competition. Advanced
Domino Effects 2 Middle and high school students who created large-scale domino tricks that form words, portraits, pyramids and more. 3rd
Power House Tumblers 3 Tumbling group based in Wilmington, North Carolina performed in the AAU Junior Olympics. They participate in ministry work during their free time. 2nd

Quarterfinals

Key Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Buzzed Crystal Clear app clean.svg Judges' Choice
  Advanced to the semifinals
  Won the judges' choice
  Lost the judges' choice
 Bold= Picked as Wild Card

Quarter-finals, week 1 (July 29–30)

Guests: The Rockettes, Enrique Iglesias and Sean Paul

There were no intentional buzzes during this episode.

Act Order Performance description Buzzes and judges' choices Result
Mandel Mel B Klum Stern
Sean & Luke 1 Acrobatic tap dancers performed to "Classic" by MKTO Eliminated
Valo & Bobby 2 Extreme acrobats performed a routine in which Bobby rode a bicycle in a ring supported by Valo Eliminated
Julia Goodwin 3 Sang "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls Eliminated
Baila Conmigo 4 Latin dance troupe performed a salsa routine Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Won Judges' Choice
David & Leeman 5 Magicians predicted a random compound word chosen by the judges from a random page from a random book [note 1] Advanced
The Willis Clan 6 Family band performed "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News Eliminated
Flight Crew Jump Rope[note 2] 7 Acrobatic jump rope troupe performed to "Closer" by Tegan and Sara Crystal Clear app clean.svg Lost Judges' Choice
Jasmine Flowers 8 Chinese dance act performed a prop-filled routine with fans and parasols Eliminated
Emily West 9 Sang "Chandelier" by Sia Advanced
JD Anderson 10 Strongman broke several baseball bats over his head, broke planks of wood with his head and hands, and dove through a row of blocks of ice, to the song "The Final Countdown" by Europe Eliminated
Dan Naturman 11 Comedian performed a routine about children, Canada, and healthcare Advanced
Miguel Dakota 12 Singer/guitarist performed "Come Together" by The Beatles Advanced
Note
  1. ↑ Mel B accidentally hit her buzzer during David & Leeman's performance.
  2. ↑ Klum chose Flight Crew Jump Rope as her wild card on August 2, and the act returned for the semifinals.

Quarter-finals, week 2 (August 5–6)

Guests: Lindsey Stirling, Lzzy Hale

Act Order Performance description Buzzes and judges' choices Result
Mandel Mel B Klum Stern
Hart Dance Team[10] 1 Dance group performed to "Team" by Lorde and "Burn" by Ellie Goulding Eliminated
Loop Rawlins 2 Performed a whip and lasso routine to "Love Runs Out" by OneRepublic Eliminated
John and Andrew 3 Salsa dancing duo performed an up-tempo routine to "La Bendición" by Mercadonegro Eliminated
Livy, Matt & Sammy 4 Band performed "Fat Bottomed Girls" by Queen Eliminated
Andrey Moraru 5 Hand balancer performed an act incorporating elements of classical dance Advanced
Juan Carlos 6 Rollerskating dancer performed to "Vogue" by Madonna Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Mara Justine 7 Sang "Unconditionally" by Katy Perry [note 1] Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Won Judges' Choice
Aerial Animation 8 Visual aerial act performed to "Wake Me Up" by Avicii Advanced
Jaycob Curlee 9 Sang "Beneath Your Beautiful" by Labrinth & Emeli Sandé Advanced
Mat Franco 10 Close-up magician predicted a random card chosen by Klum and hid another card in Mandel's pocket Advanced
Darik Santos 11 Comedian performed a word play comedy routine by incorporating puns Eliminated
Acte II 12 Operatic duo performed the Whitney Houston version of "I Will Always Love You" Lost Judges' Choice
Note
  1. ↑ Mandel's voting intention was not revealed.

Quarter-finals, week 3 (August 12–13)

Guests: Kenichi Ebina, Taylor Williamson

Act Order Performance description Buzzes and judges' choices Result
Mandel Mel B Klum Stern
Dragon House "The Agents" 1 Popping dancers performed to "ShutEmDown" by Celldweller Eliminated
Anna Clendening 2 Sang "Human" by Christina Perri Eliminated
Cornell Bhangra 3 Bhangra performers performed to "Android Porn" by Kraddy Eliminated
Kieran and Finian Makepeace 4 Band played "Lights" by Ellie Goulding Eliminated
Mike Super[note 1] 5 Mystifier performed an act which included #Desmond energy touching, burning, and electrocuting Mel Crystal Clear app clean.svg Lost Judges' Choice/Advanced
Adrian Romoff 6 Child pianist performed a medley of "Chopsticks" and Eine kleine Nachtmusik Eliminated
AcroArmy 7 Acrobats performed a routine involving balance and contortions Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Won Judges' Choice
Wendy Liebman[note 2] 8 Comedian performed a routine about perfume, finding money, wearing a bikini, lying about your age, and personal loans Eliminated
Sons of Serendip 9 Band played "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak Advanced
Blue Journey 10 Shadow dancing act performed to "Wonderful Life" by Smith & Burrows Advanced
Christian Stoinev 11 Extreme hand balancer/animal act performed to "Jealous (I Ain't With It)" by Chromeo Advanced
Paul Ieti 12 Sang "You & I" by One Direction Advanced
Note
  1. ↑ Mandel chose Mike Super as his wild card on August 21, and the act returned for the semifinals.
  2. ↑ Stern chose Wendy Liebman as his wild card on August 15, and the act returned for the semifinals.

Quarter-finals, week 4 (August 19–20)

Guests: Taylor Williamson and The Illusionists[13]

Act Order Performance description Buzzes and judges' choices Result
Mandel Mel B Klum Stern
Bad Boys of Ballet[note 1] 1 Dance troupe performed ballet routine to "Problem" by Ariana Grande Eliminated
One Voice Children's Choir 2 Children's choir performed "Let It Go" by Idina Menzel Lost Judges' Choice
Jonah Smith 3 Singer/pianist performed "Stay With Me" by Sam Smith Advanced
Dom the Bom's Triple Threat 4 Child card thrower performed a routine in which he threw cards at multiple fruits, and at his assistants, to the song "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" by One Direction Eliminated
Extreme Dance Company 5 Dance group performed to "Gimme That Funk" by Group 1 Crew Eliminated
Emil and Dariel 6 Cellists performed "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones Advanced
Nina Burri 7 Contortionist performed to "Waiting Game" by Banks Eliminated
Quintavious Johnson 8 Child R&B singer performed the Jennifer Hudson version of "And I Am Telling You" by Jennifer Holliday Advanced
Mothmen Dance 9 Dance troupe performed on wires with projections to the song "Genesis" by Justice Eliminated
Smoothini 10 Close-up magician performed a trick in which he made a one dollar bill change denominations and then vanish Advanced
Jonatan Riquelme 11 Rola bola act balanced on top of unstable tin cans while swinging in the air Eliminated
Kelli Glover 12 Sang "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg [note 2] Crystal Clear app clean.svg Won Judges' Choice
Note
  1. ↑ Brown chose Bad Boys of Ballet as her wild card on August 20 (after the show), and the act returned for the semifinals.
  2. ↑ Klum's voting intention was not revealed.

Semifinals

Key Crystal Clear app clean.svg Judges' Choice
  Advanced to the top 12
  Snapple save
  Won the judges' choice
  Lost the judges' choice

Semifinals, Round 1 (August 26–27)

Guest: Ariana Grande

Snapple Save: America was allowed to vote for a contestant during each of the live semifinal shows via Google, saving them from getting eliminated. The acts that could be saved are those who finished in fifth, sixth and seventh place. At the end of the show, Nick Cannon announced who was Snapple Saved for the chance to be in the Top 12. The other two acts that finished in fifth, sixth or seventh position faced the Judges, who chose one as the "Judges' Choice".[14]

Act Order Performance description Judges' Choices Result
Mandel Mel B Klum Stern
Flight Crew Jump Rope 1 Acrobatic jump rope troupe performed a jump roping routine to "Break Free" by Ariana Grande Eliminated
Mara Justine 2 Sang "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson Snapple Save
Bad Boys of Ballet 3 Dance troupe performed ballet routine to "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz Eliminated
Paul Ieti 4 Sang "I Want It That Way" by the Backstreet Boys Eliminated
Mike Super 5 Mystifier performed an illusion where he escaped from an Plexiglas chamber and revealed a symbol Howard selected from a bag Advanced
Andrey Moraru 6 Hand balancer performed a hand balancing act to "Hard to Find" by Robot Koch Eliminated
Miguel Dakota 7 Sang "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes Advanced
Sons of Serendip 8 Band performed "Don't You Worry Child" by Swedish House Mafia Advanced
David & Leeman 9 Magicians performed a magic trick with five paper bags, where one of the bags contained a nail. The judges were each asked to remove a bag, and the last bag was revealed to contain the nail. Crystal Clear app clean.svg[note 1] [note 1][note 2] Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg[note 1] Won Judges' Choice
Dan Naturman 10 Comedian performed a routine about his love life and foreign languages. Eliminated
Aerial Animation 11 Visual aerial act performed a routine to "Best Day Of My Life" by American Authors. Lost Judges' Choice
Emily West 12 Sang "Who Wants To Live Forever" by Queen. Advanced
Note
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 David and Leeman hit the buzzers belonging to Howard, Mel B, and Howie during their performance.
  2. ↑ Mel B's vote was not revealed.

Semifinals, Round 2 (September 2–3)

Guests: Maroon 5

Snapple Save: As in the previous week, America was allowed to vote for a contestant via Google, saving them from getting eliminated. The acts that could be saved are those who finished in fifth, sixth and seventh place. At the end of the show, Nick Cannon announced who was Snapple Saved for the chance to be in the Top 12. The other two acts that finished in fifth, sixth or seventh position faced the Judges, who chose one as the "Judges' Choice".[14]

Act Order Performance description Judges' Choices Result
Mandel Mel B Klum Stern
Jonah Smith 1 Singer/pianist performed "Love Runs Out" by One Republic Eliminated
Baila Conmigo 2 Latin dance troupe performed a high-speed salsa routine with acrobatics Eliminated
Jaycob Curlee 3 Singer/guitarist performed "Your Song" by Elton John Eliminated
Mat Franco 4 The Close-up magician performed an act, and gave Howard a number 6 card, Heidi a number 4 card, and Howie a number 2 card. Then he had Mel give him her phone to take a picture of her holding the three cards, which was the number 642. Then he dropped Mel's phone inside her Snapple Drink, and made it somehow vanish. He then cut open a seat, and her phone was in the seat with the numbers 642. Advanced
AcroArmy 5 Acrobats Advanced
Kelli Glover 6 Sang "Love on Top" by Beyoncé Eliminated
Wendy Liebman 7 Comedian performed a routine about her private parts Eliminated
Blue Journey 8 Shadow dancing act performed to "Exit Music (For a Film)" by Radiohead Snapple Save
Emil and Dariel 9 Cellists performed "Live and Let Die" by Paul McCartney Advanced
Smoothini 10 Close-up magician performed a series of close-up illusions using Howie's ring, Howie's pen, and Nick's shoelace Lost Judges' Choice
Christian Stoinev 11 Extreme hand balancer/animal act performed a military-themed act to "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg [note 1] Crystal Clear app clean.svg Won Judges' Choice
Quintavious Johnson 12 Child R&B singer performed "I'd Rather Go Blind" by Etta James Advanced
Note
  1. ↑ Klum's vote was not revealed.

Top 12 (September 9–10)

Key Crystal Clear app clean.svg Judges' Choice
  Advanced to the finals
  Snapple save
  Won the judges' choice
  Lost the judges' choice

Guests: The Muppets, Jackie Evancho

Snapple Save: As in the semifinal round, America was allowed to vote for a contestant after the live show via Google, saving them from getting eliminated. The acts that could be saved are those who finished in fifth, sixth and seventh place. At the end of the show, Nick Cannon announced who was Snapple Saved for the chance to be in the Finals. The other two acts that finished in fifth, sixth or seventh position faced the Judges.

Act Order Performance description Judges' Choices Result
Mandel Mel B Klum Stern
Mara Justine 1 Sang "Perfect" by "Pink" with a backing choir Eliminated
David and Leeman 2 Magicians performed a trick in which the judges picked random numbers to match a lottery ticket Eliminated
Sons of Serendip 3 Band; performed "Ordinary World" by Duran Duran. Snapple Save
Christian Stoinev 4 Extreme hand balancer/animal act performed a police-themed act to "Latch" by Disclosure Eliminated
Emil and Dariel 5 Cellists performed "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith with backing choir Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Lost Judges' Choice[note 1]
AcroArmy 6 Acrobats performed a red-hot Chinese theme with many stunt throws Advanced
Quintavious Johnson 7 Child R&B singer; performed "I'm Goin' Down" by Mary J. Blige Advanced
Mike Super 8 Mystifier performed a routine in which cards are matched to the serial number on a dollar bill chosen by Nick Cannon Eliminated
Blue Journey 9 Shadow dancing act performed a routine with a shadow hand that appeared to manipulate the dancers Eliminated
Emily West 10 Sang "Nights in White Satin" by The Moody Blues Advanced
Mat Franco 11 Close-up magician performed a card trick using a card signed by Howard Stern Advanced
Miguel Dakota 12 Singer/guitarist performed "Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones with backup singers Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Won Judges' Choice[note 1]
Note
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 As the judges tied in their voting, Miguel Dakota was announced to have received more of America's votes and advanced to the Finals. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "no_vote" defined multiple times with different content

Finale

Key
  Winner
  Runner-up
  3rd place
  4th place
  5th place
  6th place

The final competitive performances aired on September 16, with each of the final six competitors performing twice. On the finale on September 17, 2014, the $1 million winner was revealed along with performances by celebrity guests, more performances by the finalists, and finalist duets with a celebrity that will be determined by the producers.

Act Order Performance description Result
Miguel Dakota 4; 10 Singer/guitarist performed "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes and "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson

Guest performer: Lenny Kravitz

 6th place
Quintavious Johnson 1; 9 Child R&B singer performed "I'd Rather Go Blind" by Etta James and "Let It Be" by The Beatles

Guest performer: Jennifer Hudson

 5th place
Sons of Serendip 5; 8 Band performed "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane and "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence

Guest performer: Train

 4th place
AcroArmy 6; 11 Acrobats performed their semifinals performance and a routine to "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" by Fall Out Boy

Guest performer: Travis Barker

 3rd place
Emily West 3; 12 Sang "Chandelier" by Sia and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack

Guest performer: Cyndi Lauper

 Runner-up
Mat Franco 2; 7 Close-up magician performed a story with cups and balls about the judges getting drunk at a bar and later did card trick where he made Stern and Brown use their instincts about black and red cards.

Guest performer: Rosie O'Donnell and Howard Stern

 Winner

Contestants who appeared on other seasons

  • Arthur Davis, the choreographer for AcroArmy, appeared in season one as one of the two members of Realis
  • Christian Stoinev auditioned in season two but was cut in Las Vegas
  • Kelli Glover appeared in season four but was cut in Las Vegas
  • Xpogo Stunt Team auditioned in season five but was cut in Las Vegas
  • Two members from Flight Crew Jump Rope were part of Summerwind Skippers in season six, in which they made it to the semifinals
  • Contortion Sisters auditioned in season seven but were disqualified at Las Vegas because the pair was only in the country on working visas

Contestants who appeared on other talent shows

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Show Episode First air date Rating
(18–49)		 Share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 Time slot
rank		 Nightly
rank		 Weekly
rank
1 Season Premiere May 27, 2014 3.0 9 12.00[15] 1 1 1[16]
2 Auditions Week 2 June 3, 2014 2.9 10 11.30[17] 1 1 3[18]
3 Auditions Week 3 June 10, 2014 2.6 9 11.54[19] 1 2 5[20]
4 Auditions Week 4 June 17, 2014 2.6 9 11.42[21] 1 1 1[22]
5 Auditions Week 5[note 1] June 22, 2014 2.1 6 8.12[23] 1 1 2[22]
6 Auditions Week 6 July 1, 2014 2.6 9 11.14[24] 1 1 1[25]
7 Best of Auditions July 15, 2014 2.0 7 8.53[26] 2 2 5[27]
8 Judgment Week 1 July 22, 2014 2.4 8 10.43[28] 1 1 1[29]
9 Judgment Week 2 July 23, 2014 2.4 8 10.32[30] 1 1 2[29]
10 Quarterfinals, Week 1 (performances) July 29, 2014 2.4 8 10.64[31] 1 1 2[32]
11 Quarterfinals, Week 1 (results) July 30, 2014 2.2 7 10.79[33] 1 2 4[32]
12 Quarterfinals, Week 2 (performances) August 5, 2014 2.0 6 9.04[34] 1 1 4[35]
13 Quarterfinals, Week 2 (results) August 6, 2014 2.0 7 10.12[36] 1 2 3[35]
14 Quarterfinals, Week 3 (performances) August 12, 2014 2.1 6 9.68[37] 1 1 3[38]
15 Quarterfinals, Week 3 (results) August 13, 2014 1.9 6 9.97[39] 1 2 6[38]
16 Quarterfinals, Week 4 (performances) August 19, 2014 2.0 7 9.48[40] 1 1 5[41]
17 Quarterfinals, Week 4 (results) August 20, 2014 1.9 6 9.43[42] 1 2 7[41]
18 Semifinals, Round 1 (performances) August 26, 2014 2.1 7 9.52[43] 1 1 3[44]
19 Semifinals, Round 1 (results) August 27, 2014 1.8 6 9.46[45] 1 2 8[44]
20 Semifinals, Round 2 (performances) September 2, 2014 1.8 6 8.99[46] 1 1 14[47]
21 Semifinals, Round 2 (results) September 3, 2014 2.0 6 10.47[48] 1 2 10[47]
22 Top 12 (performances) September 9, 2014 1.9 6 9.83[49] 1 2 8[50]
23 Top 12 (results)[note 2] September 10, 2014 1.8 6 10.52[51] 1 2 10[50]
24 Finals (performances) September 16, 2014 2.5 8 11.46[52] 1 1 6[53]
25 Finale September 17, 2014 2.4 8 12.21[54] 1 1 8[53]
Note
  1. ↑ This episode aired on Sunday, June 22 instead of Tuesday, June 24.
  2. ↑ This episode was aired eighteen minutes after the usual air time due to a speech by President Obama.
Show Episode First air date Rating
(18–49)		 Share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 Time slot
rank		 Nightly
rank		 Weekly
rank
1 Quarterfinals Week 1, Recap July 30, 2014 1.2 5 6.29[33] 2 3 16[32]
2 Quarterfinals Week 2, Recap August 6, 2014 1.1 4 6.06[36] 2 4 18[35]
3 Quarterfinals Week 3, Recap August 13, 2014 1.1 4 5.84[39] 2 5 20[38]
4 Quarterfinals Week 4, Recap August 20, 2014 1.1 4 5.68[42] 2 5 20[41]
5 Semifinals Week 1, Recap August 27, 2014 1.0 4 5.55[45] 3 7 21[44]
6 Semifinals Week 2, Recap September 3, 2014 1.1 4 6.42[48] 3 5 n/a[47][note 1]
7 Top 12, Recap September 10, 2014 1.2 4 6.90[51] 3 5 24[50]
Note
  1. ↑ This episode's weekly rank is not known because it was not among the 25 highest ranked shows of the week.

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