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Revision as of 03:56, 7 August 2013
Template:Infobox reality talent competition
Season eight of the reality competition series America's Got Talent premiered on June 4, 2013. After six seasons on the show, Sharon Osbourne has left the show with Melanie Brown replacing her. This is also the first season of the series where there are four judges on the panel, as Heidi Klum became the new fourth judge.[1]
Snapple continues to be the official beverage sponsor of America's Got Talent and their products will be featured on the show throughout the season, along with their cups on the judges' desk.
America's Got Talent will be shooting their live shows from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, after moving from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center last year.
NBC has announced that the season finale will be on September 18, 2013.
Season 8 changes
Sharon Osbourne initially stated that she would not return for the season,[2] but later said that she was staying with the show "for now."[3] Osbourne confirmed that she would be leaving the show after a feud with NBC on August 6, 2012.[4][5] It was reported that producer Simon Cowell had wanted Carmen Electra to replace former judge Osbourne.[6][7] As of November 29, 2012, Cannon has officially signed on with the network to host Talent once again.[8] On December 3, 2012, Howard Stern announced on his radio show that he would be returning for season eight.[9] On February 12, 2013, Howie Mandel announced on Access Hollywood that he will be returning for another season on the show.[10]
On February 20, 2013, it was announced that former Spice Girls member Melanie Brown (aka "Mel B") would replace Sharon Osbourne as the third judge. Entertainment Weekly also reported at the same time that NBC is looking at a possible fourth judge to be added. [11] On March 3, 2013, it was announced that supermodel Heidi Klum will be joining the show as the new fourth judge. [12]
The season also had a few changes with the use of the reformatted "X" that was used in the live rounds last year. There was also no opening sequence and the show begins and goes to/from commercial breaks with the show's logo. Although going out to commercial breaks at times, the show's logo is seen on a billboard with spotlights aiming at it. The logo also received a brief makeover. The italic font for "Got Talent" was made into plain text.
Preliminary auditions
An audition cities poll for season eight was announced on July 11, 2012. The cities where auditions in front of the producers were held in Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland (Oregon), New Orleans, Birmingham, Memphis, Nashville, Savannah, Raleigh, Norfolk, San Antonio, New York, Columbus, and Chicago. This season, the auditions traveled to more cities than ever before.[13]
Live theater auditions were held throughout March, April, and May in New Orleans, San Antonio, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Howie Mandel was absent for personal reasons on the first day of Los Angeles auditions.
According to TV Guide, AGT will be following the format of Britain's Got Talent, where multiple cities will be shown in each episode.
Audition city | Audition date | Venue | Air date |
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New Orleans, Louisiana | March 4-5, 2013 | UNO Lakefront Arena[14] | July 9, 2013 (part 2) |
San Antonio, Texas | March 20-21, 2013 | The Lila Cockrell Theatre[15] | June 11, 2013 (part 2) July 2, 2013 (part 3) |
New York City, New York | April 8-10, 2013 | Hammerstein Ballroom[16] | June 4, 2013 (part 1) June 25, 2013 (part 2) July 9, 2013 (part 3) |
Los Angeles, California | April 24-26, 2013 | Pantages Theatre[17] | June 25, 2013 (part 2) July 9, 2013 (part 3) |
Chicago, Illinois | May 8-10, 2013 | Rosemont Theatre[18] | July 2, 2013 (part 2) |
July 10's episode was the last episode of the audition rounds and featured a montage of different acts from all the audition sites.
Las Vegas Week
The second round of competition, held in Las Vegas, aired from July 16-17, 2013, in a two-night special. The round was held at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. 86 (televised) acts passed through from the audition rounds to Las Vegas Week and competed for 60 slots in the live shows. The judges split the acts into 3 groups. The first group of 30 acts were sent through the live show without performing. A second group of acts were sent home without a second chance. The final group, called Standby Acts, performed for the remaining 30 spots.
Immediate decision
Before any rounds of competition began, the judges called a group of acts after a lengthy review of their original auditions, and 30 acts made it straight through to the live shows, similar to the "Judge's Favorites" category that was used in previous seasons. Some acts were sent home immediately.
Results of Immediate decision
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Eliminated
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Standby Acts
The Standby Acts were deemed less likely to advance by the judges, and performed later for the remaining spots not already taken by those who received an immediate decision. Thirty acts made it through to the live shows from this group.
Results of Standby Acts
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Advanced
Eliminated
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Unknown Decision
A number of acts that had been promoted in the initial round were not shown in the Vegas Week episodes, either because they withdrew from the competition for personal reasons or were edited out of the episode. However, they are presumed to be eliminated from the competition.
Unknown Decisions
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Quarterfinals
The Quarterfinals began on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. This round includes the Top 60 acts which passed through Las Vegas Week and a Wild Card show where the judges each bring back 3 acts eliminated from the Quarterfinals or lower. These shows will be aired live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. There will be no YouTube special this year, with a fifth group of 12 regular quarterfinalists in its place.
Top 60, Week 1 (July 23–24)
Guests: The Rockettes, Labrinth, Emeli Sandé
Act | Order | Performance description | Buzzes and judges' choices | Result | |||||
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Mandel | Brown | Klum | Stern | ||||||
Anna Christine | 1 | Singer; sang "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" while playing piano. | Advanced[note 1] | ||||||
tellAvision | 2 | Dance group; performed a love-themed routine to "Beneath Your Beautiful" by Labrinth and Emeli Sandé incorporating flat-panel televisions. | Eliminated | ||||||
American Hitmen | 3 | Rock band; performed Joe Cocker's version of "With a Little Help from My Friends" by The Beatles, accompanied by some gospel singers. | Eliminated[note 1] | ||||||
Special Head | 4 | Novelty act; performed a levitation, and then disappeared to the balcony outside the theater. | Eliminated | ||||||
Fresh Faces | 5 | Dance troupe; performed a routine to "I Love It" by Icona Pop. | Eliminated | ||||||
Collins Key | 6 | Magician; predicted Twitter hashtags from each judge. | Advanced | ||||||
Kevin Downey Jr. | 7 | Stand-up comedian; performed a routine about his love life. | Eliminated | ||||||
Aaralyn and Izzy | 8 | Heavy metal duo; performed an original song called "Stepping In Dog Poop". | Eliminated | ||||||
Alexanderia the Great | 9 | Escape artist; escaped from a straitjacket while underwater, then released herself from the water tank. | Eliminated | ||||||
KriStef Brothers | 10 | Comedic hand balancing duo; performed a routine about them being the last two circus performers on Earth to "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams. | Advanced | ||||||
Hype | 11 | Dance trio; performed a routine incorporating a water fountain to "I Won't Dance". | Eliminated | ||||||
Branden James | 12 | Classical singer; performed "You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban. | Advanced |
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Top 60, Week 2 (July 30-31)
Guests: Robin Thicke, Brad Paisley
This was the first live show to not have any buzzes.
Act | Order | Performance description | Judges' choices | Result | |||||
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Mandel | Brown | Klum | Stern | ||||||
Innovative Force | 1 | Acrobatic dance troupe; performed an acrobatic dance routine to heavy percussion music. | Advanced | ||||||
Ciana Pelekai | 2 | Singer; performed "Next to Me" by Emeli Sandé. | Eliminated | ||||||
Alexandr Magala | 3 | Danger act; performed on a pole with a lit flare and swallowed a sword to "Too Close" by Alex Clare. | Eliminated | ||||||
Struck Boyz | 4 | Dance troupe; performed a hip-hop routine to a medley of "Club Can't Handle Me" by Flo Rida, "Beauty and a Beat" by Justin Bieber, and "Scream" by Usher. | Eliminated | ||||||
Brad Byers | 5 | Sideshow performer; stuck his tongue in a fan, then sat on a bed of nails while being run over by an ATV. | Eliminated | ||||||
Kid the Wiz | 6 | Hat juggler/dancer; performed a hat routine to "Fine China" by Chris Brown. | Eliminated | ||||||
Forte | 7 | Operatic trio; performed "Somewhere" from West Side Story. | Advanced | ||||||
Angela Hoover | 8 | Comedian/impressionist; impersonated Mel B, Heidi Klum, and Christina Aguilera. | Advanced[note 1] | ||||||
Dave Shirley | 9 | Visual comedian; performed a comedic dance routine with video screens. | Eliminated | ||||||
Marty Brown | 10 | Country singer; performed "You're Still the One" by Shania Twain with a backing band. | Advanced | ||||||
The Aquanuts | 11 | Synchronized swimmers; performed a pre-recorded swimming routine on a Manhattan rooftop to "Diamonds" by Rihanna. | Eliminated | ||||||
Tone the Chiefrocca | 12 | Rapper; again sang his original one-hit wonder song, "B-Double-O-T-Y". They had a music video-like setup with women and a car in the background. | Eliminated[note 1] |
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Top 60, Week 3 (August 6-7)
Guests: Jason Derulo
Act | Order | Performance description | Buzzes and judges' choices | Result | |||||
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Mandel | Brown | Klum | Stern | ||||||
AeroSphere Aerial Balloon Show | 1 | Balloon performers; performed an acrobatic act to "Intro" by M83 while suspended by a large helium balloon. | |||||||
Chicago Boyz | 2 | Acrobatic dance group; performed a jump-roping act to "I'm On a Roll" by Stefano. | |||||||
Mitsi School of Dancing | 3 | Chinese dance group; performed an elaborate Chinese folk dance. | |||||||
Kelsey and Bailey | 4 | Dancing dog act; danced and did tricks to "Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry. | |||||||
Brandon & Savannah | 5 | Brother/sister music duo; performed "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons. | |||||||
Illusionist Leon Etienne & Romy Low | 6 | Illusionists; performed a disappearing act involving himself Nick Cannon. | |||||||
Deanna DellaCioppa | 7 | Singer; performed "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner. | |||||||
David "The Cobra Kid" Weathers | 8 | Reptile handler; performed a charming act with a king cobra. | [note 1] | ||||||
Jonathan Allen | 9 | Opera singer; performed "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" from Man of La Mancha. | |||||||
Kenichi Ebina | 10 | Dancer/mime; performed a dance/mime act as a video game character in a video screen projected behind him. | |||||||
Jim Meskimen | 11 | Comedian/impressionist; performed impressions of several actors as Benjamin Franklin chosen live by the judges, Nick Cannon, and through Twitter. | |||||||
The American Military Spouses Choir | 12 | Show choir; performed "Hero" by Mariah Carey. |
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- ^ Mandel accidentally hit Brown's buzzer after the performance due to him pranking the rest of the judges with a rubber snake.
Ratings
U.S. Nielsen ratings
Show | Episode | First air date | Rating (18–49) |
Share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
Timeslot rank |
Nightly rank |
Weekly rank |
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1 | Auditions Episode 1: San Antonio, New York, & Los Angeles | June 4, 2013 | 3.1 | 9 | 11.22[19] | 1 | 1 | 4[20] |
2 | Auditions Episode 2: San Antonio & New Orleans | June 11, 2013 | 3.0 | 8 | 11.50[21] | 2 | 2 | 5[22] |
3 | Auditions Episode 3: Chicago[note 1] | June 18, 2013 | 3.0 | 9 | 11.75[23] | 1 | 3 | 5[24] |
4 | Auditions Episode 4: New York & Los Angeles | June 25, 2013 | 2.6 | 8 | 10.23[25] | 1 | 1 | 2[26] |
5 | Auditions Episode 5: Chicago & San Antonio | July 2, 2013 | 2.4 | 7 | 9.56[27] | 1 | 1 | 2[28] |
6 | Auditions Episode 6: Los Angeles, New Orleans, & New York | July 9, 2013 | 2.6 | 8 | 9.81[29] | 1 | 1 | 3[30] |
7 | Auditions Episode 7: Last Chance Auditions | July 10, 2013 | 2.8 | 8 | 10.71[31] | 1 | 1 | 1[30] |
8 | Vegas Week, Day 1 | July 16, 2013 | 2.5 | 7 | 9.83[32] | 2 | 2 | 4[33] |
9 | Auditions Recap/Countdown to Vegas Finale | July 17, 2013 | 1.9 | 7 | 7.65[34] | 1 | 2 | 15[33] |
10 | Vegas Week, Day 2 | July 17, 2013 | 2.9 | 9 | 11.18[35] | 1 | 1 | 2[33] |
11 | Quarterfinals Week 1, Performances | July 23, 2013 | 2.8 | 8 | 10.18[36] | 1 | 1 | 1[37] |
12 | Quarterfinals Week 1, Recap | July 24, 2013 | 1.6 | 5 | 6.63[38] | 1 | 2 | 16[39] |
13 | Quarterfinals Week 1, Results | July 24, 2013 | 2.3 | 7 | 10.32[40] | 1 | 1 | 4[41] |
14 | Quarterfinals Week 2, Performances | July 30, 2013 | 2.7 | 8 | 9.81[42] | 1 | 1 | 4[43] |
15 | Quarterfinals Week 2, Recap | July 31, 2013 | 1.5 | 5 | 6.54[44] | 1 | 2 | 13[45] |
16 | Quarterfinals Week 2, Results | July 31, 2013 | 2.4 | 7 | 10.28[46] | 1 | 1 | 2[47] |
17 | Quarterfinals Week 3, Performances | August 6, 2013 | ||||||
18 | Quarterfinals Week 3, Recap | August 7, 2013 | ||||||
19 | Quarterfinals Week 3, Results | August 7, 2013 |
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