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Template:Infobox reality music competition The seventh season of America's Got Talent, a reality television series, premiered on May 14, 2012. This season is the first season without judge Piers Morgan. He was replaced with radio personality Howard Stern, as announced on his Sirius XM radio show on December 15, 2011. Because of Stern's commitments to his radio program, the show will also move to New York City.[1]

On February 13, 2012, the beverage company Snapple was announced as the official beverage sponsor of America's Got Talent. Snapple will therefore have its product on the judges table for the judges to drink all season long.[2]

In April 2012 it was announced that the 2012 season's production would take place at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark.[3]

America's Got Talent was moved from Tuesday and Wednesday evenings to Monday and Tuesday evenings.

Preliminary auditions

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Cities where live theater auditions were held.

Producers' auditions were held in New York City, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., St. Petersburg, Charlotte, Austin, St. Louis, and San Francisco.[4][5]

Live theater auditions took place in the following cities[6]:

Audition city Audition Date Venue Air Date
Los Angeles, California February 16-17, 2012 Orpheum Theatre[7] May 14, 2012 (Part 1)
San Francisco, California February 24-25, 2012 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium[8]
May 15, 2012
St. Louis, Missouri March 8-10, 2012 Fox Theatre[9] May 14, 2012 (Part 1)
May 29, 2012 (Part 2)
Austin, Texas March 17-18, 2012 Long Center for the Performing Arts[10]
June 4, 2012 (Part 1)
June 5, 2012 (Part 2)
Tampa Bay, Florida April 3-4, 2012 Mahaffey Theater[11]
May 28, 2012 (Part 1)
New York, New York April 11-12, 2012 Hammerstein Ballroom[12]
May 21, 2012 (Part 1)
May 22, 2012 (Part 2)

Tim Poe controversy

There was a controversy surrounding Sgt. Tim Poe's audition on an episode of Talent that aired on June 5, in which Poe had a visible stutter, and claimed that he had gotten the vocal impediment from an injury sustained while serving as part of the Minnesota National Guard's forces in the War in Afghanistan, and being hit by a grenade. Investigations by AP found the claim to be false, and the Minnesota National Guard confirmed that Poe had never been injured in Afghanistan. Poe sang the song "If Tomorrow Never Comes" by Garth Brooks, and won praise from all three judges. There are now questions as to whether Poe will have to be disqualified from advancing to further rounds. [13]

Production

Howard Stern replaced Piers Morgan as a judge

Simon Cowell, the show's executive producer, also announced on The New York Post in December 2011 that the show will be a receiving a "top-to-bottom makeover", confirming that there will be new graphics, lighting, theme music, show intro and a larger live audience. Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel returned as judges, in addition to Nick Cannon who returned as host. Promotional videos began airing during the Super Bowl, promoting Howard Stern as a new judge.

On December 19, 2011, executive producer Simon Cowell revealed that he would add a fourth, younger, female judge to the panel. He had stated in an interview that he thought that four-person panels "leave less room for error". However, On January 9, 2012, despite Cowell confirming that there would be another judge, Howard Stern announced on his radio show that there would not be an additional judge.

NBC released several promotional videos on April 13, 2012, with shots of the current season, displaying changes in the show's set.

Ratings

The season premiere averaged 10.48 million viewers, with a 3.7 rating in the key 18-49 demograhic. Although the AGT premiere achieved lower ratings than the previous season's opener,[14] it faced regular season competition from popular CBS comedies How I Met Your Mother (3.7 rating), and Two and a Half Men (3.9 rating) as well as ABC's Dancing with the Stars (2.6 rating). This contrasts with the previous season, where Talent premiered with no competition from regular season shows. Critics disputed how Howard Stern's presence on the show affected ratings.

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Show Episode First Air Date Rating
(18–49) 		Share
(18–49) 		Viewers
(millions) 		Timeslot
rank 		Nightly
rank
1 Los Angeles and St. Louis Auditions May 14, 2012 3.7 10 10.48[15] 1 2
2 San Francisco Auditions May 15, 2012 3.4 10 10.58[16] 2 2
3 New York Auditions (Part 1) May 21, 2012 3.2 9 9.66[17] 1 1
4 New York Auditions (Part 2) May 22, 2012 3.3 9 9.44[18] 1 2
5 Tampa Bay Auditions (Part 1) May 28, 2012 2.8 8 9.96[19] 1 1
6 St. Louis Auditions (Part 2) May 29, 2012 3.7 10 11.51[20] 1 1
7 Austin Auditions (Part 1) June 4, 2012 3.3 10 12.22[21] 1 1
8 Austin Auditions (Part 2) June 5, 2012 3.5 11 12.55[22] 1 1
9 Tampa Bay Auditions (Part 2) June 11, 2012

References

  1. ^ Boedeker, Hal (December 16, 2011). "Howard Stern to judge 'America's Got Talent', which will move to New York". www.fox43.com/news. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "Snapple Becomes Sponsor of 'America's Got Talent' - 2012-02-13 19:01:13 | Broadcasting & Cable". Broadcastingcable.com. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  3. ^ McGlone, Peggy (April 8, 2012). "'America's Got Talent' to film at NJPAC in Newark". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  4. ^ "America's Got Talent - NBC Site". Nbc.com. 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  5. ^ "Audition Cities « Official America's Got Talent Audition Site 2011-2012". Americasgottalentauditions.com. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  6. ^ February 23, 2012  (2012-02-23). "Howard Stern gets nice(r) as 'America's Got Talent' auditions begin - latimes.com". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. Retrieved 2012-05-16. {{cite web}}: Text "  9:55 am" ignored (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  8. ^ Farooq, Sajid. "See Howard Stern for Free in San Francisco". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  9. ^ "St. Louis, MO". ksdk.com. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  10. ^ "Free Tickets To America's Got Talent | Things to Do in Austin, Texas". 365thingsaustin.com. 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  11. ^ "Howard Stern, 'America's Got Talent' coming to St. Pete's Mahaffey April 3-4 | Pop music news & reviews: Pop Life | Tampa Bay Times". Tampabay.com. 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  12. ^  . "America's Got Talent in NYC!". On-camera-audiences.com. Retrieved 2012-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  13. ^ "Talented 'liar'". June 6, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  14. ^ Profis, Michelle (2011-12-19). "'America's Got Talent': Howard Stern fails to boost ratings | Inside TV | EW.com". Insidetv.ew.com. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  15. ^ Bibel, Sara (May 15, 2012). "Monday Final Ratings: 'How I Met Your Mother', 'Two and a Half Men', 'Mike & Molly', 'America's Got Talent' & 'The Bachelorette' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  16. ^ Bibel, Sara (May 16, 2012). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'NCIS', 'Glee' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  17. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (May 22, 2012). "Monday Final Ratings: 'DWTS', 'AGT', and 'House' Retrospective Adjusted Up; 'Clash of the Commercials' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  18. ^ >Kondolojy, Amanda (May 23, 2012). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol', 'DWTS', 'AGT' Adjusted Up, 'Glee' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  19. ^ Bibel, Sara (May 30, 2012). "Monday Final Ratings: 'America's Got Talent', 'American Ninja Warrior' and 'The Bachelorette' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  20. ^ Bibel, Sara (May 31, 2012). "Tuesday Final Ratings: '48 Hours Mystery' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  21. ^ Kondology, Amanda (June 5, 2012). "Monday Final Ratings: 'America's Got Talent', 'Bachelorette' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  22. ^ Kondology, Amanda (June 6, 2012). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'MasterChef' and 'America's Got Talent' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
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