America's Got Talent season 7
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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 have its product on the judges' table throughout the season.[2]
In April 2012 it was announced that the 2012 season's live shows would take place at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark.[3]
America's Got Talent was moved from Tuesdays and Wednesdays to Mondays and Tuesdays.
Preliminary auditions
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 |
| San Francisco, California | February 24-25, 2012 | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium[8] | |
| 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 5, 2012 (Part 2) |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | April 3-4, 2012 | Mahaffey Theater[11] | June 12, 2012 (Part 2) |
| New York, New York | April 11-12, 2012 | Hammerstein Ballroom[12] | May 22, 2012 (Part 2) |
A final auditions episode featuring acts from several cities aired on Monday, June 18. Auditions were also conducted online via YouTube. Finalists from the online auditions will be selected to compete in front of a live audience during the season's live shows.
Las Vegas Week
The second round of competition, held in Las Vegas, will be aired from June 25-27, 2012, in a three-night special. The round was held at The Venetian and The Palazzo resorts on the Las Vegas Strip. A total of 100 acts passed through from the audition rounds to Las Vegas Week, and will compete for 48 slots in the live shows. Similarly to previous years, the judges divided the acts into two groups: the Judges' Favorites and Standby Acts. In addition, six acts were either immediately eliminated, or sent directly to the next round of competition. And the judges can eliminate an act immediately if they felt their audition is sub-standard & below par.
Immediate Decision
Before any rounds of competition began, the judges called six acts which were not listed as being "Judges' Favorites" or "Standby Acts". Three of these acts were immediately eliminated, and three acts were sent straight from Las Vegas Week to the live rounds without any further performance because of their superior auditions.
Results of Immediate Decision Acts
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Group A: Judges' Favorites
The Judges' Favorites are deemed as more likely to succeed by the judges, perform on the first day of competition, and are able to take as many spots in the Top 48 as possible.
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Group B: Standby Acts
The Standby Acts are deemed as less likely to advance by the judges, and perform later for any remaining spots not already taken by the Judges' Favorites.
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Production
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. Cowell did become a fourth judge on Britain's Got Talent.
NBC released several promotional videos on April 13, 2012, with shots of the current season, displaying changes in the show's set.
Controversies
Tim Poe
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 audible stutter, and claimed that he had gotten the vocal impediment from an injury sustained after being hit by a grenade while serving as part of the Minnesota National Guard's forces in the War in Afghanistan. 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 were questions as to whether Poe will have to be disqualified from advancing to further rounds, but it was revealed during Las Vegas Week that Poe would not be advancing to further rounds. [13] Howard Stern has called the lie "wrong on so many levels."[14]
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,[15] 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 |
Weekly rank |
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| 1 | Los Angeles and St. Louis Auditions | May 14, 2012 | 3.7 | 10 | 10.48[16] | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | San Francisco Auditions | May 15, 2012 | 3.4 | 10 | 10.58[17] | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | New York Auditions (Part 1) | May 21, 2012 | 3.2 | 9 | 9.66[18] | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | New York Auditions (Part 2) | May 22, 2012 | 3.3 | 9 | 9.44[19] | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Auditions (Part 1) | May 28, 2012 | 2.8 | 8 | 9.96[20] | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | St. Louis Auditions (Part 2) | May 29, 2012 | 3.7 | 10 | 11.51[21] | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Austin Auditions (Part 1) | June 4, 2012 | 3.3 | 10 | 12.22[22] | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Austin Auditions (Part 2) | June 5, 2012 | 3.5 | 11 | 12.55[23] | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Tampa Bay Auditions (Part 2) | June 12, 2012 | 3.0 | 8 | 11.18[24] | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Final Auditions | June 18, 2012 | 2.9 | 9 | 11.43[25] | 1 | 1 | 3[26] |
| 11 | Las Vegas Week (Part 1) | June 25, 2012 | 3.0 | 8 | 10.45[27] | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | Las Vegas Week (Part 2) | June 26, 2012 | ||||||
| 13 | Las Vegas Week (Part 3) | June 27, 2012 |
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- ^ "Snapple Becomes Sponsor of 'America's Got Talent' - 2012-02-13 19:01:13 | Broadcasting & Cable". Broadcastingcable.com. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
- ^ McGlone, Peggy (April 8, 2012). "'America's Got Talent' to film at NJPAC in Newark". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
- ^ "America's Got Talent - NBC Site". Nbc.com. 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
- ^ "Audition Cities « Official America's Got Talent Audition Site 2011-2012". Americasgottalentauditions.com. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
- ^ 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.
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- ^ 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.
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