America's Got Talent (season 11)

America's Got Talent
Season 11
Broadcast from May 31 – September 14, 2016
Judges
Host(s) Nick Cannon
Broadcaster NBC
Winner
Grace VanderWaal
Origin Suffern, New York
Genre(s) Singer
Runner-up
The Clairvoyants

Season eleven of the reality competition series America's Got Talent was ordered on September 1, 2015.[1] The season premiered on NBC on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Nick Cannon returned for his eighth season as host. Howie Mandel returned for his seventh season as a judge, while Mel B and Heidi Klum returned for their fourth season. Simon Cowell replaced Howard Stern as the fourth judge.[2] The live shows began on July 26, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles instead of Radio City Music Hall in New York from previous years.[3] Due to the 2016 Summer Olympics broadcast schedule on NBC, the show took a hiatus from August 9–17.[4]

Dunkin' Donuts sponsored the show for a second season, and this season again featured the golden buzzer for each judge and Cannon. Four guest judges joined the panel for the judge's cuts: George Lopez, Reba McEntire, Ne-Yo, and Louis Tomlinson. Each judge was given a golden buzzer.[5]

Grace VanderWaal was announced as the winner on September 14, 2016, making her the second female act and the second child act to win the show since season 1. Mentalist duo, The Clairvoyants, placed second, marking the first time that females placed in the top two positions. Magician Jon Dorenbos, the NFL Long Snapper for the Philadelphia Eagles, placed third. Comedian Tape Face was named the most memorable act of this season.[6]

Season changes

On October 22, 2015, it was announced that creator Simon Cowell would replace Howard Stern as a judge for season 11.[7] On January 12, 2016, it was announced that Mel B, Heidi Klum, and Howie Mandel would all return as judges, with Nick Cannon returning as host.

The live shows will also move from New York back to Los Angeles, due to Howard Stern's departure.[8] The live shows will be held at the Dolby Theatre.[9]

This season will be the first time in the American version where the host, Nick Cannon, will also have the opportunity to use the golden buzzer. This is similar to the UK version of the series, Britain's Got Talent, where together the co-hosts are also allowed to press the golden buzzer for an act.[10]

The position the judges sit at the judging table was flipped. From left to right (as seen from the audience's perspective), the order is: Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Mel B and Howie Mandel. This is likely because of the fact that Simon, who joined this season, has always been on the farthest left (from the audience's perspective) whenever he's on the judging panel.

Preliminary auditions

Auditions in front of the judges began on March 3, 2016 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California.[11] The premiere aired on May 31, 2016.[12]

The season had preliminary open call auditions in Detroit, New York, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, San Jose, San Diego, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Orlando, and Dallas.[13] As in years past, hopeful contestants could also submit online auditions.

Golden buzzer

This season again featured the golden buzzer, which allowed each judge (and host Nick Cannon) to send an act straight to the live shows. Mel B was the first judge to press it, using it for 13-year-old opera singer Laura Bretan, who performed "Nessun dorma".[14] Howie Mandel was second to use it, for 12-year-old singer/songwriter/ukelele player Grace VanderWaal, after she performed an original song titled "I Don't Know My Name" in the second episode of auditions, Heidi Klum used her golden buzzer for 20-year-old singer/crooner Sal Valentinetti, who performed "My Way" by Frank Sinatra. Simon Cowell used his golden buzzer for 16-year-old Calysta Bevier, who performed "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten. All of the golden buzzers had been used for a singer until week 6 of auditions, when Cannon used his golden buzzer for Dorothy Williams, a 90-year-old burlesque dancer. This was the first season in which Cannon was given a golden buzzer.

Judge Cuts

The Judge Cuts began on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 and ended on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. Like the previous season, one guest judge joined the judges' panel each show and was given one golden buzzer opportunity to send an act straight to the live shows. Twenty acts were shown each week and seven advanced, including the one that received the guest judge's golden buzzer. Guest judges were not given a red buzzer to use. Any act that received all four red buzzers was immediately eliminated from the competition. The four guest judges were George Lopez, Reba McEntire, Ne-Yo, and Louis Tomlinson.[5] This season, there were two Judge Cuts shows per week, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Consequently, the Judge Cuts ended in two weeks rather than the four weeks they have taken in earlier seasons. This change was made to avoid competition with NBC's upcoming Olympic Games broadcast.

After the Judge Cuts, three wildcards were selected to compete in the live shows: FLIP, Sila Sveta, and Steven Brundage.

Key Buzzed Golden buzzer
  Advanced
  Eliminated
  Eliminated Immediately
  Advanced Immediately
  Wild Card

Round 1

Guest judge: Ne-Yo

Date: July 12, 2016

This was the first Judge Cuts not to feature any acts getting four red buzzers.

Act Order Performance type Buzzes Result
Cowell Klum Ne-Yo Brown Mandel
Hara 1 Variety illusionist Advanced
Philippe and Marie-Lee 2 Acrobats Eliminated
Edgar 3 Band Advanced
Miniotics 4 Dance group Eliminated
Jumpers in Command 5 Acrobatic jump rope troupe Eliminated
Christopher 6 Dancing puppeteer Eliminated
Brennley Brown 7 Singer Eliminated
Lori Mae Hernandez 8 Comedian Advanced
John Ferraro 9 Danger Performer Eliminated
Jon Call 10 Strongman Eliminated
Duo Guerrero 11 Tightrope walkers Eliminated
Jon Dorenbos 12 Magician Advanced Immediately
The Passing Zone 13 Comedic jugglers Advanced
Julian Davis and the Hayburners 14 Bluegrass band Eliminated
Raii and Whitney Smith 15 Singing duo Eliminated
Ronee Martin 16 Singer Advanced
Cory Kahaney 17 Comedian Eliminated
Axel Perez 18 Extreme balancing act Eliminated
Rory Freeman 19 Contemporary dancer Eliminated
Linkin' Bridge 20 A cappella singing group Advanced

Round 2

Guest judge: Reba McEntire

Date: July 13, 2016

Act Order Performance type Buzzes Result
Cowell Klum McEntire Brown Mandel
Kadie Lynn Roberson 1 Singer/guitarist Advanced
Vello Vaher 2 Contortionist Advanced
House of Lewis 3 Hip hop band Eliminated
Zach Sherwin 4 Comedic rapper Eliminated
Skylar Katz 5 Rapper Eliminated
Erik Cavanaugh 6 Contemporary dancer Eliminated
Sofie Dossi 7 Extreme contortionist Advanced Immediately
Moya Angela 8 Singer Advanced
Parker Garrison 9 Contemporary dancer Eliminated
Youngster 10 Dance group Eliminated
Cody Carter 11 Baton twirler Eliminated
Kadan Bart Rockett 12 Illusionists Advanced
Adam Grabowski 13 Comedian Eliminated
Julia Scotti 14 Comedian Advanced
OneVoice 15 Singing group Eliminated
RL Bell 16 Singer Eliminated
Cecile and Mighty 17 Singing illusionists Eliminated
Steven Brundage 18 Rubik's Cube magician Wild Card
Gary Sladek and Jim 19 Trampoline gymnasts Eliminated
Deadly Games 20 Extreme knife throwers Advanced

Round 3

Guest judge: George Lopez

Date: July 19, 2016

Act Order Performance type Buzzes Result
Cowell Klum Lopez Brown Mandel
José and Carrie 1 Dancing dog act Eliminated
Daniel Joyner 2 Singer Advanced
Ilan & Josh 3 Beatboxers Eliminated
The Finest Family 4 Dance group Eliminated
Blake Vogt 5 Magician Advanced
Alla and Daniel 6 Mother & son dance duo Advanced
Charles & Rose 7 Comedic variety act Eliminated
Mason Bumba 8 Martial arts performer Eliminated
Tape Face 9 Comedian Advanced
Good Girl 10 Singing group Eliminated
Dominique Dy 11 Singer/pianist Eliminated
Madison Watkins 12 Singer Eliminated
Charlie Plaças 13 Aerial performer Eliminated
Malevo 14 Variety act Advanced Immediately
Ian Stewart 15 Crossbow artist Eliminated
Ryan Stock & AmberLynn 16 Sideshow act Advanced
Al Ducharme 17 Comedian Eliminated
Ryan Beard 18 Comedic singer Eliminated
Sam Morril 19 Comedian Eliminated
Brian Justin Crum 20 Singer Advanced

Round 4

Guest judge: Louis Tomlinson

Date: July 20, 2016

This was the only episode of Judge Cuts this season in which acts received four red buzzers.

Act Order Performance type Buzzes Result
Cowell Klum Tomlinson Brown Mandel
ThroWings 1 Extreme acrobats Advanced
Campbell Walker Fields 2 Singer/pianist Eliminated
FLIP 3 Dance crew Wild Card
Shane and Shannon Jessen 4 Ballroom dance duo Eliminated
Outlawz 5 Dance crew Advanced
Ary Hill 6 Singer Eliminated
Avonlea Martin 7 Singer Eliminated
Jayna Brown 8 Singer Advanced Immediately
John Hetlinger 9 Rock singer Eliminated
Nathan Bockstahler 10 Comedian Eliminated
Viktor Kee 11 Juggler Advanced
Sos and Victoria 12 Quick change artists Advanced
Jon Bernhardt 13 Novelty musician Eliminated Immediately
Jonathan Nosan 14 Contortionist Eliminated
The Amazing Armando 15 Magician Eliminated Immediately
Musicality 16 A cappella group Advanced
Oksana Grishina 17 Contemporary dancer Eliminated
The Baron of the Universe 18 Strongman Eliminated
D.J. Demers 19 Stand-up comedian Eliminated
The Clairvoyants 20 Mentalists Advanced

^1 Because Brown was on stage during Armando's act, Tomlinson pressed her buzzer.

Quarterfinals

The live quarterfinals were held at the Dolby Theatre, starting on July 26, 2016. They featured the nine golden buzzer acts, the 24 acts passed through during the Judge Cuts round, and three wildcard acts chosen by the producers and judges. Twelve acts performed each week. Seven acts made it through to the semi-finals, while five were eliminated.

Key Buzzed
  Advanced
Judges' Choice
  Won Judges' Choice
  Lost Judges' Choice
  Dunkin' Save
  Judges' Wildcard

Week 1 (July 26–27)

Guests: Mat Franco, Paul Zerdin

Act Order Performance description Buzzes and judges' choices Result
Cowell Klum Brown Mandel
Jayna Brown 1 Singer, performed a R&B version of Foy Vance's "Make It Rain". Advanced
Hara 2 Multimedia illusionist/dancer, performed a multimedia act involving doves, displaying a journey from Japan to Hollywood. 1 Eliminated
Outlawz 3 Hip-hop dance crew, performed a Ghostbusters-themed routine involving a virtual New York City subway train. Eliminated
Musicality 4 School choir, performed "One Last Time" by Ariana Grande. Advanced
Lori Mae Hernandez 5 Comedian, joked about her inability to be involved in politics due to her age, but mocked Donald Trump, and also quipped about her hatred of braces. Dunkin' Save
Deadly Games 6 Knife throwing duo, the wife covered her husband's head with a medieval hood, and then directed him in throwing blades at her while standing in front of an upright wooden board; then he threw flaming knives at a spinning board with his wife strapped on the board.2 Judges' Choice
Jon Dorenbos 7 Magician, performed a trick in which each judge drew an object, and an untouched bottle was broken that contained his predictions of what the judges would draw. All of his predictions were correct. Advanced
Daniel Joyner 8 Singer, performed a big band version of Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Eliminated
Tape Face 9 Comedian, used Heidi Klum and Nick Cannon to recreate a scene from the film Ghost using clay and a comedic skit using sunglasses, respectively. Advanced
Dorothy Williams 10 Burlesque dancer, performed a 1920s-style dance with a strip tease and backing Vegas-style dancers. Eliminated
Sila Sveta 11 Videomapping dance duo, performed a symbolic contemporary dance routine with lasers and video-mapping effects. Eliminated
Laura Bretan 12 opera singer, performed "The Prayer" by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli. Advanced

^1 After Mandel's vote tied the Judges' Choice, Deadly Games was announced to have received more of America's votes than Hara, and advanced to the semi-finals.

^2 In the middle of the Dunkin' Save vote during the results show, Deadly Games's picture was portrayed as Daniel Joyner, bringing Deadly Games's voting percentage to 0%. It was later fixed.

Week 2 (August 2–3)

Guests: Fitz and The Tantrums featuring Team iLuminate

Act Order Performance description Buzzes and judges' choices Result
Cowell Klum Brown Mandel
FLIP 1 Dance troupe, performed high energy group routine to percussion of "Alive" by Sia and to "Sax" by Fleur East. Eliminated
Moya Angela 2 Singer, performed "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" by Whitney Houston Eliminated
Viktor Kee 3 Juggler, performed a routine consisting of emerging from a clear egg onto the stage, balancing a ball on his forehead, and balancing five on his spine while spinning around onstage, among other things. Advanced
Kadie Lynn Roberson 4 Country singer, performed "My Church" by Maren Morris. 1 Judges' Choice
Ryan Stock and AmberLynn 5 Sideshow performers, performed a curved sword-swallowing act, culminating with Ryan swallowing a rod with a target on it. AmberLynn was to shoot a flaming arrow into the target from a crossbow equipped with a laser sight, with the arrow going down the rod. However, the shot misfired, causing the arrow to hit Stock's neck. Stock was unharmed, and stated that the error was the result of the scope having "slipped" from the arrow.[15][16] Eliminated
Calysta Bevier 6 Singer, performed "Brave" by Sara Bareilles Advanced
Sofie Dossi 7 Aerialist contortionist, descended onto stage by silk, balanced her hands on small platforms while rotating and contorting herself, before finally firing an arrow into a target using her feet while blindfolded. Advanced
The Clairvoyants 8 Mentalist duo, showed a board, which had a prediction made by them. Amelie looked away from the judges and Thommy showed the judges a bowl which contained different jelly beans. Simon and Heidi chose different jelly beans at random, with Amelie correctly predicting the flavors and colors of both. Next, Mel B took a scoop and a glass, and Amelie predicted that she had put 22 jelly beans in the glass, which was correct. Finally, they ended their performance by bringing back the board mentioned before, on which was written that Simon and Heidi would choose the flavors they did, that Mel B would select 22 jelly beans, and even that Howie would make an unscripted comment about spicy chocolate flavored jelly beans. Advanced
Sal Valentinetti 9 Singer/Crooner, performed a big band/swing version of "Story of My Life" by One Direction. Dunkin' Save
ThroWings 10 Acrobatic duo, performed their Russian Cradle routine with strobe lights, and including a trick that had caused Anny to break her back several years before. Eliminated
Steven Brundage 11 Rubik's Cube magician, handed Simon a giant Rubik's Cube to guard, before handing Heidi a coloured die, and asking her to roll it. He looked away, and asked her and Mel B to look at the colour. He asked Mel B to name a different colour, she chose red, and he produced a cube from a bag with all the red squares on one side. He then produced a cube from Heidi's bag with all the blue squares on one side, before Heidi revealed blue was her colour. He then asked Howie to mix up a Rubik's Cube while he mixed up one behind his back. He then revealed that his cube, Howie's cube, and the giant cube he gave to Simon earlier all matched up perfectly on all six sides. Advanced
Sos and Victoria 12 Quick change duo, performed a quick change act in which Victoria changed outfits behind cloths, underneath glitter, and inside booths, all to the soundtrack of Meghan Trainor's "Me Too". Eliminated

^1 After Cowell's vote tied the Judges' Choice, Kadie Lynn Roberson was announced to have received more of America's vote than ThroWings, and advanced to the semifinals.

^2 Cowell pressed his buzzer after his comments on ThroWings. Cowell later stated that he did press his buzzer after the performance due to safety reasons.

Week 3 (August 23–24)

Guests: Recycled Percussion, Michael Phelps

Act Order Performance description Buzzes and judges' choices Result
Cowell Klum Brown Mandel
Vello Vaher 1 Acrobat/contortionist, performed a pirate themed routine involving contorting his body while climbing stairs, walls, and ropes, and flying through the air by his teeth on a zip line. Eliminated
Ronee Martin 2 Singer, performed "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers. Eliminated
Kadan Bart Rockett 3 Illusionists, performed an escape artist trick where he got the judges to handcuff him once each, and then he went into a box and locked himself in the box. After that, Kadan's sister Brooklyn chainsawed the box that Kadan was in and after that it was revealed that he was inside a toolbox that was talked about in the beginning of the show Advanced
Linkin' Bridge 4 A cappella group, performed "Always on My Mind" by Elvis Presley. Judges' Choice
Alla and Daniel 5 Ballroom dance duo, danced to "Cake by the Ocean" by DNCE. Eliminated
Blake Vogt 6 Magician, performed a trick in which he first had a random audience member name a bird, that bird being a blue jay, and then had Simon pick a card which then came out of an untouched egg once cracked. Vogt then released several "Blue Jay" feathers onto himself from the top of the stage whilst revealing the words "Blue Jay" on the inside of a cardboard that dispensed the feathers that had been there since the beginning of the act. Advanced
Edgar 7 Family band, performed "You've Got a Friend" by James Taylor Advanced
Julia Scotti 8 Comedian, performed a routine in which she joked about marriage and dating a prison convict. Eliminated
Brian Justin Crum 9 Singer, performed "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins Advanced
Malevo 10 Malambo group, performed a rhythmic dance routine to the tune of Woodkid's "Run Boy Run", tap dancing in gaucho's boots in unison, beating drums in a circle, twirling staffs, and whirling boleadoras Dunkin' Save
The Passing Zone 11 Comedic juggling duo, performed a reprise of their astronaut-themed Season 1 Semifinal performance; they hung Mandel, Mel B, and Klum from ropes and pushed them around without them colliding in midair. Wild Card
Grace VanderWaal 12 Singer-songwriter, performed her original song "Beautiful Thing". Advanced

Semifinals

The live semifinals started on August 30, 2016. They feature the 21 acts voted to the semifinals, plus the judges' semifinal wildcard pick. Each week, eleven acts will perform. Five will go through, while six will be eliminated. There were no buzzes in the semi-finals.

Key Buzzed
  Advanced
Judges' Choice
  Won Judges' Choice
  Lost Judges' Choice
  Dunkin' Save

Week 1 (August 30–31)

Guests: The Illusionists

Act Order Performance description Judges' choices Result
Cowell Klum Brown Mandel
Sal Valentinetti 1 Singer/Crooner, performed "That's Life" by Frank Sinatra. Advanced
Blake Vogt 2 Magician, performed a trick in which he tore off a piece of a card that Simon chose, and made it reappear in the empty card box. Vogt then got on a scissor lift and covered himself with a large cloth, only to disappear upon dropping the cloth and reappearing on one of the theater's balconies. Eliminated
Edgar 3 Family band, performed "Bless the Broken Road" by Rascal Flatts. Eliminated
Lori Mae Hernandez 4 Comedian, performed a routine in which she joked about the U.S Olympic team, her barbie doll collection, and Nick and the judges. Eliminated
Musicality 5 School choir, performed "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga. Eliminated
Deadly Games 6 Knife throwing duo, performed a routine consisting of Alfredo using a whip to cut a rose off of a stem in Anna's mouth, throwing knives at Anna while she was obscured by a long white canvas, and shooting a crossbow at her whilst holding balloons with her mouth/hands. Eliminated
Tape Face 7 Comedian, performed a routine in which he brought an audience member to the stage to "duel" with him using staple guns and balloons under both men's armpits and between their legs. Dunkin' Save
Jon Dorenbos 8 Magician, performed a trick in which he made the judges throw a football at a U.S. map, then proceeded to reveal 4 quarters in a locked chest that represented the states the judges threw their footballs at. Dorenbos also revealed a hidden map to the judges that predicted the locations of the judges' throws. Advanced
Grace VanderWaal 9 Singer-songwriter/ukulelist, performed her original song, "Light the Sky". Advanced
Malevo 10 Malambo group, performed an Argentine folk dance routine with elements such as water and percussion incorporated. Eliminated
Laura Bretan 11 Opera Singer, performed Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Pie Jesu". Judges' Choice

Week 2 (September 6–7)

Guests: Andra Day, Blue Journey

Act Order Performance description Judges' choices Result
Cowell Klum Brown Mandel
Jayna Brown 1 Singer, performed "Rise" by Katy Perry. Eliminated
Kadan Bart Rockett 2 Illusionists, performed a trick in which they made all of their classmates appear out of a cardboard schoolhouse. Eliminated
Kadie Lynn Roberson 3 Singer, performed "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack. Eliminated
Viktor Kee 4 Juggler, performed a routine consisting of emerging out of a treasure chest, levitating a ball, and then juggling four balls in a variety of ways. 1 Judges' Choice
Linkin' Bridge 5 Vocal group, performed "7 Years" by Lukas Graham. Advanced
The Passing Zone 6 Comedic jugglers, performed a routine in which they juggled flaming torches around Cowell. Eliminated
Calysta Bevier 7 Singer, performed "Human" by Christina Perri. Eliminated
Steven Brundage 8 Rubik's Cube magician, performed a variety of rubik's cube magic, including suddenly solving a mixed up cube in the air, throwing a cube behind his back solved, a trick with over 200 Rubik's cubes, and other tricks; he also did a routine by asking Cannon to choose a card with a celebrity's name on it while the judges were mixing Rubik's cubes, followed by asking Cannon to place the mixed cubes on a board, followed by revealing the chosen celebrity on the board. Eliminated
Sofie Dossi 9 Contortionist/hand balancer, performed a routine in which she balanced and rotated on a platform using her hands while contorting her body, followed by a performance on a suspended hoop. Dunkin' Save
The Clairvoyants 10 Mentalists, performed a routine in which they asked for Mandel to ask Cowell a question, asked Mel B for an influence, asked Klum to name a kiss location, named the time on a clock correctly, and correctly named what the judges wrote. Advanced
Brian Justin Crum 11 Singer, performed "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears. Advanced

^1 After Mandel's vote tied the Judges' Choice, Viktor Kee was announced to have received more of America's votes than Steven Brundage, and advanced to the finals.

Finals

The performances took place on September 13, 2016, where 10 acts performed. Every performance received a standing ovation from every judge. No acts were buzzed.

The season finale took place on September 14, 2016. During the finale results, the top 5 acts were revealed first; then they were eliminated in reverse ranking from fifth place to third place. Grace VanderWaal was announced the winner at the end of the finale. She won the million-dollar prize and is set to headline at the PH Showroom at the Las Vegas Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on October 27, 28, 29, and 30. 2016.[17]

Key
  Advanced to the top 5
  Top 10

Guests: Pitbull, LunchMoney Lewis, Paula Abdul, Stevie Nicks, Il Volo

Act Order Performance description Ranking
Sal Valentinetti 1 Singer/Crooner, performed "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin Guest Performers: Jersey Boys; Sang "Oh What a Night." Advanced
Sofie Dossi 2 Aerialist Contortionist, performed a compilation act, including a fast back-flip sequence and an aerial ring routine. Guest Performers: Il Volo, Sofie Dossi, and Viktor Kee; Laura Bretan and II Volo sing a duet of "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot, while Sofie swings from a hoop in the sky and Viktor juggles balls. Top 10
Linkin' Bridge 3 Vocal Group, performed "See You Again" by Charlie Puth. Guest Performer: Silhouettes; Sang "7 Years" with Silhouettes shadow dancing in the background. Top 10
Laura Bretan 4 Opera Singer, performed "O mio babbino caro", by Giacomo Puccini. Guest Performers: Il Volo, Sofie Dossi, and Viktor Kee; Laura Bretan and II Volo sing a duet of "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot, while Sofie Dossi swings from a hoop in the sky and Viktor juggles balls. Top 10
The Clairvoyants 5 Mentalist Duo, performed an act where they compiled their previous performances together, naming a man's birthday from the crowd, naming the expiration date and the last four numbers of Simon's credit card while Amelie was submerged underwater, and naming the Howie-flavored jelly bean that Mel B described inside of a pendant. Guest Performers: Paula Abdul, and Jon Dorenbos; Thommy hands Heidi a book of celebrities. She yells "stop" on a photo of Paula Abdul, who joins them on stage carrying a box. We're playing the lottery, and each judge picks a random number between 1 and 50. Then they open a box, which contains a lottery ticket with the numbers each judge chose. They hand Paula an envelope, and Jon has Paula pick card from a giant deck of cards. He has her pick a card and tear it into four pieces, three of which he puts into a paper bag. Then he makes them disappear, and they reappear in the envelope reassembled. And the remaining corner is a perfect match. Advanced
Brian Justin Crum 6 Singer, Performed "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson. Brian did not have a Guest Performer; instead he sang "Creep" by Radiohead. Advanced
Tape Face 7 Comedian, performed an act with horse puppets to the tune of "William Tell Overture", featuring Mel B with a toilet seat around her neck as he fired a plunger at the toilet seat in a parody of the William Tell legend. Guest Performers: Jon Dorenbos, Brian Justin Crum, Viktor Kee, and Shon China Lacy; Tape Face gets them all to sway to "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers. Then he sits them in four chairs, with their backs all facing the same direction. He lays them down so that they're leaning on each other and pulls out the chairs, one by one, so that they are now the chairs. He sits down, reads some papers and snaps a selfie, and they're stuck that way until he slides the chairs back so they can de-tangle. Top 10
Viktor Kee 8 Juggler, performed with several different juggling methods, including one with a flaming ball. Guest Performers: Il Volo, Sofie Dossi, and Laura Bretan; juggles balls while Laura Bretan and II Volo sing a duet of "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot, while Sofie Dossi swings from a hoop in the sky. Top 10
Jon Dorenbos 9 Magician, told an inspirational story while manipulating cards the judges signed. Guest Performers: Guest Performers: Paula Abdul, and The Clairvoyants; Thommy hands Heidi a book of celebrities. She yells "stop" on a photo of Paula Abdul, who joins them on stage carrying a box. We're playing the lottery, and each judge picks a random number between 1 and 50. Then they open a box, which contains a lottery ticket with the numbers each judge chose. They hand Paula an envelope, and Jon has Paula pick card from a giant deck of cards. He has her pick a card and tear it into four pieces, three of which he puts into a paper bag. Then he makes them disappear, and they reappear in the envelope reassembled. And the remaining corner is a perfect match. Advanced
Grace VanderWaal 10 Singer-songwriter/Ukelilist, sang an original song called "Clay" with an anti-bullying message. Grace did not have a guest performer, but she sang her original: "I Don't Know my Name." Advanced

Finale

Key
  1st place (Winner)
  2nd place (Runner-up)
  3rd place
  4th place
  5th place
Act Result
Grace VanderWaal Winner
The Clairvoyants Runner-Up
Jon Dorenbos 3rd place
Brian Justin Crum 4th place
Sal Valentinetti 5th place

Top 36 acts

Key      Winner      Runner-up      Third Place      Top 5      Finalist      Semifinalist (lost judges' vote)      Semifinalist (lost audience vote)      Quarterfinalist (lost judges' vote)      Quarterfinalist (lost audience vote) Golden buzzer Judges' wild card (quarterfinals) Judges' wild card (semifinals)
Name of Act Age(s) Genre Act Hometown Quarterfinal Semifinal Result
Grace VanderWaal 12 Singing Singer-songwriter/ukulelist Suffern, New York 3 1 Winner
The Clairvoyants 28 & 29 Magic Mentalists Vienna, Austria 2 2 Runner-up
Jon Dorenbos 35 Magic Magician Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 1 3rd Place
Brian Justin Crum 28 Singing Singer San Diego, California 3 2 4th Place
Sal Valentinetti 21 Singing Singer/Crooner Bethpage, New York 2 1 5th Place
Tape Face 38 Comedy Comedian Canterbury, New Zealand 1 1 Finalist (Won Dunkin' Save Vote)
Laura Bretan 14 Singing Opera Singer Chicago, Illinois 1 1 Finalist (Won Judges' Vote)
Linkin' Bridge 36–41 Singing Vocal group Louisville, Kentucky 3 2 Finalist (Won Public Vote)
Sofie Dossi 15 Gymnastics Contortionist Cypress, California 2 2 Finalist (Won Dunkin' Save Vote)
Viktor Kee 45 Juggling Juggler Priluki, Ukraine 2 2 Finalist (Won Judges' Vote)
Steven Brundage 25 Magic Rubik's Cube Magician Saratoga Springs, New York 2 2 Eliminated (lost judges' vote)
Edgar 15–36 Singing Family band Toluca Lake, California 3 1 Eliminated (lost judges' vote)
Blake Vogt 27 Magic Magician Lebanon, Indiana 3 1 Eliminated
Calysta Bevier 16 Singing Singer Grand Rapids, Ohio 2 2 Eliminated
Deadly Games 32 & 34 Danger Knife throwing duo Las Vegas, Nevada 1 1 Eliminated
Jayna Brown 14 Singing Singer Baltimore, Maryland 1 2 Eliminated
Kadan Bart Rockett 10 Magic Illusionist duo Hollywood, California 3 2 Eliminated
Kadie Lynn Roberson 12 Singing Country singer/guitarist Kemp, Texas 2 2 Eliminated
Lori Mae Hernandez 13 Comedy Comedian Lancaster, California 1 1 Eliminated
Malevo 17–42 Variety Malambo group Buenos Aires, Argentina 3 1 Eliminated
Musicality 15–18 Singing School choir Chicago, Illinois 1 1 Eliminated
The Passing Zone 49 Juggling Comedic juggling duo Hermosa Beach, California 3 2 Eliminated
Hara 25 Variety Multimedia illusionist/dancer Japan 1 N/A Eliminated (lost judges' vote)
ThroWings 25 & 29 Acrobatics Acrobatic duo Boston, Massachusetts 2 N/A Eliminated (lost judges' vote)
Ronee Martin 62 Singing Singer Columbia, Virginia 3 N/A Eliminated (lost judges' vote)
Alla & Daniel 8 & 32 Dance Ballroom dance duo Saratov, Russia 3 N/A Eliminated
Daniel Joyner 17 Singing Singer Alamo, Tennessee 1 N/A Eliminated
Dorothy Williams 90 Dance Burlesque dancer Hilo, Hawaii 1 N/A Eliminated
FLIP 14–17 Dance Dance troupe Lévis, Canada 2 N/A Eliminated
Julia Scotti 63 Comedy Comedian Whiting, New Jersey 3 N/A Eliminated
Moya Angela 32 Singing Singer Las Vegas, Nevada 2 N/A Eliminated
Outlawz 17–20 Dance Hip-hop dance crew Gilbert, Arizona 1 N/A Eliminated
Ryan Stock & AmberLynn 34 Danger Sideshow performer duo Las Vegas, Nevada 2 N/A Eliminated
Sila Sveta 20–35 Dance Videomapping dance duo Los Angeles, California 1 N/A Eliminated
Sos & Victoria Petrosyan 37 & 44 Variety Quick change duo Mannheim, Germany 2 N/A Eliminated
Vello Vaher 52 Gymnastics Acrobat/contortionist Tallinn, Estonia 3 N/A Eliminated

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Show Episode title First air date Timeslot (EDT) Rating
(18–49)
Share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
Nightly
rank
Weekly
rank
1 Auditions Week 1 (Premiere) May 31, 2016 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 2.6 10 11.67[18] 1 3[19]
2 Auditions Week 2 June 7, 2016 2.3 8 10.79[20] 1 3[21]
3 Auditions Week 3 June 14, 2016 2.6 10 11.54[22] 1 5[23]
4 Auditions Week 4 June 21, 2016 2.3 9 11.73[24] 1 1[25]
5 Auditions Week 5 June 28, 2016 Tuesday 9:00 p.m. 2.4 9 11.21[26] 1 1[27]
6 Auditions Week 6 July 5, 2016 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 2.7 10 12.81[28] 1 1[29]
7 Judge Cuts 1 July 12, 2016 2.4 9 11.54[30] 1 1[31]
8 Judge Cuts 2 July 13, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.4 9 11.85[32] 1 2[31]
9 Judge Cuts 3 July 19, 2016 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 2.3 9 11.10[33] 1 2[34]
10 Judge Cuts 4 July 20, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.3 9 10.78[35] 1 1[34]
11 Quarterfinals, Week 1 (Performances) July 26, 2016 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 2.3 9 10.47[36] 1 1[37]
12 Quarterfinals, Week 1 (Results) July 27, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 1.8 8 9.52[38] 1 3 (tie)[37]
13 Quarterfinals, Week 2 (Performances) August 2, 2016 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 2.5 9 11.57[39] 1 4 (tie) [40]
14 Quarterfinals, Week 2 (Results) August 3, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 1.8 7 9.39[41] 1 (tie) 8 (tie)[40]
15 Quarterfinals, Week 3 (Performances) August 23, 2016 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 2.4 9 11.26[42] 1 1[43]
16 Quarterfinals, Week 3 (Results) August 24, 2016 Wednesday 9:00 p.m. 2.1 8 10.67[44] 1 (tie) 2 (tie)[43]
17 Semifinals, Week 1 (Performances) August 30, 2016 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 2.6 10 12.28[45] 1 2[46]
18 Semifinals, Week 1 (Results) August 31, 2016 Wednesday 9:00 p.m. 2.0 8 10.50[47] 1 4[46]
19 Semifinals, Week 2 (Performances) September 6, 2016 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 2.5 9 11.96[48] 1 6[49]
20 Semifinals, Week 2 (Results) September 7, 2016 Wednesday 9:00 p.m. 2.0 7 10.61[50] 2 9[49]
21 Finals (Performances) September 13, 2016 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 2.8 10 13.97[51] 1 4 (tie)[52]
22 Finale September 14, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 2.8 10 14.41[53] 1 4 (tie)[52]

Specials

Show Episode title First air date Timeslot (EDT) Rating
(18–49)
Share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
Nightly
rank
Weekly
rank
S1 Best of Season 11 Auditions July 6, 2016 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 1.8 7 8.48[54] 2 5[29]
S2 Quarterfinals Week 3 Recap August 24, 2016 1.4 6 7.26[44] 2 13 (tie)[43]
S3 Semifinals Week 1 Recap August 31, 2016 1.2 7 6.46[47] 2 16[46]

Contestants who appeared on other seasons or shows

International broadcasts

In Indonesia, the eleventh season of the show has currently been broadcast by NET. since October 22, 2016 every Saturday and Sunday at 10.00 PM WIB.[55] But, since Monday, October 31, in addition to the weekend slot, the show has also been broadcast every Monday to Friday at 5.00 PM WIB as the replacement of the currently concluded TV drama, the second season of Kesempurnaan Cinta, which was concluded on Friday, October 28, 2016.[56]

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Preceded by
Season 10 (2015)
America's Got Talent
Season 11 (2016)
Succeeded by
Season 12
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