America's Got Talent (season 10)

America's Got Talent
Season 10
Broadcast from May 26 – September 16, 2015
Judges
Host(s) Nick Cannon
Broadcaster NBC
Winner
Paul Zerdin
Origin London, United Kingdom
Genre(s) Ventriloquist
Runner-up
Drew Lynch

Season ten of the reality competition series America's Got Talent was the 10th anniversary of the reality series and premiered on May 26, 2015.[1] It concluded on September 16, 2015. Nick Cannon returned as host for his seventh season. Howie Mandel returned for his sixth season as judge while Howard Stern returned for his fourth and final season. Mel B and Heidi Klum both returned for their third season on the judging panel.[2] This was also the first season with an all-male finale.

On July 29, the show aired a special two-hour tenth anniversary retrospective episode. The series returned to Radio City Music Hall in New York for the live shows, which began Tuesday, August 11.[3]

Stern announced on his radio show that this season would be his last season as a judge due to a busy work schedule.[4]

Dunkin' Donuts replaced Snapple as sponsor of the show after three seasons. Four guest judges were invited to judge during the judge's cuts; actor Neil Patrick Harris, singer Michael Bublé, actor Marlon Wayans and former judge Piers Morgan. Ventriloquist Paul Zerdin was voted the winner for the season on September 16, 2015. Comedian Drew Lynch was the runner-up.

Changes

Among the changes for the season are more extreme acts, an enhanced Golden Buzzer, and new elements in the boot camp round. The live shows began on Tuesday, August 11 and the later rounds returned to Radio City Music Hall.[1]

Some auditions were held outdoors to showcase big danger acts. Acts both in the theater and outdoors were filmed in the Fairplex in Pomona, California.[1]

The Golden Buzzer was also enhanced this year with an act going straight through to the live shows should a judge hit the buzzer (the same format as that of Britain's Got Talent, rather than a free pass to boot camp in the previous season). Like the previous season, the Golden Buzzer could only be used once by each judge and by each guest judge.

The enhanced bootcamp round began Tuesday, July 14, to determine which acts would become a part of the Top 36 to perform for America's vote. Unlike previous seasons, the live shows will only feature 36 acts instead of the normal 48. The bootcamp round also lasted several weeks compared with just one week in previous seasons.[1] Celebrity guest judges were featured to assist the regular judges with their decision, including Neil Patrick Harris, Michael Buble, Piers Morgan, and Marlon Wayans.[5][6]

A special two hour retrospective aired on July 29 this season to celebrate the ten years of AGT. The show featured some of the best acts of the series, the most heartwarming stories, the oddest personalities, and the biggest show-stopping moments from the last 10 years, as well as updates on what some of these acts are currently doing.[1]

Preliminary auditions

Producer auditions began on November 2, 2014 in Tampa, Florida. Other auditions sites include Nashville, Richmond (New York), Chicago, St. Louis, San Antonio, Albuquerque, San Francisco, Seattle, Boise, Los Angeles, Las Vegas. Online auditions were also accepted.[7] Auditions in front of the judges were held March 2–9 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. They continued at the Manhattan Center in New York City and the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. A special "extreme" audition session was held outside at the Fairplex in Pomona, California.

Golden Buzzer acts

Each of the four judges had one chance to use the Golden Buzzer. Mandel was the first one whose use of the Golden Buzzer was aired, doing so on stuttering comedian Drew Lynch.[8] Contemporary dance duo Freckled Sky became the second Golden Act whose performance was aired, with Stern using the Golden Buzzer on them.[9] Brown was the third judge seen using the Golden Buzzer, this time on gospel singer Sharon Irving.[10] Klum was the last to utilize the Golden Buzzer, with 11-year-old opera singer Arielle Baril being its recipient.[11]

The guest judges each also had one chance to use the Golden Buzzer on any act during their participation without consultation from the regular panel. Like the Golden Acts selected by the regular judges, the Golden Acts chosen by the guest judges also went straight to the live rounds.[6] On the July 14 episode, Neil Patrick Harris used his golden buzzer on magician Piff the Magic Dragon.[12] On the July 21 episode, Michael Buble used his golden buzzer on singing duo The CraigLewis Band, although he was initially hesitant to do so.[13] Marlon Wayans used his buzzer on ventriloquist comedian Paul Zerdin on the July 28 episode.[14] Japanese light-and-sound dance troupe Siro-A became the last Golden Buzzer act of the season when former judge Piers Morgan used the Golden Buzzer on them.[15]

Freckled Sky was eliminated in the quarterfinals after losing the Judges' Choice to the rock band 3 Shades of Blue. Arielle Baril, Sharon Irving and Siro-A were all eliminated in the semifinals.

Judge Cuts

The Judge Cuts began on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. This round replaces the "Vegas Week" or "Judgment Week" rounds that were used in previous seasons. As noted above one guest judge joined the judges' panel in each week. Each guest judge 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 one from 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 to be immediately eliminated from the competition.

Key Buzzed Golden Buzzer
  Advanced to the live shows
  Did not advance to the live shows
  Eliminated immediately
  Advanced immediately

Week 1

Guest judge: Neil Patrick Harris

Act Order Performance type Buzzes Result
Mandel Brown Harris Klum Stern
Freelusion Dance Company 1 Videomapping dance group Advanced
Paul Ponce 2 Extreme juggler Eliminated
Silvia Silvia[note 1] 3 Extreme crossbow archer Advanced
Chapkis Dance Company 4 Dance troupe Advanced
Samantha Hess 5 Professional cuddler Eliminated immediately
Elin and Noah 6 Child dance duo Eliminated
Los Angeles Children's Orchestra 7 Children's orchestra Eliminated
Alondra Santos[note 2] 8 Mariachi singer Eliminated
Michael John 9 Magician Eliminated
Piff the Magic Dragon 10 Comic-magician Advanced Immediately
Duo Ignite 11 Acrobatic aerialist duo Eliminated
Myq Kaplan 12 Stand-up comedian Advanced
Nick and Eddie 13 Singing duo Eliminated
Keith Klein 14 Singer Eliminated
3 Shades of Blue 15 Acoustic rock-pop band Advanced
Marc & Kiri 16 Ballroom dance duo Eliminated
Vibez 17 Contortionist dancer Eliminated
X-Treme Tricking & Tumbling 18 Extreme gymnastic group Eliminated
Grand Master Qi Feilong 19 Kung Fu artist Eliminated Immediately
Samantha Johnson 20 Singer Advanced
Note
  1. ↑ Silvia Silvia subsequently dropped out of the competition, even after advancing to the next round. Silvia Silvia is appearing in a new show in Israel, with conflicting dates for AGT.
  2. ↑ Alondra was originally eliminated in Judge Cuts week 1, but was brought back as a replacement to compete in the quarterfinals after extreme crossbow archer, Silvia Silvia, dropped out.

Week 2

Guest judge: Michael Bublé

Act Order Performance type Buzzes Result
Mandel Brown Bublé Klum Stern
Aiden Sinclair 1 Magician Eliminated
Jenna Renae 2 Singer & pianist Eliminated
Shirley Claire 3 Singer Eliminated
Daniella Mass 4 Opera singer Advanced
Ira 5 Comedic singing puppetry Advanced
Benjamin Yonnaton 6 Contemporary blind dancer Advanced
Facinet Sylla 7 Street tumbling Eliminated
Nastasya Generalova 8 Acrobatic gymnast Eliminated
Wes Barker 9 Comedic straight-jacket escapist Eliminated
Uzeyer Novruzov 10 Balancing performer Advanced
Ryan Shaw 11 Singer Eliminated
The CraigLewis Band 12 Singing duo Advanced immediately
Dr. Danger's Daredevil All Stars 13 Daredevil stunts group Eliminated
Center Stage 14 Dance troupe Eliminated
DADitude![note 1] 15 Dance group Eliminated
DMNation 16 Dance troupe Advanced
The Chippendoubles 17 Variety act Eliminated Immediately
Chris Jones 18 Hypnotist Eliminated
Scott Heierman 19 Cross-dressing comedian Eliminated
Selected of God Choir 20 Gospel choir Advanced
Note
  1. ↑ DADitude! was originally eliminated in Judge Cuts Week 2, but was brought back as a replacement to compete in the quarterfinals after extreme aerial act, Duo Volta presumably dropped out.

Week 3

Guest judge: Marlon Wayans

Act Order Performance type Buzzes Result
Mandel Brown Wayans Klum Stern
Triple Threat 1 Music group Advanced
Honor Roll Skate Crew 2 Dance group Eliminated
Evoke Tap Movement 3 Dance group Eliminated
The Squad 4 Dance group Eliminated
Animation Crew 5 Dance crew Advanced
Oleksiy Mogylnyy 6 Acrobat Eliminated
Johnny Shelton 7 Singer Eliminated
Dana Daniels 8 Comic-magician/parrot trainer Eliminated
Paul Zerdin 9 Ventriloquist Advanced immediately
Oz Pearlman 10 Mentalist Advanced
Brittney Allen 11 Singer Eliminated
Paul Blair 12 Hula-Hoop performer Eliminated immediately
Pretty Big Movement 13 Dance troupe Eliminated
Stacey Kay 14 Singer Eliminated
Mountain Faith Band 15 Bluegrass band Advanced
Randy Roberts 16 Cross-dressing singer Eliminated
Vita Radionova 17 Acrobat/Contortionist Advanced
Cailyn Mathis 18 Dancer Eliminated
Haley "Bulletproof" Glass 19 Martial artist Eliminated
Benton Blount 20 Singer Advanced

Week 4

Guest judge: Piers Morgan

Act Order Performance type Buzzes Result
Mandel Brown Morgan Klum Stern
The Gentlemen 1 Hip-hop dance duo Advanced
Technicianz 2 Dance group Eliminated
Duwende 3 Singing group Eliminated
Leroy Patterson 4 Novelty act [note 1] Eliminated
Derek Hughes 5 Magician Advanced
Duo Vladimir 6 Acrobatic duo Eliminated
Duo Volta[note 2] 7 Static trapeze duo Advanced
Jamie Costa 8 Stand-up comedian Eliminated immediately
Xavier Mortimer 9 Magician/Juggler Eliminated immediately
Alicia Michilli 10 Singer Advanced
The Move 11 Dance group Eliminated
Semeneya 12 Latin dance trio Eliminated
Aaron Smyth 13 Contemporary dancer Eliminated
Siro-A 14 Dance group Advanced immediately
Kacey Jones 15 Country singer Eliminated
Gary Vider 16 Stand-up comedian Advanced
Kayvon Zand 17 Singer [note 3] Eliminated immediately
Vox 18 Opera quartet Eliminated
Alex Boye 19 Singer Eliminated
Stevie Starr 20 Professional "regurgitator" Advanced
Note
  1. ↑ Morgan pressed Klum's buzzer.
  2. ↑ Duo Volta has presumably dropped out of the competition, even after advancing to the next round. According to the Duo Volta website they no longer perform as a duo.
  3. ↑ Mandel buzzed Kayvon Zand after his performance was over.

Top 36 acts

Judge Cuts

Golden Buzzer Acts

Of these eight acts, only Freckled Sky failed to advance to the semifinals. Arielle Baril, Sharon Irving and Siro-A failed to advance to the finals.

Four additional acts made appearances in the live shows after not being present during the Judge Cuts round. The following acts completed the field of 36 acts for the live quarterfinals:

All four of these were eliminated in the quarterfinals except for Metal Mulisha because they were the judges' wild card choice for this season. They were eliminated in the semifinals.

Quarterfinals

The live quarterfinals began on August 11 and were broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Each week, twelve acts performed and seven advanced. One or more guest artists or acts performed during each results show.

The four judges were still able to press the red buzzers to show disapproval of an act. If any act received all four buzzes, their performance would be ended prematurely, but the act would not necessarily be eliminated immediately. The golden buzzer did not appear in the live rounds. This season marked the first time Mel B and Heidi used their buzzers in the live rounds. This season also marked the first time an act received four X's during a live round in America's Got Talent history. Season 10 also has the least amount of Quarter Finals in America's Got Talent history. Previous years have had 4 Quarter Finals while this season only had 3.

The Dunkin' Save, originally called the Snapple Save, was continued from the previous season. Each week during the quarterfinals, the acts with the 6th, 7th and 8th most votes were subject to a new vote during the live results shows to send one of them to the semifinals. Out of the remaining two acts, one was selected by the judges to move on to the next round. In the event of a tie, the act with the most votes from the previous night would move on.

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

Week 1 (August 11–12)

Guests: The Rockettes, Mat Franco, OMI

Act Order Performance description Buzzes and judges' choices Result
Mandel Brown Klum Stern
Siro-A 1 The group performed a fast-paced video-mapping dance routine including programmed judge cameos, to the Lenny Kravitz song "Are You Gonna Go My Way". Advanced
Alondra Santos 2 The Mariachi singer performed "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" by Selena. Won Judges' Choice
Vita Radionova 3 The contortionist's routine consisted of contortions and acrobatic stunts to "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" by Monophonics. Eliminated
Triple Threat 4 The trio sang "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child. Eliminated
The Gentlemen 5 The duo performed a self-choreographed routine with backup dancers to "Time of Our Lives" by Pitbull Ft. Ne-Yo. Lost Judges' Choice
Piff the Magic Dragon 6 The comic magician's chihuahua, Mr. Piffles, was inside one of four numbered boxes. Each box that Mandel guessed did not contain Mr. Piffles was destroyed, and the dog was found in the remaining box. Advanced
Benton Blount 7 The singer/guitarist performed an acoustic version of "Say Something" by A Great Big World. Advanced
Craig and Micheline 8 The duo performed an acrobatic dance routine to "Tainted Love" by Marilyn Manson. Eliminated
Drew Lynch 9 The comedian performed a stand-up routine about his stutter and his service dog. Advanced
Showproject 10 The acrobatic gymnastic group performed a routine on parallel gym bars to "Chains" by Nick Jonas. Eliminated
Paul Zerdin 11 The ventriloquist left his puppet on the stage after an argument. The puppet raised its head and began talking, but acted lifeless once Zerdin returned onstage. Advanced
Samantha Johnson 12 The singer performed her rendition of "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas & The Papas. Dunkin' Save

Week 2 (August 18–19)

Guests: Emily West, William Close

Act Order Performance description Buzzes and judges' choices Result
Mandel Brown Klum Stern
DM Nation 1 The female dance troupe performed an army-style routine in their signature black uniforms to "Run the World (Girls)" by Beyoncé. Eliminated
Derek Hughes 2 The comedic magician performed a trick with Mel B that involved how to cheat at playing cards by making cards appear and disappear in his pocket. Advanced
3 Shades of Blue 3 The acoustic rock band performed a version of "Chains" by Nick Jonas. 1 Won Judges' Choice
Animation Crew 4 The popping dance crew performed a hip-hop-style routine with a video game themed background. Eliminated
Arielle Baril 5 The eleven-year-old sang "Pie Jesu" by Andrew Lloyd Webber with a backup choir. Advanced
Uzeyer Novruzov 6 The extreme circus performer showed a series of small ladder tricks before climbing an 18-foot ladder and balancing on top of it. Advanced
Ira 7 The singing puppet sang "It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones on a cruise ship set with backing puppets. Dunkin' Save
Damone Rippy 8 The flyboarder performed a routine over the Hudson River that included a triple back flip to "Come Get It Bae" by Pharrell Williams. Damone's performance was recorded in one take before the live broadcast. Eliminated
Myq Kaplan 9 The comedian performed a stand-up routine about kids and airports. Eliminated
The CraigLewis Band 10 The male duo sang a rendition of "Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding. Advanced
Freckled Sky 11 The visual-dance act performed with projections and water effects to the song "Can't Pretend" by Tom Odell. Lost Judges' Choice
Sharon Irving 12 The gospel singer performed the Golden Globe-winning song "Glory" from the film Selma. Advanced

^1 Klum's voting intention was not revealed.

Week 3 (August 25–26)

Guests: Le Rêve

Act Order Performance description Buzzes and judges' choices Result
Mandel Brown Klum Stern
Chapkis Dance Family 1 A jungle-themed dance to a remix of "Run Boy Run" by Woodkid, "No Twerk" by Apashe, and "Animals" by Martin Garrix, with flips and movement. Eliminated
Metal Mulisha Fitz Army1 2 The extreme stunt motorcyclists rode off of a ramp, performing danger tricks in mid-air with the NYC skyline behind them. Judges' Wildcard
DADitude! 3 The comedic-dance group composed entirely of dads, danced an old-school back in time routine to "Living in New York City" by Robin Thicke. Eliminated
Alicia Michilli 4 The singer sang a passionate rendition of "I Put a Spell on You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Advanced
Gary Vider 5 The stand-up comedian told jokes about his dating life and his materialistic roommate. Dunkin' Save
Mountain Faith Band 6 The bluegrass band played and sang "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon. Advanced
Oz Pearlman 7 The mentalist asked the judges to guess how many gumballs were in a jar. In an Instagram video, he predicted that Mel B would be off by 2: the actual number was 327; her guess was 325. He then showed a receipt for the gumballs purchased with all the judges' numbers printed on top as the order number. Advanced
Selected of God 8 The church gospel choir performed their rendition of the song "Impossible" by Shontelle. Eliminated
Stevie Starr 9 The regurgitator swallowed Heidi Klum's $500,000 ring and then swallowed a lock and key. He regurgitated the ring now in the lock. He initially could not get the key up but swallowed a Pool ball to force the key up and regurgitated both. Advanced
Benjamin Yonattan 10 The 14-year-old blind classical dancer performed an inspiring and energized routine with jumps and aerials to "One Life" by Boyce Avenue. Lost Judges' Choice
Daniella Mass 11 The operatic singer sang a cover version of "Bring Him Home" from Les Miserables. Won Judges' Choice
Freelusion Dance Company 12 In the video-mapping dance group's routine, a couple is separated by a volcano and reunited in heaven. Advanced

^1 Though they were eliminated in the quarterfinals, Metal Mulisha Fitz Army were the judges' wildcard pick, and they came back for the first week of the semifinals.

This is the first time Heidi and Mel hit their buzzers in a live show ever while judging the show.

Semifinals

The live semifinal round began on September 1 at Radio City Music Hall in NYC, with two weeks of competition. Because only 22 acts advanced to the semifinals, eleven acts perform each week, and five acts advance each week. Special guest acts or artists will perform each week during the live results shows.

The four judges will still be able to press the red buzzers to show disapproval of an act. If any act receives all four buzzes, their performance would be ended prematurely, but the act would not necessarily be eliminated immediately.

The Dunkin' Save continued into the semifinals, with the three acts in danger of elimination being those voted in 4th, 5th, and 6th place.

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

Week 1 (September 1–2)

Guests: The Illusionists, Taylor Williamson

Act Order Performance description Buzzes and judges' choices Result
Mandel Brown Klum Stern
Ira 1 Singing puppets, Ira and his mother, performed a comic skit and then sang about Ira's mother and father's courtship to Barry Manilow's, "Copacabana". Eliminated
Mountain Faith Band 2 The bluegrass band performed a cover of The Weeknd's, "Can't Feel My Face". Eliminated
Metal Mulisha Fitz Army 3 The stunt motorcyclists performed dangerous jumps and flips on their motorcycles with one shooting sparks from his tailpipes. Another rider was set on fire before making a jump. Eliminated
Samantha Johnson 4 The singer performed a cover of The Weeknd's "Earned It". Lost Judges' Choice
Derek Hughes 5 The comedic magician told a story then ripped up a sheet of paper dropped a piece then restored the paper together and the piece he dropped was the missing piece. Advanced
Drew Lynch 6 The stand-up comedian performed a routine about both his high-pitched voice and his stutter giving him problems when talking to people on the phone. Advanced
The CraigLewis Band 7 The duo sang Sam Cooke's, "A Change is Gonna Come". 1 Won Judges' Choice
Oz Pearlman 8 The mentalist set out cups with various drinks and then, while blindfolded by Heidi, predicted which drinks Howard would choose and in what order. He then predicted Mel's drink of choice and a treat that Howie was thinking of. Advanced
Benton Blount 9 The singer performed a cover of Rachel Platten's, "Fight Song". Dunkin' Save
Siro-A 10 The video projection dance group performed a routine including colorful squares, duplicates of themselves, and various special effects, such as the dancers turning upside down, set to "Summer" by Calvin Harris. Eliminated
Arielle Baril 11 The young opera singer performed "Nessun Dorma". Eliminated

^1 After Mandel's vote tied the Judges' Choice, The CraigLewis Band went through to the finals on account of gaining more votes than Samantha Johnson during the previous night's voting.

Week 2 (September 8–9)

Guests: Little Mix, AcroArmy

Act Order Performance description Buzzes and judges' choices Result
Mandel Brown Klum Stern
3 Shades of Blue 1 The rock band sang "Sail" by AWOLNATION. Eliminated
Gary Vider 2 The stand-up comedian performed a routine where he joked about working out in a 24-hour gym, wanting to be walked home in a dangerous neighborhood, pumping oxygen into a casino, Jewish people raising their hands, and staring at Mel B in an elevator. 1 Won Judges' Choice
Alondra Santos 3 The mariachi singer performed "La Copa de la Vida" by Ricky Martin. Eliminated
Freelusion Dance Company 4 The group danced with realistic special effects, including a 3-D robot. Lost Judges' Choice
Alicia Michilli 5 The singer performed a cover on "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers. Eliminated
Piff the Magic Dragon 6 The comedic magician first mentioned that it was just going to be him and his case. Then, toasted some bread, then he asked Klum, Mel B, and Stern to pick a random card. Then, one of the cards was printed on the toast, the other card was revealed was when he bit out of the toast, and the last one was revealed by Piff going into the TV that Mr. Piffles was in, got the last card and ran back to the stage. Advanced
Daniella Mass 7 The opera singer performed an operatic version of "Crying" by Roy Orbison. Eliminated
Uzeyer Novruzov 8 The ladder acrobat span in a Cyr wheel, climbing up a free-standing ladder, and standing on the end caps. He then caught two rings thrown by his assistants and attempted to get a hoop under his foot while balancing. Unfortunately, he fell off the ladder while attempting the trick and injured himself. Dunkin' Save
Stevie Starr 9 "The Professional Regurgitator" swallowed smoke from two cups, liquid soap, and water to blow bubbles. He then exhaled half of the smoke into a large bubble. He then swallowed and regurgitated a raw egg. Advanced
Sharon Irving 10 The gospel singer performed "Imagine" by John Lennon. Eliminated
Paul Zerdin 11 The ventriloquist used Mandel as a dummy (through a remote-controlled mask). Zerdin then switched places with Mandel by pretending to be a judge while forcing a struggling Mandel to twerk and Irish dance on stage. Advanced

^1 After Stern's vote tied the Judges' Choice, Gary Vider went through to the finals on account of gaining more votes than Freelusion during the previous night's voting.

Finale

The live finale took place at Radio City Music Hall in NYC on September 15th with the live results show taking place on September 16th. The finale spanned only one week with the top 10 acts performing one more time before a winner was selected. The judges had the option to use their buzzer, though none of them did so.

Key
  Winner
  Runner-up
  3rd place
  4th place
  5th place
Act Order Performance description Result
Oz Pearlman 1 The mentalist handed Howie Mandel five envelopes so he could shuffle them. He then asked each of the judges to "swear" on their close friends not to cheat on Oz's act. He then had each judge sit on four separate covered chairs on stage. Each judge picked one of the five envelopes and opened the envelope to reveal four different-colored X's. Oz opened the fifth envelope to reveal a picture of his face. The chairs were uncloaked to reveal colors matching those of the envelopes. He then revealed on the back of his picture the information the judges provided in the beginning of the act and the corresponding chair colors.

Oz was the only contestant who did not have a guest performer.

 3rd place
Uzeyer Novruzov 2 The ladder acrobat climbed up a free-standing ladder, hopping up a flight of stairs, and hanging off a ladder hanging from the ceiling to resemble a helicopter.

Guest performer: Freelusion

 Bottom 5
Benton Blount 3 The singer sung a country-style rendition of "Story of My Life" by One Direction.

Guest performer: Rachel Platten

 Bottom 5
Gary Vider 4 The stand-up comedian joked about North Korea setting everybody's dollar value to zero (and erasing his debt), not knowing about Caitlyn Jenner's transition, his respect of Ryan Gosling, having a restraining order against him, and being stingy because he's Jewish.

Guest performer: Jeff Ross

 Bottom 5
Piff the Magic Dragon 5 The comedic magician had Howie Mandel sign a 20-dollar bill, and then changing it to a voucher for one free magic trick. He then took Heidi's ring and gave it to Mr. Piffles. He then placed him in a cannon and launched him through a hoop. A robotic Mr. Piffles then walked on the stage. When it fell, Piff covered it with a cloth and then revealed the real Mr. Piffles. Inside a walnut released by Mr. Piffles was the original 20-dollar bill signed by Howie.

Guest performer: Penn & Teller

 Bottom 5
Paul Zerdin 6 The ventriloquist performed with Sam's grandpa Albert. He joked about Albert's hearing aid not working, and Albert having issues with his suppository. He then sang a song to make the baby sleep. He then brought Sam out. He swapped voices with Sam. Paul then had a conversation with all three puppets at once.

Guest performer: Terry Fator

 Winner
The CraigLewis Band 7 The R&B duo sang "Beggin'" by The Four Seasons.

Guest performers: Yolanda Adams and Harlem Gospel Choir

 5th place
Derek Hughes 8 The comedic magician introduced his act as the first three minutes of his Vegas show with a DJ and two backup dancers. Derek took three ropes of the same length. He bantered with Howie Mandel about being impressed with the ropes being the same size. He then had Howard Stern cut a piece rope in half and then put the ropes back together.

Guest performer: Mat Franco

 Bottom 5
Stevie Starr 9 "The Professional Regurgitator" swallowed five push pins and a strong magnet. He then asked Heidi to pick a number to bring up, and she chose 4. He then brought up the four pins on the magnet and then the preceding one left over. He then swallowed flammable gas, and had Nick light a lighter, in which he created a big explosion by blowing the gas into a bubble and lighting the bubble with the lighter.

Guest performer: Penn & Teller

 4th place
Drew Lynch 10 The stand-up comedian joked about lacking conviction in his voice, spending too much time giving his phone number to his girlfriend, and his girlfriend's bust.

Guest performer: Jeff Ross

 Runner-up

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Show Episode title First air date Rating
(18–49)		 Share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 Time slot
rank		 Nightly
rank		 Weekly
rank
1 Auditions Week 1 (Premiere) May 26, 2015 2.6 9 11.09[16] 1 1 1[17]
2 Auditions Week 2 June 2, 2015 2.4 9 10.84[18] 1 1 3[19]
3 Auditions Week 3 June 9, 2015 2.3 8 10.44[20] 2 2 4[21]
4 Auditions Week 4 June 16, 2015 2.3 8 10.18[22] 1 2 4[23]
5 Auditions Week 5 June 23, 2015 2.6 10 11.08[24] 1 1 1[25]
6 Auditions Week 6 June 30, 2015 2.5 9 10.74[26] 2 2 3[27]
7 Auditions Week 7 July 7, 2015 2.3 8 10.57[28] 1 1 1[29]
8 Judge Cuts Week 1 July 14, 2015 2.4 9 10.82[30] 1 2 2[31]
9 Judge Cuts Week 2 July 21, 2015 2.3 9 10.50[32] 1 1 1[33]
10 Judge Cuts Week 3 July 28, 2015 2.1 8 10.33[34] 1 1 3[35]
11 Judge Cuts Week 4 August 4, 2015 2.2 8 10.21[36] 1 1 3[37]
12 Quarterfinals Week 1 (Performances) August 11, 2015 2.5 9 11.43[38] 1 1 1[39]
13 Quarterfinals Week 1 (Results) August 12, 2015 1.6 6 8.83[40] 2 2 6[39]
14 Quarterfinals Week 2 (Performances) August 18, 2015 2.3 8 10.86[41] 1 1 1[42]
15 Quarterfinals Week 2 (Results) August 19, 2015 1.6 6 9.12[43] 2 2 7[42]
16 Quarterfinals Week 3 (Performances) August 25, 2015 2.2 8 10.34[44] 1 1 2[45]
17 Quarterfinals Week 3 (Results) August 26, 2015 1.6 6 8.46[46] 2 2 7[45]
18 Semifinals Week 1 (Performances) September 1, 2015 2.3 8 10.55[47] 1 1 2[48]
19 Semifinals Week 1 (Results) September 2, 2015 1.7 7 9.29[49] 2 2 6[48]
20 Semifinals Week 2 (Performances) September 8, 2015 2.1 7 10.53[50] 1 1 9[51]
21 Semifinals Week 2 (Results) September 9, 2015 1.8 7 9.46[52] 2 2 12[51]
22 Finals (Performances) September 15, 2015 2.4 9 11.33[53] 1 1 6[54]
23 Finale September 16, 2015 2.1 7 9.54[55] 1 1 9[54]

Specials

Show Episode title First air date Rating
(18–49)		 Share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 Time slot
rank		 Nightly
rank		 Weekly
rank
S1 Best of Season 10 Auditions July 22, 2015 1.2 5 5.66[56] 3 4 12[33]
S2 10th Anniversary Special July 29, 2015 1.6 6 5.80[57] 2 2 8[35]
S3 World's Got Talent August 5, 2015 1.5 6 6.99[58] 2 2 9[37]
S4 Finale Performance Recap September 16, 2015 1.2 4 5.65[55] 3 4 19[54]

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