America's Got Talent (season 9)

America's Got Talent
Season 9
Broadcast from May 27 – September 17, 2014
Judges Howie Mandel
Howard Stern
Mel B
Heidi Klum
Host(s) Nick Cannon
Broadcaster NBC
Winner

Mat Franco

Origin Johnston, Rhode Island
Genre(s) Magician
Runner-up
Emily West

Season nine of the reality competition series America's Got Talent premiered on May 27, 2014[1] and was won by magician Mat Franco. Nick Cannon returned for his sixth season as host. This is Howie Mandel's fifth season, Howard Stern's third season, and Mel B and Heidi Klum both returned for their second season on the judging panel.[2][3]

The live shows were shot from Radio City Music Hall in New York. The season ended on September 17, 2014. Emily West took second place while Acro Army, a gymnastics group, took third place.

This season saw only one judge use their buzzer in the live shows, when Stern buzzed rollerskater, Juan Carlos, in the second quarterfinal. The season had fewer buzzes than any other, in the series.

New additions

On April 8, 2014, NBC announced that America's Got Talent returned to Radio City Music Hall for the live shows, which began on July 29. The Las Vegas rounds were eliminated. Instead, the "bootcamp" round of auditions was held in New York City in front of a live studio audience. Stern confirmed on his radio show that after three acts were taped during "Judgement Week", producers scrapped the live audience concept. Others asserted that the reason was because the show was having a hard time filling seats.[4] Also in this season came the initiation of a "golden buzzer"—which was also unveiled on Season 8 of Britain's Got Talent. Each judge was permitted to press the buzzer only once during the season to have an act go through to the next round, typically used when there is a tie.[5] This is regardless of the other judges' opinions. However, rather than sending acts straight through to the live shows as in Britain's Got Talent, an act on which the Golden Buzzer was used would only be given a free pass to the next round of the competition, Judgment Week. That format was added in the next season.

Forty-eight acts were sent through to the live shows. The judges chose 47 of these acts, with the last contestant chosen by the general public. For the last slot, contestants uploaded their audition videos to the Today website, and the top 3 performed on Rockefeller Plaza. Viewers voted for their favorite act to be sent straight to the live shows.[6]

Preliminary auditions

The producers' auditions began on October 26, 2013 in Miami. Other audition sites included Atlanta, Baltimore, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, New York City and Providence, Rhode Island.[7] Contestants could also submit a video of their audition online.[8] Auditions in front of the judges were held February 20–22 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, which hosted the live shows during season seven. Judges' auditions were held in New York City at Madison Square Garden from April 3 to April 6 and in Los Angeles at Dolby Theatre from April 21 to April 26.[9]

Audition city Audition date Venue
Newark, New Jersey February 20–22, 2014 New Jersey Performing Arts Center
New York, New York April 3–6, 2014 Madison Square Garden
Los Angeles, California April 21–26, 2014 Dolby Theatre

Golden buzzer

The Golden Buzzer was only used twice in its debut season. During the first episode, Stern used the golden buzzer for "Dustin's Dojo", a comedic martial arts act, and they were sent through to the next round. On the July 1 episode, Mandel pressed the buzzer to save "Emmanuel & Phillip Hudson", another comedy act with a popular YouTube channel. However, both acts were eliminated at Judgment Week.

Brown and Klum were not seen to use the golden buzzer to save any act. Either they did not use the buzzer, or they did but their acts' auditions did not air.

Special episode

A special audition episode aired on Sunday, June 22, 2014 (instead of Tuesday, June 24), showcasing the "best talent on the show this year so far". NBC also announced that two acts (who were not auditioning) would attempt, on the episode, to break one of the Guinness World Records. One act was successful, while the other was not. The successful world record breaker was Professor Splash, who was a contestant on season six.

Judgment Week

Judgment Week, the second round of auditions, aired as a two night special from July 22–23, 2014, and featured all the acts who made it through the first round of auditions competing for the first 47 spots in the live shows. The 48th spot was later filled by the winner of Today's Got Talent, as described below.

For the first time in the history of the show, this round of competition took place in New York City instead of Las Vegas. However, the format of this round remained the same.

Judgment Week Automatic Decisions

There were several acts where the judges automatically sent through the act immediately after their performance.

Following a malfunction with Psycho Jack's prop, the judges conferred and voted to send him home immediately.

Pre-Judgment Week Decisions

The judges went directly to the performers' home area and gave them the news that they were going straight to the live shows so they would not have to make the journey to Judgment Week.

Pre-Judgment Week Decisions (not shown)

Several acts went straight through to the live shows, but were not announced during the show.[11]

Performances

Today's Got Talent

Performers were invited to submit a video of their performance to The Today Show website throughout June, and the top three entrants performed their acts on The Today Show on July 23, 2014. The performer with the most votes filled the 48th spot on the live shows. Today Show hosts Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie announced the winner on the July 30th live results show.[12]

Act Order Performance description Result
Cornell Bhangra 1 Composed of Cornell University students, the group won back-to-back titles at the World's Best Bhangra Competition. Advanced
Domino Effects 2 Middle and high school students who created large-scale domino tricks that form words, portraits, pyramids and more. 3rd
Power House Tumblers 3 Tumbling group based in Wilmington, North Carolina performed in the AAU Junior Olympics. They participate in ministry work during their free time. 2nd
The Willis Clan
The Willis Clan finished as quarterfinalists

Top 48 acts

Key      Winner      Runner-up      Third Place      Finalist      Top 12 (lost judges' vote)      Top 12      Semifinalist (lost judges' vote)      Semifinalist (lost audience vote)      Quarterfinalist (lost judges' vote)      Quarterfinalist (lost audience vote) Today's Got Talent Winner Judges' wild card (semifinals)
Name of Act Age(s) Genre Act Quarterfinal Semifinal Result
Mat Franco 25 Magic Close-up Magician 2 2 Winner
Emily West 32 Singing Singer 1 1 Runner-up
AcroArmy 11-27 Acrobatics Acrobatic Group 3 2 Third Place
Miguel Dakota 21 Singing Singer/Guitarist 1 1 Finalist
Sons of Serendip 26-30 Band Band 3 1 Finalist
Quintavious Johnson 12 Singing Singer 4 2 Finalist
Emil & Dariel 13 & 16 Music Cellists 4 2 Top 12 (lost judges' vote)
Blue Journey 18 & 33 Dance Shadow Dance Duo 3 2 Top 12
Christian Stoinev 22 Acrobatics Hand Balancer 3 2 Top 12
David & Leeman 27 & 29 Magic Magicians 1 1 Top 12
Mara Justine 11 Singing Singer 2 1 Top 12
Mike Super 37 Magic Mystifier 3 1 Top 12
Aerial Animation 33 Acrobatics Animation Aerialist 2 1 Semifinalist (lost judges' vote)
Smoothini 33 Magic Close-up Magician 4 2 Semifinalist (lost judges' vote)
Andrey Moraru 26 Acrobatics Hand Balancer 2 1 Semifinalist
Bad Boys of Ballet N/A Dance Ballet Dance Group 4 1 Semifinalist
Baila Conmigo N/A Dance Salsa Dance Group 1 2 Semifinalist
Dan Naturman 44 Comedy Stand-up Comedian 1 1 Semifinalist
Flight Crew Jump Rope 19-29 Variety Jump Rope Team 1 1 Semifinalist
Jaycob Curlee 18 Singing Singer/Guitarist 2 2 Semifinalist
Jonah Smith 38 Band Singer/Band 4 2 Semifinalist
Kelli Glover 31 Singing Singer 4 2 Semifinalist
Paul Ieti 21 Singing Singer 3 1 Semifinalist
Wendy Liebman 53 Comedy Stand-up Comedienne 3 2 Semifinalist
ACTE II 29 & 32 Singing Opera Singing Duo 2 N/A Quarterfinalist (lost judges' vote)
One Voice Children's Choir 6-18 Singing Choir 4 N/A Quarterfinalist (lost judges' vote)
Adrian Romoff 9 Music Pianist 3 N/A Quarterfinalist
Anna Clendening 20 Singing Singer/Guitarist 3 N/A Quarterfinalist
Cornell Bhangra 18-23 Dance Indian Folk Dance Group 3 N/A Quarterfinalist
Darik Santos 26 Comedy Stand-up Comedian 2 N/A Quarterfinalist
Dom the Bom's Triple Threat 8 Variety Card Thrower Trio 4 N/A Quarterfinalist
Dragon House "The Agents" 23-25 Dance Popping Dance Trio 3 N/A Quarterfinalist
Extreme Dance Company N/A Dance Dance Group 4 N/A Quarterfinalist
Hart Dance Team 14-17 Dance Contemporary Dance Group 2 N/A Quarterfinalist
Jasmine Flowers 12-18 Dance Chinese Dance Group 1 N/A Quarterfinalist
JD Anderson 26 Variety Strongman 1 N/A Quarterfinalist
John & Andrew 21 & 41 Dance Salsa Dance Duo 2 N/A Quarterfinalist
Jonatan Riquelme 37 Acrobatics Balancing Acrobat 4 N/A Quarterfinalist
Juan Carlos 49 Dance Roller Skates Dancer 2 N/A Quarterfinalist
Julia Goodwin 15 Singing Singer 1 N/A Quarterfinalist
Kieran & Finian Makepeace 27 & 31 Band Rock Band 3 N/A Quarterfinalist
Livy, Matt & Sammy 18-21 Band Band 2 N/A Quarterfinalist
Loop Rawlins 28 Variety Wild West Performer 2 N/A Quarterfinalist
Mothmen Dance 18-35 Dance Aerial Dance Group 4 N/A Quarterfinalist
Nina Burri 36 Gymnastics Contortionist Dancer 4 N/A Quarterfinalist
Sean & Luke 17 & 18 Dance Tap Dance Duo 1 N/A Quarterfinalist
The Willis Clan 3-21 Band Family Band 1 N/A Quarterfinalist
Valo & Bobby 31 & 37 Acrobatics Balancing Acrobat Duo 1 N/A Quarterfinalist

Quarterfinals

Key Buzzed Judges' Choice
  Advanced to the semifinals
  Won the judges' choice
  Lost the judges' choice
 Bold= Picked as Wild Card

Quarter-finals, week 1 (July 29–30)

Guests: The Rockettes, Enrique Iglesias and Sean Paul

There were no intentional buzzes during this episode.

Act Order Performance description Buzzes and judges' choices Result
Mandel Mel B Klum Stern
Sean & Luke 1 Tap dancers performed to "Classic" by MKTO Eliminated
Valo & Bobby 2 Extreme acrobats performed a routine in which Bobby rode a bicycle in a ring supported by Valo Eliminated
Julia Goodwin 3 Singer sang "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls Eliminated
Baila Conmigo 4 Latin dance troupe performed a salsa routine Judges' Choice
David & Leeman 5 Magicians predicted a random compound word chosen by Howie from a random page from a random book Advanced
The Willis Clan 6 Family band performed "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News Eliminated
Flight Crew Jump Rope 7 Acrobatic jump ropers performed to "Closer" by Tegan and Sara Klum's Wildcard
Jasmine Flowers 8 Chinese dance troupe performed a prop-filled routine with fans and parasols Eliminated
Emily West 9 Singer sang "Chandelier" by Sia Advanced
JD Anderson 10 Strongman broke several baseball bats over his head, broke planks of wood with his head and hands, and dove through a row of blocks of ice, to the song "The Final Countdown" by Europe Eliminated
Dan Naturman 11 Comedian performed a routine about children, Canada, and healthcare Advanced
Miguel Dakota 12 Singer/guitarist performed "Come Together" by The Beatles Advanced
Note

    Quarter-finals, week 2 (August 5–6)

    Guests: Lindsey Stirling, Lzzy Hale

    Act Order Performance description Buzzes and judges' choices Result
    Mandel Mel B Klum Stern
    Hart Dance Team 1 Dance group performed to "Team" by Lorde and "Burn" by Ellie Goulding Eliminated
    Loop Rawlins 2 Performed a whip and lasso routine to "Love Runs Out" by OneRepublic Eliminated
    John and Andrew 3 Salsa dancers performed an up-tempo routine to "La Bendición" by Mercadonegro Eliminated
    Livy, Matt & Sammy 4 Band performed "Fat Bottomed Girls" by Queen Eliminated
    Andrey Moraru 5 Hand balancer performed an act incorporating elements of classical dance Advanced
    Juan Carlos 6 Rollerskating dancer performed to "Vogue" by Madonna Eliminated
    Mara Justine 7 Sang "Unconditionally" by Katy Perry Won Judges' Choice
    Aerial Animation 8 Visual aerial act performed to "Wake Me Up" by Avicii Advanced
    Jaycob Curlee 9 Sang "Beneath Your Beautiful" by Labrinth & Emeli Sandé Advanced
    Mat Franco 10 Close-up magician predicted a random card chosen by Klum and hid another card in Mandel's pocket Advanced
    Darik Santos 11 Comedian performed a word play comedy routine by incorporating puns Eliminated
    Acte II 12 Operatic duo performed the Whitney Houston version of "I Will Always Love You" . Eliminated
    Note

      Quarter-finals, week 3 (August 12–13)

      Guests: Kenichi Ebina, Taylor Williamson

      Act Order Performance description Buzzes and judges' choices Result
      Mandel Mel B Klum Stern
      Dragon House "The Agents" 1 Popping dancers performed to "ShutEmDown" by Celldweller Eliminated
      Anna Clendening 2 Sang "Human" by Christina Perri Eliminated
      Cornell Bhangra 3 Bhangra performers performed to "Android Porn" by Kraddy Eliminated
      Kieran and Finian Makepeace 4 Band played "Lights" by Ellie Goulding Eliminated
      Mike Super 5 Mystifier performed an act which included #Desmond energy touching, burning, and electrocuting Mel Mandel's Wildcard
      Adrian Romoff 6 Child pianist performed a medley of "Chopsticks" and Eine kleine Nachtmusik Eliminated
      AcroArmy 7 Acrobats performed a routine involving balance and contortions Won Judges' Choice
      Wendy Liebman 8 Comedian performed a routine about perfume, finding money, wearing a bikini, lying about your age, and personal loans Stern's Wildcard
      Sons of Serendip 9 Band played "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak Advanced
      Blue Journey 10 Shadow dancing act performed to "Wonderful Life" by Smith & Burrows Advanced
      Christian Stoinev 11 Extreme hand balancing/animal act performed to "Jealous (I Ain't With It)" by Chromeo Advanced
      Paul Ieti 12 Sang "You & I" by One Direction Advanced
      Note

        Quarter-finals, week 4 (August 19–20)

        Guests: Taylor Williamson and The Illusionists[13]

        Act Order Performance description Buzzes and judges' choices Result
        Mandel Mel B Klum Stern
        Bad Boys of Ballet 1 Dance troupe performed ballet routine to "Problem" by Ariana Grande Brown's Wildcard
        One Voice Children's Choir 2 Children's choir performed "Let It Go" by Idina Menzel Lost Judges' Choice
        Jonah Smith 3 Singer/pianist performed "Stay With Me" by Sam Smith Advanced
        Dom the Bom's Triple Threat 4 Child card thrower performed a routine in which he threw cards at multiple fruits, and at his assistants, to the song "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" by One Direction Eliminated
        Extreme Dance Company 5 Dance group performed to "Gimme That Funk" by Group 1 Crew Eliminated
        Emil and Dariel 6 Cellists performed "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones Advanced
        Nina Burri 7 Contortionist performed to "Waiting Game" by Banks Eliminated
        Quintavious Johnson 8 Child R&B singer performed the Jennifer Hudson version of "And I Am Telling You" by Jennifer Holliday Advanced
        Mothmen Dance 9 Dance troupe performed on wires with projections to the song "Genesis" by Justice Eliminated
        Smoothini 10 Close-up magician performed a trick in which he made a one dollar bill change denominations and then vanish Advanced
        Jonatan Riquelme 11 Rola bola act balanced on top of unstable tin cans while swinging in the air Eliminated
        Kelli Glover 12 Sang "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys [note 1] Won Judges' Choice
        Note
        1. ↑ Klum's voting intention was not revealed.

        Semifinals

        Key Judges' Choice
          Advanced to the top 12
          Snapple save
          Won the judges' choice
          Lost the judges' choice

        Semifinals, Round 1 (August 26–27)

        Guest: Ariana Grande

        Snapple Save: America was allowed to vote for a contestant during each of the live semifinal shows via Google, saving them from getting eliminated. The acts that could be saved are those who finished in fifth, sixth and seventh place. At the end of the show, Nick Cannon announced who was Snapple Saved for the chance to be in the Top 12. The other two acts that finished in fifth, sixth or seventh position faced the Judges, who chose one as the "Judges' Choice".[14]

        Act Order Performance description Judges' Choices Result
        Mandel Mel B Klum Stern
        Flight Crew Jump Rope 1 Acrobatic jump rope troupe performed a jump roping routine to "Break Free" by Ariana Grande Eliminated
        Mara Justine 2 Sang "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson Snapple Save
        Bad Boys of Ballet 3 Dance troupe performed ballet routine to "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz Eliminated
        Paul Ieti 4 Sang "I Want It That Way" by the Backstreet Boys Eliminated
        Mike Super 5 Mystifier performed an illusion where he escaped from an Plexiglas chamber and revealed a symbol Howard selected from a bag Advanced
        Andrey Moraru 6 Hand balancer performed a hand balancing act to "Hard to Find" by Robot Koch Eliminated
        Miguel Dakota 7 Sang "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes Advanced
        Sons of Serendip 8 Band performed "Don't You Worry Child" by Swedish House Mafia Advanced
        David & Leeman 9 Magicians performed a magic trick with five paper bags, where one of the bags contained a nail. The judges were each asked to remove a bag, and the last bag was revealed to contain the nail. [note 1] [note 1][note 2] [note 1] Won Judges' Choice
        Dan Naturman 10 Comedian performed a routine about his love life and foreign languages. Eliminated
        Aerial Animation 11 Visual aerial act performed a routine to "Best Day Of My Life" by American Authors. Lost Judges' Choice
        Emily West 12 Sang "Who Wants To Live Forever" by Queen. Advanced
        Note
        1. 1 2 3 David and Leeman hit the buzzers belonging to Howard, Mel B, and Howie during their performance.
        2. ↑ Mel B's vote was not revealed.

        Semifinals, Round 2 (September 2–3)

        Guests: Maroon 5

        Snapple Save: As in the previous week, America was allowed to vote for a contestant via Google, saving them from getting eliminated. The acts that could be saved are those who finished in fifth, sixth and seventh place. At the end of the show, Nick Cannon announced who was Snapple Saved for the chance to be in the Top 12. The other two acts that finished in fifth, sixth or seventh position faced the Judges, who chose one as the "Judges' Choice".[14]

        Act Order Performance description Judges' Choices Result
        Mandel Mel B Klum Stern
        Jonah Smith 1 Singer/pianist performed "Love Runs Out" by One Republic Eliminated
        Baila Conmigo 2 Latin dance troupe performed a high-speed salsa routine with acrobatics Eliminated
        Jaycob Curlee 3 Singer/guitarist performed "Your Song" by Elton John Eliminated
        Mat Franco 4 The Close-up magician performed an act, and gave Howard a number 6 card, Heidi a number 4 card, and Howie a number 2 card. Then he had Mel give him her phone to take a picture of her holding the three cards, which was the number 642. Then he dropped Mel's phone inside her Snapple Drink, and made it somehow vanish. He then cut open a seat, and her phone was in the seat with the numbers 642. Advanced
        AcroArmy 5 Acrobats, performed a routine to "Unstoppable" by E.S. Posthumus. Advanced
        Kelli Glover 6 Sang "Love on Top" by Beyoncé Eliminated
        Wendy Liebman 7 Comedian performed a routine about her private parts Eliminated
        Blue Journey 8 Shadow dancing act performed to "Exit Music (For a Film)" by Radiohead Snapple Save
        Emil and Dariel 9 Cellists performed "Live and Let Die" by Paul McCartney Advanced
        Smoothini 10 Close-up magician performed a series of close-up illusions using Howie's ring, Howie's pen, and Nick's shoelace Eliminated
        Christian Stoinev 11 Extreme hand balancer/animal act performed a military-themed act to "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins Judges' Choice
        Quintavious Johnson 12 Child R&B singer performed "I'd Rather Go Blind" by Etta James Advanced
        Note

          Top 12 (September 9–10)

          Key Judges' Choice
            Advanced to the finals
            Snapple save
            Won the judges' choice
            Lost the judges' choice

          Guests: The Muppets, Jackie Evancho

          Snapple Save: As in the semifinal round, America was allowed to vote for a contestant after the live show via Google, saving them from getting eliminated. The acts that could be saved are those who finished in fifth, sixth and seventh place. At the end of the show, Nick Cannon announced who was Snapple Saved for the chance to be in the Finals. The other two acts that finished in fifth, sixth or seventh position faced the Judges.

          Act Order Performance description Judges' Choices Result
          Mandel Mel B Klum Stern
          Mara Justine 1 Sang "Perfect" by "Pink" with a backing choir Eliminated
          David and Leeman 2 Magicians performed a trick in which the judges picked random numbers to match a lottery ticket Eliminated
          Sons of Serendip 3 Band; performed "Ordinary World" by Duran Duran. Snapple Save
          Christian Stoinev 4 Extreme hand balancer/animal act performed a police-themed act to "Latch" by Disclosure Eliminated
          Emil and Dariel 5 Cellists performed "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith with backing choir Eliminated
          AcroArmy 6 Acrobats performed a red-hot Chinese theme with many stunt throws to "Run Boy Run" by Woodkid. Advanced
          Quintavious Johnson 7 Child R&B singer; performed "I'm Goin' Down" by Mary J. Blige Advanced
          Mike Super 8 Mystifier performed a routine in which cards are matched to the serial number on a dollar bill chosen by Nick Cannon Eliminated
          Blue Journey 9 Shadow dancing act performed a routine with a shadow hand that appeared to manipulate the dancers Eliminated
          Emily West 10 Sang "Nights in White Satin" by The Moody Blues Advanced
          Mat Franco 11 Close-up magician performed a card trick using a card signed by Howard Stern Advanced
          Miguel Dakota 12 Singer/guitarist performed "Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones with backup singers Judges' Choice

          As the judges tied in their voting, Miguel Dakota was announced to have received more of America's votes and advanced to the Finals.

          Finale

          Key
            Winner
            Runner-up
            3rd place
            4th place
            5th place
            6th place

          The final competitive performances aired on September 16, with each of the final six competitors performing twice. On the finale on September 17, 2014, the $1 million winner was revealed along with performances by celebrity guests, more performances by the finalists, and finalist duets with a celebrity that will be determined by the producers.

          Act Order Performance description Result
          Miguel Dakota 4; 10 Singer/guitarist performed "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes and "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson

          Guest performer: Lenny Kravitz

          		 6th place
          Quintavious Johnson 1; 9 Child R&B singer performed "I'd Rather Go Blind" by Etta James and "Let It Be" by The Beatles

          Guest performer: Jennifer Hudson

          		 5th place
          Sons of Serendip 5; 8 Band performed "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane and "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence

          Guest performer: Train

          		 4th place
          AcroArmy 6; 11 Acrobats performed their semifinals performance and a routine to "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" by Fall Out Boy

          Guest performer: Travis Barker

          		 3rd place
          Emily West 3; 12 Sang "Chandelier" by Sia and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack

          Guest performer: Cyndi Lauper

          		 Runner-up
          Mat Franco 2; 7 Close-up magician performed a story with cups and balls about the judges getting drunk at a bar and later did card trick where he made Stern and Brown use their instincts about black and red cards.

          Guest performer: Rosie O'Donnell and Howard Stern

          		 Winner

          Contestants who appeared on other seasons

          Contestants who appeared on other talent shows

          Other notable contestants

          Larry the Mime was a fake contestant portrayed by Nick Cannon. All four judges buzzed him and said "no." He proceeded to insult the judging panel and the audience, before revealing himself.

          Ratings

          U.S. Nielsen ratings

          Show Episode First air date Rating
          (18–49)          		 Share
          (18–49)          		 Viewers
          (millions)          		 Time slot
          rank          		 Nightly
          rank          		 Weekly
          rank
          1 Season Premiere May 27, 2014 3.0 9 12.00[15] 1 1 1[16]
          2 Auditions Week 2 June 3, 2014 2.9 10 11.30[17] 1 1 3[18]
          3 Auditions Week 3 June 10, 2014 2.6 9 11.54[19] 1 2 5[20]
          4 Auditions Week 4 June 17, 2014 2.6 9 11.42[21] 1 1 1[22]
          5 Auditions Week 5[note 1] June 22, 2014 2.1 6 8.12[23] 1 1 2[22]
          6 Auditions Week 6 July 1, 2014 2.6 9 11.14[24] 1 1 1[25]
          7 Best of Auditions July 15, 2014 2.0 7 8.53[26] 2 2 5[27]
          8 Judgment Week 1 July 22, 2014 2.4 8 10.43[28] 1 1 1[29]
          9 Judgment Week 2 July 23, 2014 2.4 8 10.32[30] 1 1 2[29]
          10 Quarterfinals, Week 1 (performances) July 29, 2014 2.4 8 10.64[31] 1 1 2[32]
          11 Quarterfinals, Week 1 (results) July 30, 2014 2.2 7 10.79[33] 1 2 4[32]
          12 Quarterfinals, Week 2 (performances) August 5, 2014 2.0 6 9.04[34] 1 1 4[35]
          13 Quarterfinals, Week 2 (results) August 6, 2014 2.0 7 10.12[36] 1 2 3[35]
          14 Quarterfinals, Week 3 (performances) August 12, 2014 2.1 6 9.68[37] 1 1 3[38]
          15 Quarterfinals, Week 3 (results) August 13, 2014 1.9 6 9.97[39] 1 2 6[38]
          16 Quarterfinals, Week 4 (performances) August 19, 2014 2.0 7 9.48[40] 1 1 5[41]
          17 Quarterfinals, Week 4 (results) August 20, 2014 1.9 6 9.43[42] 1 2 7[41]
          18 Semifinals, Round 1 (performances) August 26, 2014 2.1 7 9.52[43] 1 1 3[44]
          19 Semifinals, Round 1 (results) August 27, 2014 1.8 6 9.46[45] 1 2 8[44]
          20 Semifinals, Round 2 (performances) September 2, 2014 1.8 6 8.99[46] 1 1 14[47]
          21 Semifinals, Round 2 (results) September 3, 2014 2.0 6 10.47[48] 1 2 10[47]
          22 Top 12 (performances) September 9, 2014 1.9 6 9.83[49] 1 2 8[50]
          23 Top 12 (results)[note 2] September 10, 2014 1.8 6 10.52[51] 1 2 10[50]
          24 Finals (performances) September 16, 2014 2.5 8 11.46[52] 1 1 6[53]
          25 Finale September 17, 2014 2.4 8 12.21[54] 1 1 8[53]
          Note
          1. ↑ This episode aired on Sunday, June 22 instead of Tuesday, June 24.
          2. ↑ This episode was aired eighteen minutes after the usual air time due to a speech by President Obama.
          Show Episode First air date Rating
          (18–49)          		 Share
          (18–49)          		 Viewers
          (millions)          		 Time slot
          rank          		 Nightly
          rank          		 Weekly
          rank
          1 Quarterfinals Week 1, Recap July 30, 2014 1.2 5 6.29[33] 2 3 16[32]
          2 Quarterfinals Week 2, Recap August 6, 2014 1.1 4 6.06[36] 2 4 18[35]
          3 Quarterfinals Week 3, Recap August 13, 2014 1.1 4 5.84[39] 2 5 20[38]
          4 Quarterfinals Week 4, Recap August 20, 2014 1.1 4 5.68[42] 2 5 20[41]
          5 Semifinals Week 1, Recap August 27, 2014 1.0 4 5.55[45] 3 7 21[44]
          6 Semifinals Week 2, Recap September 3, 2014 1.1 4 6.42[48] 3 5 n/a[47][note 1]
          7 Top 12, Recap September 10, 2014 1.2 4 6.90[51] 3 5 24[50]
          Note
          1. ↑ This episode's weekly rank is not known because it was not among the 25 highest ranked shows of the week.

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