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America's Got Talent | |
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Season 6 | |
Showrunner | Jason Raff [1] |
Hosted by | Nick Cannon |
Judges | |
Winner | Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. |
Runner-up |
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No. of episodes | 32 |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | May 31 – September 14, 2011 |
Season chronology |
The sixth season of American talent show competition series America's Got Talent was broadcast on NBC from May 31 to September 14, 2011. [2] No major changes were made in the program's format, although a number of participants who auditioned later dropped out due to obligations outside the competition. However, the season attracted media attention after one of its participants established a world record during their performance on the program.
The sixth season was won by jazz singer Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr., with silhouette dance group Silhouettes finishing in second, and glow-light dance group Team iLuminate placing third. During its broadcast, the season averaged around over 11.8 million viewers, with its opening episode attracting around 15.28 million viewers (the highest viewing figures for a season of America's Got Talent to premiere with).
Auditions for the sixth season's competition took place during Winter until mid-Spring 2011, in eight cities in the United States including Los Angeles, Atlanta, Houston, Seattle, Minneapolis, and New York. Auditions held within Denver and Chicago were not filmed. Due to weather conditions, Piers Morgan was unable to attend some of the auditions held in Minneapolis, though this did not disrupt production. The sixth season had a number of participants who auditioned, but dropped out despite securing a place in the live rounds, after determining that it would conflict with other obligations each had. In an interview held during May 2011 on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon , Howie Mandel said the program was the most dangerous, indicating that ambulances had to be called six times during auditions after a number of participants injured themselves during their act. One of the most significant events of this season involved Darren Taylor, who operated under his stage name of Professor Splash and established a new world record, during one of his live round performances for the highest shallow dive. [3]
Of the participants who auditioned for the season, sixty-one secured a place in the live quarter-finals, with twelve quarter-finalists in each one. Eleven of the acts were given a second chance in the Wildcard quarter-final, after losing their initial quarter-final. About twenty-four advanced and were split between the two semi-finals, with ten semi-finalists securing a place in the finals, and four finalists securing a place in the grand-final. Below are the results of each participant's overall performance in the season:
Participant | Age(s) 1 | Genre | Act | From | Quarter-Final | Result |
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Aeon | — 3 | Acrobatics | Parkour Group | Los Angeles | 5 | Eliminated |
Anna Graceman | 11 | Singing | Singer | Juneau, Alaska | 1 | Finalist |
Attack Dance Crew | 19-25 | Dance | Dance Group | Tallahassee, Florida | 2 | Eliminated |
Avery and the Calico Hearts | 9-10 | Music | Vocal Trio | Lubbock, Texas | 4 2 | Eliminated |
Beth Ann Robinson | 14 | Dance | Dancer | Dothan, Alabama | 5 | Semi-finalist |
Breena Bell | 8 | Dance | Dancer | Lincoln, Alabama | 5 | Eliminated |
Brett Daniels | 50 | Magic | Magician | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 5 | Eliminated |
Captain and Maybelle | 38 & 32 | Danger | Sideshow Duo | Douglasville, Georgia | 3 | Eliminated |
Charles Peachock | 35 | Variety | Juggler | Kent, Ohio | 4 2 | Eliminated |
Dani Shay | 22 | Singing / Music | Singer & Guitarist | Orlando | 2 | Eliminated |
Daniel Joseph Baker | 20 | Singing / Music | Singer & Pianist | Katy, Texas | 2 | Semi-finalist |
Dezmond Meeks | 28 | Singing / Music | Singer & Pianist | Pineville, Louisiana | 1 | Eliminated |
Duo Aero | 23 & 24 | Danger | Trapeze Duo | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 1 | Eliminated |
Dylan Andre | 19 | Singing / Music | Singer & Guitarist | Zieglerville, Pennsylvania | 2 | Eliminated |
Echo of Animal Gardens | 15 & 32 | Animals | Parrot Act | Lake Geneva, Wisconsin | 1 | Eliminated |
Fatally Unique | 13-22 | Dance | Dance Group | Rockford, Illinois | 4 | Semi-finalist |
Fearless Flores Family | 8-35 | Danger | Motorcycle Stunt Group | Myakka City, Florida | 1 | Eliminated |
Frank Miles | 50 | Danger | Daredevil | San Francisco | 4 | Eliminated |
Gabe Rocks | — 3 | Animal | Dog Act | Bellingham, Washington | 5 | Eliminated |
Geechy Guy | 46 | Comedy | Comedian | Rochester, Michigan | 2 | Eliminated |
Gymkana | — 3 | Acrobatics | Acrobatic Group | College Park, Maryland | 5 | Semi-finalist |
Ian Johnson | 16 | Variety | Yo-Yoer | Hebron, Illinois | 3 | Eliminated |
J. Chris Newberg | 41 | Comedy / Music | Comedian | Birmingham, Michigan | 1 2 | Eliminated |
Kalani Basketball Freestyle | 24 | Variety | Basketball Freestyler | Honolulu, Hawaii | 5 | Eliminated |
Kevin Colis | 33 | Singing / Music | Singer & Guitarist | New Braunfels, Texas | 5 | Semi-finalist |
Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. | 35 | Singing | Jazz Singer | Logan County, West Virginia | 3 | Winner |
Landon Swank | 26 | Magic | Magician | Wasilla, Alaska | 2 2 | Finalist |
Lys Agnès | 27 | Singing | Opera Singer | Denver | 3 | Finalist |
Matt Wilhelm | 32 | Danger | Blacklight Biker | Chicago | 5 | Semi-finalist |
Mauricio Herrera | 33 | Singing | Singer | Orange, California | 3 | Eliminated |
Melissa Villaseñor | 23 | Comedy | Impressionist | Whittier, California | 4 | Semi-finalist |
Miami All-Stars | 13-43 | Dance | Dance Group | Miami | 1 | Finalist |
Mona Lisa | 29 | Singing | Vocal Duo | Santa Ana, California | 2 | Eliminated |
Monét | 12 | Singing | Singer | Charlotte, North Carolina | 3 | Eliminated |
POPLYFE | 12-16 | Singing / Music | Band | Oakland, California | 3 | Grand-finalist |
Powerhouse | — 3 | Singing | Choir | Burbank, California | 5 | Eliminated |
Professor Splash 4 | 50 | Danger | High Diver | Denver | 3 | Semi-finalist |
Purrfect Angelz | 22-36 | Dance | Dance Group | Los Angeles | 3 | Eliminated |
Sam B | 32 | Dance | Dancer | Falls Church, Virginia | 4 | Eliminated |
Sandou Trio Russian Bar | 25-43 | Acrobatics / Danger | Russian Bar Trio | San Antonio, Texas | 1 | Semi-finalist |
Scott Alexander | 41 | Magic | Magician | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 4 | Eliminated |
Seth Grabel | 29 | Magic | Magician | Los Angeles | 3 2 | Eliminated |
SH'Boss Boys | 5-7 | Music | Rap Trio | Atlanta | 3 | Eliminated |
Shevonne ![]() | 20 | Singing / Music | Singer & Guitarist | Tampa, Florida | 6 | Eliminated |
Silhouettes | 4-18 | Dance | Shadow Dance Group | Denver | 2 | Runner-up |
Smage Brothers Riding Shows | 18-25 | Danger | Stunt Motorcycle Group | Elkhorn, Wisconsin | 2 | Finalist |
Snap Boogie | 18 | Dance | Dancer | Boston | 1 | Semi-finalist |
Squonk Opera | 33-52 | Singing / Music | Operatic Band | Pittsburgh | 1 | Eliminated |
Steven Retchless | 24 | Dance | Pole Dancer | Las Vegas | 2 | Semi-finalist |
Summerwind Skippers | 22-36 | Variety | Jump Rope Group | Boise, Idaho | 3 2 | Semi-finalist |
Taylor Davis | 18 | Singing / Music | Singer & Guitarist | Leesburg, Georgia | 4 | Eliminated |
Team iLuminate | 25-33 | Dance | Light-Up Dance Group | New York City | 4 | Third place |
The Fiddleheads | 21-23 | Music | Bluegrass Band | Dahlonega, Georgia | 1 2 | Eliminated |
The Kinetic King | 47 | Variety | Kinetic Artist | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 4 2 | Semi-finalist |
The Rhinestone Ropers | 28 & 52 | Danger | Wild West Performers | Jerome, Idaho | 2 | Eliminated |
Thomas John | 22 | Variety | Juggler | San Francisco | 2 | Eliminated |
Those Funny Little People | 23-53 | Dance | Dance Group | Chicago | 1 2 | Eliminated |
TNC Elite | — 3 | Dance | Clogging Group | Charlotte | 5 | Eliminated |
West Springfield Dance Team | — 3 | Dance | Dance Group | Springfield, Virginia | 5 2 | Finalist |
Yellow Designs Stunt Team | 25-41 | Danger | Stunt Bike Team | Monument, Colorado | 4 2 | Eliminated |
Zuma Zuma | 28-42 | Acrobatics | Acrobatic Group | Las Vegas | 4 | Semi-finalist |
Guest Performers, Results Show: Avril Lavigne, and cast of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert . [4]
Quarter-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result (July 13) | ||
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Mandel | Osbourne | Morgan | |||
Miami All-Stars | 1 | 5 | ![]() | ![]() | Won Judges' Vote |
Dezmond Meeks | 2 | Eliminated | |||
Those Funny Little People | 3 | ![]() | Eliminated | ||
Fearless Flores Family | 4 | Eliminated | |||
Squonk Opera | 5 | ![]() | ![]() | Eliminated | |
J. Chris Newberg | 6 | ![]() | Eliminated | ||
Snap Boogie | 7 | Advanced | |||
Echo of Animal Gardens | 8 | Eliminated | |||
The Fiddleheads | 9 | 5 | Lost Judges' Vote | ||
Duo Aero | 10 | ![]() | Eliminated | ||
Anna Graceman | 11 | Advanced | |||
Sandou Trio Russian Bar | 12 | Advanced |
Guest Performers, Results Show: Hot Chelle Rae, and TRACES
Guest Performers, Results Show: Stevie Nicks, Fighting Gravity, and The Smurfs
Guest performers, Results Show: Maroon 5, and Jason Derülo
Guest performers, Results Show: OK Go and Pilobolus, Keenan Cahill, Rebecca Black, Tay Zonday, and Up and Over It.
Guest Performers, Results Show: Colbie Caillat, and cast of Les Misérables
Guest Performers, Results Show: Demi Lovato, Prince Poppycock, and New Boyz
Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result (August 24) | ||
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Mandel | Osbourne | Morgan | |||
Zuma Zuma | 1 | Eliminated | |||
Beth Ann Robinson | 2 | Eliminated | |||
Sandou Trio Russian Bar | 3 | ![]() | Eliminated | ||
Kevin Colis | 4 | ![]() | Eliminated | ||
Matt Wilhelm | 5 | Eliminated | |||
POPLYFE | 6 | Advanced | |||
West Springfield Dance Team | 7 | ![]() | 6 | ![]() | Won Judges' Vote |
Melissa Villaseñor | 8 | Eliminated | |||
Team iLuminate | 9 | Advanced | |||
Daniel Joseph Baker | 10 | 6 | Lost Judges' Vote | ||
Miami All-Stars | 11 | Advanced | |||
Lys Agnès | 12 | Advanced |
Guest Performers, Results Show: David Guetta, Flo Rida, Nicki Minaj, and Susan Boyle
Guest Performers: Michael Grimm (Performance Episode); and Il Divo (Results Show). [5]
Guest Performers: Terry Fator (Performance Episode); Def Leppard, OneRepublic, Tony Bennett and Queen Latifah, cast of Cirque du Soleil's Iris, and Jackie Evancho (Results Show).
Grand-finalist | Order | Performed with | Result (September 14) |
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Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. | 1 | Patti LaBelle | 1st |
Team iLuminate | 2 | Cobra Starship | 3rd |
POPLYFE | 3 | Stevie Wonder | 4th |
Silhouettes | 4 | LeAnn Rimes | 2nd |
The following ratings are based upon those published by Nielsen Media Research after this season's broadcast:
Order | Episode(s) | Airdate | Rating | Share | Rating/Share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | Rank (Timeslot) | Rank (Night) (18–49) | Rank (Night) (Total viewers) | Rank (Week) (Total viewers) |
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1 | "Los Angeles Auditions & Atlanta Auditions" | May 31, 2011 | 8.8 | 14 | 4.3/12 | 15.28 | #1 | #3 | #1 | #3 [6] |
2 | "Seattle Auditions" | June 7, 2011 | 7.4 | 13 | 3.7/12 | 12.93 [7] | #1 | #3 | #2 | #5 [8] |
3 4 | "Houston Auditions" "Minneapolis Auditions" | June 8, 2011 | 7.1 | 12 | 3.7/10 | 12.64 [9] | #1 | #1 | #1 | #6 |
5 | "Seattle Auditions" (Part 2) | June 14, 2011 | 7.3 | 12 | 3.5/11 | 12.59 [10] | #1 | #2 | #1 | #1 [11] |
6 | "Atlanta Auditions" (Part 2) | June 21, 2011 | 7.1 | 12 | 3.4/11 | 12.30 [12] | #1 | #2 | #1 | #2 [13] |
7 | "New York Auditions" | June 22, 2011 | 7.5 | 12 | 3.9/11 | 13.49 [14] | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
8 | "New York Auditions" (Part 2) | June 28, 2011 | 7.3 | 13 | 3.3/11 | 12.46 [15] | #1 | #2 | #1 | #3 [16] |
9 | "Auditions Episode 9" | June 29, 2011 | 7.6 | 13 | 4.1/12 | 13.71 [17] | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
10 | "Final Auditions" | July 5, 2011 | 7.2 | 12 | 3.6/11 | 12.59 [18] | #1 | #2 | #2 | #4 [19] |
11 | "Las Vegas Week" (Part 1) | July 5, 2011 | 8.8 | 14 | 4.6/13 | 15.78 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
12 | "Las Vegas Week" (Part 2) | July 6, 2011 | 7.3 | 12 | 3.6/11 | 12.85 [20] | #1 | #1 | #1 | #3 |
13 | "Quarterfinals, Week 1" | July 12, 2011 | 7.9 | 13 | 4.0/11 | 14.07 [21] | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 [22] |
14 | "Quarterfinals, Week 1" (Results) | July 13, 2011 | 6.8 | 11 | 3.0/9 | 11.43 [23] | #1 | #1 | #1 | #2 |
15 | "Quarterfinals, Week 2" | July 19, 2011 | 7.3 | 12 | 3.6/10 | 13.04 [24] | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
16 | "Quarterfinals, Week 2" (Results) | July 20, 2011 | 5.9 | 10 | 2.7/8 | 10.32 [25] | #1 | #1 | #1 | #2 |
17 | "Quarterfinals, Week 3" | July 26, 2011 | 6.6 | 11 | 3.1/9 | 11.54 [26] | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 [27] |
18 | "Quarterfinals, Week 3" (Results) | July 27, 2011 | 6.0 | 10 | 2.8/8 | 10.74 [28] | #1 | #1 | #1 | #2 |
19 | "Quarterfinals, Week 4" | August 2, 2011 | 6.8 | 11 | 3.1/9 | 11.92 [29] | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 [30] |
20 | "Quarterfinals, Week 4" (Results) | August 3, 2011 | 5.8 | 10 | 2.5/7 | 9.96 [31] | #1 | #2 | #1 | #2 |
21 | "Quarterfinals, YouTube" | August 9, 2011 | 6.6 | 11 | 3.0/8 | 11.46 [32] | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 [33] |
22 | "Quarterfinals, YouTube" (Results) | August 10, 2011 | 5.7 | 9 | 2.5/7 | 9.73 [34] | #1 | #1 | #1 | #3 |
23 | "Quarterfinals, Wildcard Show" | August 16, 2011 | 6.0 | 10 | 2.8/5 | 10.40 [35] | #1 | #1 | #1 | #2 [36] |
24 | "Quarterfinals, Wildcard Show" (Results) | August 17, 2011 | 5.6 | 9 | 2.5/7 | 9.74 [37] | #1 | #2 | #1 | #3 |
25 | "Semifinals, Round 1" | August 23, 2011 | 7.0 | 11 | 3.3/9 | 11.99 [38] | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 [39] |
26 | "Semifinals, Round 1" (Results) | August 24, 2011 | 6.4 | 10 | 2.9/8 | 11.12 [40] | #1 | #1 | #1 | #2 |
27 | "Semifinals, Round 2" | August 30, 2011 | 6.8 | 11 | 3.1/8 | 11.14 [41] | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 [42] |
28 | "Semifinals, Round 2" (Results) | August 31, 2011 | 6.5 | 10 | 2.6/7 | 10.65 [43] | #1 | #2 | #1 | #2 |
29 | "Top Ten" | September 6, 2011 | 7.1 | 11 | 3.1/8 | 11.85 [44] | #1 | #1 | #1 | #9 [45] |
30 | "Top Ten" (Results) | September 7, 2011 | 7.2 | 11 | 3.0/8 | 12.36 [46] | #1 | #1 | #1 | #7 |
31 | "Finals, Performances" | September 13, 2011 | 8.1 | 13 | 3.8/10 | 13.67 [47] | #1 | #1 | #1 | #4 [48] |
32 | "Finale" | September 14, 2011 | 8.5 | 14 | 3.6/10 | 14.37 [49] | #1 | #2 | #1 | #3 |