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America's Got Talent | |
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Season 13 | |
Hosted by | Tyra Banks |
Judges |
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Winner | Shin Lim |
Runners-up |
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No. of episodes | 24 |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | May 29 – September 19, 2018 |
Season chronology |
The thirteenth season of American talent show competition series America's Got Talent was broadcast on NBC from May 29 to September 19, 2018. [1] There were no major changes to the program during the season; the guest judges for this season's Judge Cuts episodes were Ken Jeong, Olivia Munn, Martina McBride, and Chris Hardwick. [2]
The thirteenth season was won by close-up magician Shin Lim, with acrobatic group Zurcaroh finishing second, and electric violinist Brian King Joseph placing third. During its broadcast, the season averaged around 11.15 million viewers.
Open auditions were held in late 2017 within Orlando, Cincinnati, Savannah, Milwaukee, Houston, Las Vegas, New York City, Nashville, and Los Angeles [3] (while online auditions were accepted). [4] As in previous years, the judges' auditions were held and filmed in March 2017 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles. [5] The Judge Cuts episodes included actor Ken Jeong, actress Olivia Munn, singer Martina McBride and comedian Chris Hardwick appearing as guest judges. [2] Simon Cowell interrupted the performances of two singers during the Judge Cuts asking them to sing a different song because he disliked their original choice.
Thirty-six of the participants auditioning secured a place in the live quarter-finals, with twelve quarter-finalists appearing in each of the shows. Among the contestants: acrobatic group Zurcaroh, singer Michael Ketterer, singer Courtney Hadwin, singer Amanda Mena, and singer Makayla Phillips [2] who had each received a golden buzzer from the main judges and host; choir Voices of Hope, choir Angel City Chorale, ballroom dancers Quin and Misha, and rapper Flau’jae [2] who had each received a Golden Buzzer from the guest judges; opera singer Daniel Emmet, novelty water-spitting act Human Fountains, and multimedia performance group Front Pictures who were chosen as Wildcard quarter-finalists. Twenty-two quarter-finalists advanced and appeared in two semi-finals (eleven in each show), including Front Pictures which was chosen again by the judges (as the Wildcard semi-finalist); ten semi-finalists securing a place in the finals. The chart below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this season:
Participant | Age(s) 1 | Genre | Act | From | Quarter-Final | Result |
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Aaron Crow | 49 | Danger | Danger Act | Bruges, Belgium | 3 | Semi-finalist |
Amanda Mena | 16 | Singing | Singer | Boston | 1 | Semi-finalist |
Angel City Chorale | 19-88 | Singing | Choir | Los Angeles | 1 | Semi-finalist |
Brian King Joseph | 27 | Music | Electric Violinist | Los Angeles | 3 | Third place |
Christina Wells | 42 | Singing | Singer | Houston | 3 | Semi-finalist |
Courtney Hadwin | 14 | Singing | Singer | County Durham, England | 1 | Finalist |
Da RepubliK | 15-32 | Dance | Dance Group | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 3 | Semi-finalist |
Daniel Emmet | 25 | Singing | Opera Singer | Las Vegas | 3 | Finalist |
Duo Transcend | 29, 32 | Acrobatics | Trapeze Duo | Salt Lake City | 2 | Finalist |
Flau'jae | 14 | Singing | Rapper | Savannah, Georgia | 1 | Eliminated |
Front Pictures | 41, 43 | Variety | Multimedia Performance Group | Kyiv, Ukraine | 2 | Semi-finalist |
Glennis Grace | 40 | Singing | Singer | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2 | Finalist |
Hans | 19 | Variety | Singer, Accordionist & Dancer | Adelaide, Australia | 1 | Eliminated |
Human Fountains | 24 - 29 | Variety | Novelty Water-spitting Act | Los Angeles | 1 | Eliminated |
Joseph O'Brien | 20 | Singing / Music | Singer & Pianist | Columbia, Tennessee | 3 | Eliminated |
Junior New System | 18–25 | Dance | Dance Group | Manila, Philippines | 1 | Semi-finalist |
Lord Nil | 38 | Danger | Escape Artist | Italy | 1 | Eliminated |
Makayla Phillips | 16 | Singing | Singer | Canyon Lake, California | 2 | Semi-finalist |
Michael Ketterer | 40 | Singing | Singer | Anaheim, California | 3 | Grand-finalist |
Mochi | 29 | Variety | Multimedia Diabolo Act | Shizuoka, Japan | 1 | Eliminated |
Noah Guthrie | 24 | Singing / Music | Singer & Guitarist | Greer, South Carolina | 2 | Semi-finalist |
Quin & Misha | 70, 35 | Dance | Ballroom Dancers | Orlando, Florida | 2 | Eliminated |
Rob Lake | 35 | Magic | Illusionist | Norman, Oklahoma | 3 | Eliminated |
Samuel J. Comroe | 30 | Comedy | Stand-Up Comedian | Los Angeles | 2 | Grand-finalist |
Shin Lim | 26 | Magic | Close-up Magician | Boston | 1 | Winner |
The Future Kingz | 7–23 | Dance | Dance Group | Chicago | 3 | Eliminated |
The PAC Dance Team | 15–18 | Dance | Dance Group | Sahuarita, Arizona | 1 | Eliminated |
The Sacred Riana | 25 | Magic | Illusionist | Jakarta, Indonesia | 2 | Eliminated |
The Savitsky Cats | 24, 45 | Animals | Cat Tricks Act | Ukraine | 2 | Eliminated |
UDI | 20–37 | Dance | Black-light Dance Group | Tomsk, Russia | 3 | Eliminated |
Us the Duo | 27, 28 | Singing / Music | Singing Guitarist & Percussionist | Los Angeles | 3 | Semi-finalist |
Vicki Barbolak | 60 | Comedy | Stand-up Comedienne | Oceanside, California | 1 | Finalist |
Voices of Hope | 5–17 | Singing | Choir | Orange County, California | 2 | Semi-finalist |
We Three | 21–27 | Singing / Music | Pop Band | McMinnville, Oregon | 1 | Semi-finalist |
Yumbo Dump | 31, 34 | Comedy | Comic Duo | Okayama, Japan | 2 | Eliminated |
Zurcaroh | 8–39 | Acrobatics | Acrobatic Group | Götzis, Austria | 3 | Runner-up |
Guest Performer, Results Show: Darci Lynne
Guest Performers, Results Show: The Illusionists, and Light Balance
Quarter-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result (August 22) | |||
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Cowell | Klum | Mel B | Mandel | |||
Makayla Phillips | 1 | Advanced (Online Public Vote) | ||||
Da RepubliK | 2 | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) | ||||
Noah Guthrie | 3 | Advanced | ||||
Yumbo Dump | 4 | 2 | 2 | Eliminated | ||
Samuel J. Comroe | 5 | Advanced | ||||
Voices of Hope | 6 | Advanced | ||||
The Savitsky Cats | 7 | Eliminated | ||||
Glennis Grace | 8 | Advanced | ||||
The Sacred Riana | 9 | Eliminated | ||||
Quin & Misha | 10 | Eliminated | ||||
Front Pictures 3 | 11 | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) | ||||
Duo Transcend | 12 | Advanced |
Guest Performers, Results Show: Cast of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Guest Performers, Results Show: BTS [6] and cast of A Magical Cirque Christmas
Guest Performers, Finale: Kiss
Finalist | Performed with (2nd Performance) | Result (September 19) [7] |
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Brian King Joseph | Lindsey Stirling 4 | 3rd |
Courtney Hadwin | The Struts | Finalist |
Daniel Emmet | Plácido Domingo | Finalist |
Duo Transcend | Lindsey Stirling 3 | Finalist |
Glennis Grace | Bebe Rexha | Finalist |
Michael Ketterer | N/A | Grand-finalist |
Samuel J. Comroe | N/A | Grand-finalist |
Shin Lim | Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila | 1st |
Vicki Barbolak | David Spade | Finalist |
Zurcaroh | Lindsey Stirling | 2nd |
The following ratings are based upon those published by Nielsen Media Research after this season's broadcast:
Episode | Title | First air date | Timeslot (EDT) | Rating (18–49) | Share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | Nightly Rank | Weekly Rank |
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1 | Auditions Week 1 | May 29, 2018 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 2.5 | 11 | 12.16 | 1 [8] | 3 [9] |
2 | Auditions Week 2 | June 5, 2018 | 2.2 | 10 | 11.27 | 1 [10] | 3 [11] | |
3 | Auditions Week 3 | June 12, 2018 | 2.3 | 10 | 11.46 | 1 [12] | 1 [13] | |
4 | Auditions Week 4 | June 19, 2018 | 2.2 | 10 | 11.86 | 1 [14] | 1 [15] | |
5 | Auditions Week 5 | June 26, 2018 | 2.0 | 9 | 11.32 | 1 [16] | 1 [17] | |
6 | Auditions Week 6 | July 10, 2018 | 2.1 | 9 | 11.55 | 1 [18] | 1 [19] | |
7 | Judge Cuts 1 | July 17, 2018 | 2.1 | 9 | 11.33 | 1 [20] | 1 [21] | |
8 | Judge Cuts 2 | July 24, 2018 | 2.0 | 8 | 11.68 | 1 [22] | 1 [23] | |
9 | Judge Cuts 3 | July 31, 2018 | 2.1 | 9 | 11.83 | 1 [24] | 1 [25] | |
10 | Judge Cuts 4 | August 7, 2018 | 1.9 | 9 | 11.04 | 1 [26] | 1 [27] | |
11 | Quarterfinals, Week 1 (Performances) | August 14, 2018 | 2.1 | 10 | 11.10 | 1 [28] | 1 [29] | |
12 | Quarterfinals, Week 1 (Results) | August 15, 2018 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | 1.5 | 8 | 9.85 | 2 [30] | 2 [29] |
13 | Quarterfinals, Week 2 (Performances) | August 21, 2018 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 2.1 | 9 | 11.21 | 1 [31] | 1 [32] |
14 | Quarterfinals, Week 2 (Results) | August 22, 2018 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | 1.6 | 8 | 9.69 | 1 [33] | 2 [32] |
15 | Quarterfinals, Week 3 (Performances) | August 28, 2018 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 1.9 | 8 | 10.78 | 1 [34] | 1 [35] |
16 | Quarterfinals, Week 3 (Results) | August 29, 2018 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | 1.5 | 7 | 9.90 | 2 [36] | 2 [35] |
17 | Semifinals, Week 1 (Performances) | September 4, 2018 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 1.8 | 8 | 10.69 | 1 [37] | 5 [38] |
18 | Semifinals, Week 1 (Results) | September 5, 2018 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | 1.5 | 7 | 9.89 | 2 [39] | 7 [38] |
19 | Semifinals, Week 2 (Performances) | September 11, 2018 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 1.9 | 8 | 10.75 | 1 [40] | 4 [41] |
20 | Semifinals, Week 2 (Results) | September 12, 2018 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | 1.6 | 8 | 10.15 | 1 [42] | 5 [41] |
21 | The Finals | September 18, 2018 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 2.3 | 10 | 12.99 | 1 [43] | 2 [44] |
22 | Season Finale | September 19, 2018 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | 2.1 | 10 | 12.88 | 1 [45] | 3 [44] |
Specials
Specials | Title | First air date | Timeslot (EDT) | Rating (18–49) | Share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | Nightly Rank | Weekly Rank |
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S1 | Best of Auditions | July 11, 2018 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | 0.9 | 5 | 5.98 | 2 [46] | 4 [19] |
S2 | Road to Lives | August 9, 2018 | Thursday 8:00 p.m. | 0.7 | 3 | 3.82 | 2 [47] | 21 [27] |
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