America's Got Talent season 7

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America's Got Talent season 7
Hosted by Nick Cannon
Judges
Winner Olate Dogs
Runners-up
No. of episodes31
Release
Original network NBC
Original releaseMay 14 (2012-05-14) –
September 13, 2012 (2012-09-13)
Season chronology

The seventh season of American talent show competition series America's Got Talent was broadcast on NBC from May 14 to September 13, 2012. Following the previous season, Piers Morgan left the program due to other commitments, and was replaced by the producers with Howard Stern. However, this change involved moving the venue for the live rounds of the competition from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, which increased the size of the audience that attended each live episode. [1] [2] [3] Along with a visual makeover of the program to improve its presentation on television, a planned break was included with the broadcast schedule between July 24 and August 14, to avoid clashing with the network's live coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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The seventh season was won by dog tricks act Olate Dogs, with stand-up comedian Tom Cotter finishing in second, and earth harpist William Close placing third. During its broadcast, the season averaged around over 10 million viewers, but drew controversy for a participant who made claims that were later refuted after the broadcast of their audition.[ who? ]

Season overview

Howard Stern was brought in a month after Piers Morgan's departure. Howard Stern.jpg
Howard Stern was brought in a month after Piers Morgan's departure.

Auditions for the seventh season's competition took place during Winter until mid-Spring 2012, with the main auditions being filmed in New York, Los Angeles, Tampa Bay, Austin, St. Louis and San Francisco. [4] [5] Additional auditions were held in Washington, D.C., and Charlotte, but were not filmed.

Following the conclusion of the sixth season's broadcast, Piers Morgan began contemplating his involvement with America's Got Talent, due to his increasing work schedule on other projects by that time. In November 2011, despite having signed a three-year contract the previous year, [6] Morgan quit the show in order to focus on his commitment to producing Piers Morgan Tonight for CNN. [7] Due to his Morgan's departure, radio personality Howard Stern was chosen to replace him in December. Since Stern had commitments to his SiriusXM radio show in New York that he could not abandon, filming of the live rounds moved from Los Angeles, opting for using the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey. [8] However, Stern was able to handle the involvement of the "Vegas Verdicts" segment without any issue.

While the use of the Performing Arts Center meant that audiences attending live rounds could be much larger than in previous years, the change in venue also allowed executive producer Simon Cowell to have the program undergo a significant "top-to-bottom makeover" of its presentation. Among these included new graphics, a new intro and a new theme song for America's Got Talent, along with an update to set pieces. A significant change was the appearance of the judges' desk, which was re-modeled to appear similar in design to that used on Britain's Got Talent . [9] In addition to these changes, the 2012 Summer Olympics was taken into consideration, since the sporting event would receive live coverage from the network. Episode scheduling had to include a two-week hiatus between July 27 until August 12, as to avoid America's Got Talent clashing with its live broadcast.

Of the participants who auditioned for this season, sixty-two secured a place in the six live quarter-finals, with twelve in each round. The sixth quarter-final consisted of two participants selected from those that failed to reach the live rounds, along with ten quarter-finalists that had been eliminated in their respective rounds. About twenty-three quarter-finalists advanced and were split between the two semi-finals, with an additional semi-finalist being added in at the last minute. Six semi-finalists secured a place in the finals, which consisted of a single stage and not multiple rounds as in previous seasons. The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this season:

  Winner |   Runner-up |   Third place |   Finalist |   Semi-finalist
  Quarter-finalist | Playing card club A.svg Wildcard Quarter-finalist
ParticipantAge(s) 1 GenreActFrom [10] Quarter-FinalResult
7 in Unison14–15DanceDance Troupe Yorba Linda, California 5Eliminated
787 Crew19–31DanceDance Crew San Juan, Puerto Rico 1Eliminated
Academy of Villains—DanceHip-hop Dance Troupe San Francisco 5Semi-finalist
All Beef Patty38SingingSinging Drag Queen New York City 3Eliminated
All That!23–36DanceClogging Dance Troupe Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 4 2 Semi-finalist
All Wheel Sports18–35Acrobatics / DangerBMX Action Team Los Angeles 3Semi-finalist
American BMX Stunt Team20–44Acrobatics / DangerBMX Stunt Team Durham, North Carolina 1Eliminated
Andrew De Leon Playing card club A.svg 19SingingOpera Singer Kyle, Texas 6Semi-finalist
Aurora Light Painters38–46Dance / VarietyLight-painting TroupeSan Francisco2Eliminated
Bandbaz Brothers Playing card club A.svg 34, 59AcrobaticsBalancing Duo Las Vegas 6Eliminated
Ben Blaque33DangerCrossbow Performer Branson, Missouri 2 2 Eliminated
Big Barry70SingingSinger Fort Lauderdale, Florida 2Eliminated
Bria Kelly16SingingCountry Singer Virginia Beach, Virginia 5Semi-finalist
Cast in Bronze61MusicCarillon Musician St. Peters, Pennsylvania 5Eliminated
Clint Carvalho and His Extreme Parrots52AnimalParrot TrainerLas Vegas5Semi-finalist
Cristin Sandu18DangerBalancing PerformerLas Vegas3 2 Eliminated
Danielle Stallings14SingingSinger Richmond, Virginia 2Eliminated
David "The Bullet" Smith34DangerHuman Cannonball Performer Englewood, Florida 4Eliminated
David Garibaldi and His CMYK's 26–30VarietyArt Performers Sacramento, California 1Finalist
Distinguished Men of Brass24–60MusicMarching Band Tampa, Florida 1Eliminated
Donovan & Rebecca44, 36AcrobaticsAcrobatic Aerialists Stony Brook, New York 2Semi-finalist
Drew Erwin16Singing / MusicSinger & Musician Arlington, Tennessee 5Eliminated
Edon14SingingSinger Chicago 1Semi-finalist
Elusive21DanceB-boy Dancer Austin, Texas 3Eliminated
Eric & Olivia20Singing / MusicSinger & Guitarist DuoAustin, Texas4Eliminated
Eric Buss37VarietyNovelty act Entertainer Tucson, Arizona 5Eliminated
Eric Dittelman26Magic Mentalist Boston 4Semi-finalist
Hawley Magic30MagicMagician & Illusionists Shelby, North Carolina 2Eliminated
Horse25Variety Groin attack taker Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 4 2 Eliminated
Inspire the Fire13–29Singing / DanceSinging Dance Troupe Charlotte, North Carolina 3Eliminated
Jacob Williams23ComedyStand-up ComedianChicago3Semi-finalist
Jake Wesley Rogers 15Singing / MusicSinger & Pianist Ozark, Missouri 3 2 Eliminated
Jarrett & Raja39, 32Comedy / MagicComic IllusionistsLas Vegas1 2 Eliminated
Joe Castillo64VarietySand Artist Lexington, Kentucky 4Finalist
Lightwire Theater25–43DanceGlow-light Dance Group New Orleans 3Semi-finalist
Lil' Starr6DanceTap Dancer Chino, California 1Eliminated
Lindsey Norton17DanceDancerTampa, Florida4 2 Eliminated
LionDanceMe14–35Danger / Animal / Dance Lion Dance Danger ActSan Francisco2Eliminated
Lisa Clark Dancers14–18DanceDance Troupe Suisun City, California 2Eliminated
Melinda Hill 39ComedyStand-up ComedianLos Angeles5Eliminated
Michael Nejad55Music / VarietyHousehold Musician San Jose, California 1Eliminated
Nikki Jensen25Singing / MusicSinger & GuitaristAustin, Texas1Eliminated
Olate Dogs 19, 55AnimalDog Tricks ActNew York City4Winner
Reverse Order—MusicRock Band Hackettstown, New Jersey 5Eliminated
Rock Star Juggler Mike Price33VarietyJugglerLas Vegas3Eliminated
Romeo Dance Cheetah30MusicAir GuitaristChicago5Eliminated
Rudy Coby 48MagicIllusionistLos Angeles5Eliminated
Sebastien "El Charro de Oro"10–30Singing / MusicMariachi Singer & Band San Antonio, Texas 4 2 Semi-finalist
Shanice & Maurice Hayes18, 62SingingFather & Daughter Duet Kansas City, Missouri 1Semi-finalist
Spencer Horsman26Magic / DangerEscape Artist Baltimore, Maryland 3 2 Eliminated
The All Ways19–22MusicRock BandNew York City2Eliminated
The Magic of Puck46MagicComic Illusionist Roosevelt, New York 5Semi-finalist
The Scott Brothers47, 48DancePop Dance DuoLas Vegas1Semi-finalist
The Untouchables8–13DanceLatin Dance Troupe Miami 3Finalist
Tim Hockenberry50Singing / MusicSinger & PianistSan Francisco2Semi-finalist
Todd Oliver53Comedy / AnimalDog Ventriloquist ActBranson, Missouri1 2 Semi-finalist
Tom Cotter 48ComedyStand-up ComedianStony Point, New York2Runner-up
Turf21Dance / VarietyDancing ContortionistSan Francisco2Semi-finalist
Ulysses49SingingSinger Statesville, North Carolina 4Eliminated
Unity in Motion11–16DanceDancing Contortionist Group Cape May, New Jersey 4Eliminated
William Close42MusicEarth HarpistLos Angeles4Third place
Wordspit and the Illest!20–27MusicHip-hop & Rock BandNew York City3Eliminated

Quarter-finals summary

Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Buzzed Out | Crystal Clear app clean.svg Judges' choice |   Advanced to Semi-finals
  Won Judges' Vote |   Lost Judges' Vote

Quarter-final 1 (July 2)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Cast of Cirque du Soleil: Zarkana, and will.i.am

Quarter-FinalistOrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult (July 3)
Mandel Osbourne Stern
Distinguished Men of Brass1Eliminated
Edon2 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Won Judges' Vote
Jarrett and Raja3Eliminated
Lil' Starr4Eliminated
Todd Oliver5Lost Judges' Vote
American BMX Stunt Team6Eliminated
Nikki Jensen7Eliminated
The Scott Brothers8Advanced
Michael Nejad9 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
787 Crew10Eliminated
Shanice & Maurice Hayes11Advanced
David Garibaldi and His CMYK's12Advanced

Quarter-final 2 (July 10)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Gavin DeGraw, and TRACES

Quarter-FinalistOrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult (July 11)
Mandel Osbourne Stern
LionDanceMe1Eliminated
Turf2Advanced
The All Ways3Eliminated
Hawley Magic4Eliminated
Lisa Clark Dancers5 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Aurora Light Painters6 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Danielle Stallings7 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Lost Judges' Vote
Donovan & Rebecca8 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Won Judges' Vote
Big Barry9 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Tom Cotter10Advanced
Ben Blaque11Eliminated
Tim Hockenberry12Advanced

Quarter-final 3 (July 17)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Ashleigh and Pudsey, and Havana Brown

Quarter-FinalistOrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult (July 18)
Mandel Osbourne Stern
The Untouchables1Advanced
Rock Star Juggler Mike Price2Eliminated
Inspire the Fire3Eliminated
Cristin Sandu4 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Elusive5Eliminated
Jake Wesley Rogers6Eliminated
All Wheel Sports7 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Won Judges' Vote
WordSpit and the Illest!8 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Lost Judges' Vote
Jacob Williams9Advanced
All Beef Patty10Eliminated
Spencer Horsman11Eliminated
Lightwire Theater12Advanced

Quarter-final 4 (July 24)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Cher Lloyd, and the cast of Once

Quarter-FinalistOrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult (July 25)
Mandel Osbourne Stern
David "The Bullet" Smith 3 1Eliminated
All That!2 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Lost Judges' Vote
Ulysses3 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Joe Castillo4Advanced
Sebastien "El Charro de Oro"5Eliminated
Eric Dittelman6 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Won Judges' Vote
William Close7Advanced
Unity in Motion8Eliminated
Eric & Olivia9Eliminated
Lindsey Norton10Eliminated
Horse11Eliminated
Olate Dogs12Advanced
  • ^3 For health & safety reasons, David Smith had to perform outside the studio; the judges were required to view the performance in person, and used hand-carried signs in place of their buzzers.

Quarter-final 5 – YouTube Round (August 14)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Gabby Douglas, Karmin, The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger

Quarter-FinalistOrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult (August 15)
Mandel Osbourne Stern
Clint Carvalho and His Extreme Parrots1 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Won Judges' Vote
Reverse Order2Eliminated
Rudy Coby3 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
7 in Unison4 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Drew Erwin5Lost Judges' Vote
Melinda Hill6Eliminated
Eric Buss7 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Romeo Dance Cheetah8 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
The Magic of Puck9Advanced
Bria Kelly10Advanced
Cast in Bronze 4 11 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Academy of Villains12Advanced
  • ^4 Due to complications, Cast In Bronze had to perform outside the studio; the judges were required to be in person to view the performance, and used hand-carried signs in place of their buzzers.

Quarter-final 6 Wild Card Round (August 21)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen, and cast of Bring It On

Quarter-FinalistOrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult (August 22)
Mandel Osbourne Stern
Spencer Horsman1Eliminated
All That!2 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Won Judges' Vote
Jarrett & Raja3Eliminated
Jake Wesley Rogers4Eliminated
Cristin Sandu5Eliminated
Todd Oliver6Advanced
Bandbaz Brothers7Eliminated
Sebastien "El Charro de Oro"8Advanced
Horse9Eliminated
Lindsey Norton10 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Lost Judges' Vote
Andrew De Leon11Advanced
Ben Blaque12Eliminated

Semi-finals summary

Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Buzzed Out | Crystal Clear app clean.svg Judges' choice |   Advanced to Finals
  Won Judges' Vote |   Lost Judges' Vote

Semi-final 1 (August 28)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Neon Trees, and Steve Harvey

Semi-FinalistOrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult (August 29)
Mandel Osbourne Stern
Andrew De Leon1Eliminated
Todd Oliver2 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Lost Judges' Vote
Donovan & Rebecca3Eliminated
Edon4Eliminated
The Scott Brothers5Eliminated
Eric Dittelman6Eliminated
Turf7Eliminated
Bria Kelly8Eliminated
Joe Castillo9 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Won Judges' Vote
William Close10Advanced
Tom Cotter11Advanced
Academy of Villains12Eliminated

Semi-final 2 (September 4)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Train, Nathan Burton, and Haunted by Heroes with Dee Snider

Semi-FinalistOrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult (September 6) 5
Mandel Osbourne Stern
All That!1Eliminated
Sebastien "El Charro de Oro"2Eliminated
The Magic of Puck3Eliminated
Clint Carvalho and His Extreme Parrots4Eliminated
Jacob Williams5Eliminated
Shanice and Maurice Hayes6Eliminated
All Wheel Sports7Eliminated
Tim Hockenberry8Eliminated
The Untouchables9Advanced
Olate Dogs10Advanced
Lightwire Theater11 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Lost Judges' Vote
David Garibaldi and His CMYK's12 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Won Judges' Vote

Finals (September 12)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Justin Bieber, Big Sean, Green Day, Joan Rivers, OneRepublic, Ne-Yo, Flo Rida, Frankie J, Blue Man Group, and Burton Crane

  Winner |   Runner-up |   3rd place
FinalistOrderResult
(September 13)
David Garibaldi and His CMYK's14th
Tom Cotter22nd
The Untouchables36th
Joe Castillo45th
William Close53rd
Olate Dogs61st

Ratings

The following ratings are based upon those published by Nielsen Media Research after this season's broadcast:

ShowEpisodeFirst air date Rating
(18–49)		 Share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		Timeslot
rank		Nightly
rank		Weekly
rank
1Los Angeles and St. Louis AuditionsMay 14, 20123.71010.48 [11] 1216
2San Francisco AuditionsMay 15, 20123.41010.58 [12] 2215
3New York Auditions (Part 1)May 21, 20123.299.66 [13] 116
4New York Auditions (Part 2)May 22, 20123.399.44 [14] 127
5Tampa Bay Auditions (Part 1)May 28, 20122.889.96 [15] 113
6St. Louis Auditions (Part 2)May 29, 20123.71011.51 [16] 111
7Austin Auditions (Part 1)June 4, 20123.31012.22 [17] 112
8Austin Auditions (Part 2)June 5, 20123.51112.55 [18] 111
9Tampa Bay Auditions (Part 2)June 12, 20123.0811.18 [19] 224
10Final AuditionsJune 18, 20122.9911.43 [20] 113
11Las Vegas Week (Part 1)June 25, 20123.0810.45 [21] 113
12Las Vegas Week (Part 2)June 26, 20123.2911.67 [22] 111
13Las Vegas Week (Part 3)June 27, 20122.8910.66 [23] 112
14Top 48, Week 1 (performances)July 2, 20122.9810.19 [24] 111
15Top 48, Week 1 (results)July 3, 20122.389.32 [25] 112
16Top 48, Week 2 (performances)July 10, 20122.8910.69 [26] 222
17Top 48, Week 2 (results)July 11, 20122.068.08 [27] 116
18Top 48, Week 3 (performances)July 17, 20122.6810.17 [28] 111
19Top 48, Week 3 (results)July 18, 20122.067.61 [29] 115
20Top 48, Week 4 (performances)July 24, 20122.7810.43 [30] 114
21Top 48, Week 4 (results)July 25, 20122.268.76 [31] 115
22YouTube Snapple SpecialAugust 14, 20122.889.97 [32] 112
23YouTube Snapple Special (results)August 15, 20122.368.48 [33] 115
24Wild CardAugust 21, 20122.589.90 [34] 111
25Wild Card (results)August 22, 20122.378.60 [35] 112
26Semifinals, Round 1 (performances)August 28, 20122.579.89 [36] 111
27Semifinals, Round 1 (results)August 29, 20122.268.34 [37] 113
28Semifinals, Round 2 (performances)September 4, 20122.478.93 [38] 118
29Semifinals, Round 2 (results)September 6, 20121.967.87 [39] 1110
30Finals (performances)September 12, 20122.9811.05 [40] 1112
31FinaleSeptember 13, 20122.4710.59 [41] 1119

Controversy

America's Got Talent faced controversy during its seventh season when it emerged that one of its participants had made a false claim that hadn't been properly checked. Minnesota National Guard sergeant Tim Poe, who made an audition for the season, claimed that an audible stutter he had was the result of an injury he sustained while operating with a military unit serving the War in Afghanistan. Although he provided evidence to back his claim, both the Associated Press and Minnesota National Guard refuted the documentation he provided, making clear that his condition could not be verified as occurring during his service in Afghanistan. [42] Although Poe advanced no further, production staff would have had to face the question of disqualifying him from advancing into later stages for submitting a lie that had been broadcast on national television. [43] [44]

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