Season 14

Season 14

Information

Winner

Kodi Lee

Runner-up

Detroit Youth Choir

Judges

Howie Mandel
Gabrielle Union
Julianne Hough
Simon Cowell

Host

Terry Crews

Held from

May 28, 2019-September 18, 2019

Previous Season

Season 13
America’s Got Talent: The Champions (Season 1)

Next Season

America’s Got Talent: The Champions (Season 2)
Season 15
Season 14 of America’s Got Talent premiered on May 28, 2019.[1] Howie Mandel and Simon Cowell returned as judges. Terry Crews replaced Tyra Banks as host. Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough replaced Mel B and Heidi Klum as judges.

Dunkin’ Donuts continued to be the official beverage sponsor of this season, having its products shown throughout the show and their cups on the judges’ desks.

Judging Panel

Guest Judges

Judge Cuts

Semifinals

Host

Episodes

Main article: Season 14 Episodes

Acts

Main article: Season 14 Acts

Auditions

Main article: Season 14 Auditions

Each act that performed in front of the judges was given 90 seconds to demonstrate their talents for the four judges. If an act received at least three “Yes” votes from the judges, they were accepted to the next round. Otherwise, they were eliminated from the competition.

Auditions were filmed from March 3-21, 2019.[2]

Judge Cuts

Main article: Season 14 Judge Cuts

72 acts were pulled from the 100+ acts that were accepted by the judges in the Auditions. The Judge Cuts took place over four days; every day, 18 acts performed with only 7 moving on to the Quarterfinals.

Joining the main judging panel were four guest judges. While each regular judge was given a normal buzzer, each guest had only a Golden Buzzer which he or she could press to send an act to the live shows without further deliberation as one of the 7 acts.

The Judge Cuts were filmed on April 18, 22, 25, and 28, 2019.[2]

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Buzzer

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Golden Buzzer

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Quarterfinals

Main article: Season 14 Quarterfinals

From the 36 Quarterfinalists, 12 acts performed each week over three weeks. Each week, 7 acts moved on to the Semifinals.

The contestants that came in sixth, seventh, and eighth place in America’s Vote fought for votes online in the Dunkin’ Save. The act who received the most votes earned a spot in the Semifinals. The judges voted between the two remaining acts the last spot of the week in the Semifinals in the Judges’ Choice..

The Quarterfinals were filmed from August 13-28, 2019.

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Standing Ovation

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Buzzer

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Judges’ Choice Vote

Week 1

NOTE: In Week 1, there was an error in the voting system. Thus, the acts that placed 7th, 8th and 9th in the public vote faced the Dunkin’ Save, and there was no Judges’ Choice.

Week 2

Week 3

Semifinals

Main article: Season 14 Semifinals

From the 22 Semifinalists, 11 acts performed each week over two weeks. Each week, 5 acts moved on to the Finals.

The contestants that came in fourth, fifth, and sixth place in America’s Vote fought for votes online in the Dunkin’ Save. The act who received the most votes earned a spot in the Finals. The judges voted between the two remaining acts the last spot of the week in the Finals in the Judges’ Choice.

The Semifinals were filmed from September 3-11, 2019.  Sean Hayes (week 1) and Queen Latifah (week 2) served as guest judges.  It was the first time guest judges were used in the live shows.

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Standing Ovation

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Buzzer

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Judges’ Choice Vote

Week 1

Week 2

Finals

Main article: Season 14 Finals

All 10 remaining acts performed to win one million dollars and the headlining of a show on the Las Vegas strip.

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Standing Ovation

References