America's Got Talent (season 8)
The eighth season of America's Got Talent, an American talent show competition, was broadcast in the United States during 2013, from June 4 to September 18 on NBC. Following the previous season, Sharon Osbourne left the program following a dispute with the network, leading to production staff replacing her with Heidi Klum, while the judging panel was expanded to include four judges, with Mel B brought on as the new fourth judge. Alongside the changes with the judging panel, the live rounds for this season were filmed from Radio City Music Hall in New York, instead of at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
America's Got Talent | |
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Season 8 | |
Hosted by | Nick Cannon |
Judges | |
Winner | Kenichi Ebina |
Runner-ups |
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No. of episodes | 35 |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | June 4 – September 18, 2013 |
Additional information | |
Website | Official website |
Season chronology |
The eighth season was won by mime dancer Kenichi Ebina, the first foreign act to win the competition, with stand-up comedian Taylor Williamson finishing in second, and singer and guitarist Jimmy Rose placing third. During its broadcast, the season averaged around 10.13 million viewers.
Season Overview
Auditions for the eighth season's competition took place between January and May 2013, in a far wider number of venues -[1] open auditions were held between January and February in Seattle, Portland (Oregon), Birmingham (Alabama), Memphis, Nashville, Savannah, Raleigh, Norfolk, and Columbus; New Orleans, San Antonio, New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago also held open auditions, along with judges' auditions from March to May.[2][3][4][5][6] Prior to production beginning, Sharon Osbourne became involved in a dispute with NBC, following the conclusion of the seventh season, over the treatment of her son in another of the network's programs. The dispute fundamentally culminated in her departing from America's Got Talent, leaving production staff to seek out a replacement for her role.[7][8]
Initially, executive producer Simon Cowell had wanted Carmen Electra to replace Osbourne on the program,[9][10] but the decision was later made to not only find someone else, but also to expand the judging panel to incorporate four judges,[11] a format change that had been first introduced on the sixth season of Britain's Got Talent. As a direct result, the producers recruited singer Mel B as the fourth judge, announcing the decision on February 20, 2013, while on March 3, supermodel Heidi Klum was unveiled as Osbourne replacement on the program.[12] Other than the changes to the judging panel, the program underwent a number of notable changes for the eighth season in regards to its live rounds.
The venue used for these was changed from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, to the Radio City Music Hall in New York for this year - the choice being made with care not to breach a condition within Howard Stern's contract over his involvement in the program. Both the YouTube and WildCard quarter-finals were dropped and replaced with a standard fifth quarter-final round, though online auditions could still be conducted. WildCards remained a part of the program, though the rules surrounding the format were changed - judges could only select one eliminated quarter-finalist each as their WildCard act, but their choice would be granted an automatic place in the semi-finals as a result. Finally, any participant who reached the grand-final stage of the competition would be required to conduct two different performances, though the second routine would be done with a guest performer to accompany the style of their act - a singer might be paired up with another singer for a duet, or a band to provide a backing track.
During production, Howie Mandel was forced to be absent on the first day of auditions in Los Angeles for personal reasons, while production staff had to make a replacement for the quarter-final, after a participant who secured a spot had to withdraw - they later returned as a WildCard act following an incident before the semi-finals. Of the participants who auditioned for this season, 60 secured a place in the live quarter-finals, with twelve quarter-finalists in each one. Around 20 of these advanced to and were split between the two semi-finals - these also included three quarter-finalists chosen as WildCard acts, alongside the last-minute addition that had previously withdrew before the live rounds - with 12 semi-finalists securing a place in the finals, and 6 finalists securing a place in the grand-final. 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 | Wildcard Semi-finalist
Participant | Genre | Act | Quarter-Final | Result |
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2Unique | Singing / Music | DJ & Rapper Duo | 5 | Eliminated |
3Penny Chorus & Orchestra | Singing / Music | Choir & Orchestra Group | 4 | Eliminated |
Aaralyn & Izzy | Music | Heavy Metal Duo | 1 | Eliminated |
Aerial Ice | Acrobatics | Acrobatic Figure Skaters | 4 | Eliminated |
AeroSphere Aerial Balloon Show | Acrobatics / Danger | Aerial Duo | 3 | Eliminated |
Alexandr Magala | Danger | Sword Swallower | 2 | Eliminated |
Alexandria the Great | Danger | Escape Artist | 1 | Eliminated |
American Hitmen | Music | Rock band | 1 | Eliminated |
American Military Spouses Choir | Singing | Show Choir | 3 | Semi-Finalist |
Angela Hoover | Comedy | Impressionist | 2 | Semi-Finalist |
Anna Christine | Singing | Singer | 1 | Semi-Finalist |
Aquanuts | Variety / Acrobatics | Synchronized Swimmers | 2 | Eliminated |
Brad Byers | Variety / Danger | Sideshow Performer | 2 | Eliminated |
Branden James | Singing | Classical Singer | 1 | Top 12 Finalist |
Brandon & Savannah | Music | Brother & Sister Musicians | 3 | Eliminated |
Cami Bradley | Singing | Singer | 4 | Grand-Finalist |
Catapult Entertainment | Dance | Shadow Dance Troupe | 5 | Top 12 Finalist |
Champions Forever | Variety | Unicycling Basketball Stunt Team | 4 | Eliminated |
Chicago Boyz | Acrobatics / Dance | Acrobatic Dance Group | 3 | Top 12 Finalist |
Chloe Channell | Singing | Singer | 4 | Eliminated |
Ciana Pelekai | Singing | Singer | 2 | Eliminated |
Collins Key | Magic | Magician | 1 | Grand-Finalist |
D'Angelo & Amanda | Dance | Ballroom Dancers | 5 | Top 12 Finalist |
Dave Fenley | Singing | Singer | 5 | Semi-Finalist |
Dave Shirley | Comedy | Visual Comedian | 2 | Eliminated |
David "The Cobra Kid" Weathers | Animals / Variety | Reptile Handler | 3 | Eliminated |
David Ferman | Danger / Variety | Extreme Juggler | 4 | Eliminated |
Deanna DellaCioppa | Singing | Singer | 3 | Eliminated |
Duo Resonance | Acrobatics | Gymnastic Acrobats | 5 | Eliminated |
Forte | Singing | Operatic Trio | 2 | Grand-Finalist |
Fresh Faces | Dance | Dance Troupe | 1 | Eliminated |
Hype | Dance | Dance Trio | 1 | Eliminated |
Innovative Force | Acrobatics / Dance | Acrobatic Dance Troupe | 2 | Top 12 Finalist |
Jim Meskimen | Comedy | Impressionist | 3 | Eliminated |
Jimmy Rose | Singing / Music | Singer & Guitarist | 4 | Third Place |
John Wing | Comedy | Stand-up Comedian | 5 | Semi-Finalist |
Jonathan Allen | Singing | Opera Singer | 3 | Semi-Finalist |
Kelsey and Bailey | Animals | Dancing Dog Act | 3 | Eliminated |
Kenichi Ebina | Dance | Dancer | 3 | Winner |
Kevin Downey Jr. | Comedy | Stand-up Comedian | 1 | Eliminated |
Kid the Wiz | Variety / Dance | Hat Juggling Dancer | 2 | Eliminated |
KriStef Brothers | Comedy / Acrobatics | Comic Hand Balancing Duo | 1 | Top 12 Finalist |
Leon Etienne & Romy Low | Magic | Illusionists | 3 | Semi-Finalist |
Marty Brown | Singing | Country Singer | 2 | Semi-Finalist |
Melody Caballero 1 | Acrobatics / Variety | Acrobatic Contortionist | 5 | Eliminated |
Mitsi Dancing School | Dance | Dance Troupe | 3 | Eliminated |
Red Panda | Danger / Variety | Extreme Juggler | N/A 1 | Semi-Finalist |
Ruby & Jonas | Dance | Ballroom Dancers | 5 | Eliminated |
Sam Johnson | Danger | Extreme Balancer | 5 | Eliminated |
Selena Mykenzie Gordon | Singing | Singer | 5 | Eliminated |
SensEtion | Dance / Variety | Video-mapping Dance Troupe | 4 | Eliminated |
Special Head | Magic | Illusionist | 1 | Eliminated |
Sprice | Variety | Chain Reaction Artist | 5 | Eliminated |
Struck Boyz | Dance | Dance Troupe | 2 | Eliminated |
Taylor Williamson | Comedy | Comedian | 4 | Runner-Up |
tellAvision | Dance | Dance Troupe | 1 | Eliminated |
The Robotix | Music | Rock Band | 4 | Eliminated |
Timber Brown | Acrobatics | Acrobat | 4 | Semi-Finalist |
Tone the Chiefrocca | Singing | Rapper | 2 | Semi-Finalist |
Tummy Talk | Music / Comedy | Comic Percussionists | 4 | Eliminated |
Virginia State University Gospel Chorale | Singing | Gospel Choir | 5 | Eliminated |
- ^1 Red Panda originally had a place in the quarter-finals, but were forced to withdraw for personal reasons. While they later returned as a WildCard semi-finalist, their quarter-final place was given to Melody Caballero as a direct result.
Quarter-finals summary
- Buzzed Out | Judges' choice | Advanced to Semi-finals
- Won Judges' Vote | Lost Judges' Vote
Quarter-final 1 (July 23)
Guest Performers, Results Show: The Rockettes, Labrinth, and Emeli Sandé
Quarter-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result (July 24) | |||
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Mandel | Mel B | Klum | Stern | |||
Anna Christine | 1 | Advanced (Judges' Vote Tied - Won by Public Vote) | ||||
tellAvision | 2 | Eliminated | ||||
American Hitmen | 3 | Eliminated (Judges' Vote Tied - Lost by Public Vote) | ||||
Special Head | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
Fresh Faces | 5 | Eliminated | ||||
Collins Key | 6 | Advanced | ||||
Kevin Downey Jr. | 7 | Eliminated | ||||
Aaralyn and Izzy | 8 | Eliminated | ||||
Alexandria the Great | 9 | Eliminated | ||||
KriStef Brothers | 10 | Advanced | ||||
Hype | 11 | Eliminated | ||||
Branden James | 12 | Advanced |
Quarter-final 2 (July 30)
Guest Performers, Results Show: Robin Thicke, Brad Paisley
Quarter-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result (July 31) | |||
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Mandel | Mel B | Klum | Stern | |||
Innovative Force | 1 | Advanced | ||||
Ciana Pelekai | 2 | Eliminated | ||||
Alexandr Magala | 3 | Eliminated | ||||
Struck Boyz | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
Brad Byers | 5 | Eliminated | ||||
Kid the Wiz | 6 | Eliminated | ||||
Forte | 7 | Advanced | ||||
Angela Hoover | 8 | Advanced (Judges' Vote Tied - Won by Public Vote) | ||||
Dave Shirley | 9 | Eliminated | ||||
Marty Brown | 10 | Advanced | ||||
Aquanuts 2 | 11 | Eliminated | ||||
Tone the Chiefrocca 3 | 12 | Eliminated (Tied on Judges' Vote - Lost by Public Vote) |
Quarter-final 3 (August 6)
Guest Performers, Results Show: Marion Ross, and Jason Derulo
Quarter-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result (August 7) | |||
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Mandel | Mel B | Klum | Stern | |||
AeroSphere Aerial Balloon Show | 1 | Eliminated | ||||
Chicago Boyz | 2 | 4 | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) | |||
Mitsi Dancing School | 3 | 4 | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) | |||
Kelsey and Bailey | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
Brandon & Savannah | 5 | Eliminated | ||||
Leon Etienne & Romy Low 5 | 6 | Eliminated | ||||
Deanna DellaCioppa | 7 | Eliminated | ||||
David "The Cobra Kid" Weathers | 8 | Eliminated | ||||
Jonathan Allen | 9 | Advanced | ||||
Kenichi Ebina | 10 | Advanced | ||||
Jim Meskimen | 11 | Eliminated | ||||
American Military Spouses Choir | 12 | Advanced |
Quarter-final 4 (August 13)
Guest Performers, Results Show: Backstreet Boys
Quarter-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result (August 14) | |||
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Mandel | Mel B | Klum | Stern | |||
3Penny Chorus & Orchestra | 1 | Eliminated | ||||
Chloe Channell | 2 | Eliminated (Judges' Vote Tied - Lost by Public Vote) | ||||
Champions Forever | 3 | Eliminated | ||||
SensEtion | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
The Robotix | 5 | Eliminated | ||||
Timber Brown | 6 | Advanced | ||||
Cami Bradley | 7 | Advanced | ||||
Tummy Talk | 8 | Eliminated | ||||
Taylor Williamson | 9 | Advanced (Judges' Vote Tied - Won by Public Vote) | ||||
Aerial Ice | 10 | Eliminated | ||||
David Ferman | 11 | Eliminated | ||||
Jimmy Rose | 12 | Advanced |
Quarter-final 5 (August 20)
Guest Performers, Results Show: Tom Cotter, Train, and Ashley Monroe
Quarter-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result (August 21) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mandel | Mel B | Klum | Stern | |||
Virginia State University Gospel Chorale | 1 | Eliminated | ||||
Melody Caballero | 2 | Eliminated | ||||
Dave Fenley | 3 | Advanced | ||||
2Unique | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
Sam Johnson 6 | 5 | Eliminated | ||||
Duo Resonance 7 | 6 | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote | ||||
D'Angelo & Amanda | 7 | Advanced | ||||
Selena Mykenzie Gordon | 8 | Eliminated | ||||
John Wing | 9 | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) | ||||
Sprice | 10 | Eliminated | ||||
Ruby & Jonas | 11 | Eliminated | ||||
Catapult Entertainment | 12 | Advanced |
Semi-finals summary
- Buzzed Out | Judges' choice | Advanced to Finals
- Won Judges' Vote | Lost Judges' Vote
Semi-final 1 (August 27)
Guest Performers, Results Show: One Direction, and Cassadee Pope
Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result (August 28) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mandel | Mel B | Klum | Stern | |||
Tone the Chiefrocca | 1 | Eliminated | ||||
Red Panda | 2 | Eliminated | ||||
Angela Hoover | 3 | Eliminated | ||||
Duo Resonance | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
Collins Key | 5 | Advanced | ||||
Innovative Force | 6 | Advanced | ||||
Dave Fenley | 7 | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) | ||||
Taylor Williamson | 8 | Advanced | ||||
Jonathan Allen | 9 | Eliminated | ||||
Catapult Entertainment | 10 | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) | ||||
Cami Bradley | 11 | Advanced | ||||
Forte | 12 | Advanced |
Semi-final 2 (September 3)
Guest Performers, Results Show: Fall Out Boy, and Team iLuminate
Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result (September 4) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mandel | Mel B | Klum | Stern | |||
D'Angelo & Amanda | 1 | Advanced (Judges' Vote Tied - Won by Public Vote | ||||
Marty Brown | 2 | Eliminated | ||||
Chicago Boyz | 3 | Advanced | ||||
Leon Etienne and Romy Low | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
Anna Christine | 5 | Eliminated (Judges' Vote Tied - Lost by Public Vote) | ||||
Kenichi Ebina | 6 | Advanced | ||||
John Wing | 7 | Eliminated | ||||
Branden James | 8 | Advanced | ||||
KriStef Brothers 8 | 9 | Advanced | ||||
American Military Spouses Choir | 10 | Eliminated | ||||
Timber Brown | 11 | Eliminated | ||||
Jimmy Rose | 12 | Advanced |
- ^8 Kristef Brothers had to perform in the second semi-final, due to an accident in rehearsals. Red Panda were given their place in the first semi-final, both as a last-minute replacement and as Howie Mandel's WildCard act.
Final - Top 12 (September 10)
Guest Performers, Results Show: Terry Fator, and Olate Dogs
- Advanced to Grand-Final | Eliminated
Top 12 Finalist | Order | Result (September 11) |
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Chicago Boyz | 1 | Eliminated |
Branden James | 2 | Eliminated |
Innovative Force | 3 | Eliminated |
KriStef Brothers | 4 | Eliminated |
D'Angelo & Amanda | 5 | Eliminated |
Catapult Entertainment | 6 | Eliminated |
Forte | 7 | Advanced |
Taylor Williamson | 8 | Advanced |
Collins Key | 9 | Advanced |
Kenichi Ebina | 10 | Advanced |
Jimmy Rose | 11 | Advanced |
Cami Bradley | 12 | Advanced |
Grand-Final (September 17)
Guest Performers, Results Show: The Rockettes, Icona Pop, Earth, Wind & Fire, Luke Bryan
- Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place
Grand-finalist | Performed with (2nd Performance) |
Result (September 18) |
---|---|---|
Jimmy Rose | Dierks Bentley | 3rd |
Kenichi Ebina | Il Divo with Heather Headley | 1st |
Cami Bradley | Gavin DeGraw | 6th |
Collins Key | Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb | 5th |
Forte | Josh Groban | 4th |
Taylor Williamson | James Lipton | 2nd |
Ratings
The following ratings are based upon those published by Nielsen Media Research after this season's broadcast:
Show | Episode | First air date | Rating (18–49) |
Share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
Time slot rank |
Nightly rank |
Weekly rank |
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1 | Auditions Episode 1: San Antonio, New York, & Los Angeles | June 4, 2013 | 3.1 | 9 | 11.22 [14] | 1 | 1 | 5 [15] |
2 | Auditions Episode 2: San Antonio & New Orleans | June 11, 2013 | 3.0 | 8 | 11.52 [16] | 2 | 2 | 5 [17] |
3 | Auditions Episode 3: Chicago | June 18, 2013 | 3.0 | 9 | 11.75 [18] | 1 | 3 | 5 [19] |
4 | Auditions Episode 4: New York & Los Angeles | June 25, 2013 | 2.6 | 8 | 10.23 [20] | 1 | 1 | 2 [21] |
5 | Auditions Episode 5: Chicago & San Antonio | July 2, 2013 | 2.4 | 7 | 9.56 [22] | 1 | 1 | 2 [23] |
6 | Auditions Episode 6: Los Angeles, New Orleans, & New York | July 9, 2013 | 2.6 | 8 | 9.81 [24] | 1 | 1 | 3 [25] |
7 | Auditions Episode 7: Last Chance Auditions | July 10, 2013 | 2.8 | 8 | 10.71 [26] | 1 | 1 | 1 [25] |
8 | Vegas Week, day 1 | July 16, 2013 | 2.5 | 7 | 10.06 [27] | 2 | 2 | 4 [28] |
9 | Vegas Week, day 2 | July 17, 2013 | 2.9 | 9 | 11.18 [29] | 1 | 1 | 2 [28] |
10 | Quarterfinals Week 1, Performances | July 23, 2013 | 2.8 | 8 | 10.34 [30] | 1 | 1 | 1 [31] |
11 | Quarterfinals Week 1, Results | July 24, 2013 | 2.3 | 7 | 10.64 [32] | 1 | 1 | 5 [31] |
12 | Quarterfinals Week 2, Performances | July 30, 2013 | 2.7 | 8 | 9.81 [33] | 1 | 1 | 4 [34] |
13 | Quarterfinals Week 2, Results | July 31, 2013 | 2.4 | 7 | 10.28 [35] | 1 | 1 | 6 [34] |
14 | Quarterfinals Week 3, Performances | August 6, 2013 | 2.5 | 7 | 9.39 [36] | 1 | 1 | 4 [37] |
15 | Quarterfinals Week 3, Results | August 7, 2013 | 2.5 | 8 | 10.26 [38] | 1 | 1 | 3 [37] |
16 | Quarterfinals Week 4, Performances | August 13, 2013 | 2.4 | 7 | 8.79 [39] | 1 | 1 | 1 [40] |
17 | Quarterfinals Week 4, Results | August 14, 2013 | 2.1 | 6 | 9.51 [41] | 2 | 2 | 5 [40] |
18 | Quarterfinals Week 5, Performances | August 20, 2013 | 2.2 | 6 | 8.52 [42] | 1 | 1 | 6 [43] |
19 | Quarterfinals Week 5, Results | August 21, 2013 | 2.1 | 6 | 9.35 [44] | 2 | 3 | 9 [43] |
20 | Semifinals Round 1, Performances | August 27, 2013 | 2.2 | 6 | 8.70 [45] | 1 | 1 | 4 [46] |
21 | Semifinals Round 1, Results | August 28, 2013 | 2.2 | 6 | 9.84 [47] | 2 | 2 | 5 [46] |
22 | Semifinals Round 2, Performances | September 3, 2013 | 2.3 | 7 | 9.16 [48] | 1 | 1 | 12 [49] |
23 | Semifinals Round 2, Results | September 4, 2013 | 2.3 | 7 | 10.03 [50] | 1 | 1 | 13 [49] |
24 | Top 12, Performances | September 10, 2013 | 2.3 | 6 | 9.24 [51] | 1 | 1 | 8 [52] |
25 | Top 12, Results | September 11, 2013 | 2.2 | 6 | 10.80 [53] | 2 | 3 | 13 [52] |
26 | Finals, Performances | September 17, 2013 | 2.4 | 7 | 11.19 [54] | 2 | 3 | 14 [55] |
27 | Finale | September 18, 2013 | 2.5 | 7 | 11.49 [56] | 1 | 2 | 12 [55] |
Recap Episodes
Show | Episode | First air date | Rating (18–49) |
Share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
Time slot rank |
Nightly rank |
Weekly rank |
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1 | Auditions Recap | July 17, 2013 | 1.9 | 7 | 7.65 [29] | 1 | 2 | 15 [28] |
2 | Quarterfinals Week 1, Recap | July 24, 2013 | 1.6 | 5 | 6.65 [32] | 1 | 2 | n/a a[31] |
3 | Quarterfinals Week 2, Recap | July 31, 2013 | 1.5 | 5 | 6.54 [35] | 1 | 2 | n/a a[34] |
4 | Quarterfinals Week 3, Recap | August 7, 2013 | 1.5 | 5 | 6.35 [38] | 2 | 3 | 16 [37] |
5 | Quarterfinals Week 4, Recap | August 14, 2013 | 1.3 | 5 | 5.75 [41] | 2 | 3 | n/a a[40] |
6 | Quarterfinals Week 5, Recap | August 21, 2013 | 1.3 | 4 | 5.87 [44] | 2 | 3 | n/a a[43] |
7 | Semifinals Week 1, Recap | August 28, 2013 | 1.3 | 5 | 5.96 [47] | 2 | 4 | n/a a[46] |
8 | Semifinals Week 2, Recap | September 4, 2013 | 1.4 | 5 | 6.16 [50] | 2 | 3 | n/a a[49] |
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