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MegaMan775 wrote: Saf95 wrote: Alien511 wrote: Hint that Nick Uhas won't make it.-



This is definitely shaping up to be a very disappointing season. It all started out looking to be good and it's only seeming to keep going downhill with the Judge Cuts choices in my opinion. I wish they could have an entire show devoted to Wildcards like they did several years ago because there are far more than 3 deserving acts to fill the Quarterfinals Totally agree. I don't know why they only have  Quarterfinal episodes anyway, why a Top 36 instead of a Top 48? Or even a Top 60 like in Season 8 (which I considered the best AGT season) I'm guessing one of two situations:

1. The show has an agreement with the Dolby Theatre for only six weeks: it only makes sense for 3 QF, 2 SF, and 1 F. 2. It's a ratings/cost thing. Live shows might not be as worth the investment, and it's harder to produce and edit given the live setting.

Honestly, I don't really mind a smaller Quarterfinals. They often felt really long, like when they had both the YouTube show and the Wild Card show. But I agree with the idea that having more decisions made by the voting audience than the judges is why more acts might be better. The judges don't always pick the 36 acts that are truly the most talented.