Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26983547-20190527152245/@comment-36204591-20190625010550

Bob Buckleberry wrote: I haven't been to a producer's audition, but I think you have to sign up beforehand or get in line there, and then the producers call acts up in groups and have them perform their act (or at least some of it) one at a time, and then take notes on it. The few acts that the producers really like in this stage will be contacted later on with info on the judges' auditions. Also, during this a lot of the footage that you see in contestants' stories before their auditions are shown in the episodes will be filmed at this point. I think this is pretty much how it works.

Also, as to some of your other questions - The televised auditions are always filmed at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium around the Los Angeles area. They are filmed in a span of around 1-2 weeks.

The producers auditions take around 5 or 6 months and are at many different locations. Then, there is a 2ish month wait until the televised auditions. The televised auditions are filmed at the end of February/beginning of March in around 2 weeks. Then, there is another month-and-a-half wait where the judges and producers choose the 72 acts competing in judge cuts. Judge Cuts is then filmed around the middle or end of April in four sessions. Then, there is a three month wait until the beginning of August when the live shows begin. Then, one live show happens each week until the finale near the end of September. Didn't they used to go to different cities for the judge's auditions? I remember in season 10 they went to New Jersey, New York, and California for judge's auditions. I think when Simon joined they just started doing them in California.