Episode 401

The first episode of Season 3, and the forty-eighth episode of America's Got Talent overall, aired on June 23, 2009. It was the first of ten auditions episodes and took place in Chicago, Seattle, and New York. 17 acts from this episode proceeded to the Vegas Round, and 21 acts were rejected.

Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne, and David Hasselhoff returned as judges.

Episode 401 was the debut episode of Nick Cannon as host. He replaced Jerry Springer.