Season 11

Season 11 of America's Got Talent premieres on May 31, 2016. The entire judging panel and host from Season 10 returned, except for Howard Stern, who decided to leave the judging panel. He was replaced by Simon Cowell.

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

Episodes
Main article: Season 11 Episodes

Acts
Main article: Season 11 Acts

Auditions
Main article: Season 11 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.

Judge Cuts
Main article: Season 11 Judge Cuts

80 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, 20 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 he or she could press to send an act to the live shows without further deliberation as one of the 7 acts.

Quarterfinals
Main article: Season 11 Quarterfinals

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

The contestants that came in sixth, seventh, and eighth place in America's Vote fight 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.

Semifinals
Main article: Season 11 Semifinals

Finals
Main article: Season 11 Finals