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Lysaka wrote: Hi ! I'm totally new here, and I didn't really figure out yet how everything works, but I'm trying :)

So I'm french, and I struggle understanding all the "rules" of America's Got Talent, 'cause I can't find them on the Internet. So I don't know if here is the good place to ask, but I take my chance anyway : can anyone have some time to explain to me how AGT works ? It would be super nice !

PS : sorry for the eventual mistakes, I know my english isn't perfect... im bad at explaining but lets hope this helps

Producer Auditions - you go in to some store at a local city and audition for the producers

Televised Auditions - the auditions shown in front of the judges. only around 150 acts make it to this point. 5 acts get golden buzzers and skip straight to the quarterfinals.

Judge Cuts - 72 of the accepted acts from auditions (not including the 5 golden buzzers) are divided into 4 groups. a pretaped round features 18 acts per week, and only 7 acts make it through to the live quarterfinals from each week.

Quarterfinals - The 28 judge cuts winners, 5 golden buzzers, and 3 acts that were eliminated being brought back make up the 36 finalists live. there are 12 acts on 3 weeks and 7 make it through each week.

Semifinals - The 21 acts that advanced from the quarterfinals and another previously eliminated contestant compete in 2 weeks, 11 on each week. 5 acts each week make it to the finale.

Finale - 10 acts compete to win, simply