Judges' Choice

The Judges' Choice is a concept that was introduced in Season 3 of America's Got Talent during the Quarterfinals. It appears in live show results episodes (excluding the season finale). The judges can vote to send one of two acts, acts with the least amount of votes to be eligible for the next round, to the next round.

In seasons with three judges (3 - 7), two votes send an act to the next round. In seasons with four judges, three votes send an act to the next round; two-two ties are broken based on which act received more votes from America.

Starting from the Season 9 Semifinals, the two acts in the Judges' Choice are the two that lost the Instant Save.

Season 4
The Judges' Choice was not officially used in the Semifinals because the judges could not decide whether to pass through either Fab Five or The Voices of Glory as the choice for Week 1. As a result, both acts advanced to the Finals. Because of this extreme circumstance, 5 acts moved on each week in the Semifinals, decided solely by American votes.

Trivia

 * No act that won the Judges' Choice vote has won the season, but two acts have made the Top 3: Taylor Williamson placed second in Season 8, and AcroArmy placed third in Season 9.