Episode 727

The twenty-seventh episode of Season 7, and the one hundred and sixty-fourth ever episode of America's Got Talent, aired on August 29, 2012. It was the first Semifinals results episode and took place in Newark, in the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. 3 acts proceeded to the Finals, which would feature six total acts, and 9 acts were eliminated.

Full Episode[]

2012_~27._1st_Semifinal_Results_~_America's_Got_Talent_2012

Groupings[]

Color	Meaning
	Moved On
	Eliminated

Group 1
Turf Contortionist Dancer	Joe Castillo Sand Artist	The Scott Brothers Dance Duo

Group 2
Andrew De Leon Opera Singer	William Close Earth Harpist	Academy of Villains Dance Group

Group 3
Donovan & Rebecca Acrobat Duo	Todd Oliver Ventriloquist	Edon Singer and Pianist

Group 4
Tom Cotter Comedian	Bria Kelly Singer	Eric Dittelman Mentalist

Group 5
William Close Earth Harpist	Todd Oliver Ventriloquist	Tom Cotter Comedian	Joe Castillo Sand Artist

Judges' Choice[]

Name	Image	Act	Howie	Sharon	Howard
Todd Oliver		Ventriloquist
Joe Castillo		Sand Artist

Results[]

Moved On[]

William Close Earth Harpist	Tom Cotter Comedian	Joe Castillo Sand Artist

Eliminated[]

Turf Contortionist Dancer	The Scott Brothers Dancers	Andrew De Leon Opera Singer	Academy of Villains Dance Group	Donovan & Rebecca Acrobat Duo
Edon Singer and Pianist	Bria Kelly Singer	Eric Dittelman Mentalist	Todd Oliver Ventriloquist

Guest Performers[]

v • d • e Episodes

Season 1	A: 1 • 2 • 3 S: 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 F: 14 • 15

Season 2	A: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 VR: 5 • 6 S: 7 • 8 F: 9 • 10 • 11 • 12

Season 3	A: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 VR: 8 • 9 Q: 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 S: 14 • 15 • 16 F: 17 • 18 • 19 • 20

Season 4	A: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 VR: 11 • 12 Q: 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 S: 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 F: 25 • 26

Season 5	A: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 VR: 11 • 12 Q: 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 S: 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 F: 29 • 30 • 31 • 32

Season 6	A: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 VR: 11 • 12 Q: 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 S: 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 F: 29 • 30 • 31 • 32

Season 7	A: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 VR: 11 • 12 • 13 Q: 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 S: 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 F: 30 • 31

Season 8	A: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 VR: 8 • 9 Q: 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 S: 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 F: 24 • 25 • 26 • 27

Season 9	A: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 JW: 7 • 8 Q: 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 S: 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 F: 21 • 22 • 23 • 24

Season 10	A: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 JC: 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 Q: 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 S: 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 F: 22 • 23

Season 11	A: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 JC: 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 Q: 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 S: 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 F: 21 • 22

Season 12	A: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 JC: 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 Q: 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 S: 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 F: 21 • 22

Season 13	A: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 JC: 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 Q: 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 S: 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 F: 21 • 22

Season 14	A: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 JC: 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 Q: 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 S: 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 F: 21 • 22

Season 15	A: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 JC: 8 Q: 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 S: 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 F: 21 • 22

Season 16	A: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 WC: WC Q: 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 S: 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 F: 19 • 20

Season 17	A: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 S: 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 F: 20 • 21

Season 18	A: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 S: 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 F: 20 • 21

Season 19	A: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 Q: 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 S: 17 • 18 F: 19 • 20

Season 20	A: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5