Season 10

Season 10 of America's Got Talent premiered on May 26, 2015. It concluded on September 16, 2015. The entire judging panel and host from Season 9 returned.

Dunkin' Donuts was the official beverage sponsor of this season, having its products shown throughout the show and their cups on the judges' desks.

The America's Got Talent live shows were also performed at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. This was the last season to be set at Radio City Music Hall.

Howard Stern announced on his radio show that this season would be his last season as a judge. He made the decision to leave due to his busy work schedule.

Judging Panel

Howard Stern	Heidi Klum	Mel B	Howie Mandel

Guest Judges

Neil Patrick Harris	Michael Bublé	Marlon Wayans	Piers Morgan

Host

Nick Cannon

Episodes

Main article: Season 10 Episodes

Acts

Main article: Season 10 Acts

Auditions

Main article: Season 10 Auditions

Judge Cuts

Main article: Season 10 Judge Cuts

Symbol	Meaning
	Standing Ovation
	Buzzer
	Golden Buzzer

Week 1

Name	Act	Result
1. Freelusion Dance Company	Videomapping Dance Group	Moved On
2. Paul Ponce	Juggler	Eliminated
3. Silvia Silvia	Crossbow Archer	Moved On
4. Chapkis Dance Family	Dance Group	Moved On
5. Samantha Hess	Cuddler	Eliminated
6. Elin & Noah	Dancers	Eliminated
7. Los Angeles Children's Orchestra	Orchestra	Eliminated
8. Alondra Santos	Mariachi Singer	Eliminated (WC)
9. Michael John	Magician	Eliminated
10. Piff the Magic Dragon	Magician/Comedian	Moved On (GB)
11. Duo Ignite	Aerialist Duo	Eliminated
12. Myq Kaplan	Stand-up Comedian	Moved On
13. Nick & Eddie	Vocal Duo	Eliminated
14. Keith Klein	Singer	Eliminated
15. 3 Shades of Blue	Pop Rock Band	Moved On
16. Marc & Kiri	Ballroom Dancers	Eliminated
17. Vibez	Contortionist Dancer	Eliminated
18. X-Treme Tricking & Tumbling	Tumbling Group	Eliminated
19. Grand Master Qi Feilong	Kung Fu Artist	Eliminated
20. Samantha Johnson	Singer	Moved On

Week 2

Name	Act	Result
1. Aiden Sinclair	Card Magician	Eliminated
2. Jenna Renae	Singer/Pianist	Eliminated
3. Shirley Claire	Singer	Eliminated
4. Daniella Mass	Opera Singer	Moved On
5. Ira	Singing Puppet	Moved On
6. Benjamin Yonattan	Dancer	Moved On
7. Facinet Sylla	Dancer	Eliminated
8. Nastasya Generalova	Acrobatic Dancer	Eliminated
9. Wes Barker	Stunt Magician	Eliminated
10. Uzeyer Novruzov	Ladder Acrobat	Moved On
11. Ryan Shaw	Soul Singer	Eliminated
12. The CraigLewis Band	R&B Vocal Duo	Moved On (GB)
13. Dr. Danger's All Stars	Stunt Team	Eliminated
14. Center Stage	Dance Group	Eliminated
15. DADitude!	Dance Group	Eliminated (WC)
16. DM Nation	Hip-Hop Dance Crew	Moved On
17. The Chippendoubles	Impersonator Dance Group	Eliminated
18. Chris Jones	Hypnotist	Eliminated
19. Scott Heierman	Drag Stand-up Comedian	Eliminated
20. Selected of God Choir	Gospel Choir	Moved On

Week 3

Name	Act	Results
1. Triple Threat	Vocal Trio	Moved On
2. Honor Roll Skate Crew	Roller Skate Dance Crew	Eliminated
3. Evoke Tap Movement	Tap Dance Group	Eliminated
4. The Squad	Dance Group	Eliminated
5. Animation Crew	Popping Dance Crew	Moved On
6. Oleksiy Mogylnyy	Hand Balancer	Eliminated
7. Johnny Shelton	Singer/Guitarist	Eliminated
8. Dana Daniels	Comedy Magician	Eliminated
9. Paul Zerdin	Ventriloquist	Moved On (GB)
10. Oz Pearlman	Mentalist	Moved On
11. Brittney Allen	Singer	Eliminated
12. Paul Blair	Hula-Hoop Performer	Eliminated
13. Pretty Big Movement	Dance Group	Eliminated
14. Stacey Kay	Singer	Eliminated
15. Mountain Faith Band	Bluegrass Band	Moved On
16. Randy Roberts	Drag Singer	Eliminated
17. Vita Radionova	Contortionist	Moved On
18. Cailyn Mathis	Dancer	Eliminated
19. Haley "Bulletproof" Glass	Martial Artist	Eliminated
20. Benton Blount	Country Singer/Guitarist	Moved On

Week 4

Name	Act	Result
1. The Gentlemen	Hip-Hop Dance Duo	Moved On
2. Technicianz	Dance Group	Eliminated
3. Duwende	A Cappella Group	Eliminated
4. Leroy Patterson*	Pain Junkie	Eliminated
5. Derek Hughes	Comedian/Magician	Moved On
6. Duo Vladimir	Hand Balancer Duo	Eliminated
7. Duo Volta	Trapeze Duo	Moved On
8. Jamie Costa	Impressionist	Eliminated
9. Xavier Mortimer	Magician	Eliminated
10. Alicia Michilli	Singer	Moved On
11. The Move	Dance Group	Eliminated
12. Semeneya	Latin Dance Group	Eliminated
13. Aaron Smyth	Ballet Dancer	Eliminated
14. Siro-A	Video Projection Dance Group	Moved On (GB)
15. Kacey Jones	Comedy Singer/Guitarist	Eliminated
16. Gary Vider	Stand-up Comedian	Moved On
17. Kayvon Zand	Singer/Pianist	Eliminated
18. Vox	Opera Group	Eliminated
19. Alex Boyé	Singer	Eliminated
20. Stevie Starr	Regurgitator	Moved On

Piers pressed Heidi's buzzer for Leroy Patterson

Quarterfinals

Main article: Season 10 Quarterfinals

Symbol	Meaning
	Standing Ovation
	Buzzer
	Judges' Choice Vote

Week 1

Name	Act	Result
1. Siro-A	Video Projection Dance Group	Moved On
2. Alondra Santos	Mariachi Singer	Moved On (JC)
3. Vita Radionova	Contortionist	Eliminated
4. Triple Threat	Vocal Trio	Eliminated
5. The Gentlemen	Hip-Hop Dance Duo	Eliminated (JC)
6. Piff the Magic Dragon	Magician/Comedian	Moved On
7. Benton Blount	Country Singer/Guitarist	Moved On
8. Craig and Micheline	Dancers	Eliminated
9. Drew Lynch	Stand-up Comedian	Moved On
10. Showproject	Gymnastics Team	Eliminated
11. Paul Zerdin	Ventriloquist	Moved On
12. Samantha Johnson	Singer	Moved On (DS)

Week 2

Name	Act	Result
1. DM Nation	Hip-Hop Dance Crew	Eliminated
2. Derek Hughes	Magician/Comedian	Moved On
3. 3 Shades of Blue	Pop Rock Band	Moved On (JC)
4. Animation Crew	Popping Dance Crew	Eliminated
5. Arielle Baril	Opera Singer	Moved On
6. Uzeyer Novruzov	Ladder Acrobat	Moved On
7. Ira	Singing Puppet	Moved On (DS)
8. Damone Rippy	Flyboarder	Eliminated
9. Myq Kaplan	Stand-up Comedian	Eliminated
10. The CraigLewis Band	R&B Vocal Duo	Moved On
11. Freckled Sky	Video Projection Dance Duo	Eliminated (JC)
12. Sharon Irving	Singer	Moved On

Week 3

Name	Act	Result
1. Chapkis Dance Family	Hip-Hop Dance Group	Eliminated
2. Metal Mulisha Fitz Army	Motocross Team	Eliminated (WC)
3. DADitude!	Dance Group	Eliminated
4. Alicia Michilli	Singer	Moved On
5. Gary Vider	Stand-up Comedian	Moved On (DS)
6. Mountain Faith Band	Bluegrass Band	Moved On
7. Oz Pearlman	Mentalist	Moved On
8. Selected of God	Gospel Choir	Eliminated
9. The Professional Regurgitator	Regurgitator	Moved On
10. Benjamin Yonattan	Dancer	Eliminated (JC)
11. Daniella Mass	Opera Singer	Moved On (JC)
12. Freelusion	Videomapping Dance Group	Moved On

Semifinals

Main article: Season 10 Semifinals

Symbol	Meaning
	Standing Ovation
	Buzzer
	Judges' Choice Vote

Week 1

Name	Act	Result
1. Ira	Singing Puppet	Eliminated
2. Mountain Faith Band	Bluegrass Band	Eliminated
3. Metal Mulisha Fitz Army	Motocross Team	Eliminated
4. Samantha Johnson	Singer	Eliminated (JC)
5. Derek Hughes	Magician/Comedian	Moved On
6. Drew Lynch	Stand-up Comedian	Moved On
7. The CraigLewis Band	R&B Vocal Duo	Moved On (JC)
8. Oz Pearlman	Mentalist	Moved On
9. Benton Blount	Country Singer/Guitarist	Moved On (DS)
10. Siro-A	Video Projection Dance Group	Eliminated
11. Arielle Baril	Opera Singer	Eliminated

Week 2

Name	Act	Result
1. 3 Shades of Blue	Pop Rock Band	Eliminated
2. Gary Vider	Stand-up Comedian	Moved On (JC)
3. Alondra Santos	Mariachi Singer	Eliminated
4. Freelusion	Videomapping Dance Group	Eliminated (JC)
5. Alicia Michilli	Singer	Eliminated
6. Piff the Magic Dragon	Magician/Comedian	Moved On
7. Daniella Mass	Opera Singer	Eliminated
8. Uzeyer Novruzov	Ladder Acrobat	Moved On (DS)
9. The Professional Regurgitator	Regurgitator	Moved On
10. Sharon Irving	Singer	Eliminated
11. Paul Zerdin	Ventriloquist	Moved On

Finals

Main article: Season 10 Finals

All 10 remaining acts performed to win one million dollars and the headlining of a show on the Las Vegas strip.

Symbol	Meaning
	Standing Ovation

Name	Act	Result
1. Oz Pearlman	Mentalist	3rd Place
2. Uzeyer Novruzov	Ladder Acrobat	Top 10
3. Benton Blount	Country Singer/Guitarist	Top 10
4. Gary Vider	Stand-up Comedian	Top 10
5. Piff the Magic Dragon	Magician/Comedian	Top 10
6. Paul Zerdin	Ventriloquist	Winner
7. The CraigLewis Band	R&B Vocal Duo	5th Place
8. Derek Hughes	Magician/Comedian	Top 10
9. The Professional Regurgitator	Regurgitator	4th Place
10. Drew Lynch	Stand-up Comedian	2nd Place

Notable past contestants

Jenna Renae, who was eliminated in week 2 of the Judges' Cuts, later tried out for the final season of American Idol in 2016. She ended up finishing in the top 24.

Trivia

Season 10 modified the rules of the Golden Buzzer. Instead of sending an act to the Vegas Round and ignoring the other judges' votes, the buzzer now sends an act straight to the live shows.
Howard Stern stepped down from the panel after the conclusion of the season.
Season 10 is the first season in the current format where at least one act that originally made the live shows withdrew from the competition. Five years later, this instance would followed by Season 15, specifically with Thomas Day. But unlike Silvia, he didn't perform in Judge Cuts round, skipped the Quarterfinals, and returned to the Semifinals via wildcard (though his reasoning for his withdrawal from the Quarterfinals and his return to the competition stirred up a huge controversy).

Season 10

Contents

Judging Panel

Guest Judges

Host

Episodes

Acts

Auditions

Judge Cuts

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Quarterfinals

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Semifinals

Week 1

Week 2

Finals

Notable past contestants

Trivia

Fan Feed