Season 17 of America's Got Talent premiered on May 31, 2022. The entire judging panel from Season 16 returned, as well as the host.
Sonic continued to be the official beverage sponsor of this season, having its products shown throughout the show and their cups on the judges' desks.
Judging Panel[]
| Howie Mandel | Heidi Klum | Sofia Vergara | Simon Cowell |
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Host[]
| Terry Crews |
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Episodes[]
Main article: Season 17 Episodes
Acts[]
Main article: Season 17 Acts
Auditions[]
Main article: Season 17 Auditions
Each act that performed in front of the judges was given 90 seconds to demonstrate their talents for the 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.
Deliberations[]
Main article: Season 17 Deliberations
55 acts were chosen to advance to the Semifinals.
Semifinals[]
Main article: Season 17 Semifinals
From the 55 acts, 11 acts performed each week over 5 weeks. Each week, the top 2 acts moved on to the Finals. After the Semifinals, 4 eliminated Semifinal acts were selected by the judges to compete in the Instant Save for the last remaining spot in the finals. Although AGT on YouTube named the round ‘Semifinals’, NBC and AGT on Facebook had it named as ‘Qualifiers’
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Standing Ovation |
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Buzzer |
Week 1[]
| Name | Act | Howie | Heidi | Sofia | Simon | Result |
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| 1. Amoukanama | Acrobatic Group |
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Top 5 |
| 2. Amazing Veranica & Her Incredible Friends | Dog Act | Eliminated | ||||
| 3. Ava Swiss | Singer |
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Eliminated |
| 4. Ben Lapidus | Comedy Singer and Guitarist |
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Eliminated |
| 5. Lace Larrabee | Comedian |
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| 6. Drake Milligan | Singer and Guitarist |
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Moved On |
| 7. Oleksandr Yenivatov | Contortionist |
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| 8. Players Choir | Choir |
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Top 5 | ||
| 9. Stefanny and Yeeremy | Salsa Duo |
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| 10. Don McMillan | Comedian |
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| 11. Avery Dixon | Saxophonist |
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Moved On |
Note: Simon Pressed Heidi’s buzzer for Ben Lapidus
Week 2[]
| Name | Act | Howie | Heidi | Sofia | Simon | Result |
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| 1. The Pack Drumline | Percussion Group |
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Eliminated |
| 2. The Brown Brothers | Impressionist Duo |
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Top 5 | |||
| 3. Mr. Pants | Comedian |
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| 4. Fusion Japan | Dance Group |
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Eliminated |
| 5. Freckled Zelda | Singer | Eliminated | ||||
| 6. Duo Rings | Aerial Duo |
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Top 5 |
| 7. Wyn Starks | Singer | Eliminated | ||||
| 8. Aiko Tanaka | Comedian |
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| 9. Maddie | Singer |
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Top 3 |
| 10. Yu Hojin | Magician |
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Moved On |
| 11. Chapel Hart | Vocal Trio |
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Moved On |
Week 3[]
| Name | Act | Howie | Heidi | Sofia | Simon | Result |
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| 1. MPLUSPLUS | Dance Group |
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| 2. Jojo and Bri | Vocal Duo | Eliminated | ||||
| 3. The Cline Twins | Hockey Tricks Duo |
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| 4. Amanda Mammana | Singer and Guitarist | Top 5 | ||||
| 5. XOMG Pop | Girl Group | Eliminated | ||||
| 6. Nicolas RIBS | Magician |
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Moved On |
| 7. Mia Morris | Singer | Eliminated | ||||
| 8. Hayden Kristal | Comedian |
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Top 5 | |||
| 9. Celia Muñoz | Ventriloquist |
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Top 3 (WC) |
| 10. Funkanometry | Dance Duo | Eliminated | ||||
| 11. Sara James | Singer |
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Moved On |
Week 4[]
| Name | Act | Howie | Heidi | Sofia | Simon | Result |
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| 1. Bayley Graham | Tap Dancer | Eliminated | ||||
| 2. Acapop! | A Cappella Group |
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| 3. Jannick Holste | Magician |
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| 4. Lee Collinson | Singer | Eliminated | ||||
| 5. Jack Williams | Ventriloquist |
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| 6. Metaphysic | Multimedia Act |
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Moved On |
| 7. The Lazy Generation | Stunt Group |
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| 8. Merissa Beddows | Impressionist | Top 5 | ||||
| 9. Harper | Metal Singer |
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| 10. Mike E. Winfield | Comedian |
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Moved On |
| 11. Lily Meola | Singer |
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Top 3 |
Week 5[]
| Name | Act | Howie | Heidi | Sofia | Simon | Result |
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| 1. Kristen Cruz | Singer |
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| 2. Mervant Vera | Magician |
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| 3. Travis Japan | Boy Band |
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| 4. Max Ostler | Dancer |
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| 5. Jordan Conley | Comedian |
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| 6. Kristy Sellars | Pole Dancer |
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Moved On |
| 7. Blade 2 Blade | Knife Throwing Duo |
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Eliminated |
| 8. urbancrew (Flyers of the South) | Dance Group |
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Top 5 |
| 9. Aubrey Burchell | Singer |
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Eliminated |
| 10. Shu Takada | Yo-Yoer |
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| 11. Mayyas | Dance Group |
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Moved On |
Finals[]
Main article: Season 17 Finals
| Name | Act | Howie | Heidi | Sofia | Simon | Result |
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| 1. Kristy Sellars | Pole Dancer |
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2nd Place |
| 2. Nicolas RIBS | Magician |
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Top 11 | |
| 3. Chapel Hart | Vocal Trio |
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5th Place | |||
| 4. Mike E. Winfield | Comedian |
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Top 11 |
| 5. Metaphysic | Multimedia Act |
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4th Place |
| 6. Mayyas | Dance Group |
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Winner |
| 7. Avery Dixon | Saxophonist |
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Top 11 |
| 8. Celia Muñoz | Ventriloquist |
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Top 11 |
| 9. Sara James | Singer |
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Top 11 |
| 10. Yu Hojin | Magician |
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Top 11 |
| 11. Drake Milligan | Singer and Guitarist |
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Trivia[]
- This is the first season since Season 8 to not have the Instant Save during the results show.
- This is the first time since Season 2 not to have the Judges' Choice vote in the live shows.
- This is the first season to feature two ventriloquists in the live shows.
- The live shows took place at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium instead of the Dolby Theatre.
- This is the first time since Season 1 where only two acts from each Live show reached the Finals.
- This is also the first time since Season 1 to have a Wildcard act come back for the finals rather than the Semifinals.
- This is the first season where 4 acts compete in the Instant Save instead of the usual 3.
- As well as this, America only had 5 minutes to vote in the Instant Save rather than 25-30 minutes.
- This is the first season to have 11 acts in the final.
- This season has the most amount of times Howie Mandel buzzed in the live shows since Season 7.
- This season is the first time since Season 9 none of the top 5 acts were in the premiere episode. Coincidentally, the top 2 acts in both seasons came from the 4th audition episode.
- This season is the first time since Season 3 in which the public could vote for the wildcard after auditions from a group of eligible acts without any additional performances.