
Voting was opened to America: Donald Braswell II would win the vote. To fill the vacancy, the judges picked eight acts as Wild Card acts eligible for a single spot in the Quarterfinals. Each judge selected two acts to join these four.Īfter a serious injury, Russian Bar Trio was forced to withdraw from the Quarterfinals. In Season 14, all three Wild Card acts for the Quarterfinals were eliminated in the Judge Cuts instead of two.Įach act that came in 2nd place with the viewers during their Semifinals week was given a spot in the Wild Card week. In Season 10, four acts that were not selected to compete in the Judge Cuts returned for the Quarterfinals, and one act was selected by the Judges to return for the Semifinals.įrom Season 11 to Season 13, the judges collectively selected three Wild Card acts (one of which did not perform in the Judge Cuts) for the Quarterfinals and one for the Semifinals. In Season 8 and Season 9, each judge had one choice to send to the Semifinals. When producer Simon Cowell expressed disappointment with the judges' decisions, he asked them to select 8 more acts as Wild Cards to join them. In Season 4, the judges initially sent 40 acts to the Quarterfinals. Subsequent seasons would bring back acts to replace acts who decided to withdraw. In Season 3, an act's withdrawal prompted the judges to select eight Wild Card acts as candidates to replace it American viewers picked one of these acts to rejoin the competition. In Seasons 5 through 7, each judge selected four acts to participate in the Wild Card week. Each judge selected two acts to join these four.

In Season 1, each act that came in 2nd place with the viewers during their Semifinals week was given a spot in the Wild Card week. Seasons 1, 5, 6, and 7 devoted entire weeks to Wild Card acts.
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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. The Wild Card is a concept that was introduced in Season 1 of America's Got Talent during the Semifinals.
