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Auditioning, among others: Purrfect Angelz, Sandou Trio Russian Bar, Tanner Lil' T Edwards, Professor Splash, Tron Man, and... is that Justin Bieber???

With Piers Morgan unexpectedly caught in a blizzard, Sharon and Howie have all the power on the crazy first day. When Pierce arrives, enter The Kinetic King, Silhouettes, and... Those Funny Little People.

At first, it's not going well in Seattle. Then, talents emerge and Piers makes history by being the only judge who says Yes - twice in the same auditions. And one contestant has even written a special song for him.

Auditions shot on-location in theaters across the nation continue in Atlanta.

The judges expect some bizarre auditions in New York, but how can you prepare for snap boogie, a female sword swallower, a silvery male pole dancer, a pianist superhero and the biggest surprise they've ever had?

The America's Got Talent auditions head to New York and start with a quartet of performers calling themselves Triple Threat. They do Broadway-style routines complete with singing, dancing and acting. Yikes. It starts a little shaky and only gets worse. Sharon buzzes first, then Howie. After a while, Piers finally drops the dreaded third X on them and suggests that they change their costumes, the singing, the dancing, the hand waving. Things just get worse as a guy tries to eat a pumpkin pie in 90 seconds, an orchestra with guys who use typewriters as instruments, and a guy in a pirate suit with a parrot that won't cooperate. A guy names Snap Boogie says he loves dancing more than anything in the world. The crowd goes nuts for this guy and the judges soon follow. Howie says he's fantastic. Piers says Snap is exciting, a little dangerous and a bit wild. He likes it. Sharon says it's tough being a dancer on your own, but she thinks he was fantastic. Michael Turco wows the crowd and ...

It's another night of auditions as we head back to New York on America's Got Talent.Up first are a husband-and-wife doctor team, Rak and Tak. There's got to be something in the hippocratic oath again their singing. They're gone.Howie's a little nervous as a motorcycle act prepares to do its thing. There are temporary barriers set up to protect the crowd, but there's nothing in front of the judges. Howie goes to sit behind one of the barriers as the Smage Bros. Riding Shows do their thing. The crowd loves them, the judges love them, and they're heading to Vegas.A montage of successful act follows, including the Sally Gould Dancers, a guy singing Hallelujah, and a limbo pro.For no apparent reason, a really old, really tan and really muscular guy goes on stage and flexes for a bit. His name is Ed Cole and he's 75, and even though the crowd goes nuts for him, he won't be going to Vegas.Finally, the quick teases pay off with a visit from Leonid the Magnificent, who is wearing a balloon...

The America's Got Talent auditions are in, well, we don't really know because no one mentioned it. Things get started quickly with a couple of nearly lifelong friends who say they've been preparing for five years to show off their talent.Eric and Christlo, a couple of friends who've known each other since middle school, get things started with a truly terrible singing and dancing rendition of TLC's Waterfalls. Sharon thinks they're adorable, but says this after she buzzed them. They're gone, and on come some more crazies, including a guy who dances while suspended form an overhead wire by his hair, a quartet of dancing ladies with absurdly large butt enhancements, and a truly terrible magician. A dance group called Fatally Unique that has come together as a family and found rehearsal space whenever and wherever they can. The crowd loves the groups high-intensity presentation. Sharon calls them strong dancers and Howie says they're different. Piers hates their costumes, but loves...

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The standby acts get their chance to claim one of the 17 remaining spots in the Top 48. We first see a couple of magicians who show why they were standbys, stumbling over their own props.Landon Swank ups the ante with a levitation illusion that keeps the judges guessing how he pulled it off. Seth Grabel attempts to match the bar Landon set, but his assistant fumble a prop and it's obvious the illusion didn't go as planned.The kids are up next and dancer Lil T (Tanner) makes the judges smile again. Avery and the Calico Hearts are back with their Chipmunks-like sound. Piers tells Howie he's completely deluded if he thinks Avery and the gang are stars. Pianist and singer Anna Grayson impresses the judges even though she thinks she messed up a little on the keys.In the danger category, some fire-heavy acts and some daredevil motorcycle riders wow the judges.The dance group offers up a few impressive acts, but 32-year-old Sam B is ready to put on a show. His short shirt gave more of a ...

It's time to watch the first dozen quarterfinalists perform live on America's Got Talent, and that can only mean one thing: Finally learning all the correct names of the acts! (And meeting some of the ones who haven't gotten much, if any, face time through the audition process).Tonight's competitors will be: Miami All Stars, Dezmond Meeks, Those Funny Little People, Fearless Flores Family, Squonk Opera, J. Chris Newberg, Snap Boogie, Echo of Animal Gardens, Fiddleheads, Duo Aero, Anna Graceman, and Sandou Trio Russian Bar.Miami All Stars: The drama gets going immediately when the Miami All Stars learn that one of the songs they've been using in rehearsals isn't cleared for use on the live show. They're nervous, but ready to roll. They put on a sizzling performance, synching up what appears to be at least a dozen couples. Piers calls it fabulous, adding, It was sexy, fun, vibrant, fun, exciting, colorful ... it's exactly how I dance. Sharon says it was just spectacular, and ...

Twelve acts stepped onto the America's Got Talent live stage Tuesday night, but eight dreams will be crushed by the time an hourlong results episode is over tonight.After a few words from Howie, in which he claimed that Tuesday night's episode let him feeling like he was dreaming, host Nick Cannon brings us some real results.To the results: Nick calls the Fearless Flores Family, Duo Aero and Snap Boogie to the stage. After a recap of who the judges loved and hated (they pretty much loved the Flores Family and Snap Boogie, and didn't much care for Duo Aero), Nick tells us just one of them will remain in the competition. Piers says he's surprised to see the Floreses and Snap Boogie on stage, but that if he had to choose between them he'd take Snap Boogie. America agrees. Snap Boogie is on to the next round.After a big, long hug from the Flores dad, Snap tells Nick he's super-happy and that the crowd gave him all the energy he needed Tuesday to get through a leg injury. Sharon says ...

It's the second of four quarterfinal nights on America's Got Talent, when 12 acts will perform to claim one of four spots in the next round on the way to the $1 million grand prize.Attack Dance Crew: An octet of dancers who Howie didn't really get during the audition rounds are basking in the new attention they're getting from the ladies. Howie vows that he'll have to see something spectacular to change his mind about how they're essentially a cheerleading squad. The crowd cheers a pretty ho-hum dance performance and Howie doesn't look impressed. Piers says he liked parts of it, but wasn't massively pleased with the choreography, saying it was a bit of a mess and needs to be tighter. Sharon agrees that the choreography wasn't spectacular and she wanted to see moves she hasn't seen before. Howie says he still feels the way he did before. Howie says he was going to say what Piers said and quips that Piers must have hacked him.Dani Shay: The singer who first found her place in ...

After lots of buzzes and general disappointment, things finally started to heat up toward the end of Tuesday's performance show on America's Got Talent. But will America's votes line up with what the judges thought? It's time to find out as four more acts will be moved on to the next round of the $1 million competition. Host Nick Cannon tells Piers Morgan he was drinking some Hate-orade last night. Piers says he actually got it wrong: He should have buzzed at least two more acts.To the results: The Rhinestone Ropers, Thomas John and Silhouettes are called to the stage. In what must be the least dramatic results revelation of the night, the uber-patriotic Silhouettes must easily be the ones to move on out of this bunch. Right? Right? Asked for her opinion, Sharon even admits it's quite obvious to her. Sharon even laughs a little as Nick tries to drum up the drama. Thomas John mockingly crosses his fingers just before Nick reveals that Silhouettes are moving on. Piers says he's ...

Another set of 12 hopefuls are up on America's Got Talent, and four spots in the semifinals are up for grabs. Wasting no time getting to the action, host Nick Cannon calls for the first act.Summerwind Skippers: The jump rope sextet from Boise, Idaho, vows to bring a new level of choreography and performance to their act. They offer up a high-intensity, mistake-free performance with flips and tremendous timing. Piers is blown away, noting that he didn't like their performance in Vegas, but they turned it all upside down this week. Sharon agrees, saying they made the act all very current, and it doesn't look like you're in the schoolyard anymore. Howie says it's amazing to see, in a short dose, but it's up to America to decide whether they want to see more. Sh'boss Boys: The tiny trio of rappers, 5, 6 and 7 years old, are coming strong with a new routine, new props and ready to do whatever they have to do to win. With backup dancers in tow, they start with a bit of the Jackson 5's...

The America's Got Talent results show starts with a bizarre cross-promotion of the new Smurfs movie, with the little blue critters walking all over the judges' table and pulling the judges into some awkward banter.To the results: Ian Johnson, the Summerwind Skippers and the Purrfect Angelz are up first. Ian's yo-yoing was good but the judges weren't sure if could hold up for a Vegas show; the Skippers blew most everyone away; and the Angelz were generally sort of boring. The act making it into the next round is ... no one! They're all out. Piers is surprised, especially about Summerwind Skippers because he thought they delivered. He says that's a big shock.Be our guest: Stevie Nicks takes the stage to offer up the TV debut of her new single For What It's Worth. Later, an old favorite act, Fighting Gravity, takes to the stage for another mind-blowing performance. They say they're still working on their show, building something bigger and better, and hope to have a show on ...

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After a night of standing ovations and big-time debacles, it's time to see which four acts will be moving on to the next round of America's Got Talent.After Piers gets in his weekly assessment with host Nick Cannon's outfit (which he likes this week), we get to some results. Nick calls for Frank Miles, Avery and the Calico Hearts and Taylor Davis and Fatally Unique. Frank's trick was dangerous and interesting, but just missed knocking a donut off his head, which was the intended outcome. Avery and the Calico Hearts got mixed reviews (Piers thinks it's too early for them while Howie and Sharon love them). Taylor also got mixed reviews, with Piers thinking he sang out of tune while Howie and Sharon thought he did well. Fatally Unique got good news from all the judges. Sharon says she can't call it, but says she's shocked that Taylor is there, even though no result has been announced yet. The act moving on is Fatally Unique. Piers says no other act has worked harder to improve and says...

Twelve contestants pulled from YouTube, which we're quickly (and often) reminded provided one of last year's breakouts in little singer Jackie Evancho, are up this week on America's Got Talent. After the requisite ribbing between host Nick Cannon and judge Piers Morgan, Piers tells us that some of the acts seems pretty good and some have the potential to go horribly wrong.TNC Elite: A group that is proud to bring clogging to Hollywood, with routines set to modern music. The group of about a dozen dancers from Charlotte, N.C., puts on a pretty impressive display of quick feet. Piers says it wasn't bad, even though he's not a clogging fan, and ultimately thinks it was pretty good. Sharon says she doesn't know whether it worked and that the clogging may have been fighting with the music. Howie thinks they'll need to do more to do well in the competition. He says now that he's seen it on stage, it's really good on YouTube.Brett Daniels: A 50-year-old illusionist from Milwaukee ...

The night after 12 acts straight from YouTube took to the America's Got Talent stage, only four of them would move on in hopes of becoming this season's Jackie Evancho -- the young opera singer who was discovered through the YouTube auditions last season and went on to take second place in the competition. After the requisite weekly fashion pointers from Piers Morgan toward Nick Cannon, who, before long, calls for the first acts to hear their results: Fymkana and Powerhouse.To the results: Gymkana and Powehouse both received fairly good marks from the judges, even thought Howie thought Powehouse was Glee-Light. Piers says he's surprised to see the two acts sharing the stage, saying that if one was going home he'd be shocked. The act going on to the semifinal is ... Gymkana. Be our guests: Tay Zonday hits the stage to perform one of the shortest guest acts in the history of the show, Chocolate Rain. He's followed by another YouTube star: Keenan Cahill, who performs his ...

They thought their dreams were over, the opening graphics of Tuesday night's America's Got Talent episode tell us. They were wrong.Twelve wild-card acts are getting a second chance to make a third impression with the judges and America in the hopes of claiming what will presumably be three more spots in the semifinals.A strategically placed mess of cans and sticks litter the stage, which can only mean The Kinetic King is back and probably going first. Host Nick Cannon, careful not to set off the elaborate display too soon, introduces the judges. Piers Morgan says each judge got to bring back four of the acts they thought missed potential glory. He knocks Howie's choices, saying he brought back four of the worst acts I can ever remember in the history of the show. Howie reminds us all that America will decide, not the judge, and he thinks he has done America right.The Kinetic King: Piers' first wild card is, in fact, The Kinetic King. He's trying to bounce back from what ...

This is it. The final four spots in the semifinals of this season of America's Got Talent will be claimed Wednesday night as the 12 wild-card acts will learn which made the most of their second chances and which will experience the bitter taste of elimination again.Howie Mandel says Tuesday was a night of redemption as most of the acts rose to the occasion.To the results: Shevonne, Yellow Design Stunt Team and West Springfield Dance Team are the first acts called to the stage for their verdicts. Shevonne was a favorite of the judges and they all agreed they made a mistake sending her home in the Vegas round. Yellow Design Stunt Team also got solid reviews from the judges, while West Springfield Dance Team came up a bit short -- with Piers and Howie saying they didn't improve on their previous performance. Nick points out that all three were Sharon's picks and she's distraught over it. The act moving on is ... West Springfield Dance Team. Be our guest: Celebrating its 25th ...

Piers says the 2011 Semifinals are the most talented ever. Part 1: Zuma Zuma, Beth Ann Robinson, Sandou Trio, Kevin Colis, Matt Wilhelm, PopLyfe, WSDT, Melissa Villasenor, Team iLluminate, Daniel Joseph Baker, Miami All Stars and Lys Agnes. Written by Toni Tapola, Finland

Howie says that the 2011 Semifinals part 1 was *the* best episode in the six years so far. Inevitably, 'Results' is heart-breaking. After 6 have been dropped, Piers says both the 5th and 6th *would* belong in the Top 10 - but only one can.

The final 12 semifinalists are back to compete for the remaining five spots in the finals on America's Got Talent. Host Nick Cannon starts the show dangling from a harness above stage, so as to not jeopardize the Kinetic King's opening performance, which is already set up on the stage.Kinetic King: The Minnesota madman has been preparing a bigger and badder maze that consists of more than 700 rulers and who knows what else. He says he's looking to set a personal and word record with this performance and that if it works, he wants to hear victorious woo-hoos from across the country. He lets it fly and the whole thing goes off precisely as expected. He almost passes out in the excitement. Piers says it was another spectacular performance, but that it wasn't quite as impressive as the previous one. Sharon disagrees, saying that a faster and louder maze was more entertaining. Howie agrees with Sharon, joking that he's always telling his wife that faster is better.Fatally Unique: ...

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It's down to the Top 10 on America's Got Talent, and the finalists are set to perform for the judges and viewers' votes, hoping to capture one of the final four spots in next week's final. There is no judges' pick this week and all four picks will be in the hands of the voters. With 10 acts instead of 12, there's more time to fill, so we get to see a featurette of the acts meeting the judges at a swanky Hollywood hotel. We also get a reminder about Michael Grimm, the singer/guitarist who won last season. He performs and afterward gives an update on what he's been doing. He's on tour with Stevie Nicks, pushing his new album, got married and is working on his grandma's house. At last, some performances:Miami All Stars: The sizzling dance group's leader tells his story of coming from the streets of Chile to Miami in 1992 and becoming a dance teacher. And here we are, he says. Sharon abruptly reminds us that a dance group has never won this show, but she thinks Miami All Stars have a ...

This is it. Almost. The entire summer has come down to this -- and a little more. The four finalists from the sixth season of America's Got Talent are about to be named -- after a fair amount of fluff.Sharon Osbourne says the anticipation has been killing her all day long. She notes this is the first time the show has had a band and a magician in the Top 10. Nick asks Howie about the goldfish from Landon Swank's illusion, and whether it actually survived the performance. Howie confirms, with video evidence that the fish did, indeed, make it. And he adds that the fish is now living in his house.To the results: Nick calls out the Smage Bros. and Team iLuminate. The Smages got overall good reviews from the judges, but Piers was the holdout who said it wasn't as good as their previous routines. Team Illuminate wowed the judges, who gave them a standing ovation. Howie says it's a tough call between the two acts, saying he's never seen anything like what the Smage Bros. do indoors. He ...

It finally comes down to this: The top four acts take to the stage one last time to compete for America's vote, and the winner will take home the $1 million grand prize. After a somewhat lengthy reflection on the season's memorable -- for better or worse -- moments, we get to, well, a commercial break. But after that, we get to some results.Landau Eugene Murphy Jr.: Landau talks about the road he's taken to the finals of America's Got Talent, including when he found himself homeless at the age of 19 and thought he was going to die. He sings the obvious, but perfectly fitting, My Way. The epic build-up and big-note finish capped a dream season for Landau. The judges and the crowd stand in appreciation. Piers says Landau sang that absolutely from your heart, and that it was a million-dollar performance. Sharon says he gave her goosebumps and it was perfectly sung. She appreciated that Landau didn't play it safe. Howie says, there's a real good chance that you just sealed ...