America's Got Talent (season 3)

America's Got Talent
Season 3
Broadcast from June 17 – October 1, 2008
Judges David Hasselhoff
Piers Morgan
Sharon Osbourne
Host(s) Jerry Springer
Broadcaster NBC
Website www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/
Winner
Neal E. Boyd

Neal E. Boyd
Origin Sikeston, Missouri
Genre(s) Opera
Runner-up
Eli Mattson

The third season of America's Got Talent, an American television reality show talent competition, premiered on NBC on June 17, 2008. Opera singer Neal E. Boyd was named the winner on October 1, 2008.

Preliminary auditions were held in New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and MySpace from January to April. David Hasselhoff, Piers Morgan and Sharon Osbourne returned as judges. Jerry Springer also returned as host.

It premiered in the United Kingdom on the channel ITV2, 7 months after the United States premiere. It premiered in Singapore on Channel 5 in September 2008, and in Hong Kong on channel TVB Pearl on May 23, 2009.

This season, the audition stage became different. This season, the X on the stages (above) and judges table matched the ones from Britain's Got Talent. After this season, Jerry Springer stepped down as host.

Selection process

Season three is similar to Season two in the audition process, except that the auditions were held in large theaters, there were three more audition episodes, and two more audition sites. The season also carried over the Las Vegas boot camp, but acts were divided into more groups, such as ventriloquists, male singers, female singers, opera, instrumental music, bands, and other variety acts. There were forty acts that passed through, instead of twenty. The semi-final process consisted of shows on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Ten of the top forty acts performed each of the shows for four weeks. Five were eliminated each show by public vote during the "Top 40" episodes. However, the contestants that come in fifth and sixth place faced the judges' decision. The panel was able to eliminate the act they wished not to put through. Afterward, the Top 40 was narrowed down to a Top 20.

Following the Top 20, the American viewing audience was given the chance to eliminate ten acts from this group, creating a Top 10. The Top 10 then trimmed to a Top 5 after the American viewing audience voted. Afterward, The Top Five performed in a two-part, two-week finale, that concluded the season.

In Season 3, when all three judges pressed their X's to terminate a performance in the semi-finals, the act was allowed to continue, but must end early.

Preliminary auditions

Week 1

Aired on June 17, 2008, 2 hours. Auditions from New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles were shown.[1][2][3]

Acts that were eliminated include:

Week 2

Aired on June 24, 2008, 2 hours. Auditions from New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles were shown.[8][9][10]

Acts that were eliminated include:

Week 3

Aired on July 1, 2008, 2 Hours. Auditions from Dallas, Chicago and Atlanta.[16][17][18]

Acts that were eliminated include:

Week 4

Aired on July 8, 2008, 1 hour. Auditions from Atlanta, and New York.[23][24][25]

Acts that were eliminated include:

Week 5

Aired on July 15, 2008, 1 hour. Auditions from Atlanta, and Dallas.[29][30][31]

Acts that were eliminated include:

Week 6

Aired on July 22, 2008, 1 hour. Auditions from New York, and Los Angeles.[34][35][36]

Acts that were eliminated include:

Week 7

Aired on July 29, 2008, 1 hour. Auditions from Myspace And Facebook .[39][40][41]

Acts that were eliminated include:

Second round

Las Vegas callbacks

Part 1 of the Las Vegas callbacks was broadcast on August 5, 2008 as a 2-hour episode.[46][47][48]

Part 2 of the Las Vegas callbacks was broadcast on August 7, 2008 as a 90-minute episode.[49][50][51]

A total of 113 acts made it to the Las Vegas callbacks. 19 of these acts were eliminated without even being given a chance to perform. The remaining 94 acts were trimmed down to a short list of 60 acts in the first of the two callback episodes, and the remaining acts were further trimmed to a Top 40 group in the second episode.

First cut

Acts that were eliminated without being given a second performance:

Second cut

Acts that did not make it to the top 60:

Third cut

Acts that made it to the top 60, but not the top 40:

Unknown cut

Acts that were eliminated at an unknown stage of the Las Vegas callbacks:

Wild Card acts

After the filming of the callbacks, one of the members of the Russian Bar Trio named Kristine was seriously injured. This opened up a slot in the Top 40 group. The judges selected eight acts, all of which had been eliminated during the callbacks. Viewers voted from among the eight, and selected Donald Braswell II to return to the competition, leaving the remaining seven acts eliminated.

Top 40

The Top 40 acts performed in four episodes over four weeks. In the next episode following each performance episode, the results were revealed. First, the acts were presented in pairs, one from the top four of the previous episode, one from the bottom four. It was then revealed which of the pair had been eliminated, and which of them remained in the competition. After the top four and the bottom four were fully revealed, the acts in fifth and sixth place were all that remained. At this point these remaining two acts were put to the judges to decide which of them would remain, and which would be eliminated.

Top 40, Part 1

The first episode of the Top 40 performance semifinals was broadcast from Los Angeles, California on August 26, 2008, following a break for the 2008 Summer Olympics .[67][75][76]

Acts that were eliminated include:

Elimination table, Week 1

Key Buzz Judges' choice
  Advanced
  Won the judges' vote.
  Lost the judges' vote.
Order Performer Act Description Buzzes and judges' choices
Hasselhoff Osbourne Morgan
1 Extreme Dance FX Contemporary Modern Clog Troupe
2 The James Gang Hip-hop Rap Quartet 1
3 Derrick Barry Britney Spears Impersonator
4 Elite Martial Artist
5 Ronny B Singer / Dancer
6 The Cadence Percussion Group
7 Jessica Price Singer/Musician
8 Shimshi Magician
9 DC Cowboys Dance Troupe
10 Neal E. Boyd Opera Singer

^1 Because both Osbourne and Morgan voted for the James Gang, Hasselhoff's voting intention was not revealed.

Top 40, Part 2

The second episode of the Top 40 performance semifinals was broadcast from Los Angeles, California on August 27, 2008.[79][87][88]

Acts that were eliminated include:

Elimination table, Week 2

Italics indicate the act was a wild card. Order indicates when the act performed during the performance episode.

Key Buzzed out Judges' choice
  Advanced to the Top 20.
  Finished in either fifth or sixth place; Won the judges' vote.
  Finished in either fifth or sixth place; Lost the judges' vote.
Order Performer Act Description Buzzes and judges' choices
Hasselhoff Osbourne Morgan
1 Beyond Belief Dance Company Dance Troupe
2 Paul Salos Frank Sinatra Impersonator
3 Kazual Singing Group
4 ZOOperstars! Mascot Dance Troupe
5 The Wright Kids Bluegrass Trio
6 Jonathan Arons Trombonist and Dancer
7 Daniel Jens Singer/Musician
8 Slippery Kittens Burlesque Dance Group
9 George the Giant Carnival Side Show Performer
10 Queen Emily Singer

Top 40, Part 3

The third episode of the Top 40 performance semifinals was broadcast from Los Angeles, California on September 2, 2008.[90][98][99]

Acts that were eliminated include:

Elimination table, Week 3

Italics indicate the act was a wild card. Order indicates when the act performed during the performance episode.

Key Buzzed out Judges' choice
  Advanced to the Top 20.
  Finished in either fifth or sixth place; Won the judges' vote.
  Finished in either fifth or sixth place; Lost the judges' vote.
Order Performer Act Description Buzzes and judges' choices
Hasselhoff Osbourne Morgan
1 The Texas State Strutters Precision Dance Team
2 Michael Strelo-Smith Classical Crossover Singer
3 Bruce Block Magician/General Performer
4 Shequida Hall Female Impersonator/Opera Singer
5 Taubl Family Family Musician Group
6 Jonathan Burkin Baton Twirler
7 Sarah Lenore Singer/Musician
8 SickStep Hip-hop Dance Crew
9 Matthew Piazzi Impressionist
10 Joseph Hall "Young Elvis" Impersonator

Top 40, Part 4

The fourth episode of the Top 40 performance semifinals was broadcast from Los Angeles, California on September 3, 2008.[102][110][111]

Acts that were eliminated include:

Elimination table, Week 4

Italics indicate the act was a wild card. Order indicates when the act performed during the performance episode.

Key Buzzed out Judges' choice
  Advanced to the Top 20.
  Finished in either fifth or sixth place; Won the judges' vote.
  Finished in either fifth or sixth place; Lost the judges' vote.
Order Performer Act Description Buzzes and judges' choices
Hasselhoff Osbourne Morgan
1 Dallas Desperados Dancers Cheerleading Dance Team
2 Bryan Cheatham R&B Singer
3 Flambeaux Fire Breather
4 Kaitlyn Maher Singer
5 Dorae Saunders Tina Turner Impersonator
6 Donald Braswell II Singer
7 Indiggo Twin Singers
8 The Tapping Dads Tap Dancing Group
9 Eli Mattson Singer/Pianist
10 Nuttin' But Stringz Sibling Violinists

Top 20

Top 20, Part 1

The first episode of the Top 20 performance semifinals was broadcast from Los Angeles, California on September 9, 2008.[114][123][124]

Terry Fator, the winner of the previous season, made a brief appearance to announce that he would perform the following night, and to announce that the Las Vegas headline show by the winner of the current season would be on October 17.

Acts that were eliminated include:

Elimination table, Part 1

Key Buzzed out Judges' choice
  Advanced to the Top 10.
  Finished in either fifth or sixth place; Won the judges' vote.
  Finished in either fifth or sixth place; Lost the judges' vote.

Italics indicate the act was a wild card. Order indicates when the act performed during the performance episode.

Order Performer Act Description Buzzes and judges' choices
Hasselhoff Osbourne Morgan
1 The Cadence Percussion Group
2 Queen Emily Singer
3 The Wright Kids Bluegrass Trio
4 The James Gang Hip-hop Rap Quartet
5 Daniel Jens Singer
6 ZOOperstars! Mascot Dance Troupe
7 Neal E. Boyd Opera Singer
8 Jessica Price Singer/Musician
9 Extreme Dance FX Contemporary Modern Clog Troupe
10 Paul Salos Frank Sinatra Impersonator

    Top 20, Part 2

    The second episode of the Top 20 performance semifinals was broadcast from Los Angeles, California on September 10, 2008.[138][139][140]

    The episode included a special guest performance from Terry Fator, the winner of the previous season. Fator had Winston the Turtle sing "Let's Get It On", and Elvis impersonator Maynard Thompkins sing "Viva Las Vegas".

    Acts that were eliminated include:

    Elimination table, Part 2

    Key Buzzed out Judges' choice
      Advanced to the Top 10.
      Finished in either fifth or sixth place; Won the judges' vote.
      Finished in either fifth or sixth place; Lost the judges' vote.

    Italics indicate the act was a wild card. Order indicates when the act performed during the performance episode.

    Order Performer Act Description Buzzes and judges' choices
    Hasselhoff Osbourne Morgan
    1 SickStep Hip-hop Dance Crew
    2 Donald Braswell II Singer
    3 Joseph Hall "Young Elvis" Impersonator
    4 Taubl Family Family Musician Group
    5 Sarah Lenore Singer
    6 Nuttin' But Stringz Sibling Violinists
    7 Kaitlyn Maher Singer
    8 The Tapping Dads Tap Dancing Group
    9 Eli Mattson Singer/Pianist
    10 Jonathan Burkin Baton Twirler

    Top 20, Results Show

    The results show for the Top 20 performances was broadcast from Los Angeles, California on September 11, 2008.[127][154][155]

    Top 10

    Top 10 Performance Show

    The Top 10 episode was broadcast from Los Angeles, California on September 17, 2008.[156][157][158]

    Acts that were eliminated include:

    Top 10

    Key Buzzed out
      Advanced to the finals.

    Italics indicate the act was a wild card. Order indicates when the act performed during the performance episode.

    Order Performer Act Description Buzzes
    Hasselhoff Osbourne Morgan
    1 Paul Salos Frank Sinatra Impersonator
    2 Kaitlyn Maher Singer
    3 Donald Braswell II Singer
    4 Jessica Price Singer/Musician
    5 Joseph Hall "Young Elvis" Impersonator
    6 Neal E. Boyd Opera Singer
    7 The Wright Kids Bluegrass Trio
    8 Queen Emily Singer
    9 Nuttin' But Stringz Sibling Violinists
    10 Eli Mattson Singer/Pianist

    Top 10, Results Show

    The results show for the Top 10 performances was broadcast from Los Angeles, California on September 18, 2008.

    The episode included a guest performance by Natasha Bedingfield of her new song "Angel". This time there were no more "Judges Choice" eliminations, and all acts that were eliminated or continued through did so on the audience vote totals.

    Top 5

    The Top 5 performance episode was broadcast from Los Angeles, California on September 24, 2008.

    The finale was broadcast from Los Angeles, California on October 1, 2008.

    [185][186]

    Fifth place

    Fourth place

    Third place

    Second place

    Winner

    Finals

    Key
      Winner
      Runner-up
      3rd Place
    Finals, October 1–2, 2008
    Order Contestant Performance Description Result
    1 Nuttin' But Stringz Sibling Violinists; performed Thunder 3rd Place
    2 Donald Braswell II Singer; performed You Raise Me Up by Josh Groban 4th Place
    3 Neal E Boyd Opera Singer; performed Nessun dorma from the opera Turandot Winner
    4 Eli Mattson Singer/Pianist; Against All Odds by Phil Collins Runner's Up
    5 Queen Emily Singer; One Moment in Time by Whitney Houston 5th Place

    Elimination chart

    Key
    Winner Runner-Up Judges' Choice Eliminated
    Stage: Top 20 Top 10 Finals
    Place Contestant Result
    1 Neal E. Boyd Safe Safe Winner
    2 Eli Mattson Safe Safe Runner-Up
    3 Nuttin' But Stringz Safe Safe Eliminated
    4 Donald Braswell II Safe Safe Eliminated
    5 Queen Emily Safe Safe Eliminated
    6-10 Jessica Price Judges' Choice Eliminated
    Paul Salos Safe Eliminated
    Kaitlyn Maher Safe Eliminated
    Joseph Hall Judges' Choice Eliminated
    The Wright Kids Safe Eliminated
    11-20 Jonathan Burkin Eliminated in Judges' Choice
    Tapping Dads Eliminated
    Sarah Lenore Eliminated
    The Taubl Family Eliminated
    SickStep Eliminated
    Extreme Dance FX Eliminated
    The Cadence Eliminated
    The James Gang Eliminated
    Daniel Jens Eliminated in Judges' Choice
    ZOOperstars! Eliminated

    Contestants who appeared on other seasons

    U.S. Nielsen ratings

    Show Rating Rating/Share
    (18-49)
    Viewers
    (millions)
    1 7.8 3.8/10[221] 12.80
    2 7 3.1/9 11.51
    3 7.5 3.2/10 11.98
    4 7.6 3.3/9 12.40
    5 7.8 3.1/9 12.53
    6 7.8 3.3/10 N/A
    7 7.9 3.6/10 13.61
    8 7.8 3.5/10 12.42
    9 N/A 2.7/8 8.57
    10 N/A 3.1/9 10.96
    11 N/A 2.7/8 10.13
    12 N/A 6.5/10 10.58
    13 N/A 2.7/7 10.15
    14 7.1 2.6/10 11.60
    15 N/A 2.5/8 11.49
    16 N/A 2.3/8 9.64
    17 N/A 3.1/9 12.05
    18 N/A 2.3/7 9.83
    19 6.6 2.7/7 10.23
    20 7.7 3.3/8 12.55

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    153. Jonathan Burkin in the Top 20 Archived September 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
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    Preceded by
    Season 2 (2007)
    America's Got Talent
    Season 3 (2008)
    Succeeded by
    Season 4 (2009)
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