AGT Makes First Live Eliminations Of Season 18 — See Which Acts Survived

By Andy Swift Aug. 23, 2023 9:01 pm EST

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With the viewers at home now holding all the cards, Wednesday's episode of America's Got Talent marked the first live eliminations of Season 18, and no act was safe.

The 11 contestants that performed on Tuesday — rockers True Villains, kid dancer Lambros Garcia, musician Mitch Rossell, Oleksandr Leshchenko & Magic Innovations, dog act Adrian Stoica and Hurricane, the SAINTED Trap Choir, young ventriloquist Brynn Cummings, guitar shredder John Wines, stand-up comic Maureen Langan, danger act Ray Wold & Mom, and singer Lavender Darcangelo — returned to the stage to learn their fates.

With only a pair of open spots available, nine of those acts were sent home during the one-hour broadcast, which also welcomed back a number of famous (and infamous) AGT alumni. Returning acts included Aidan Bryant, The Pack Drumline, Human Fountains, Light Balance and Kodi Lee. Oh, and Craig Robinson also dropped by to remind us about the second season of Peacock's Killing It. Always good to see him.

So, which nine acts got the boot and which two are still in the game? Read on for a complete breakdown of the results in order of elimination, along with video of last night's performances in case you need to refresh your memory. Once you've absorbed everything, let's hear your thoughts in a comment — did the right two go through?

11. ELIMINATED: Ray Wold & Mom

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For the record, we don't recommend lighting yourself on fire in any situation. But if you must do it, let it be on national television with your mom by your side.

10. ELIMINATED: John Wines

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What was Cowell smoking when he dropped an "X" on this bonafide rockstar? Wines was shredding for his damn life up there.

9. ELIMINATED: Lambros Garcia

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This 10-year-old dance prodigy was living his life, your life and everybody else's lives on that stage as he dipped, flipped and vogued to a Todrick Hall bop.

8. ELIMINATED: True Villains

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Their original song may have been called "Dead to Me," but these rockers had everyone in that auditorium feeling alive.

7. ELIMINATED: Sainted Trap Choir

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We never even dared to imagine Nelly's "Hot in Herre" as a gospel number prior to this performance, and now we don't want to hear it any other way.

6. ELIMINATED: Maureen Langan

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"I don't want to hate people, they make us hate them" is one of the realest things we've heard all week.

5. ELIMINATED: Brynn Cummings

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The 12-year-old ventriloquist/magician hoped to work her way into America's hearts with a dating game that accurately predicted both Heidi Klum and the audiences' personal preferences.

4. ELIMINATED: Oleksandr Leshchenko & Magic Innovations

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This performance literally slayed. And we're not being glib, Leshchenko straight-up defeated a dragon on that stage.

3. ELIMINATED: Mitch Rossell

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Rossell (not "Russell," no matter how many times we type it instinctively) returned to the stage for a performance of original song "All I Need to See."