America's Got Talent Cuts 9 More Acts, Two Weeks Ahead Of Season 17 Finale
Following Wednesday's live broadcast, only 19 acts remain on America's Got Talent this season, and we're starting to feel the pressure.
As always, this week's elimination episode revealed which pair of acts from Tuesday's show — Acapop!, Bayley Graham, Harper, Jack Williams, Jannick Hoste, The Lazy Generation, Lee Collinson, Lily Meola, Merissa Beddows, Metaphysic and Mike E. Winfield — will proceed to next month's finale.
Those lucky two will join the six acts previously revealed to be in the finale: saxophone player Avery Dixon, vocal trio Chapel Hart, rocker Drake Milligan, magician Nicolas Ribs, singer Sara James and magician Yu Hojin.
Wednesday's episode also featured a special performance from the cast of Riverdance, and even welcomed back AGT fan favorite Piff the Magic Dragon. Always a welcome sight!
Scroll down to see how this week's 11 acts fared, along with videos of their performances to refresh your memory, then drop a comment with your thoughts on Wednesday's results. Did your act(s) of choice make it through?
ELIMINATED: Acapop!
The group's plinky-plunky original song "Glow" was mostly a crowdpleaser, though it did earn one "X" from Howie Mandel.
ELIMINATED: Bayley Graham
Graham attempted to tap dance his way into viewers' hearts with a performance set to Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You."
ELIMINATED: Harper
The 10-year-old rocker put her unique spin (and terrifying voice) on Ed Sheeran's "Bad Habits."
ELIMINATED: Jack Williams
Williams introduced viewers to his newest puppet pal, a snaggle-toothed little fella named Dale.
ELIMINATED: Jannick Holste
Multiple magic tricks + Ariana Grande's "Break Free" + that much glitter = a winner in our books!
ELIMINATED: The Lazy Generation
Sofia Vergara couldn't hit her buzzer fast enough to get these self-proclaimed "professional idiots" off the stage.
ELIMINATED: Lee Collinson
This charming crooner dedicated his performance of Lauren Spencer-Smith's "Flowers" to his mother.
ELIMINATED: Lily Meola
Meola reminded everyone how she earned Heidi Klum's Golden Buzzer, performing a beautiful original song "Butterfly."
ELIMINATED: Merissa Beddows
We never thought we'd see the day when a single act could somehow combine "O Mio Babbino Caro," the Family Guy theme song, Evanescence's "Bring Me To Life" and Cher's "If I Could Turn Back Time." But then came Beddows.
ADVANCED: Metaphysic
Using AI technology, this group turned Howie Mandel, Terry Crews and Simon Cowell into an operatic trio for a performance of "Nessun Dorma," and the likeness had everyone crawling out of their skin — in a good way, of course.
ADVANCED: Mike E. Winfield
Winfield's latest routine included material ranging from his wife to the worst sandwich he's ever eaten.