America's Got Talent season 6

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The sixth season of American talent show competition series America's Got Talent was broadcast on NBC from May 31 to September 14, 2011.[2] No major changes were made in the program's format, although a number of participants who auditioned later dropped out due to obligations outside the competition. However, the season attracted media attention after one of its participants established a world record during their performance on the program.

ShowrunnerJason Raff[1]
Hosted byNick Cannon
Judges
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America's Got Talent
Season 6
ShowrunnerJason Raff[1]
Hosted byNick Cannon
Judges
WinnerLandau Eugene Murphy, Jr.
Runner-up
  • Silhouettes
Finals venueCBS Television City
No. of episodes32
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseMay 31 (2011-05-31) 
September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14)
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The sixth season was won by jazz singer Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr., with silhouette dance group Silhouettes finishing in second, and glow-light dance group Team iLuminate placing third. During its broadcast, the season averaged around over 11.8 million viewers, with its opening episode attracting around 15.28 million viewers (the highest viewing figures for a season of America's Got Talent to premiere with).

Season overview

Auditions for the sixth season's competition took place during Winter until mid-Spring 2011, in eight cities in the United States including Los Angeles, Atlanta, Houston, Seattle, Minneapolis, and New York. Auditions held within Denver and Chicago were not filmed. Due to weather conditions, Piers Morgan was unable to attend some of the auditions held in Minneapolis, though this did not disrupt production. The sixth season had a number of participants who auditioned, but dropped out despite securing a place in the live rounds, after determining that it would conflict with other obligations each had. In an interview held during May 2011 on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Howie Mandel said the program was the most dangerous, indicating that ambulances had to be called six times during auditions after a number of participants injured themselves during their act. One of the most significant events of this season involved Darren Taylor, who operated under his stage name of Professor Splash and established a new world record, during one of his live round performances for the highest shallow dive.[3]

Of the participants who auditioned for the season, sixty-one secured a place in the live quarter-finals, with twelve quarter-finalists in each one. Eleven of the acts were given a second chance in the Wildcard quarter-final, after losing their initial quarter-final. About twenty-four advanced and were split between the two semi-finals, with ten semi-finalists securing a place in the finals, and four finalists securing a place in the grand-final. Below are the results of each participant's overall performance in the season:

  Winner |   Runner-up |   Third place |   Finalist |   Semi-finalist
  Quarter-finalist | Wildcard Quarter-finalist
More information Participant, Age(s) 1 ...
Participant Age(s) 1 Genre Act From Quarter-Final Result
Aeon N/a 3 Acrobatics Parkour Group Los Angeles 5 Eliminated
Anna Graceman 11 Singing Singer Juneau, Alaska 1 Finalist
Attack Dance Crew 19-25 Dance Dance Group Tallahassee, Florida 2 Eliminated
Avery and the Calico Hearts 9-10 Music Vocal Trio Lubbock, Texas 4 2 Eliminated
Beth Ann Robinson 14 Dance Dancer Dothan, Alabama 5 Semi-finalist
Breena Bell 8 Dance Dancer Lincoln, Alabama 5 Eliminated
Brett Daniels 50 Magic Magician Milwaukee, Wisconsin 5 Eliminated
Captain and Maybelle 38 & 32 Danger Sideshow Duo Douglasville, Georgia 3 Eliminated
Charles Peachock 35 Variety Juggler Kent, Ohio 4 2 Eliminated
Dani Shay 22 Singing / Music Singer & Guitarist Orlando 2 Eliminated
Daniel Joseph Baker 20 Singing / Music Singer & Pianist Katy, Texas 2 Semi-finalist
Dezmond Meeks 28 Singing / Music Singer & Pianist Pineville, Louisiana 1 Eliminated
Duo Aero 23 & 24 Danger Trapeze Duo Saint Paul, Minnesota 1 Eliminated
Dylan Andre 19 Singing / Music Singer & Guitarist Zieglerville, Pennsylvania 2 Eliminated
Echo of Animal Gardens 15 & 32 Animals Parrot Act Lake Geneva, Wisconsin 1 Eliminated
Fatally Unique 13-22 Dance Dance Group Rockford, Illinois 4 Semi-finalist
Fearless Flores Family 8-35 Danger Motorcycle Stunt Group Myakka City, Florida 1 Eliminated
Frank Miles 50 Danger Daredevil San Francisco 4 Eliminated
Gabe Rocks N/a 3 Animal Dog Act Bellingham, Washington 5 Eliminated
Geechy Guy 46 Comedy Comedian Rochester, Michigan 2 Eliminated
Gymkana N/a 3 Acrobatics Acrobatic Group College Park, Maryland 5 Semi-finalist
Ian Johnson 16 Variety Yo-Yoer Hebron, Illinois 3 Eliminated
J. Chris Newberg 41 Comedy / Music Comedian Birmingham, Michigan 1 2 Eliminated
Kalani Basketball Freestyle 24 Variety Basketball Freestyler Honolulu, Hawaii 5 Eliminated
Kevin Colis 33 Singing / Music Singer & Guitarist New Braunfels, Texas 5 Semi-finalist
Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. 35 Singing Jazz Singer Logan County, West Virginia 3 Winner
Landon Swank 26 Magic Magician Wasilla, Alaska 2 2 Finalist
Lys Agnès 27 Singing Opera Singer Denver 3 Finalist
Matt Wilhelm 32 Danger Blacklight Biker Chicago 5 Semi-finalist
Mauricio Herrera 33 Singing Singer Orange, California 3 Eliminated
Melissa Villaseñor 23 Comedy Impressionist Whittier, California 4 Semi-finalist
Miami All-Stars 13-43 Dance Dance Group Miami 1 Finalist
Mona Lisa 29 Singing Vocal Duo Santa Ana, California 2 Eliminated
Monét 12 Singing Singer Charlotte, North Carolina 3 Eliminated
POPLYFE 12-16 Singing / Music Band Oakland, California 3 Grand-finalist
Powerhouse N/a 3 Singing Choir Burbank, California 5 Eliminated
Professor Splash 4 50 Danger High Diver Denver 3 Semi-finalist
Purrfect Angelz 22-36 Dance Dance Group Los Angeles 3 Eliminated
Sam B 32 Dance Dancer Falls Church, Virginia 4 Eliminated
Sandou Trio Russian Bar 25-43 Acrobatics / Danger Russian Bar Trio San Antonio, Texas 1 Semi-finalist
Scott Alexander 41 Magic Magician Lancaster, Pennsylvania 4 Eliminated
Seth Grabel 29 Magic Magician Los Angeles 3 2 Eliminated
SH'Boss Boys 5-7 Music Rap Trio Atlanta 3 Eliminated
Shevonne 20 Singing / Music Singer & Guitarist Tampa, Florida 6 Eliminated
Silhouettes 4-18 Dance Shadow Dance Group Denver 2 Runner-up
Smage Brothers Riding Shows 18-25 Danger Stunt Motorcycle Group Elkhorn, Wisconsin 2 Finalist
Snap Boogie 18 Dance Dancer Boston 1 Semi-finalist
Squonk Opera 33-52 Singing / Music Operatic Band Pittsburgh 1 Eliminated
Steven Retchless 24 Dance Pole Dancer Las Vegas 2 Semi-finalist
Summerwind Skippers 22-36 Variety Jump Rope Group Boise, Idaho 3 2 Semi-finalist
Taylor Davis 18 Singing / Music Singer & Guitarist Leesburg, Georgia 4 Eliminated
Team iLuminate 25-33 Dance Light-Up Dance Group New York City 4 Third place
The Fiddleheads 21-23 Music Bluegrass Band Dahlonega, Georgia 1 2 Eliminated
The Kinetic King 47 Variety Kinetic Artist Saint Paul, Minnesota 4 2 Semi-finalist
The Rhinestone Ropers 28 & 52 Danger Wild West Performers Jerome, Idaho 2 Eliminated
Thomas John 22 Variety Juggler San Francisco 2 Eliminated
Those Funny Little People 23-53 Dance Dance Group Chicago 1 2 Eliminated
TNC Elite N/a 3 Dance Clogging Group Charlotte 5 Eliminated
West Springfield Dance Team N/a 3 Dance Dance Group Springfield, Virginia 5 2 Finalist
Yellow Designs Stunt Team 25-41 Danger Stunt Bike Team Monument, Colorado 4 2 Eliminated
Zuma Zuma 28-42 Acrobatics Acrobatic Group Las Vegas 4 Semi-finalist
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  • ^1 Ages denoted for a participant(s), pertain to their final performance for this season.
  • ^2 These participants were entered into the Wildcard quarter-final after losing their initial quarter-final.
  • ^3 The ages of these participants were not disclosed on the program.
  • ^4 For health and safety reasons, Professor Splash had to perform outside the studio; judges were required view the performance in person, and used hand-carried signs in place of their buzzers.

Quarter-finals summary

Buzzed Out | Judges' choice |   Advanced to Semi-finals
  Won Judges' Vote |   Lost Judges' Vote

Quarter-final 1 (July 12)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Avril Lavigne, and cast of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.[4]

More information Quarter-Finalist, Order ...
Quarter-Finalist Order Buzzes and Judges' votes Result (July 13)
Mandel Osbourne Morgan
Miami All-Stars 1 5 Won Judges' Vote
Dezmond Meeks 2 Eliminated
Those Funny Little People 3 Eliminated
Fearless Flores Family 4 Eliminated
Squonk Opera 5 Eliminated
J. Chris Newberg 6 Eliminated
Snap Boogie 7 Advanced
Echo of Animal Gardens 8 Eliminated
The Fiddleheads 9 5 Lost Judges' Vote
Duo Aero 10 Eliminated
Anna Graceman 11 Advanced
Sandou Trio Russian Bar 12 Advanced
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  • ^5 Because of the majority vote for Miami All-Stars, Mandel's voting intention was not revealed.

Quarter-final 2 (July 19)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Hot Chelle Rae, and TRACES

More information Quarter-Finalist, Order ...
Quarter-Finalist Order Buzzes and Judges' votes Result (July 20)
Mandel Osbourne Morgan
Attack Dance Crew 1 Eliminated
Dani Shay 2 Eliminated
Geechy Guy 3 Eliminated
Daniel Joseph Baker 4 Advanced
The Rhinestone Ropers 5 Eliminated
Dylan Andre 6 Eliminated
Landon Swank 7 Lost Judges' Vote
Smage Brothers Riding Shows 8 Won Judges' Vote
Thomas John 9 Eliminated
Steven Retchless 10 Advanced
Mona Lisa 11 Eliminated
Silhouettes 12 Advanced
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Quarter-final 3 (July 26)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Stevie Nicks, Fighting Gravity, and The Smurfs

More information Quarter-Finalist, Order ...
Quarter-Finalist Order Buzzes and Judges' votes Result (July 27)
Mandel Osbourne Morgan
Summerwind Skippers 1 Eliminated
SH'Boss Boys 2 Eliminated
Mauricio Herrera 3 Eliminated
Seth Grabel 4 Lost Judges' Vote
POPLYFE 5 Advanced
Ian Johnson 6 Eliminated
Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. 7 Advanced
Purrfect Angelz 8 Eliminated
Monét 9 Eliminated
Captain and Maybelle 10 Eliminated
Lys Agnès 11 Advanced
Professor Splash 12 Won Judges' Vote
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Quarter-final 4 (August 2)

Guest performers, Results Show: Maroon 5, and Jason Derülo

More information Quarter-Finalist, Order ...
Quarter-Finalist Order Buzzes and Judges' votes Result (August 3)
Mandel Osbourne Morgan
The Kinetic King 1 Eliminated
Zuma Zuma 2 Advanced
Avery and the Calico Hearts 3 Eliminated
Charles Peachock 4 Lost Judges' Vote
Sam B 5 Eliminated
Taylor Davis 6 Eliminated
Melissa Villaseñor 7 Won Judges' Vote
Scott Alexander 8 Eliminated
Fatally Unique 9 Advanced
Yellow Designs Stunt Team 10 Eliminated
Frank Miles 11 Eliminated
Team iLuminate 12 Advanced
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Quarter-final 5 - YouTube Round (August 9)

Guest performers, Results Show: OK Go and Pilobolus, Keenan Cahill, Rebecca Black, Tay Zonday, and Up and Over It.

More information Quarter-Finalist, Order ...
Quarter-Finalist Order Buzzes and Judges' votes Result (August 10)
Mandel Osbourne Morgan
TNC Elite 1 Eliminated
Brett Daniels 2 Eliminated
Gabe Rocks 3 Eliminated
Aeon 4 Eliminated
Breena Bell 5 Eliminated
Kevin Colis 6 Advanced
Beth Ann Robinson 7 Won Judges' Vote
Gymkana 8 Advanced
Kalani Basketball Freestyle 9 Eliminated
West Springfield Dance Team 10 Lost Judges' Vote
Matt Wilhelm 11 Advanced
Powerhouse 12 Eliminated
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Quarter-final 6 - Wild Card Round (August 16)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Colbie Caillat, and cast of Les Misérables

More information Quarter-Finalist, Order ...
Quarter-Finalist Order Buzzes and Judges' votes Result (August 17)
Mandel Osbourne Morgan
The Kinetic King 1 Advanced
Those Funny Little People 2 Eliminated
Avery and the Calico Hearts 3 Eliminated
Seth Grabel 4 Eliminated
Shevonne 5 Eliminated
West Springfield Dance Team 6 Advanced
J. Chris Newberg 7 Eliminated
Yellow Designs Stunt Team 8 Eliminated
Charles Peachock 9 Eliminated
The Fiddleheads 10 Lost Judges' Vote
Summerwind Skippers 11 Won Judges' Vote
Landon Swank 12 Advanced
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Semi-finals summary

Buzzed Out | Judges' choice |   Advanced to Top 10
  Won Judges' Vote |   Lost Judges' Vote

Semi-final 1 (August 23)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Demi Lovato, Prince Poppycock, and New Boyz

More information Semi-Finalist, Order ...
Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes and Judges' votes Result (August 24)
Mandel Osbourne Morgan
Zuma Zuma 1 Eliminated
Beth Ann Robinson 2 Eliminated
Sandou Trio Russian Bar 3 Eliminated
Kevin Colis 4 Eliminated
Matt Wilhelm 5 Eliminated
POPLYFE 6 Advanced
West Springfield Dance Team 7 6 Won Judges' Vote
Melissa Villaseñor 8 Eliminated
Team iLuminate 9 Advanced
Daniel Joseph Baker 10 6 Lost Judges' Vote
Miami All-Stars 11 Advanced
Lys Agnès 12 Advanced
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  • ^6 Because of the majority vote for West Springfield Dance Team, Osbourne's voting intention was not revealed.

Semi-final 2 (August 30)

Guest Performers, Results Show: David Guetta, Flo Rida, Nicki Minaj, and Susan Boyle

More information Semi-Finalist, Order ...
Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes and Judges' votes Result (August 31)
Mandel Osbourne Morgan
The Kinetic King 1 Eliminated
Fatally Unique 2 Eliminated
Landon Swank 3 Advanced
Gymkana7 4 Eliminated
Summerwind Skippers 5 Eliminated
Snap Boogie 6 Lost Judges' Vote
Anna Graceman 7 Advanced
Steven Retchless 8 Eliminated
Smage Brothers Riding Shows 9 Won Judges' Vote
Professor Splash 10 Eliminated
Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. 11 Advanced
Silhouettes 12 Advanced
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  • ^7 Gymkana's performance was stopped early when one of the group members caught on fire while attempting to flip through the fire hoop, taking it down in the process.

Finals summary

  Winner (Top 4 Final Only) |   Runner-up (Top 4 Final Only) |   3rd place (Top 4 Final Only)
  Advanced (Top 10 Finals only) |   Eliminated | Buzzed Out (Top 10 Finals Only)

Final - Top 10 (September 6)

Guest Performers: Michael Grimm (Performance Episode); and Il Divo (Results Show).[5]

More information Top 10 Finalist, Order ...
Top 10 Finalist Order Buzzes Result (September 7)
Mandel Osbourne Morgan
Miami All-Stars 1 Eliminated
Lys Agnès 2 Eliminated
Landon Swank 3 Eliminated
Anna Graceman 4 Eliminated
Silhouettes 5 Advanced
Smage Brothers Riding Shows 6 Eliminated
POPLYFE 7 Advanced
West Springfield Dance Team 8 Eliminated
Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. 9 Advanced
Team iLuminate 10 Advanced
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Grand-final (September 13)

Guest Performers: Terry Fator (Performance Episode); Def Leppard, OneRepublic, Tony Bennett and Queen Latifah, cast of Cirque du Soleil's Iris, and Jackie Evancho (Results Show).

More information Grand-finalist, Order ...
Grand-finalist Order Performed with Result (September 14)
Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. 1 Patti LaBelle 1st
Team iLuminate 2 Cobra Starship 3rd
POPLYFE 3 Stevie Wonder 4th
Silhouettes 4 LeAnn Rimes 2nd
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Ratings

The following ratings are based upon those published by Nielsen Media Research after this season's broadcast:

More information Order, Episode(s) ...
Order Episode(s) Airdate Rating Share Rating/Share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
Rank
(Timeslot)
Rank
(Night)
(18–49)
Rank
(Night)
(Total viewers)
Rank
(Week)
(Total viewers)
1 "Los Angeles Auditions & Atlanta Auditions" May 31, 2011 8.8 14 4.3/12 15.28 #1 #3 #1 #3 [6]
2 "Seattle Auditions" June 7, 2011 7.4 13 3.7/12 12.93 [7] #1 #3 #2 #5 [8]
3
4
"Houston Auditions"
"Minneapolis Auditions"
June 8, 2011 7.1 12 3.7/10 12.64 [9] #1 #1 #1 #6
5 "Seattle Auditions" (Part 2) June 14, 2011 7.3 12 3.5/11 12.59 [10] #1 #2 #1 #1 [11]
6 "Atlanta Auditions" (Part 2) June 21, 2011 7.1 12 3.4/11 12.30 [12] #1 #2 #1 #2 [13]
7 "New York Auditions" June 22, 2011 7.5 12 3.9/11 13.49 [14] #1 #1 #1 #1
8 "New York Auditions" (Part 2) June 28, 2011 7.3 13 3.3/11 12.46 [15] #1 #2 #1 #3 [16]
9 "Auditions Episode 9" June 29, 2011 7.6 13 4.1/12 13.71 [17] #1 #1 #1 #1
10 "Final Auditions" July 5, 2011 7.2 12 3.6/11 12.59 [18] #1 #2 #2 #4 [19]
11 "Las Vegas Week" (Part 1) July 5, 2011 8.8 14 4.6/13 15.78 #1 #1 #1 #1
12 "Las Vegas Week" (Part 2) July 6, 2011 7.3 12 3.6/11 12.85 [20] #1 #1 #1 #3
13 "Quarterfinals, Week 1" July 12, 2011 7.9 13 4.0/11 14.07 [21] #1 #1 #1 #1 [22]
14 "Quarterfinals, Week 1" (Results) July 13, 2011 6.8 11 3.0/9 11.43 [23] #1 #1 #1 #2
15 "Quarterfinals, Week 2" July 19, 2011 7.3 12 3.6/10 13.04 [24] #1 #1 #1 #1
16 "Quarterfinals, Week 2" (Results) July 20, 2011 5.9 10 2.7/8 10.32 [25] #1 #1 #1 #2
17 "Quarterfinals, Week 3" July 26, 2011 6.6 11 3.1/9 11.54 [26] #1 #1 #1 #1 [27]
18 "Quarterfinals, Week 3" (Results) July 27, 2011 6.0 10 2.8/8 10.74 [28] #1 #1 #1 #2
19 "Quarterfinals, Week 4" August 2, 2011 6.8 11 3.1/9 11.92 [29] #1 #1 #1 #1 [30]
20 "Quarterfinals, Week 4" (Results) August 3, 2011 5.8 10 2.5/7 9.96 [31] #1 #2 #1 #2
21 "Quarterfinals, YouTube" August 9, 2011 6.6 11 3.0/8 11.46 [32] #1 #1 #1 #1 [33]
22 "Quarterfinals, YouTube" (Results) August 10, 2011 5.7 9 2.5/7 9.73 [34] #1 #1 #1 #3
23 "Quarterfinals, Wildcard Show" August 16, 2011 6.0 10 2.8/5 10.40 [35] #1 #1 #1 #2 [36]
24 "Quarterfinals, Wildcard Show" (Results) August 17, 2011 5.6 9 2.5/7 9.74 [37] #1 #2 #1 #3
25 "Semifinals, Round 1" August 23, 2011 7.0 11 3.3/9 11.99 [38] #1 #1 #1 #1 [39]
26 "Semifinals, Round 1" (Results) August 24, 2011 6.4 10 2.9/8 11.12 [40] #1 #1 #1 #2
27 "Semifinals, Round 2" August 30, 2011 6.8 11 3.1/8 11.14 [41] #1 #1 #1 #1 [42]
28 "Semifinals, Round 2" (Results) August 31, 2011 6.5 10 2.6/7 10.65 [43] #1 #2 #1 #2
29 "Top Ten" September 6, 2011 7.1 11 3.1/8 11.85 [44] #1 #1 #1 #9 [45]
30 "Top Ten" (Results) September 7, 2011 7.2 11 3.0/8 12.36 [46] #1 #1 #1 #7
31 "Finals, Performances" September 13, 2011 8.1 13 3.8/10 13.67 [47] #1 #1 #1 #4 [48]
32 "Finale" September 14, 2011 8.5 14 3.6/10 14.37 [49] #1 #2 #1 #3
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