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The Judge Cuts of Season 11 of America's Got Talent aired from from July 12, 2016 to July 20, 2016. A total of 80 acts performed. 28 acts, along with 5 Golden Buzzer acts from the auditions, proceeded to the Quarterfinals, and 52 acts were rejected.

Process[]

The Judge Cuts round returned for its second year after its introduction in Season 10.

Serving as the middle round between the auditions and the live shows, 80 acts were pulled from the 100+ acts that were accepted by the judges in the Auditions. The Judge Cuts took place over four days; every day, 20 acts performed with only 7 moving on to the Quarterfinals.

Joining the main judging panel were four guest judges. While each regular judge was given a normal buzzer, each guest had only a Golden Buzzer he or she could press to send an act to the live shows without further deliberation as one of the 7 acts.

Guest Judges[]

Ne-Yo Reba McEntire George Lopez Louis Tomlinson
Ne-yo Rebamcentire Georgelopez Louistomlinson

Week 1[]

Main article: Episode 1107

Singer-Songwriter Ne-Yo served as a guest judge. 20 acts participated, and 7 acts moved on.

Moved On:


Eliminated:

Week 2[]

Main article: Episode 1108

Singer Reba McEntire served as a guest judge. 20 acts participated, and 7 acts moved on. Steven Brundage was one of the two contestants picked as a wildcard to go through to the Quarterfinals.

Moved On:


Eliminated:

Week 3[]

Main article: Episode 1109

Comedian George Lopez served as a guest judge. 20 acts participated, and 7 acts moved on.

Moved On:


Eliminated:

Week 4[]

Main article: Episode 1110

One Direction superstar Louis Tomlinson served as a guest judge. 20 acts participated, and 7 acts moved on. FLIP was one of the two contestents to be picked as a wildcard to go through to the Quarterfinals.

Moved On:


Eliminated:

Did Not Appear[]

The following acts were not seen in the competition after their auditions. Some acts were cut before the Judge Cuts, some had only intended to perform once for the judges, and others withdrew for personal reasons.

Withdrew[]

The following acts withdrew form the competition before the Judge Cuts for personal reasons.

Wild Card[]

The following acts were eliminated in the Judge Cuts, but returned as Wild Card acts for the Quarterfinals.

Audition Golden Buzzer Acts[]

The following acts were given the Golden Buzzer during the audition round; as a result they were allowed to skip the Judge Cuts and advance straight to the Quarterfinals.

Moved On:


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