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AGT Week 3 Auditions Produce Advancers and Early Exits

Expanded Golden Buzzer rules plus a new Judges' Callbacks round are reshaping how performers secure live-show spots.

Overview

  • The third week of Season 21 auditions aired Tuesday, June 16, 2026, and featured 13 acts vying for judges' votes to move on.
  • Come Here, a 23-member dance group from South Korea, earned four yes votes and advanced without receiving a Golden Buzzer.
  • Sprice Machines staged a large Rube Goldberg chain reaction that included host Terry Crews and advanced after three judges voted yes while Mel B voted no.
  • Novelty performer Ryan Inzero was eliminated after receiving a majority of no votes from the panel.
  • The season’s extra Golden Buzzers and the new Judges' Callbacks round continue to increase guaranteed live-show slots and will help finalize the roster ahead of live shows beginning August 18.