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America's Got Talent: Season 3

20 episodes Premiered Jun 17, 2008 Updated Sep 19, 2026

America's Got Talent Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 20 episodes.

Previously on America's Got Talent

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of America's Got Talent Season 2.
  • Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.

Season overview

America's Got Talent Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 20 episodes.

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Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (17): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S3·E1 Mytharc

Auditions 1, New York & Los Angeles

Jun 17, 2008

It's a new year and a new season, which means a whole new batch of talent hoping to make it to the Las Vegas callbacks and getting one step closer to winning the million dollar gra

S3·E2 Core

Auditions 2, Los Angeles & New York

Jun 24, 2008

The auditions continue as people showcase their talents in hopes of making it to the Las Vegas callbacks and one step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contr

S3·E3 Core

Auditions 3, Dallas, Chicago & Atlanta

Jul 1, 2008

The auditions continue as people showcase their talents in hopes of making it to the Las Vegas callbacks and one step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contr

S3·E4 Core

Auditions 4, Atlanta

Jul 8, 2008

The auditions continue as people showcase their talents in hopes of making it to the Las Vegas callbacks and one step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contr

S3·E5 Core

Auditions 5, Atlanta

Jul 15, 2008

The auditions continue as people showcase their talents in hopes of making it to the Las Vegas callbacks and one step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contr

S3·E6 Core

Auditions 6, New York & Los Angeles

Jul 22, 2008

The auditions continue as people showcase their talents in hopes of making it to the Las Vegas callbacks and one step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contr

S3·E7 Core

Auditions 7, MySpace

Jul 29, 2008

The auditions continue as people who auditioned online on MySpace showcase their talents in hopes of making it to the Las Vegas callbacks and one step closer to winning the million

S3·E8 Core

Vegas Week 1

Aug 5, 2008

The auditions have now ended and off to Las Vegas for the callbacks they go. The best talents are back to try and make the top 40 and one step closer to the million dollar grand pr

S3·E9 Core

Vegas Week 2

Aug 7, 2008

The judges decide on who the final Top 40 out of the remaining sixty acts will move on to the live shows and get one step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the c

S3·E10 Core

Live Show 1, Top 40

Aug 26, 2008

The first ten acts out of the Top 40 perform for their shot to make it into the top twenty and get another step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contract in

S3·E11 Core

Live Show 2, Top 40 & Live Show 1 Results

Aug 27, 2008

America has voted and the five acts that are moving on to the top twenty are announced. Later, next ten acts out of the Top 40 perform for their shot to make it into the top twenty

S3·E12 Core

Live Show 3, Top 40 & Live Show 2 Results

Sep 2, 2008

America has voted and the five acts that are moving on to the top twenty are announced. Later, ten more acts out of the Top 40 perform for their shot to make it into the top twenty

S3·E13 Core

Live Show 4, Top 40 & Live Show 3 Result

Sep 3, 2008

America has voted and the five acts that are moving on to the top twenty are announced. Later, the ten remaining acts out of the Top 40 perform for their shot to make it into the t

S3·E14 Core

Live Show 5, Top 20 & Live Show 4 Results

Sep 9, 2008

America has voted and the last five acts that are moving on to the Top 20 are announced. Later, the first ten acts out of the Top 20 perform for their shot to make it into the top

S3·E15 Core

Live Show 6, Top 20

Sep 10, 2008

The last ten acts out of the remaining Top 20 perform for their shot to make it into the top ten and get yet another step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the c

S3·E16 Core

Live Show 5 & 6 Results

Sep 11, 2008

The top ten acts out of the remaining Top 20 are revealed. They now move on to the semi-final and are one step closer to winning the million dollar grand prize and the contract in

S3·E17 Core

Live Show 7, Top 10

Sep 17, 2008

The top ten acts get ready to bring their "A" game with hopes of inching their way closer to becoming America's most talented person and taking home the one million dollar grand pr

S3·E18 Core

Live Show 7 Results

Sep 18, 2008

The 5 finalists out of the remaining Top 10 are announced and will now move on the final in the battle for the million dollar grand prize and the Vegas contract of a lifetime.

S3·E19 Mytharc

The Finals, Top 5

Sep 24, 2008

The remaining Top 5 perform one last time in front of a live audience, hoping to become this seasons winner of the million dollar grand prize and the Vegas contract of a lifetime.

S3·E20 Mytharc

The Finale & The Finals Results

Oct 1, 2008

After an evening of exclusive celebratory entertainment, this season winner out of the remaining Top 5 is finally announced and awarded the million dollar grand prize and the Vegas