‘America’s Got Talent’ Season 12 Episode 14 Betting Odds
–’America’s Got Talent’ has returned for its 12th season on NBC.
–This is the second live show of the season after 12 weeks of taped footage.
–Episode Thirteen will air Tuesday, August 22 at 8 PM Eastern Daylight Time.
The SPORTS BETTING EXPERTS coverage of ‘America’s Got Talent’ will be at full force throughout the rest of Season 12. This is the second live show after 12 weeks of taped audition footage and the format will continue for the rest of the season. The live broadcasts emanate from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. The format at this point–the ‘quarterfinals’ is that the top 7 acts from tonight’s competition will advance. 7 acts advanced in Week 13 and the odds below have been updated to reflect that.
As we noted at the outset of our ‘AGT’ coverage earlier this Summer there’s no set number of finalists. You’d hear the term ‘Final 36’ tossed around often but now that the smoke has cleared we’re left with 33 contestants remaining. Broadly speaking, ‘America’s Got Talent’ uses the familiar reality show format that mixes the result of the judges’ evaluations with an audience response component. There are a few twists, however, that have become a recurring feature of the show but also could be changed at any time:
–The X: As you’ve probably surmised, the ‘X’ is bad news for contestants. The X is symbolic of a judge’s extreme disapproval of a performance. It operates in much the same way as the ‘gong’ on ‘The Gong Show‘. Only one judge’s ‘gong’ could end an act’s performance on ‘The Gong Show’ but on ‘America’s Got Talent’ it takes an ‘X’ from every judge. In most cases, this means that the act gets ‘the hook’ and is eliminated from further competition but there are some exceptions.
–The Golden Buzzer: The ‘Golden Buzzer’ was introduced in Season Nine and conveys god-like powers of salvation on the judges. Each judge can use one ‘Golden Buzzer’ per season but when they do here’s what happens–the act in question cannot be eliminated regardless of the number of ‘X’s’ and more significantly they advance directly to the live show. It should be noted that the host of the show enjoys this awesome responsibility along with the four judges.
–Audience Reaction: The viewing audience doesn’t have any god-like powers of salvation such as conveyed by the ‘Golden Buzzer’ but they do have the ability to influence a judge’s vote with their reaction to a performance. In actuality, since reality shows have no problem making up or modifying the rules as they go along a strong ‘pop’ from the audience can save an act from elimination.
SEASON TWELVE SPECIFICS
The host for Season Twelve is former supermodel Tyra Banks. This is her first season as host replacing Nick Cannon who had held the position for the previous eight seasons. Originally, it was announced that Cannon would be returning for Season Twelve but a nasty show biz spat between himself, NBC and the show’s producers left him on the outs. Here’s the storyline–Cannon announced in mid-February that he would be resigning as host citing the old standby ‘creative differences’. Some media wags suggested that it was a ‘you can’t fire me because I quit’ situation. Cannon had reportedly made disparaging remarks about NBC in his Showtime standup special. NBC refused to accept Cannon’s resignation and there was some speculation that he would be sued for breach of contract. Ultimately, cooler heads prevailed and the network settled on Banks. The four judges are familiar faces on the reality show circuit and return for the second season as a group. They are Mel B (aka the artist formerly known as ‘Scary Spice’ from the Spice Girls), Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Simon Cowell. guaranteed a spot in the Final 36 (or whatever number remains at the start of live programming). They are the only contestants that have thus far advanced out of the audition stage.
‘America’s Got Talent’ has been a huge ratings winner for NBC in Season 12. As we had expected, the return of the live shows gave an already dominant program a bigger boost in the rating. ‘AGT’ obliterated the competition on Tuesday night both in the timeslot and for the entire evening. Nothing else was even close. ‘America’s Got Talent’ turned in a 2.8 rating with an 11 share attracting 13.44 million viewers. The second place show was CBS’ ‘NCIS’–also in the 8 PM timeslot–which turned in a 0.6 rating, a 3 share and 5.74 million viewers.
Check back weekly for updated odds to win and weekly proposition bets!
‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12 PROPOSITION BETTING ODDS
TO WIN ‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12
Darci Lynne Farmer: +200
Angelica Hale: +450
Mandy Harvey: +750
Johnny Manuel: +750
Celine Tam: +1500
Colin Cloud: +1500
Light Balance: +2750
Merrick Hanna: +2750
Chase Goehring: +2750
Evie Clair: +4500
Billy & Emily England: +4500
Kechi: +5500
Yoli Mayor: +5500
Mike Young: +6000
Greater Works: +6000
Preacher Lawson: +8500
Christian Guardino: +8500
The Masqueraders: +8500
Oscar Hernandez: +8500
Angelina Green: +8500
Mirror Image: +8500
Demian Aditya: +8500
Diavolo: +8500
Pompeyo Family Dogs: +8500
Eric Jones: +8500
Junior & Emily Alabi: +8500
Sarah Carson and Hero: +8500
Brobots & Mandroidz: +8500
In The Stairwell: +8500
THE WINNER OF ‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12 WILL BE?
Male: -125
Female: +105
Group/Other: +450
THE SECOND PLACE FINISHER OF ‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12 WILL BE?
Male: -155
Female: +175
Group/Other: +250
THE THIRD PLACE FINISHER OF ‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12 WILL BE?
Male: +105
Female: +500
Group/Other: -150
THE WINNER OF ‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12 WILL BE?
Age 21 or under: -135
22 or older: +100
Group: +450
THE WINNER OF ‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12 WILL BE?
Singer/Musician: -250
Dancer: +300
Magician/Ventriloquist: +450
Other: +850
‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12 EPISODE FOURTEEN PROPOSITION BETTING ODDS
WHICH SEVEN ACTS WILL ADVANCE TO THE NEXT ROUND?
Celine Tam: +125
Mandy Harvey: +450
Light Balance: +750
Eric Jones: +900
Merrick Hanna: +900
The Masqueraders: +900
Johnny Manuel: +1750
Demian Aditya: +1750
Evie Clair: +2500
Mirror Image: +2500
Pompeyo Family Dogs: +2500
WHICH ACT WILL BE THE ‘JUDGES’ CHOICE’?
Celine Tam: +225
Mandy Harvey: +225
Light Balance: +500
The Masqueraders: +750
Johnny Manuel: +1250
Demian Aditya: +1250
Evie Clair: +1500
Mirror Image: +2500
Pompeyo Family Dogs: +2500
Eric Jones: +2500
Merrick Hanna: +2500
WHICH ACT WILL RECEIVE THE ‘DUNKIN SAVE’?
Light Balance: +350
The Masqueraders: +350
Johnny Manuel: +350
Eric Jones: +750
Demian Aditya: +750
Merrick Hanna: +750
Celine Tam: +1500
Pompeyo Family Dogs: +1500
Mandy Harvey: +2500
Evie Clair: +2500
Mirror Image: +2500
WILL HEIDI KLUM USE HER ‘X’ IN EPISODE FOURTEEN?
Yes: +350
No: -300
WILL MEL B USE HER ‘X’ IN EPISODE FOURTEEN?
Yes: +210
No: -250
WILL SIMON COWELL USE HIS ‘X’ IN EPISODE FOURTEEN?
Yes: -120
No: +100
WILL HOWIE MANDELL USE HIS ‘X’ IN EPISODE FOURTEEN?
Yes: +700
No: -750
‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12 EPISODE FOURTEEN RATINGS WILL BE?
Over 2.75: -130
Under 2.75: +110
‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12 EPISODE FOURTEEN SHARE WILL BE?
11: -170
Not 11: +150
‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12 EPISODE FOURTEEN TOTAL VIEWERSHIP WILL BE?
Over 13.25 Million: -130
Under 13.25 Million: +110
‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12 EPISODE FOURTEEN TOTAL VIEWERSHIP WILL BE?
Higher than Episode 13 (Over 13.44 Million): +100
Lower or Equal to Episode 13 (13.44 Million or lower): -120
‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12 EPISODE FOURTEEN NIGHTLY RANK FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 22 WILL BE?
#1: -750
Not #1: +600
‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12 EPISODE FOURTEEN WEEKLY RANK FOR WEEK OF AUGUST 21 THROUGH AUGUST 27 WILL BE?
#1: -350
Not #1: +300
WILL ‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ FINISH THE MONTH OF AUGUST AS THE HIGHEST RATED NON-SPORTS PROGRAM OF THE MONTH?
Yes: -150
No: +130