Overview
- America's Got Talent Season 20 aired its third live quarterfinal on Tuesday, September 2, at 8/7c on NBC, featuring 11 acts competing for viewer votes.
- The Week 3 lineup included Anna Saranina, Austin Brown, Benn Family Band, Chris Turner, Girish & The Chronicles, Jacqueline and Wagner, Jessica Sanchez, Maceo Harrison, Mastermind, Messoudi Brothers and Micah Palace.
- Simon Cowell held and used the episode's Live Golden Buzzer, which sends one act directly to the finals, while additional advancement is determined by the public vote.
- Voting opened during the broadcast and closed at 7 a.m. ET Wednesday, with three acts set to move on to the semifinals based on America’s votes.
- The season features judges Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Sofía Vergara and Mel B with host Terry Crews, and earlier quarterfinal Golden Buzzers went to rapper Mama Duke and the Steve Ray Ladson band, with semifinals mid-September and a two-night finale on September 23–24.