Overview

• Viewer results on Aug. 20 confirmed Tom Sandoval and The Most Extras did not advance from the live quarterfinals.
• The group performed The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights on Aug. 19 with a jazz-rock arrangement, trumpet intro, hanging platform and confetti.
• Simon Cowell pressed his red X and said, “It didn’t sound great,” while Sofia Vergara cited sound issues but called it entertaining.
• Mel B and Howie Mandel praised the energy and stage presence, encouraging audiences to see the band as a fun live act.
• Sandoval attributed struggles to failing in-ear monitors, later joked about the buzzer on Instagram, and pointed to upcoming touring and new reality projects including House of Villains season 3.