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Heidi Venable

Howie Mandel Sacrificed His Body To Send One AGT Act To The Finals On The First Live Show

Howie Mandel is shown pointing during the live quarterfinals of America's Got Talent Season 21 on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.

Spoiler alert! This story discusses America’s Got Talent’s live performance show from August 18, which can be streamed with a Peacock subscription if you haven’t seen it.

AGT Season 21 has officially gone live. The auditions are over, the unprecedented callback round has come and gone, and now we get to see new acts from the 43 performers our esteemed judges have deemed the best this season has to offer. The first 11 of those performed Tuesday, and while there were definitely some surprising acts, I was more shocked to see Howie Mandel sacrifice his body to hit the Golden Buzzer for one performance.

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