Semi-Quarterfinalists

Semi-Quarterfinalist is a term created by Movie Critic that describes acts that were not considered Quarterfinalist, yet still were in the competition and performed at the location where the live shows were being held during a season of America's Got Talent.

Acts that fall under this term:
Season 16's Wildcard Show acts: The following acts were not quarterfinalists but were invited to preformed at the Dolby for a chance to be voted through to the quarterfinals as the Quarterfinals wildcard, but lost the vote to Storm Large.

- Mike Goodwin, Comedian

- Dylan Zangwill, Singer

- Matt Mauser, Singer

- Patrick Kun, Magician

Season 15's 1st Wildcard: Originally, Wesley Williams was selected as the wildcard for Season 15 after Divas and Drummers dropped out. He was invited back to prefilmed a performance, due to him also being on BGT the same year. His quarterfinals performance was never aired.