At any time during the audition, the judges showed their disapproval of the act by pressing a buzzer, which lights a large red "X" on the stage.

Phone lines, Twitter, Facebook, texting and online voting platforms opened for one-hour after all acts were performed.

The judges then chose between the second and third most popular acts, with the winner of that vote also gaining a place in the final.

Judge Lilly Singh gave her Golden Buzzer to aerial acrobatics duo Woody & Fenton in the fifth episode.

[9] Production remained at the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, but was re-located to its newly-opened OLG Stage concert hall.