Rising Star is an American reality television singing competition which began airing on ABC on June 22, 2014.

Macy Kate held the record of the highest score with 93%; she would eventually finish in ninth place.

Rising Star aired its final episode on August 24, 2014, and was cancelled shortly afterwards due to low ratings.

[3] During each performance, the audience at home was able to decide in real time whether or not a contestant was sent through to the next round by using a mobile voting app.

[4] While the viewers at home were considered the "judges", the expert panelists (Brad Paisley, Kesha, and Ludacris)[5][6] also influence the vote.

Also, the losing contestant with the highest number of West Coast votes in each episode was given a save and advanced to the next round.

In addition, the eliminated contestant with the highest number of West Coast votes in each episode was given a save and was through to the next round.

In the quarterfinals, eight contestants battle for six spots (including the West Coast save), and each panelist's vote counts as 3%.

In the semifinals, six contestants battle for four spots (including the West Coast save), and each panelist's vote added 1% to the total.

The same process applied for this round, except that the running vote total was not revealed and both contestants sang with the wall up.

To accommodate the Mountain Time Zone (which usually does not carry any live programming with the Eastern and Central time zones and airs it on an hour delay), ABC rotated the usual 7 p.m. MT program, Wipeout to air at 8 p.m. MT instead out of Rising Star.

There was no revocation of "pass" status if West Coast viewers rejected a contestant during the initial audition rounds.