America's Got Talent (season 4 auditions)

Episode 1
Aired on June 23, 2009, 2 hours. Auditions from Chicago, New York City, and Seattle were included in the episode.

Acts that were rejected include:
 * Original - A burlesque act where a young woman danced around in her bikini while an older woman accompanied with an accordion.
 * Sky & Vlad - Firedancers
 * Debbie Victor - Animal impersonator
 * Shine - Singing sibling quartet, sang "Walking On Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves.
 * Moses Lanham - Walked with his feet turned 180 degrees backwards
 * Christy Marie - Sang "It's in his Kiss" by Cher
 * Andy Lapota - Rapper
 * Jay Brunelle - Sang and played guitar while riding a unicycle
 * Ray Schwarz - Singer and dancer, performed "A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis
 * EmpeROAR Fabulous - A male stripper/singer
 * The Positive Brothers - Dancers
 * Jay Jay - Electric pianist
 * Tommy and Diane Long - Golfing miniature horse
 * Leapin' Louie Lichtenstein - Lassoed luggage
 * Kerry Christensen - Yodeling and chicken sounds while playing an accordion
 * Cirkus Pandemonium - Acrobats
 * Johnny Bagpipes - Bagpipe player
 * Noel the Freak and the Hammer Bros - Carnival sideshow style performer
 * Joseph Maracina - Impressionist

Episode 2
Aired on June 24, 2009, 1 hour. Auditions from Seattle and Miami were included in the episode.

Acts that were rejected include:
 * Rafael Serrano - Sang "Last Dance" and did the splits at the end
 * Jennifer Guadix - Dancer and contortionist that took her assistant out of a suitcase mid-way through her performance
 * Nubian Beauty - African-Bohemian dancer
 * Veniamin Shows - Costumed dancers, including a human slinky
 * Tim Monteith - Drag queen that operated two female puppets attached to him
 * DeanO and Friends - Clowns that were going to perform a levitation act but were buzzed out before they could start
 * Dan Diaz - Bucket balancing act

Episode 3
Aired on June 30, 2009, 1 hour. Auditions from New York City and Chicago were included in the episode. A memory screen was shown afterwards for Michael Jackson who died on June 25, 2009 with Cannon giving a few words of respect.

Acts that were rejected include:
 * Franklin Sane - Sang "Downtown"
 * Jeffrey Johns - Comedic singer
 * Witches in Bikinis - Singers
 * Robert Myers - Impressionist
 * Samba Samba Samba - Dancers

Episode 4
Aired on July 1, 2009, 1 hour. Auditions from Houston and Miami were included in the episode.

Acts that were rejected include:
 * Divani - Singer, sang "Queen of the Night" by Whitney Houston
 * Jolie & Lester - Jolie played guitar while Cannon threw produce at a lawn mower balanced on Lester's chin.
 * Rusty Reece - Singer, sang "If I Were a Rich Man" from Fiddler on the Roof
 * Stone White - Sang and danced.
 * Marti Brill - Magician
 * Brandon Paxton - Poetry
 * Diego Baner - Singer
 * The Midwest Entertainers - Wrestlers (Steve Boz, Austin Roberts and Koa-Marie Turner)

Episode 5
Aired on July 7, 2009, 1 hour. Auditions from Los Angeles were included in the episode.

Acts that were rejected include:
 * Nasty Nate - Singer, sang "The Best" by Tina Turner
 * Zahid Khan - One man instrument
 * Leland Faulkner - Paper faces
 * Iota Arcane - Fast talking poet
 * Footworks Fitness - Rhythmic footwork on an exercise step.
 * Scott Weider - Kite flier
 * Circus Runaways - Dance crew
 * Trixie & the Monkey - Comedic acrobats
 * K-Dizzle - Sang "O.P.P." by Naughty by Nature
 * Terri Willis - Singer, sang "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion
 * Monsieur Pedicure - Toe-dancer

Episode 6
Aired on July 8, 2009, 1 hour. Auditions from Houston were included in the episode.

Acts that were rejected include:
 * Bruce Thomas - Hand noises
 * Ruby Revue - Burlesque dancers
 * In Sterio - Flautists
 * Crispy Family Carnival - Carnival sideshow act

Episode 7
Aired on July 14, 2009, 1 hour. Auditions from New York were included in the episode.

Acts that were rejected include:
 * Jeffrey Widom - Singer, sang "Boombastic" by Shaggy.
 * Alex Feldman - Various talents including playing a recorder with his nose
 * Dorothy Bishop - Singer, sang a song from "Carmen"
 * Chris Evans - Contortionist
 * David Glass - Singer
 * The Badd Girls - Singing trio, sang "Damaged" by Danity Kane.

Episode 8
Aired on July 15, 2009, 1 hour. Auditions from Seattle and New York were included in the episode.

Acts that were rejected include:
 * Chris Kegley - One man rock band, performed "Rock 'n Roll All Nite" by Kiss.
 * Silvia Brasil - Singer and dancer.
 * Madmat the Indestructible Man - Stood on a ladder made of swords
 * The Shanghai Pearl - Dancer. She started in a pink gorilla costume, and removed it as she performed.
 * Reality - Singing quintet, sang "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" from Guys & Dolls.

Episode 9
Aired on July 21, 2009, 1 hour. Auditions from MySpace were included in the episode.

Acts that were rejected include:
 * El Vegas - Sang and danced to Elvis's version of "An American Trilogy".
 * The Jumping Eagles - Jump ropers
 * Shaun Berkey - Singer
 * Don Baldaramos - Shakespearean acting.
 * Shaunie - Singer and dancer, performed "Don't Cha" by The Pussycat Dolls.
 * Ashley Groff - Sang and screamed "Hate Me" by Blue October.
 * Eddie & the Puppet Divas - Danced with a puppet of Tina Turner to "Proud Mary".
 * Heavy Vee - Dancer, performed to "Milkshake" by Kelis. After she was rejected by the judges, Cannon joined her on stage and danced with her briefly.

Episode 10
Aired on July 22, 2009, 1 hour. Auditions from various cities were shown to wrap up the preliminary round. The episode included an extended segment highlighting Susan Boyle from Britain's Got Talent.

Acts that were rejected include:
 * Joseph James - Singer, sang "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz.
 * Brian and Anthony Lockard - Comedy pianists.
 * Inara Darko - Singer
 * Scott Renkes and Darren Kessner  - Hand balancers
 * Dr. Franklin Ruehl - Stuck straws into a potato.