Elaine Barkman

I was terribly disappointed with the 3-Hr. Finale of AGT last evening. The 1st hour, giving spotlight to the contestants was okay, and it was nice to see them get additional exposure. However, the second hour was a complete joke. I was not planning to spend the evening watching the judges & the host do "pathetic & silly" acting on the show! In the last hour, T.Crews must have said "in just a few minutes the final 5 will be revealed" an annoying half-dozen times....but those few minutes dragged on for another 20. Once the Final 5 were disclosed .... more time was wasted with unimportant air-time, and frustration mounted to the point where it would not be okay to ask if I'd consider watching another season of AGT. Sorry, but this extended Finale was a real turn-off.