Overview
- Tonight’s episode was slated for 8 p.m. ET on FOX with live streaming via Fubo or DIRECTV and next‑day viewing on Hulu, though a NASCAR event prompted a start delay.
- Five costumes performed on the patriotic special: High Voltage, Calla Lily, Eggplant, Owl and Pangolin.
- Pangolin entered as the third and final Wild Card, taking the stage for the first time and completing this season’s costume rollout.
- The format concludes with one elimination determined by audience and panel voting, after which judges lock in picks for the Golden Ear competition.
- Season 14 continues its themed approach honoring America’s 250th, led by host Nick Cannon with judges Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy‑Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Rita Ora, as unconfirmed online identity theories circulate among fans.