<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> ◀ </Li> <Li> 2014 </Li> <Li> ▶ </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> ◀ </Li> <Li> 2014 </Li> <Li> ▶ </Li> </Ul> <P> Season nine of the reality competition series America's Got Talent premiered on May 27, 2014 and was won by magician Mat Franco . Nick Cannon returned for his sixth season as host . This is Howie Mandel's fifth season, Howard Stern's third season, and Mel B (Brown) and Heidi Klum both returned for their second season on the judging panel . </P> <P> The live shows were shot from Radio City Music Hall in New York . The season ended on September 17, 2014 . Emily West took second place while Acro Army, a gymnastics group, took third place . </P>

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