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How does 'AGT: Fantasy League's voting system work? Viewers slam NBC show as 'clown' audience voters make wrong act win

'AGT: Fantasy League' fans take to social media to call out NBC show's studio audience voting system

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: During its two-hour grand finale on February 19, NBC's 'America's Got Talent: Fantasy League' Season 1 crowned the $250,000 winner. But did the right act emerge victorious in the 'America's Got Talent' spin-off series?

While some fans could vote for their favorite acts through to the semi-finals and finals, this authority was primarily reserved for the "Superfans," a pre-selected group of audience members who attended the show's live tapings and represent "the viewers at home." Although fans at home couldn't vote for the winner, they could help choose which acts advanced to the auditions.

Before the show's premiere, viewers could cast votes online for the Top 40 acts from the 'AGT' world, selecting from a list of 60 eligible acts.

During the auditions, the Superfans chose which 20 acts advanced to the semi-finals. Following the semi-finals, the audience selected 10 acts for the final.

The judges also had a say, as each had two Golden Buzzers that they could use to send one of their acts straight to the final or steal one act from another judge's team. The Top 10 acts competed one more time during the two-part finale, before the live audience determined who won 'AGT: Fantasy League'.

But are viewers pleased with the outcomes of 'AGT: Fantasy League' Season 1? Fans took to social media to disagree with the winner, The Ramadhani Brothers, and mostly call out the audience poll.

On X fans wrote, "Now that #AGTFantasyLeague is over, Good format mostly. Don't have golden buzzers (stealing acts specifically) after Round 1. We also learned the majority of audience voters are clowns and should never have power again. Keep this concept for winter seasons going forward." Another user chimed in, "Never do this fantasy league show ever again...unless a LIVE audience can vote like regular AGT cuz i wouldn't have voted for either." 

One enraged fan wrote, "I'm serious. Show me these "audience voters" because no way in hell is the whole audience voting. It has to be a select group who really don't know what the hell they are doing so don't say they're representing the viewers at home." Another tweet read, "still wish that all-stars/champions/fantasy league seasons of @AGT were live so viewers could vote instead of only golden buzzers & the studio audience...maybe next year?"

While addressing Simon Cowell, a fan wrote, "this is it for me watching when the American audience can not vote. I have disagreed with most every decision tonight. What a joke! Half of those acts don’t belong in that stage! Boooooooo." Another user added, "I really could have sworn V Unbeatable would have won. Not always my first choice, but that's how I thought the vote was going again tonight." 

Who are the runner ups on 'AGT: Fantasy League'?

Near the close of Monday's episode, host Terry Crews announced the five acts who finished sixth to tenth in the audience poll. The following contestants left the competition at that moment, in no particular order: Kodi Lee, Billy & Emily England, Shadow Ace, Sofie Dossi, and Aidan Bryant.

The Top 5 acts were then informed of their fates in the order in which they had received audience votes. Musa Motha took fifth place. Sainted took fourth place.

V.Unbeatable took third place. The Pack Drumline took second place. As a result, the Ramadhani Brothers emerged as the winners of the 'AGT: Fantasy League' competition. 

Who are The Ramadhani Brothers?

The Ramadhani Brothers' 'AGT' success caps a tumultuous two-year odyssey. They had intended to audition for 'AGT' Season 17, but Ibrahim Jobu was unable to secure his travel visa on time.

In the meanwhile, the duo featured on various 'Got Talent' franchise series, including 'Australia's Got Talent', 'Got Talent Espana', and 'Romanii au talent', which laid the groundwork for their 'AGT' debut on Season 1.8.

The Ramadhani Brothers astounded the judges with their gravity-defying balancing performance, in which one acrobat balances the other's whole body weight on his head while navigating various stage elements. The group made it to the grand finals but lost to Season 18 champion Adrian Stoica & Hurricane.

Who were the guest performers for 'AGT: Fantasy League' Result Show?

Calum Scott, Robin S, Sheila E., and Stephen Sanchez all performed in the final episode on Monday.

Fellow 'AGT: Fantasy League' contestants Drake Milligan, Chapel Hart, Loren Allred, and Brian Justin Crum returned to the stage, as did Olympic Gold Medalist David Taylor, for memorable performances with each of the finalists.