So You Think You Can Dance Episode Guide

Episode Guide

So You Think You Can Dance: Season 6 (2009)

• Season 6 Episode 24: 12/16/09

  Adam Lambert, Leona Lewis, the Groovaloos, Jennifer Lopez and Mary J. Blige are scheduled to perform; the winner is announced.

• Season 6 Episode 23: 12/15/09

  The top six contestants perform.

• Season 6 Episode 22: 12/09/09

  Kris Allen performs; Wonder Girls perform; two contestants are eliminated.

• Season 6 Episode 21: 12/08/09

  The remaining eight contestants perform.

• Season 6 Episode 20: 12/02/09

  Two contestants are eliminated; special performances by Snoop Dogg with Quest Crew and Legion of Extraordinary Dancers.

• Season 6 Episode 19: 12/01/09

  The top 10 contestants perform.

• Season 6 Episode 18: 11/25/09

  Shakira performs; two more dancers are eliminated as the 10 finalists are revealed.

• Season 6 Episode 17: 11/24/09

  The remaining 12 dancers compete for inclusion in the top 10.

• Season 6 Episode 16: EPISODE: 16

  Orianthi performs; the final 12 dancers are revealed as two more performers are eliminated.

• Season 6 Episode 15: EPISODE: 15

  The 14 remaining dancers perform.

• Season 6 Episode 14: EPISODE: 14

  Two of the final 16 dancers are sent home.

• Season 6 Episode 13: EPISODE: 13

  The 16 dancers who remain in the competition perform.

• Season 6 Episode 12: EPISODE: 12

  The 18 remaining dancers perform; two dancers, one male and one female, are eliminated.

• Season 6 Episode 11: EPISODE: 11

  The top 20 dancers, paired up as couples, perform; the judges eliminate two dancers.

• Season 6 Episode 10: Meet the Top 20

  The top 20 contestants each get a chance to perform without fear of elimination.

• Season 6 Episode 9: EPISODE: 9

  The dancers compete in the third and final part of the Las Vegas round; the top 20 dancers are revealed.

• Season 6 Episode 8: EPISODE: 8

  Las Vegas call-backs continue.

• Season 6 Episode 7: EPISODE: 7

  Las Vegas call-backs begin.

• Season 6 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

  Dancers from across the country audition in hopes of impressing the judges.

• Season 6 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

  Dancers from across the country audition in hopes of impressing the judges.

• Season 6 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  Dancers from across the country audition in hopes of impressing the judges.

• Season 6 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  Auditions continue.

• Season 6 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

  Auditions continue.

• Season 6 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

  Auditions begin.

So You Think You Can Dance: Season 5 (2009)

• Season 5 Episode 23: EPISODE: 23

  The Rage Boyz Crew performs; Talia Fowler, winner of season two of 'So You Think You Can Dance Australia' performs; the winner is announced.

• Season 5 Episode 22: EPISODE: 22

  The top four dancers perform.

• Season 5 Episode 21: EPISODE: 21

  Two of six are eliminated; Sean Paul performs; JabbaWockeeZ performs.

• Season 5 Episode 20: EPISODE: 20

  Top six perform.

• Season 5 Episode 19: EPISODE: 19

  Two of the top eight dancers are eliminated; Katie Holmes performs a tribute to singer-dancer Judy Garland.

• Season 5 Episode 18: EPISODE: 18

  The top eight dancers perform; Ellen DeGeneres and Mia Michaels serve as guest judges.

• Season 5 Episode 17: EPISODE: 17

  Two of the top 10 dancers are eliminated; the Black Eyed Peas perform.

• Season 5 Episode 16: EPISODE: 16

  The top 10 dancers perform.

• Season 5 Episode 15: EPISODE: 15

  Two of 12 dancers are eliminated; Kelly Rowland and David Guetta perform.

• Season 5 Episode 14: EPISODE: 14

  The top 12 dancers perform.

• Season 5 Episode 13: EPISODE: 13

  Two of the top 14 dancers are eliminated; Kelly Clarkson performs.

• Season 5 Episode 12: EPISODE: 12

  The top 14 dancers perform.

• Season 5 Episode 11: EPISODE: 11

  Two of 16 dancers are eliminated; the Veronicas perform.

• Season 5 Episode 10: EPISODE: 10

  The top 16 dancers perform.

• Season 5 Episode 9: EPISODE: 9

  Two of 18 dancers are eliminated; Kristinia DeBarge performs.

• Season 5 Episode 8: EPISODE: 8

  The top 18 dancers perform.

• Season 5 Episode 7: EPISODE: 7

  Two of the top 20 dancers are eliminated from the competition; rapper Sean Kingston performs.

• Season 5 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

  The top 20 dancers perform for the first time.

• Season 5 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

  The top 20 dancers are chosen.

• Season 5 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  Dancers compete in the Las Vegas callbacks.

• Season 5 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  Auditions continue in Los Angeles and Seattle.

• Season 5 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

  Auditions continue in Miami and Memphis, Tenn.

• Season 5 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

  Dancers audition in Denver, Los Angeles, Memphis, Tenn., Miami, New York and Seattle.

So You Think You Can Dance: Season 4 (2008)

• Season 4 Episode 23: EPISODE: 23

  The winner is revealed; the Jonas Brothers perform.

• Season 4 Episode 22: EPISODE: 22

  The final four contestants perform.

• Season 4 Episode 21: EPISODE: 21

  Lady GaGa performs 'Just Dance'; two dancers are eliminated from the competition.

• Season 4 Episode 20: EPISODE: 20

  The top six perform hip-hop, Broadway and ballroom styles.

• Season 4 Episode 19: EPISODE: 19

  LL Cool J performs with The Dream; two dancers are eliminated.

• Season 4 Episode 18: EPISODE: 18

  The top eight dancers are paired with new partners to perform for the judges.

• Season 4 Episode 17: EPISODE: 17

  Two dancers are voted off; Lady GaGa performs 'Just Dance.'

• Season 4 Episode 16: EPISODE: 16

  The top 10 perform with new dance partners, competing as couples.

• Season 4 Episode 15: EPISODE: 15

  Two dancers are voted off; Katy Perry performs; members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater perform.

• Season 4 Episode 14: EPISODE: 14

  The top 12 perform.

• Season 4 Episode 13: EPISODE: 13

  Two of 14 performers are voted off; OneRepublic performs.

• Season 4 Episode 12: EPISODE: 12

  The top 14 performers compete.

• Season 4 Episode 11: EPISODE: 11

  Two contestants are eliminated.

• Season 4 Episode 10: EPISODE: 10

  The top 16 contestants perform.

• Season 4 Episode 9: EPISODE: 9

  Two of 18 finalists are eliminated rapper Flo Rida performs.

• Season 4 Episode 8: EPISODE: 8

  The top 18 finalists perform.

• Season 4 Episode 7: EPISODE: 7

  Judges reveal the couples who received the fewest votes from viewers; the six least-voted-for dancers perform solo routines for the judges; the Pussycat Dolls perform; the Electric Boogaloos perform; the judges send two dancers home.

• Season 4 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

  The top 20 finalists have their first performances and viewers get a chance to vote for their favorites.

• Season 4 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

  Dancers who caught the judges' eyes at auditions around the country compete in the Las Vegas callbacks; the top 20 competitors are chosen.

• Season 4 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  More auditions in Dallas, Charleston, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, Milwaukee and Washington, D.C.

• Season 4 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  More dancers audition in Dallas, Charleston, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, Milwaukee and Washington, D.C.

• Season 4 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

  Dancers try to impress at more auditions in Dallas, Charleston, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, Milwaukee and Washington, D.C.

• Season 4 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

  Dancers try to impress the judges with their moves at auditions in Dallas, Charleston, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, Milwaukee and Washington, D.C.

So You Think You Can Dance: Season 3 (2007)

• Season 3 Episode 21: EPISODE: 21

  Ryan Cabrera and Nicole Scherzinger perform; the winner is announced.

• Season 3 Episode 20: EPISODE: 20

  The four finalists dance a solo, a duet and a group routine in the hope of winning the top title. Cat Deeley presents

• Season 3 Episode 19: EPISODE: 19

  The final four contestants perform.

• Season 3 Episode 18: EPISODE: 18

  Another dancer must leave.

• Season 3 Episode 17: EPISODE: 17

  The remaining six contestants perform in couples; guest judge Debbie Allen.

• Season 3 Episode 16: EPISODE: 16

  The remaining eight dancers perform.

• Season 3 Episode 15: EPISODE: 15

  Two more dancers must leave; Mika performs.

• Season 3 Episode 14: EPISODE: 14

  The remaining 10 dancers perform.

• Season 3 Episode 13: EPISODE: 13

  Two more dancers must leave; Hilary Duff performs.

• Season 3 Episode 12: EPISODE: 12

  The remaining 14 dancers perform; 'Hairspray' director-choreographer Adam Shankman serves as a guest judge.

• Season 3 Episode 11: EPISODE: 11

  Two more dancers must leave; Fergie and Ludacris perform.

• Season 3 Episode 10: EPISODE: 10

  The remaining 16 dancers perform; choreographer Debbie Allen serves as a guest judge.

• Season 3 Episode 9: EPISODE: 9

  Two more dancers must leave; Daddy Yankee performs.

• Season 3 Episode 8: EPISODE: 8

  The remaining 18 dancers perform.

• Season 3 Episode 7: EPISODE: 7

  The dancers with the fewest votes get one more chance to impress the judges; two dancers must leave.

• Season 3 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

  The 20 finalists pair up for a variety of dances, including hip-hop, disco and the cha-cha.

• Season 3 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

  The announcement of the 20 finalists.

• Season 3 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  The top dancers travel to Las Vegas for a second audition.

• Season 3 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  Dancers audition for the judges in Atlanta.

• Season 3 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

  Dancers audition for the judges in Los Angeles and Chicago.

• Season 3 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

  Dancers audition in Los Angeles.

So You Think You Can Dance: Season 2 (2006)

• Season 2 Episode 20: EPISODE: 20

  Voting results reveal America's number-one dancer; Ciara and Fergie perform.

• Season 2 Episode 19: EPISODE: 19

  The top six dancers perform new routines, with partners chosen at random.

• Season 2 Episode 18: EPISODE: 18

  The remaining eight dancers perform two routines with a partner and one solo.

• Season 2 Episode 17: EPISODE: 17

  The judges eliminate two of the 10 remaining contestants; Chris Brown performs.

• Season 2 Episode 16: EPISODE: 16

  The 10 remaining dancers perform; contestants choose new partners at random; viewers vote for individual dancers rather than couples.

• Season 2 Episode 15: EPISODE: 15

  The judges eliminate two more dancers; the Pussycat Dolls perform.

• Season 2 Episode 14: EPISODE: 14

  Judges eliminate two more dancers; Ne-Yo performs.

• Season 2 Episode 13: EPISODE: 13

  Top 14 perform.

• Season 2 Episode 12: EPISODE: 12

  Two are eliminated; Natasha Bedingfield performs.

• Season 2 Episode 11: EPISODE: 11

  Top 16 perform.

• Season 2 Episode 10: EPISODE: 10

  The judges eliminate two more contestants; Rihanna performs.

• Season 2 Episode 9: EPISODE: 9

  The top 18 contestants perform.

• Season 2 Episode 7: EPISODE: 7

  The judges eliminate two dancers; Nelly Furtado and Timbaland perform.

• Season 2 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

  In Las Vegas.

• Season 2 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

  In Las Vegas.

• Season 2 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  Auditions continue in Los Angeles.

• Season 2 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  The auditions continue in Chicago.

• Season 2 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

  The dancers have just one minute to impress the judges at the second round of auditions in Los Angeles

• Season 2 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

  The search for the next dance champion begins in New York and Charleston, S.C.

So You Think You Can Dance: Season 1 (2005)

• Season 1 Episode 14: EPISODE: 14

  The winner is announced.

• Season 1 Episode 13: EPISODE: 13

  The top four contestants perform.

• Season 1 Episode 12: EPISODE: 12

  The top six perform.

• Season 1 Episode 11: EPISODE: 11

  The top eight perform.

• Season 1 Episode 10: EPISODE: 10

  The top 10 finalists perform.

• Season 1 Episode 9: EPISODE: 9

  The top 12 contestants perform.

• Season 1 Episode 8: EPISODE: 8

  The top 14 contestants perform.

• Season 1 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

  The first two finalists are eliminated, leaving 14 competitors.

• Season 1 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

  The 50 contestants are whittled down to 16.

• Season 1 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  The 50 contestants are whittled down to 26.

• Season 1 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  Dancers show the judges their moves in hopes of remaining in the competition.

So You Think You Can Dance:

• Bottom Three

  The judges prepare to send one male and one female dancer home and the bottom three couples must dance solo routines to help them decide who stays

• The Fifteen Best Routines Ever

  Fan-favorite dance routines from previous seasons.

• Results

  The results of the public vote are announced and the judges choose one male and one female dancer to send home

• Results 6 to 4

  The remaining six hear the results of the public vote the judges choose two to send home