Season 5

Episodes • 2009

Cat Deeley
Nigel Lythgoe
Mary Murphy
Stephen 'tWitch' Boss
Matthew Morrison
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Allison Holker
Auditions: Brooklyn and Denver

1. Auditions: Brooklyn and Denver

43 min

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

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Auditions: Miami and Memphis

2. Auditions: Miami and Memphis

43 min

Season five's second installment features auditions from Miami and Memphis.

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Auditions: L.A. and Seattle

3. Auditions: L.A. and Seattle

43 min

Los Angeles and Seattle are the sites for the rounds of auditions.

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Vegas Callbacks 1

4. Vegas Callbacks 1

43 min

The contestants are called back in Las Vegas for the first time.

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Top 20 Chosen

5. Top 20 Chosen

43 min

The second set of 20 dancers are brought back for a second audition in Las Vegas.

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Top 20 Perform

6. Top 20 Perform

43 min

The Top 20 dancers hit the stage for their first chance to compete.

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2 of 20 Voted Off

7. 2 of 20 Voted Off

43 min

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

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Top 18 Perform

8. Top 18 Perform

43 min

The remaining 18 dancers hit the stage again for this week's performances.

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Two of 18 Voted Off

9. Two of 18 Voted Off

43 min

The final 18 dancers will be cut down to 16 at the end of the evening.

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Top 16 Perform

10. Top 16 Perform

43 min

The top 16 dancers perform.

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Two of 16 Voted Off

11. Two of 16 Voted Off

43 min

Two of the top 16 dancers are eliminated from the competition.

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Top 14 Perform

12. Top 14 Perform

43 min

The top 14 dancers perform.

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Two of 14 Voted Off

13. Two of 14 Voted Off

43 min

Two more of the remaining 14 dancers are voted off the show. A pas de deux is performed by dancers Desmond Richardson and Patricia Hachey.

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Top 12 Perform

14. Top 12 Perform

43 min

The top 12 dancers perform.

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Two of 12 Voted Off

15. Two of 12 Voted Off

43 min

Two more of the remaining 12 dancers are voted off the show. Singers Kelly Rowland and David Guetta perform.

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Top 10 Perform

16. Top 10 Perform

43 min

The top 10 dancers perform.

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Two of 10 Voted Off

17. Two of 10 Voted Off

43 min

The final 10 dancers await the elimination of 2 more contestants. Plus, a performance by the Black Eyed Peas.

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Top Eight Perform

18. Top Eight Perform

43 min

The remaining eight dancers will be paired with new partners for this week's performances. Guest Judges include comedian and talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres and Emmy Award-winning choreographer Mia Michaels.

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Two of Eight Voted Off

19. Two of Eight Voted Off

43 min

In the series 100th episode, Season 2 contestants Travis Wall and Heidi Groskreutz dance to a pair of Wade Robson's routines, and Season 3's Jaimie Goodwin and Hok Konishi perform Mia Michael's "The Bench." Lastly, 2 of the final 8 dancers are eliminated.

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Top Six Perform

20. Top Six Perform

43 min

In this two-hour episode, the remaining 6 dancers perform.

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2 of 6 Voted Off

21. 2 of 6 Voted Off

43 min

Two more dancers are eliminated and the final four dancers to perform in the finale are revealed. Sean Paul performs JabbaWockeeZ performs.

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Top Four Perform

22. Top Four Perform

43 min

This is the first part of the season finale. Hoping to become America's Favorite Dancer the final four contestants will perform at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.

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Finale: Winner Announced

23. Finale: Winner Announced

43 min

This two-hour season finale will air live from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. From the Top 4, America's Favorite Dancer will be revealed.

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