Season five sees Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy returning as permanent judges and Cat Deeley returning to host. This is the first season to move the show a new stage and last season to be in CBS Studios.
1. Auditions: Brooklyn and Denver
Aired: May 21, 2009Dancers audition in Denver, Los Angeles, Memphis, Tenn., Miami, New York and ...
2. Auditions: Miami and Memphis
Aired: May 27, 2009Season five's second installment features auditions from Miami and Memphis.
3. Auditions: L.A. and Seattle
Aired: May 28, 2009Los Angeles and Seattle are the sites for the rounds of auditions.
Aired: Jun 3, 2009 The contestants are called back in Las Vegas for the first time.
Aired: Jun 4, 2009 Today is the Top 20 Chosen.
Aired: Jun 10, 2009 Today we show the Top 20 Performance.
Aired: Jun 11, 2009 Two of the top 20 dancers are eliminated from the competition. Rapper Sean Ki...
Aired: Jun 17, 2009 The remaining 18 dancers hit the stage again for this week's performances.
Aired: Jun 18, 2009 The final 18 dancers will be cut down to 16 at the end of the evening.
Aired: Jun 24, 2009 The top 16 dancers perform.
Aired: Jun 25, 2009 Two of the top 16 dancers are eliminated from the competition.
Aired: Jul 1, 2009 The top 14 dancers perform.
Aired: Jul 2, 2009 Two more of the remaining 14 dancers are voted off the show. A pas de deux is...
Aired: Jul 8, 2009 Today is the Top 12 Perform.
Aired: Jul 9, 2009 Two more of the remaining 12 dancers are voted off the show. Singers Kelly Ro...
Aired: Jul 15, 2009 The top 10 dancers perform.
Aired: Jul 16, 2009 The final 10 dancers await the elimination of 2 more contestants. Plus, a per...
Aired: Jul 22, 2009 The remaining eight dancers will be paired with new partners for this week's ...
Aired: Jul 23, 2009 In the series 100th episode, Season 2 contestants Travis Wall and Heidi Grosk...
Aired: Jul 29, 2009 In this two-hour episode, the remaining 6 dancers perform.
Aired: Jul 30, 2009 Two more dancers are eliminated and the final four dancers to perform in the ...
Aired: Aug 5, 2009 This is the first part of the season finale. Hoping to become America's Favor...
Aired: Aug 6, 2009 Today is the Finale: Winner Announced.
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Current Status: Currently Airing
Network: FOX
Production Country: United States
Genres: Reality-TV, Music
