Episode guide

So You Think You Can Dance: Season 2

23 episodes · first aired May 25, 2006

Season two features new host Cat Deeley. The winner of season 2 receives a grand prize of $100,000, a new hybrid SUV, and a one-year contract with Celine Dion's Las Vegas show, A New Day.

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1 New York and Charleston Auditions May 25, 2006 · 1h 25m This episode covered auditions in both New York and Charleston. We saw judging by Nigel, Mia and Dan from last season, as well as two new judges: Dariana Sanchez and Ron Montez.Each…
2 Auditions #3: Los Angeles May 31, 2006 · 43m Now holding auditions in Los Angeles, Cat explains the process. The dancers get to dance for 1 min. before a decision is made, then each contestant is given either a "Yes," which was…
3 Auditions #4: Chicago Jun 1, 2006 · 43m The final stop in this round of auditions: the famous Chicago Theater. As before, the dancers get to dance for 1 min. before a decision is made, then each contestant is given either a…
4 Las Vegas Callback Jun 7, 2006 · 43m At the Las Vegas callback auditions, 115 dancers compete. Every day the dancers learn new routines from different choreographers. After performing their routines they are scored by the…
5 Dancers Cut to 20 Jun 8, 2006 · 43m After 43 contestants performed their solos for the judges, they stood in front of the judges one-by-one to find out if they made the top 20.The judges select 10 boys and 10 girls to make…
6 Top 20 Jun 14, 2006 · 1h 25m The episode opened with last year's winner, Nick Lazzarini, performing a solo dance.Then, Cat introduced this episode's judges: Nigel Lithgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty. She also…
7 Top 20 Results Jun 15, 2006 · 43m As the show opened, all 20 dancers performed a Brian Friedman number. Cat then introduced the judges: Nigel, Mary and Dan, and explained that the 3 couples with the lowest audience votes…
8 Top 18 Jun 21, 2006 · 1h 25m The episode opened with clips of the judge's favorite moments followed by a performance by the Six Step Crew. Then, Cat introduced this episode's judges: Nigel Lithgoe, Mia Michels and…
9 Top 18 Results Jun 22, 2006 · 43m The remaining 18 dancers performed an opening number choreographed by Dan Karaty and set to a "Get Up Offa That Thing." Next, Cat brought forward the contestants in 3 sets with each set…
10 Top 16 Jun 28, 2006 · 1h 25m The episode opened with clips of the judge's favorite moments followed by a clip of the dancers "behind the scenes" after last week's elimination. Then Hop, Swing and a Jump…
11 Top 16 Results Jun 29, 2006 · 43m The remaining 16 dancers performed an opening number choreographed by Shane Sparks and set to a "Poison." Next, Cat brought forward the contestants in 4 sets with each set containing 2…
12 Top 14 Perform Jul 5, 2006 · 1h 27m The episode began with never-before-seen audition clips. Then, Cat introduced us to this week's judges: Nigel Lithgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty, and we saw Lil' perform with his…
13 Top 14 Results Jul 6, 2006 · 43m The remaining 14 dancers performed an opening number choreographed by Mary Murphy and set to "Footloose." Next, we saw backstage and recap footage from last week and then Cat revealed…
14 Top 12 Perform Jul 12, 2006 · 43m This episode started right into the dancing without introduction to this week's judges: Nigel Lithgoe, Mary Murphy and Brian Friedman.This week's pairs danced together:Musa and Natalie…
15 Top 12 Results Jul 13, 2006 · 43m The remaining 12 dancers performed an opening number choreographed by Doriona Sanchez and set to "Born to be Alive." Next, we saw backstage and recap footage from last week and then Nigel…
16 Top 10 Perform Jul 19, 2006 · 1h 25m This week, Cat introduced us to Nigel Lithgoe, Cicley and Olisa, and Jean-Marc Genereux as our judges. This week, pairs were randomly drawn. Each pair danced twice and each dancer…
17 Top 10 Results Jul 20, 2006 · 43m The remaining 10 dancers performed an opening number choreographed by Wade Robson and set to "Ramalama (Bang Bang)." Next, Cat revealed the bottom 2 male and female dancers. For the…
18 Top 8 Jul 26, 2006 · 43m This week, Cat introduced us to Nigel Lithgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty as our judges. Then, the dance performances started. Donyelle and Travis performed a hip-hop routine, Allison and…
19 Top 8 Results Jul 27, 2006 · 43m The remaining 8 dancers performed an opening number choreographed by Tyce Di Orio and set to "Cell Block Tango." Then, Cat showed a recap of last week's dances and backstage clips from…
20 Top 6 Aug 2, 2006 · 43m This week, Cat introduced us to Nigel Lithgoe, Mary Murphy and Mia Michaels as our judges. Then, the dance performances started. Ivan and Natalie performed a jive routine, Travis performed…
21 Top 6 Results Aug 3, 2006 · 43m The remaining 6 dancers performed an opening number choreographed by Mia Michaels and set to "Hide and Seek." Then, Cat showed a recap of last week's dances and backstage clips from last…
22 Top 4: The Finale Aug 9, 2006 · 43m This week, Cat introduced us to Nigel Lithgoe, Mary Murphy and Brian Friedman as our judges. Then, the dance performances started. This week, each dancer performed with every other dancer…
23 Finale Aug 16, 2006 · 1h 24m Through a series of dances, both new and old, the final winner of the season is revealed.