As of July 2026, So You Think You Can Dance Season 9 aired in 2012 with 15 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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So You Think You Can Dance Season 9

2012 15 Episodes Reality ⭐ 7/10

If you want reality entertainment that actually understands its own format, So You Think You Can Dance Season 9 is available on streaming right now. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. With 78 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Cat Deeley is a big part of why it works, but the format itself is the real star. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

There is a reason So You Think You Can Dance Season 9 keeps coming up in conversation. What separates So You Think You Can Dance Season 9 from the rest of its genre is a genuine understanding of what its audience actually wants to watch. Season 9 of So You Think You Can Dance includes 15 episodes. It aired from May 2012 to September 2012. This season stars Cat Deeley, Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy. Cat Deeley and Nigel Lythgoe lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2012. The editing in So You Think You Can Dance Season 9 does a lot of quiet work shaping how you feel about every person on screen. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

If the format appeals to you at all, So You Think You Can Dance Season 9 is one of the stronger examples of it. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. The casting and production never let it go stale. The kind of thing that disappears an evening without you noticing.

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🎬 So You Think You Can Dance Season 9 — Episode Guide

E1
Dallas/New York Auditions
2012-05-24
Now in its ninth season, the hit show So You Think You Can Dance began with auditions in New York City, one of the world's capitals of dance, then moved on to the cowboy capital of the world, Dallas, for more auditions.
E2
L.A. Auditions
2012-05-30
After getting off to a raucous start in New York City and Dallas, So You Think You Can Dance continued its search for America's Favorite Dancers as the show hopefuls auditioned at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles.
E3
Atlanta Auditions
2012-06-06
The quest to find America's Favorite Dancer next came to "Hot-lanta" - Atlanta, Georgia. Last year, So You Think You Can Dance found champion Melanie Moore here. So the contestants and judges had high hopes for the Peach State's most populous city.
E4
Salt Lake City Auditions
2012-06-13
Breathtaking beauty, raw power, and awe-inspiring are just some of the way to describe the Salt Lake City scenery - and the many hopefuls living in and around Utah who were waiting for their chance to earn that Golden Ticket to Las Vegas.
E5
Vegas Callbacks
2012-06-20
The judges have traveled across the country in search of America's favorite dancer. Tens upon thousands of dancin' fools shook their moneymakers for the chance to join the competition. Almost 200 have made it to the next step on their journey: the Las Vegas callback round. For the next four days, th...
E6
Top 20 Revealed/Meet the Top 20
2012-06-27
They've strutted their stuff and experienced an emotional roller coaster ride to get this point. Now the 35 remaining dancers who survived Vegas Callbacks have to walk the Green Mile to find out if they've made it into this season's Top 20. It's time to find out which of your favorites are in and wh...
E7
Top 20 Perform
2012-07-11
The first official night of Season 9 competition.
E8
Top 20 Perform, Part 2
2012-07-18
After competing in an electrifying first live show, the Top 20 performers of Season 9 took to the stage again to dance for their lives and your votes. By the end of the night, we'd find out which four dancers would be going home after last week's vote.
E9
Top 16 Perform
2012-07-25
Last week, the Top 20 dancers were whittled down to 16. On Wednesday night, those 16 competitors did their best to impress, hoping to win over fans and judges before the Top 14 and the names of the two dancers going home tonight were announced at the end of the show.
E10
Top 14 Perform
2012-08-15
The Top 14 dancers' performances include a tribute to choreographer Mia Michaels, and four finalists are eliminated. Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, choreographers and founders of the modern dance troupe Ballet Boyz, are the guest judges.
E11
10 Perform; 2 Eliminated
2012-08-22
The Top 10 dancers perform with All-Stars from previous seasons, and two more are eliminated. Also: a performance by L.A. Dance Project. "Black Swan" choreographer Benjamin Millepied is the guest judge.
E12
Top 8 Perform; 2 Eliminated
2012-08-29
The Top 8 dancers perform with All-Stars from previous seasons, and two more are eliminated. Jesse Tyler Ferguson ("Modern Family") is the guest judge.
E13
Top 6 Perform; 2 Eliminated
2012-09-05
The Top 6 dancers perform with All-Stars from previous seasons, and two more are eliminated. Christine Applegate is the guest judge.
E14
Top 4 Perform
2012-09-11
E15
Winners Chosen
2012-09-18

🎭 Cast of So You Think You Can Dance Season 9

Cat Deeley
Cat Deeley
Self - Host
Nigel Lythgoe
Nigel Lythgoe
Self - Judge
Mary Murphy
Mary Murphy
Self - Judge
Stephen 'tWitch' Boss
Stephen 'tWitch' Boss
Self
Matthew Morrison
Matthew Morrison
Self
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Self
Allison Holker
Allison Holker
Self - Judge

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