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So You Think You Can Dance has been a mainstay of Fox‘s reality show lineup since it debuted in 2005. The show has featured many entertainers as judges during its runtime, both full-time and as special guests. Given the longevity of So You Think You Can Dance, it can be hard to remember who has appeared on the show and when. Here is a full rundown of Sytycd’s judges.

All of the guest judges on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’

The format of So You Think You Can Dance has broadly stayed the same throughout each season. The panel comprises two to four permanent judges, with guest stars joining in occasionally. For callback episodes and season finales, the panel could rise to twice or more its normal size.

Here is a list of the guest judges who have appeared in each season of So You Think You Can Dance.

Here’s a sentence you would only hear while watching So You Think You Can Dance: “You guys are playing aliens that have been transported into human bodies.”

Yep, it’s safe to say that things got weird on the second live broadcast of Season 14 — and not just because of the extraterrestrials. In the course of two hours, the Top 10 couples took the stage once more to dance for America’s votes, resulting in more than one out-of-this-world routine (and a few that missed the mark).

All of it led up to the season’s first live elimination, which...

Monday’s episode of So You Think You Can Dance at last revealed the Top 10 contestants for Season 14, after weeks of stunning auditions, brutal training at The Academy and far too much footage of the All-Stars looking conflicted about who to cut.

Over the course of two hours, we finally learned who each All-Star decided to bring to the performance shows — and the resulting duos set a very high bar in their first live outing.

Below, let’s recap Monday’s routines, in the order each finalist was revealed:

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I don’t think anyone would mistake So You Think You Can Dance‘s 12th season as its strongest — aside from viewers who were trapped in some sort of Footloose-esque, no-grooving-allowed nightmare for its first 11.

But while the Great Stage-Vs.-Street/Jason Derulo-Vs.-Descriptive-Adjectives Experiment of 2015 lacked something in diversity (whatever happened to ballroom and disco?), gut-busting emotional concepts (what I wouldn’t have given for one routine on par with “Addiction Dance“) and insightful critique (Mary Murphy and Misty Copeland, I missed you!), I’d be lying if I said summer TV still wasn’t the better for it.

If So You Think You Can Dance is lucky enough to be renewed for Season 13, I nominate Vanna White to replace Jason Derulo at the judges’ table.

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It makes sense, yo! After all, what more does Pervy McBlankeyes do each week than follow fellow panelists Paula Abdul and Nigel Lythgoe in revealing coded messages — consonant by vowel by consonant by vowel — telling the audience which contestants will be sent to the guillotine (and which ones have been tabbed as the Chosen Ones) by episode’s end?...

“Turn down these voices inside my head,” requested Bonnie Raitt, in her epic 1991 hit “I Can’t Make You Love Me.”

That’s not a bad philosophy, as it turns out, for watching So You Think You Can Dance — still breathtaking in Season 12, and yet also unflinchingly manipulative in its pre-performance packages, judges’ comments and even post-dance interview soundbites.

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As the Top 14 took the stage this week for a septet of uneven routines — and brutal double cuts on Team Stage and Team Street...

One may be the loneliest number, but three is quickly becoming the most irksome — at least when it comes to Season 12 of So You Think You Can Dance.

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Which is my roundabout way of saying I really, really, really miss the one-on-one routines that were the backbone of the show’s first 11 seasons, and — perhaps even more importantly — can’t figure out why Nigel Lythgoe couldn’t figure out a way this week to cram nine of ’em into a two-hour telecast.

Look, it’s not that...

The first live show of So You Think You Can Dance‘s 12th season has me quoting the immortal words of Mary J. Blige and Wyclef Jean: “Someone please call 9-1-1. Tell them I’ve just been shot down. And the bullet’s in my heart. And it’s piercin through my soul. Feel my body gettin’ cold.”

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Ok, so maybe “immortal” is a bit of a stretch for a song that barely cracked the Top 40 back in 2001 — I blame Creed’s “With Arms Wide Open...

You don’t have to go to The Louvre or The Guggenheim to see incredible art — at least not from May to August. And at least not as long as Fox doesn’t enter the 2015 Emmy race for Outstanding Boneheadedness in Scheduling by pulling the plug on the life-affirming, visually thrilling and utterly sublime So You Think You Can Dance.

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Among other things, tonight’s Season 11 performance finale allowed a pair of gorgeous contemporary dancers to sprout wings, take flight and possibly/maybe save some lives in the...

I’m not gonna lie to you: I went into tonight’s So You Think You Can Dance Top 6 performance episode with my mind made up.

Rudy and Tanisha got robbed last week. Valerie had no business being in the Top 6. For justice to prevail, the Season 11 crown could only end up in one spot: Atop Ricky’s artistically dazzling head.

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And then, just like that, a rowdy, randy wedding dance, a mind-bending Rorschach test and a brief blast of a favorite 1980 hit made me rethink everything — and I...

Mama-say mama-sah ma-ma-koo-sah.

That bit of Michael Jackson lyrical gobbledygook is a fitting intro to my recap of tonight’s So You Think You Can Dance Top 8 telecast — seeing how the end-of-episode results made absolutely no sense whatsoever.

Hold up now. Valerie and Jacque are two of Season 11’s final three women? The most adorable TV character since Teletubbies‘ Po got rejected by America? Jenna Dewan-Tatum loved errrrything — no “v,” no second “e,” no discretion whatsoever?

Color me crestfallen — with a side-order of anticipation that maybe next week, there’ll be a perfect storm of choreography, music, costuming and partnering...

Tonight's elimination/performances show, kicked off with a group performance from the remaining contestants. They did a contemporary opening number ,choreographed by Stacey Tookey to the song: "Last Moment” by Christophe Filippi. After that , host Cat Deeley introduced the judges. Actress, Christina Applegate, was the guest judge tonight. Next, they revealed that poor Carly Blaney, Casey Askew, Emily James, Jessica Richens,Serge Onik and Teddy Coffey all landed in the bottom 6 this week, and that they would each have to do a solo dance for their lives. From there,everyone all did their performances for the next hour and a half. Bridget Whitman and Emilio Dosal danced Jazz. Rudy Abreu and Tanisha Belnap performed Contemporary. Then Serge Onik did his solo dance for his life. Next, Jacque LeWarne and Zack Everhart, Jr. performed a Paso Doble. Then Carly Blaney danced her solo number for her life. After that, Emily James...

In a brand new element on the hit competition series So You Think You Can Dance, pop and R&B phenom Justin Bieber and his choreographer, Nick DeMoura, will introduce top dance crews from across the country that will vie for a spot on the season finale. Beginning this week on the two-hour season premiere, airing today, Wednesday, May 28 (8:00-10:00 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox, Bieber and DeMoura will showcase two dance crews on each of the four audition episodes. After the crews are showcased, hash tags will be revealed that viewers can use to tweet their favorite of the two crews. The tweets will be tallied and the most popular crew overall will be invited to perform on the finale. Please check fox.com/dance for voting terms. The Series Premiere of So You Think You Can Dance Airs Tonight (8:00-10:00 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox And…...

The four finalists on "So You Think You Can Dance" Season 10 definitely went out with a bang in their final performances on Tuesday. Aaron, Amy, Fik-Shun and Jasmine all danced like true stars and gained rave reviews from the judges.

While the final voting numbers won't show up for another week, you can watch the final four perform again and offer your opinions here.

Each of the four finalists had a dance with an all-star.

Aaron and Melinda's tap routine (choreographed by Anthony Morigerato)

Jasmine and Comfort's hip-hop routine (choreographed by Nappy Tabs)

Fik-Shun and tWitch's hip-hop routine (choreographed by Luther Brown)

Amy and Robert's contemporary routine (choreographed by Stacey Tookey)

In addition to these, all of the finalists also had three dances with each other.

Amy and Aaron's jazz routine (choreographed by Ray Leeper)

Jasmine and Fik-Shun's contemporary routine (choreographed by Travis Wall)

Jasmine and Aaron's samba routine (choreographed...

If last week’s introduction of the Season 10 All-Stars added a little snap, crackle and pop to the So You Think You Can Dance Tuesday-night cereal bowl — come now, let’s all admit flakes and milk are not just for breakfast anymore! — then tonight’s decision to let the show’s alumni choreograph all eight competitive routines was like an additional dollop of blackberries, strawberries and wheat germ.

Let’s be clear: More important than the nostalgia factor of old pals Allison Holker, Mark Kanemura and Courtney Galiano (among others) bringing their energy and grace to the stage was...

Spoiler ahead. Two more dancers have left the competition after the Tuesday, Aug. 13, performance show, which featured the season 10 finalists paired up with 10 of the most beloved So You Think You Can Dance All-Stars (like sparklin’ Brandon Bryant, pictured). I’ll post my full recap of tonight’s performances later on; in the meantime, discuss!

Nico Greetham and Makenzie Dustman have been eliminated.

Tucker Knox and Jenna Johnson also landed in the bottom four but were saved by the votes of a group of 15 judges/choreographers (I believe this is the first time we’ve heard this number acknowledged,...

Spoilers ahead. Two more dancers have left the competition after tonight’s performance show, which featured guest judge Kenny Ortega, some incredible duets, and plenty of side-eye from me re: the elimination process. I’ll post my full recap of tonight’s performances later on; in the meantime, discuss!

Malece Miller and Alan Bersten have been eliminated. What? Nigel Lythgoe attempted to soften this blow (?!) by suggesting that they try (try!!) to join the Top 10 tour anyway, as swing dancers or alternates. As If He Isn’T In Charge Of All Of This.

Rage!

Rage.

It bothers me that Jenna Johnson...

We kick things off with an unimpressive routine from Stacey Tookey and Peter Chiu which mostly seems to consist of taking off red latex coats to reveal boring underwear. Of course, the choreography may be stunning, but it turns out that when you dress dancers in matching red coats, turn on red lights and generally bathe the stage in red, nothing seems to pop. Considering that Tookey has done consistently great work, I think I blame the lighting guy. Our judges are Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and singer-songwriter... Carly Rae Jepsen? Um, why? No one questions this, so we move on. Seven Emmy nominations! Nigel is not doing...

Spoilers ahead. Two more dancers have left the competition after tonight’s performance show, which was guest-judged by renowned dance expert Carly Rae Jepsen. She specializes in the esteemed genre “Pop Carwash.”

I’ll post my full recap of tonight’s performances later on; in the meantime, discuss!

Mariah Spears and Dorian “BluPrint” Hector have been eliminated.

Mackenzie, Jenna, Alan, and Curtis also landed in the bottom six.

The judges asked all but Jenna to dance for their lives.

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‘Sytycd’ Set List For July 23, 2013 — Full Recap Here

Opening number choreographed by Stacey Tookey and Peter Chu

Music: “New World” by...

I don’t think Nigel will be happy until someone Literally Dies onstage while dahhhncing for his or her life. These people simply aren’t tottering far enough off the edge of the cliff for him! They don’t care enough about still being alive… for the next 30 seconds!

The judges will be eliminating one guy and one girl at the top of the shows this season, so we already know who’s out: Spoilers ahead. The two dancers will still perform with their partners later on tonight. Crazy! I’ll post my recap of tonight’s performances later on…...

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The dancers try their hardest, but choreographer Sonya Tayeh has some words of encouragement: Try harder or die.

So You Think You Can Dance‘s Vegas rounds give us roughly the same amount of drama as American Idol‘s Hollywood week, but the stakes are actually higher because everyone in Vegas is extraordinary in at least one form of dance. On Idol, there’s always a chance some moron who squawked an Ok version of Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours” won a ticket to Hollywood, you know? On Sytycd, everyone is an astounding talent — which is why it’s sort of disappointing when unqualified guest judges like Hannah Simone from New Girl and Jason Derulo of “JaSON DeruloooOOooOO” fame get a say in the proceedings. Simone was honestly introduced as “a dance enthusiast.” It would’ve been more bad-ass if she were “an anti-dance curmudgeon” or something more threatening.

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8 pm Hart of Dixie (The CW) | George and Zoe agree to play Romeo and Juliet in a performance of Shakespeare’s most iconic scenes – y’know, to prove they’re over each other. Riiiight. Hark, what Bs through yonder window breaks?

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So You Think You Can Dance‘s Season 9 co-champion Eliana Girard says that her decision to quit a steady job as an aerialist with Cirque du Soleil and audition for a reality competition was the best choice she’s ever made, but by far the scariest. “I had been with Cirque for almost three years, and it was amazing because it felt like home. I had my friends. I had a steady income,” she says. “But as an artist I felt really stifled, and I felt like I wasn’t improving or growing.”

What started as a quest for artistic fulfillment,...

In the first time in Sytycd history, two ballet dancers take top honors!

In the closest race ever to be America’s favorite dancers, we were in such suspense to find out the answer. I had no idea how America was going to vote, especially since Tiffany and Cyrus were never in danger the entire season. So it took me by surprise who came out on top.

I stayed in my dressing room the night before. That’s right – I whipped out my blow-up bed and reflected on the whole season and which dances were highlights for me! I tried...

Mary Murphy is blogging for EW.com this season! Catch up with her and her thoughts on the most recent episodes of So You Think You Can Dance.

I’m in such awe when these dancers go outside their style most weeks, but last night they had to do five dance numbers that put them out on the edge. I heard there were quite a lot of tears backstage before the show started, as last night was the show that determined who was going to be America’s favorite dancers – so the pressure was on!

I felt not only did...

“You already know how this will end.” That was the refrain of the song chosen by classically trained Chehon Wespi-Tschopp for his final solo of So You Think You Can Dance Season 9, but it was also fitting commentary on the suspense level most of the show’s fans felt going into this week’s telecast. Surely, there was no way hip-hop animator Cyrus and effervescent ballerina Eliana wouldn’t become the first male/female co-champions in series history, right?

Well, maybe not. Faster than a speeding quickstep and crazier than Mary Murphy describing Stacey Tookey as a “three time Nommy-Emanated” choreographer,...

Ooh, I love Final Four night! The guy-guy and girl-girl numbers are always a blast, and a great chance for a side-by-side comparison before our final votes. Tonight we got a sexy burlesque featuring Tiffany, Eliana, and a great big pole that reminded Nigel Lythgoe of an outing he’d had with Randy Jackson. *Tmi, Nigel.* Meanwhile, Cyrus and Chehon and their seemingly painted-on torsos rippled their way through a difficult Sonya Tayeh routine filled with lifts. Plus: a stunning pas de deux, all-stars Will Wingfield, Allison Holker, and Alex Freaking Wong, and the “Glitch”/”tWitch” snap animation number we...

Mary Murphy is blogging for EW.com this season! Catch up with her and her thoughts on the most recent episodes of So You Think You Can Dance.

The show started off with a bang with a fabulous disco from Doriana Sanchez starring Tiffany and all-star Brandon Bryant. Yes they get big points for such a difficult routine and how about that leap-split into his arms? I love that move! Tiffany was full of fire tonight. Other highlights – and there were many – were Whitney and all-star Nick Lazzarini in a Travis Wall piece that sent the thermometer off the charts,...

The Top 10 became 8 this week on So You Think You Can Dance with the first appearance by this season's All-Stars, which included fan faves Nick Lazzarini, tWitch, Brandon Bryant, Allison Holker, Jaimie Goodwin and (finally!) Alex Wong. Along with guest judge Benjamin Millepied (French ballet dancer/choreographer and married to Natalie Portman), judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy were clearly more pleased with the dancers this week after last week's disappointing Mia Michaels' tribute episode. It also probably helped that many of the dances were choreographed by Travis Wall,  Nakul Dev Mahajan, Dmitry Chaplin and Emmy nominees Stacey Tookey and Spencer Liff. 

AfterElton was backstage after this week's show to get Murphy's take on the show as well as grab a few minutes with the dancers, choreographers and All-Stars.

  Alex Wong . Chehon & Cole         Eliana & Tiffany   Dmitry Chaplin         Nick Lazzarini   Lindsay & Cyrus         Witney & Will   Travis Wall         Mary Murphy...

The So You Think You Can Dance All-Stars returned to dance with the Top 10 contestants Wednesday night — and look who we have here! Season 7 standout Alex Freaking Wong, who exited early because of an Achilles tendon injury and had to sit out last summer, after being invited back as an All-Star, because he’d hurt the Other Achilles tendon. I would guess that Alex Wong’s abs positively loathe his Achilles tendons for denying them their rightful opportunity to glisten on national television whenever possible.

Spoilers Ahead: The two dancers heading home are….

Audrey Case and George Lawrence II.

Mary Murphy is blogging for EW.com this season of So You Think You Can Dance.

This show was over before I knew it. It was a great night of dancing with some with some hills and valleys, with some of the top dancers struggling in ballroom.. With so many ballroom dances used on the show, I’ll never know why contestants don’t run to the ballroom schools!

Among the couples that struggled were Janelle and Dareian, starring in their first cha-cha. It was a tough routine by Pasha, and they executed the choreography but had a tough time latching on to the technique.

You've read Louis Virtel's recap of last night's So You Think You Can Dance so now let's hear what the judges, choreographers and the two eliminated dancers had to say about the show. Also (because I promised Nigel I'd tell you), Saturday is National Dance Day so make sure to put shaking your booty on your agenda. And if you're so inclined to videotape your moves, they could wind up on the show. (And/or in Ed's Morning Meme)

More info at Nigel's Dizzy Feet Foundation website.

Choreographer team Nappy Tabs share their inspiration for the baby-number.

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Choreographer Allison Holker is blown away by what she's seeing this season.

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Choreographer Stacey Tookey used Whitney Houston's iconic song last night.

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Judge Nigel Lythgoe tells us how he's using the choreographers for eliminations.

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Sorry to see you go, Brandon and Amber!!

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Judge Mary Murphy talked about the difficult decision last night by the judges.

Veronica Lake, Charlie Chaplin, Christina Applegate, and the Alvin Ailey all figured prominently in last night’s Top 16 episode of So You Think You Can Dance. Okay, so Veronica Lake wasn’t actually Veronica Lake, but rather Emmy-nominated hostess Cat Deeley dropping cheeky asides about “hot water and towels” to expectant choreographers Tabitha and Napoleon.

Oh, and the Charlie Chaplins were actually our Top 16 dancers in mustachioed drag, part of a Tyce Diorio group number that left me as cold as a meat locker (maybe it’s because I’m generally opposed to routines where I can’t tell one...

Things got animated at the Fox TCA panel for "So You Think You Can Dance." Cat Deeley emerged from backstage to introduce a special performance by current competitors Brandon, Cole and animator Cyrus. It's a high energy start to a somewhat groggy Monday morning, and while judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy and choreographers Spencer Liff, Christopher Scott and Stacey Tookey aren't quite as much fun, they still addressed some of the more nagging questions about the recent changes to the show. When asked why this season both a male and female winner will be chosen, Lythgoe said, "Going down to one night a week, we...

Watching So You Think You Can Dance‘s Season 9 Top 20 announcement episode — its first this year with live, choreographed dances — I was struck by the fact that the show really is like an old friend. No matter how long it’s been away, it only takes a minute or two for me to fall back in step with its warm and familiar cadences.

There was Cat Deeley, playfully announcing that just minutes into the telecast, she was already covered in the sweat of nearby dancers. (Not nearly as gross as it sounds.) There was Mary Murphy, hooting like a tipsy...

While Nigel Lythgoe announces that this year's competition on So You Think You Can Dance--now reduced to just one night a week--will have two winners (one male, one female), he mysteriously left out how those winners will be chosen. I'm excited for the season to kick off, but I'm a bit apprehensive when it comes to the new voting system. I just can't help but feel like the ninth season--which could be the last if ratings don't hold--might screw its loyal fans over.

We get through our first bunch of dancers, which will obviously be a contemporary bunch because Duh. Alexa, who has struggled through this year's auditions, finally makes it in after getting cut at the last minute in season 8, and she's absolutely ecstatic about it. I'm intrigued to see if she can withstand the pressures of the Top 20, but she is an early favorite. She joins Amber...

While Nigel Lythgoe announces that this year's competition on So You Think You Can Dance--now reduced to just one night a week--will have two winners (one male, one female), he mysteriously left out how those winners will be chosen. I'm excited for the season to kick off, but I'm a bit apprehensive when it comes to the new voting system. I just can't help but feel like the ninth season--which could be the last if ratings don't hold--might screw its loyal fans over.

We get through our first bunch of dancers, which will obviously be a contemporary bunch because Duh. Alexa, who has struggled through this year's auditions, finally makes it in after getting cut at the last minute in season 8, and she's absolutely ecstatic about it. I'm intrigued to see if she can withstand the pressures of the Top 20, but she is an early favorite. She joins Amber...

Eating, sleeping, and getting our dance on: Fox has our three favorite activities covered with its summer 2012 schedule.

The network announced Wednesday that Season 9 of "So You Think You Can Dance" will premiere Thursday, May 24 at 8 p.m. with a two-hour premiere. The following Wednesday (May 30) the show will settle in its regular timeslot. Of course, Cat Deeley will host again, with Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy sitting in as the permanent judges. Throughout the season, guest judges will rotate in, including Adam Shankman, Debbie Allen, Tyce Diorio, Lil' C, Stacey Tookey and Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

Aside from the dance, Gordon Ramsay reigns supreme on Fox. He kicks off another season of "Hell's Kitchen" at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29. For the first time ever, "Hell's Kitchen" will expand to two shows per week starting on Monday, June 4, when we'll have new episodes on Mondays at 9 p.m. and Tuesdays at 8 p.

Fox has announced its summer original slate, which looks a lot like last year’s, with So You Think You Can Dance and Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen and Masterchef all returning. They will be joined by Ramsay’s newest series Hotel Hell, originally slated for a spring run in the Friday 8 Pm slot but pushed to summer to make room for The Finder, which was relocated from Thursdays to Fridays. Fox also made the format change for Dance official, scheduling the summer staple once a week and canceling the results show. The show’s co-creator/executive producer/judge Nigel Lythgoe announced the news back in January. Dance will kick off its ninth season with a two-hour premiere on Thursday, May 24, the night following the end of the broadcast season and the season finale of American Idol. It will move to its regular Wednesday 8-10 Pm slot the following week.

With the confetti settled on Melanie Moore's "So You Think You Can Dance" victory, we now look ahead to those dark nine months of every year where we don't get to watch one of our favorite shows.

In the interest of letting it linger just a little bit longer, we've come up with our favorite five dances from the 19-year-old Season 8 champ's time on the show. There are few showcased during last night's finale and a few that didn't seem to warrant an encore, but we love them all equally.

So here they are in no particular order...

Melanie and Marko, "Light Bulb"

Obviously the finale can't dwell entirely on the top 4, but we were surprised not to see Dee Caspary's contemporary get any love from the judges. It was one of the strongest collaborations between Melanie and Marko and one of our favorites from the entire season:

Melanie and Sasha,...

It was a fitting performance finale, no? There were a couple of high points — Tadd’s boxers, Marko and Lauren, Cat scoring Melanie a job (albeit on the much-maligned remake of Dirty Dancing), Melanie and Sasha’s Stacey Tookey routine, Mark and Sasha Sonya Tayeh piece, Sasha’s solo… are we noticing a trend here? But the night was mostly marked by a “Where did that come from?” sense of struggle from all four finalists. Were you underwhelmed, Dance fans? Or do you think the final four pulled it off? Who do you think should win? Who do you think will win?...

Oh Katie, how do you book these gigs?

I'm not sure Katie Holmes topped her previous utterly useless appearance on So You Think You Can Dance (The one where she performed a totally out of context pre-taped and lip-synced version of "Get Happy"). But last night on the judges' panel she fell almost equally flat.

I'm sure the woman is very sweet and, as my sister remarked last night, she actually seems to get prettier as she gets older. But what the hell? She just rambled on all night with obsequious and often nonsensical comments like... "I loved it when you jumped up" or "I love your outfits. If everyone could dance the way you can in an outfit, boy, fashion would be even more beautiful."

Not a critical or incisive word to say to anyone - making her endless effusive praise sorta meaningless. Kenny Ortega seemed to fare better as a judge,...

Fox Janette Manrara and Marko Germar on “So You Think You Can Dance”

We’re down to the top four, and the final two shows! The four will dance solos, partner with All-Stars, dance with each other, and have mini-interviews with Cat.

Who will be crowned America’s favorite dancer? Tonight’s your last chance to vote!

Cat’s in a strapless, blingy, sparkly dress, with her hair up and red lipstick. And, for once, even the hemline is very nice.

So You Think You Can Dance airs the first half of its Season 8 finale Wednesday night, and with Melanie, Sasha, Marko, and Tadd in the mix, you know we’ll be witnessing tears, standing ovations, and possibly even tickets for the not-referenced-as-frequently-as-it-used-to-be Hot Tamale Train. (Woo-hoo!) What better time to review the 12 best routines from the show’s previous eight weeks of performance episodes? Without further ado, let the countdown begin…

12. Iveta and Nick (Top 20, Quickstep: Jason Gilkison) Yeah, it’s a little cray-cray that in Week One of competition, our World Champion in Quickstep drew…the Quickstep! But a...

So You Think You Can Dance delivered surprising twists aplenty on Wednesday night. Nine of the 10 remaining dancers scored rave reviews from the judges. One choreographer got spanked rather harshly by this week’s guest panelist. And an All-Star dancer bled (rather sexily) for his art. But nothing will be more shocking than seeing one of Season 8′s fabulous female contestants head home on this week’s results show. (Shouldn’t the FCC step in and threaten Fox with a hefty fine for denying us another week of one of these singularly fierce ladies? And doesn’t that sentence make...

Adam Rose/Fox Cat Deely, host of “So You Think You Can Dance.”

Tonight’s show is thoroughly entertaining. For the first time I rewind a lot of the dances during commercials, and the judges’ comments made me see things in them I might have missed. I would probably enjoy many of the dances more if the camera didn’t pan around so much and I could see them the way the judges do. All the judges do a routine with an all-star,...

Fans up in arms on couples leaving the show. Who were the stars tonight? Who slipped, in my eyes!?

As I promised, I want to address so many of you about the fact that contestants are leaving as couples. This has not happened in the history of Sytycd. Trust me, there is no conspiracy. We do not have to do this because of the network or Nigel. We would love nothing better to see a mix-match of partnerships, since this is the part of the show where we usually see a partner shift.

We try to take everything into account...

Adam Rose/Fox Cat Deely host ‘So You Think You Can Dance.”

Cat’s in a strapless white dress, looking elegant.

Who will be in the top 10?

Nigel reiterates that as of now, they are splitting the couples up, and each will also be paired with an All-Star. And we learn that Alex Wong, who was asked to be an All-Star, snapped the tendon on his left foot. So sadly he’s no longer available.

Melody, Allison, Pasha, Twitch, Comfort,...

The nominations have been announced for the 2011 Emmy Awards. HBO's miniseries "Mildred Pierce" leads all programs with 21 nominations, followed by "Mad Men" with 19. "Boardwalk Empire" received 18 nods and "Modern Family" got 17.

In its final season, "Friday Night Lights" finally scored some nominations, while newcomer "Game of Thrones" also earned some nods.

Here is the full list of nominees:

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

"The Big Bang Theory," Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper

"The Big Bang Theory," Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter

"Episodes," Matt LeBlanc as Matt LeBlanc

"Louie," Louie C.K. as Louie

"The Office," Steve Carell as Michael Scott

"30 Rock," Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

"Boardwalk Empire," Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson

"Dexter," Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan

"Friday Night Lights," Kyle Chandler as Coach Eric Taylor

"House," Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House

"Justified," Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens

"Mad Men,...