The Sing-Off

Season 3

September 19, 2011

11Episodes

9.0

The third season of The Sing-Off premiered on September 19, 2011. The number of a cappella groups was increased from 10 to 16, resulting in a new format. The show created two brackets, with only half the groups performing each week for the first few weeks. Nick Lachey stayed as host for the new season, as did Ben Folds and Shawn Stockman as judges. New to the judges' table was Sara Bareilles, who replaces Nicole Scherzinger, who left after 2 seasons to become a judge on The X Factor. The program ran for 11 episodes, and was concluded on November 28, 2011 with Pentatonix winning the title.

Episodes

1. Season Premiere: Part 1

9.0

September 19, 2011

120 min

Eight of the 16 competing acapella groups perform as the competition kicks off. Sara Bareilles joins Ben Folds and Shawn Stockman on the judging panel.

Guest Stars:

Ethan Crystal

Other Seasons

Season 1

4 Episodes

Season 2

5 Episodes

Season 4

7 Episodes

Season 5

1 Episodes

2. Season Premiere: Part 2

September 26, 2011

120 min

Eight more groups perform together and separately. The groups include Messiah's Men, North Shore, Pentatonix, Sonos, Soul'd Out, The Collective, University of Delaware Deltones, Vocal Point

Guest Stars:

Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola

3. Radio Hits & 60's Classics: Part I

October 3, 2011

120 min

Theme: Radio Hits (first round), 60's Classics (second round) Group performance: "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane

4. Radio Hits & 60's Classics: Part 2

October 10, 2011

120 min

Theme: Radio Hits (first round), 60's Classics (second round) Group performance: "Rhythm of Love" by Plain White T's

5. Top 10 Groups: Guilty Pleasure Music

October 17, 2011

120 min

Theme: Guilty pleasures Group performance: "All Night Long (All Night)" by Lionel Richie*

6. Top 8 Groups: Hip-Hop Hits

October 24, 2011

120 min

Group performance: "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B. featuring Bruno Mars

7. Top 7 Groups: Superstar Medleys

October 31, 2011

120 min

Group performance: Halloween medley of "This Is Halloween" by Danny Elfman, "Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon and "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr.

8. Top 6 Groups: Rocking Out & Goin' Country

November 7, 2011

120 min

Theme: Rock classics (first round), Country hits (second round) Group performance: "Wake Up" by Arcade Fire

9. Top 5 Groups: The Rhythm & Blues Revue

November 14, 2011

120 min

The top five groups open the show with a medley of "I Feel Good" by James Brown, "ABC" by The Jackson 5 and "Crazy in Love" by Beyonce. Later they each perform their favorite R&B hits in an attempt to woo the judges for their votes. The group that remains standing at the end of the season receives the prize of $200,000 cash and a Sony Music recording contract. Nick Lachey hosts and Sara Bareilles, Ben Folds and Shawn Stockman serve as judges.

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10. America Votes: Group Mastermixes

November 21, 2011

120 min

Theme: Master Mix (combining 2 songs from different artists) (first round), Judges' Choice (second round) Group performance: Master Mix: "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve, "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani, "Baba O'Riley" by The Who, and "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" by Katy Perry

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11. Live Finale: Top 3 Finalists

November 28, 2011

120 min

The final three groups perform for the last time before finding out who America voted as the country’s best a capella group.