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The second season of So You Think You Can Dance premiered on May 25, 2006, with new host Cat Deeley.
On August 16, Benji Schwimmer was announced as the winner of season 2 and received the grand prize of $100,000, a new hybrid SUV, and a one-year contract with Celine Dion's Las Vegas show, A New Day.... Schwimmer almost did not make the show's top 20 — he was officially first runner-up dancer in case any of the male dancers ran into unforeseen difficulties prior to the start of filming. As it happened, for the second year in a row, Hokuto Konishi was unable to get his visa cleared to work in the U.S. in time for the first taping, and he was cut. Schwimmer took his spot in the Top 20 and fared well from the start, garnering consistent praise from the judges and votes from viewers. Schwimmer and fellow grand finalist Donyelle Jones, who were paired as a couple from the first performance episode, became the first contestants in the show's run never to face elimination from being among the bottom six or bottom four dancers.
Auditions were held in New York City; Los Angeles; Chicago; and Charleston, South Carolina.
One hundred and sixteen dancers were invited for a week of training to the Aladdin hotel (now Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino) in Las Vegas, Nevada. This training included hip-hop choreography taught by Shane Sparks, samba choreography taught by Mary Murphy with assistance from season 1 contestant Artem Chigvinsev, a contemporary routine taught by Mia Michaels, and training from Brian Friedman, who described his choreography as a fusion of jazz and hip-hop.[1] The original group of dancers was eventually whittled down to 41, from which the judges chose their top 20.
| Dancer(s) | Thing/style | Music | Choreographer(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Hip-hop | "Run It!"—Chris Brown" | Shane Sparks | |
| All | Samba | "Magalenha"—Sérgio Mendes | Mary Murphy with Artem Chigvinsev | |
| All | Contemporary | N/A | Mia Michaels | |
| All | Jazz-fusion | "So Sexy"—Shanice | Brian Friedman | |
| All (individual) | Solo | Individual songs chosen by contestant | The dancer |
| Contestant | Age | Home Town | Dance Style | Elimination date | Placement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donyelle Jones | 26 | Los Angeles, California | Hip Hop/Jazz | August 16, 2006 | 3rd Place | |
| Heidi Groskreutz | 24 | Newport Beach, California | Latin/Swing | August 16, 2006 | 4th Place | |
| Natalie Fotopoulos | 22 | Tampa, Florida | Jazz | August 3, 2006 | Top 6 | |
| Allison Holker | 18 | Orem, Utah | Contemporary | July 27, 2006 | Top 8 | |
| Martha Nichols | 19 | Brooklyn, New York | Contemporary | July 20, 2006 | Top 10 | |
| Ashlee Nino | 21 | Fort Worth, Texas | Hip Hop | July 13, 2006 | Top 12 | |
| Jessica Fernandez | 19 | Miami, Florida | Ballet | July 6, 2006 | Top 14 | |
| Aleksandra Wojda | 23 | Pretoria, South Africa | Contemporary | June 29, 2006 | Top 16 | |
| Joy Spears | 19 | Killen, Alabama | Contemporary | June 22, 2006 | Top 18 | |
| Erin Ellis | 19 | Nashville, Tennessee | Jazz | June 15, 2006 | Top 20 |
| Contestant | Age | Home Town | Dance Style | Elimination date | Placement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benji Schwimmer | 22 | San Diego, California | Swing | August 16, 2006 | Winner | |
| Travis Wall | 18 | Quantico, Virginia | Contemporary | August 16, 2006 | Runner Up | |
| Ivan Koumaev | 18 | Seattle, Washington (originally from Russia) | Hip Hop | August 3, 2006 | Top 6 | |
| Ryan Rankine | 20 | Brooklyn, New York | Ballet | July 27, 2006 | Top 8 | |
| Dmitry Chaplin | 23 | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | Latin Ballroom | July 20, 2006 | Top 10 | |
| Musa Cooper | 28 | Camden, New Jersey | Hip Hop | July 13, 2006 | Top 12 | |
| Jaymz Tuaileva | 20 | Orem, Utah | Jazz | July 6, 2006 | Top 14 | |
| Ben Susak | 19 | Phoenix, Arizona | Contemporary | June 29, 2006 | Top 16 | |
| Jason Williams | 20 | Wilmington, North Carolina | Hip Hop | June 22, 2006 | Top 18 | |
| Stanislav Savich | 22 | Brooklyn, New York | Ballroom | June 15, 2006 | Top 20 |
The song played after each female elimination was "Suddenly I See" by KT Tunstall, whilst that played after each male elimination was "It's the End of the Road" by Matt Goss.
| - | + Legend | - | Female | Male | Bottom 3 couples | Bottom 4 contestants |
| - | Week: | 6/15 !6/22 | 6/29 !7/6 | 7/13 !7/20 | 7/27 !8/3 | 8/17 | - !Contestant | Result | - | Benji Schwimmer | Winner | - | Btm 3 | Btm 4 | Runner-Up | - | Donyelle Jones | 3rd Place | - | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | 4th Place | - | Ivan Koumaev | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | - | Natalie Fotopoulos | Btm 3 | Btm 4 | Btm 4 | - | Ryan Rankine | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 4 | Elim | - | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | - | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | - | Btm 3 | - | Musa Cooper | Elim | - | Ashlee Nino | Btm 3 | - | Jaymz Tuaileva | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | - | Jessica Fernandez | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | - | Ben Susak | Elim | - | Aleksandra Wodja | Btm 3 | - | Jason Williams | Elim | - | Joy Spears | - | Stanislav Savich | Elim | - | Erin Ellis | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones | Hip-Hop | "2 Much Booty (In Da Pants)"—Soundmaster T | Shane Sparks | Safe | |
| Ivan Koumaev Allison Holker | Salsa | "El Temblor"—La Palabra | Alex Da Silva | Bottom 3 | |
| Jason Williams Aleksandra Wojda | Contemporary | "Unwritten"—Natasha Bedingfield | Tyce Diorio | Safe | |
| Jaymz Tuaileva Jessica Fernandez | 70s Disco | "Disco Inferno"—The Trammps | Doriana Sanchez | Bottom 3 | |
| Stanislav Savich Erin Ellis | Paso Doble | "Malaguena"—Manhattan Pops Orchestra | Ron Montez | Both eliminated | |
| Dmitry Chaplin Joy Spears | Hip-Hop | "Hit the Floor"—Twista (ft. Pitbull) | Shane Sparks | Safe | |
| Ryan Rankine Heidi Groskreutz | Viennese Waltz | "Caribbean Blue"—Enya | Ron Montez | Safe | |
| Ben Susak Ashlee Nino | 80s Disco | "Flashdance... What a Feeling"—Irene Cara | Doriana Sanchez | Safe | |
| Travis Wall Martha Nichols | Broadway | "Steam Heat"—The Pointer Sisters | Tyce Diorio | Safe | |
| Musa Cooper Natalie Fotopoulos | Mambo | "Nina"—Joe Cuba Sextet | Alex Da Silva | Safe |
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Shane Sparks and Mia Michaels
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Wall Martha Nichols | Krump | "Clap Back"—Ja Rule | Lil' C | Safe | |
| Jaymz Tuaileva | Foxtrot | "Why Don't You Do Right?"—Sinéad O'Connor (incorrectly listed as "Sinead O'Conner") | Mary Murphy | Safe | |
| Ivan Koumaev Allison Holker | Hip-Hop | "Touch It"—Busta Rhymes | Safe | ||
| Dmitry Chaplin Joy Spears | Samba | Mark Weiss | Joy Spears eliminated | ||
| Musa Cooper Natalie Fotopoulos | Contemporary | "Closer"—Goapele | Tovaris Wilson | Safe | |
| Ryan Rankine Heidi Groskreutz | Pop | "Walk Away"—Kelly Clarkson | Tovaris Wilson | Bottom 3 | |
| Ben Susak Ashlee Nino | American Jive | "Great Balls of Fire"—Jerry Lee Lewis | Mary Murphy | Safe | |
| Jason Williams Aleksandra Wojda | Hip-Hop | "Wrath of Kane"—Big Daddy Kane | |||
| Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones | Cha-cha | "Cuchi-Cuchi"—Los Amigos Invisibles | Mark Weiss | Safe |
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Olisa Thompson and Cicely Bradley
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Susak Ashlee Nino | Hip-Hop | "Caught Up"—Usher | Todd Sams | Ben Susak eliminated | |
| Ryan Rankine Heidi Groskreutz | Cuban Rumba | "Rumba del Solar"—Angelo Rodriguez | Alex Da Silva | Safe | |
| Dmitry Chaplin Aleksandra Wojda | Waltz | "If I Were a Painting"—Kenny Rogers | Heather Smith | Aleksandra Wojda eliminated | |
| Ivan Koumaev Allison Holker | Argentine Tango | "Libertango"—bond | Alex Da Silva | Safe | |
| Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones | Pop-Jazz | "Put the Needle on It"—Dannii Minogue | Brian Friedman | Safe | |
| Musa Cooper Natalie Fotopoulos | Quickstep | "Zoot Suit Riot"—Cherry Poppin' Daddies | Heather Smith | Safe | |
| Jaymz Tuaileva Jessica Fernandez | Contemporary | "Let Go"—Frou Frou | Brian Friedman | Bottom 3 | |
| Travis Wall Martha Nichols | Hip-Hop | "Just Fine"—Chris Brown | Todd Sams | Safe |
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Rankine Heidi Groskreutz | Hip-Hop | "Give It All You Got"—Afro-Rican | Shane Sparks | Bottom 3 | |
| Travis Wall Martha Nichols | Salsa | "Tanga"—Machito and His Afro-Cubans | Ron Montez | Safe | |
| Dmitry Chaplin Ashlee Nino | Contemporary | "Dance, Dance"—Fall Out Boy | Brian Friedman | Safe | |
| Musa Cooper | Disco | "Hot Stuff"—Donna Summer | Safe | ||
| Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones | Viennese Waltz | Toni Redpath Michael Mead | Safe | ||
| Ivan Koumaev Allison Holker | "Don't Happen No More"—Pat Benatar | Ron Montez | Bottom 3 | ||
| Jaymz Tuaileva | Hip-Hop | "I Can Make You Dance"—Zapp | Shane Sparks |
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Brian Friedman
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musa Cooper Natalie Fotopoulos | Hip-Hop | "Promiscuous"—Nelly Furtado (ft. Timbaland) | Dan Karaty | Musa Cooper eliminated | |
| Ryan Rankine Heidi Groskreutz | Cha-cha | "Sex Bomb"—Tom Jones | Jean-Marc Généreux | Safe | |
| Ivan Koumaev Allison Holker | Contemporary | "Why"—Annie Lennox | Tyce Diorio | Safe | |
| Dmitry Chaplin Ashlee Nino | Pop | "Let Me"—Rihanna | Dan Karaty | Ashlee Nino eliminated | |
| Travis Wall Martha Nichols | Foxtrot | "Witchcraft"—Steve Tyrell | Jean-Marc Généreux | Bottom 3 | |
| Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones | Broadway | "You Can't Stop The Beat" from Hairspray | Tyce Diorio | Safe |
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Olisa Thompson, Cicely Bradley and Jean-Marc Généreux
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Hip-Hop | "Me & U"—Cassie | Shane Sparks | |
| Smooth Waltz | "Sandy's Song"—Dolly Parton | Toni Redpath Michael Mead | ||
| | Paso Doble | Mary Murphy | Safe | |
| Contemporary | "Calling You"—Celine Dion | Mia Michaels | ||
| Ryan Rankine Allison Holker | Contemporary | "Ethna"—Klement Bonelli | Mia Michaels | Ryan Rankine in bottom 4 |
| Broadway | "Bye Bye Blackbird"—Liza Minnelli | Tyce Diorio | ||
| Dmitry Chaplin Donyelle Jones | Lindy Hop | "Sing, Sing, Sing"-Benny Goodman | Nick Williams Kristen Sorci | Dmitry Chaplin eliminated |
| Samba | "Hey Mama"—The Black Eyed Peas | Mary Murphy | ||
| | Jazz | Tyce Diorio | ||
| Hip-Hop | "She's Freaky"—Pitbull | Shane Sparks |
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donyelle Jones | Hip-Hop | "Git It"—Bun B feat. Ying Yang Twins | Safe | |
| Dmitry Chaplin | Samba | "Pump It"—Black Eyed Peas | Eliminated | |
| Martha Nichols | Jazz | "What You Waiting For?"—Gwen Stefani | Eliminated | |
| Ivan Koumaev | Hip-Hop | "This Luv"—Donell Jones | Safe | |
| Heidi Groskreutz | Samba | "Dum Diddly"—Black Eyed Peas | Safe | |
| Travis Wall | Contemporary | "Belief"—Gavin DeGraw | Safe | |
| Natalie Fotopoulos | Contemporary | "Lamentation"—Leah Andreone | Bottom 4 | |
| Benji Schwimmer | West Coast Swing | "Land of a Thousand Dances"—Wilson Pickett | Safe | |
| Allison Holker | Contemporary | "We Belong"—Pat Benatar | Safe | |
| Ryan Rankine | Jazz | "Canned Heat"—Jamiroquai | Bottom 4 |
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donyelle Jones Travis Wall | Hip-Hop | "London Bridge"—Fergie | Shane Sparks | Travis Wall in bottom 4 |
| Quickstep | "Dancin' Fool"—Barry Manilow | Glenn Weiss | ||
| Allison Holker Ivan Koumaev | Argentine Tango | "La Cumparsita"—Orquestra Escuela de Tango | Alex Da Silva | Allison Holker eliminated |
| Hip-Hop | "Sexy Love"—Ne-Yo | Shane Sparks | ||
| Natalie Fotopoulos Ryan Rankine | Disco | "Turn the Beat Around"—Vicki Sue Robinson | Doriana Sanchez | Natalie Fotopoulos in bottom 4 Ryan Rankine eliminated |
| Contemporary | "I Will Get There"—Boyz II Men | Tyce Diorio | ||
| Benji Schwimmer Heidi Groskreutz | Broadway | "Fake Your Way to the Top" from Dreamgirls | Tyce Diorio | Safe |
| Mambo | "Black Mambo"—Angel and the Mambokats | Alex Da Silva |
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Mia Michaels
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Koumaev Natalie Fotopoulos | Jive | "Route 66"—John Mayer | Ron Montez | Both eliminated |
| Contemporary | Tyce Diorio | |||
| Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones | Broadway | "Le Jazz Hot"—Julie Andrews | Tyce Diorio | Safe |
| Hip-Hop | "Hotline"—Ciara | Shane Sparks | ||
| Travis Wall Heidi Groskreutz | Smooth Waltz | "Flying"—Cait Agus Sean | Ron Montez | Safe |
| Afro-Pop | "W'Happy Mama"—Zap Mama | Wade Robson |
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Wall | Contemporary | "You and Me"—Lifehouse | Safe | |
| Natalie Fotopoulos | Jazz | "Ooh La La"—Goldfrapp | Eliminated | |
| Ivan Koumaev | Hip-Hop | "It Was All In Your Mind"—Wade Robson | Eliminated | |
| Heidi Groskreutz | Cha-cha | "I Like It"—The Blackout Allstars | Safe | |
| Benji Schwimmer | West Coast Swing | "Reet Petite"—Jackie Wilson | Safe | |
| Donyelle Jones | Broadway | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls | Safe |
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Brian Friedman
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Wall Heidi Groskreutz | Disco | "Shake Your Groove Thing"—Peaches & Herb | Doriana Sanchez | |
| Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones | Viennese Waltz | "I'll Be"—Edwin McCain | Jean-Marc Généreux | |
| Travis Wall Benji Schwimmer | Hip-Hop | "Gyrate"—Da Muzicianz feat. Mr. Collipark | Shane Sparks | |
| Donyelle Jones Heidi Groskreutz | Broadway | "Big Spender" from Sweet Charity | Tyce Diorio Lauren Gottlieb assisting | |
| Donyelle Jones Travis Wall | Contemporary | "Georgia on My Mind"—Ray Charles | Mia Michaels | |
| Benji Schwimmer Heidi Groskreutz | Salsa | "La Comay"—Sonora Carruseles | Alex Da Silva |
Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi Groskreutz | Cha-cha | "Rie y Llora"—Celia Cruz | |
| Donyelle Jones | Contemporary | "Human"—Dionne Farris | |
| Travis Wall | Contemporary | "Konstantine"—Something Corporate | |
| Benji Schwimmer | West Coast Swing | "The House Is Rockin'"—The Brian Setzer Orchestra |
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Ellis | Contemporary | "Gotta Get Thru This"—Daniel Bedingfield | Eliminated | |
| Stanislav Savich | Cha-cha | "Shing A-Tin Tin"—Tito Puente | Eliminated | |
| Allison Holker | Contemporary | "Wild Horses"—Natasha Bedingfield | Safe | |
| Ivan Koumaev | Hip-Hop | "Ready"—Black Rob | Safe | |
| Jessica Fernandez | Ballet | "Dancing"—Elisa | Safe | |
| Jaymz Tuaileva | Jazz | "All That I've Got"—The Used | Safe |
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joy Spears | Contemporary | "Look At Me"—Keri Noble | Eliminated | |
| Dmitry Chaplin | Paso Doble | "Plaza of Execution"—James Horner | Safe | |
| Heidi Groskreutz | Cha-cha | "I Like It (Radio Mix)"—Tito Nieves | Safe | |
| Ryan Rankine | Contemporary | "Ain't No Way"—Chris Brown | Safe | |
| Aleksandra Wojda | Contemporary | "Breathe Me"—Sia | Safe | |
| Jason Williams | Hip-Hop | "So Sexy"—Shanice | Eliminated |
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashlee Nino | Popping | "She's a Bad Mama Jama"—Carl Carlton | Safe | |
| Ben Susak | Contemporary | "Everything"—Lifehouse | Eliminated | |
| Jessica Fernandez | Jazz | "Fever"—Michael Bublé | Safe | |
| Jaymz Tuaileva | Jazz | "Only One"—Yellowcard | Safe | |
| Aleksandra Wojda | Contemporary | "Insensible"—Mandalay | Eliminated | |
| Dmitry Chaplin | Samba | "Magalenha"—Sérgio Mendes | Safe |
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Fernandez | Jazz | "Body Language"—Queen | Eliminated | |
| Jaymz Tuaileva | Paso Doble | "The Plaza of Execution"—James Horner | Eliminated | |
| Heidi Groskreutz | Jive | "Proud Mary"—Ike and Tina Turner | Safe | |
| Ryan Rankine | Contemporary | "Love"—Musiq Soulchild | Safe | |
| Allison Holker | Contemporary | "Bitter"—Me'shell Ndegeocello | Safe | |
| Ivan Koumaev | Lyrical Hip-Hop | "Let Me Love You"—Mario | Safe |
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashlee Nino | Popping | "We Don't Play"—Lil Rob | Eliminated | |
| Dmitry Chaplin | Jive | "Jailhouse Rock"—Elvis Presley | Safe | |
| Martha Nichols | Contemporary | "Still"—Jodie Manross | Safe | |
| Travis Wall | Contemporary | "The Blower's Daughter"—Damien Rice | Safe | |
| Natalie Fotopoulos | Jazz | "Some Girls"—Rachel Stevens | Safe | |
| Musa Cooper | Breakdance | "Disco Inferno"—The Trammps | Eliminated |
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie Fotopoulos | Jazz | "Veins"—Charlotte Martin | Safe | |
| Ryan Rankine | Contemporary | "Just Fine"—Chris Brown | Eliminated | |
| Allison Holker | Jazz | "Feeling Good"—Michael Bublé | Eliminated | |
| Travis Wall | Contemporary | "Gotta Get Thru This (Acoustic)"—Daniel Bedingfield | Safe |
In 2006, the top 10 contestants went on a performance tour (which is the first sytycd tour). Tickets went on sale August 12
| Result | Category | Recipient(s)/ Choreographer(s) | Performers | Music | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won† | Outstanding Choreography | Wade Robson | Top 10 finalists | "Ramalama (Bang Bang)"—Róisín Murphy | |
| Won† | Outstanding Choreography | Mia Michaels | Travis Wall Heidi Groskreutz | "Calling You"—Celine Dion |
| Show | Episode | First Air Date | Rating (18–49) | Share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | Rank (timeslot) | Rank (night) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auditions #1 & #2: New York and Chicago | May 25, 2006 | 6.9 | 12 | 10.7[2] | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | Auditions #3: Los Angeles | May 31, 2006 | 5.6 | 9 | 8.8[3] | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Auditions #4: Chicago | June 1, 2006 | 6.3 | 10 | 10.0[4] | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Las Vegas Callback #1 | June 7, 2006 | 6.7 | 11 | 10.7[5] | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Las Vegas Callback #2 | June 8, 2006 | 6.3 | 10 | 10.2[6] | 3 | 4 | |
| 6 | Top 20 Perform | June 14, 2006 | 6.6 | 12 | 9.9[7] | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 of 20 Voted Off Live | June 15, 2006 | 5.2 | 9 | 8.2[8] | 4 | 6 | |
| 8 | Top 18 Perform | June 21, 2006 | 5.9 | 10 | 9.1[9] | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | 2 of 18 Voted Off | June 22, 2006 | 5.7 | 10 | 9.3[10] | 2 | 3 | |
| 10 | Top 16 Perform | June 28, 2006 | 5.8 | 10 | 8.8[11] | 1 | 4 | |
| 11 | 2 of 16 Voted Off | June 29, 2006 | 5.5 | 10 | 8.5[12] | 2 | 3 | |
| 12 | Top 14 Perform | July 5, 2006 | 5.4 | 10 | 8.5[13] | 1 | 4 | |
| 13 | 2 of 14 Voted Off | July 6, 2006 | 5.4 | 9 | 8.8[14] | 1 | 3 | |
| 14 | Top 12 Perform | July 12, 2006 | 6.0 | 10 | 9.6[15] | 1 | 3 | |
| 15 | 2 of 12 Voted Off Live | July 13, 2006 | 6.0 | 10 | 9.3[16] | 2 | 3 | |
| 16 | Top 10 Perform | July 19, 2006 | 5.5 | 10 | 8.7[17] | 2 | 3 | |
| 17 | 2 of 10 Voted Off Live | July 20, 2006 | 5.5 | 9 | 8.6[18] | 2 | 3 | |
| 18 | Top 8 Perform | July 26, 2006 | 5.8 | 10 | 9.2[19] | 1 (tied) | 3 (tied) | |
| 19 | 2 of 8 Voted Off | July 27, 2006 | 5.3 | 9 | 8.4[20] | 2 | 3 | |
| 20 | Top 6 Perform | August 2, 2006 | 6.0 | 10 | 9.4[21] | 1 | 2 | |
| 21 | 2 of 6 Voted Off Live | August 3, 2006 | 5.3 | 9 | 8.4[22] | 2 | 3 | |
| 22 | Top 4 Perform | August 9, 2006 | 6.4 | 10 | 10.1[23] | 1 | 1 | |
| 23 | Finals/Winner | August 16, 2006 | 6.0 | 10 | 9.4[24] | 2 | 2 |