Episode 1
Season Premiere: Part 1
2h9.0 / 10
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.
Episode credits
Guest stars Ethan Crystal
TV series
The Sing-Off
20095 seasons4.7 / 10
Sing it. Bring it.
Featuring the country's best a cappella groups performing popular songs like you've never heard them before. There's no lip-synching, backup bands or safety net. They'll be singing for America's vote, with the winner walking away with the ultimate prize - a Sony Music recording contract and $100,000.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
The Sing-Off premiered December 14, 2009. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Featuring the country's best a cappella groups performing popular songs like you've never heard them before. There's no lip-synching, backup bands or safety net. They'll be singing for America's vote, with the winner walking away with the ultimate prize - a Sony Music recording contract and $100,000.
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Episode 2
Season Premiere: Part 2
2h
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
Episode credits
Guest stars Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola
Episode 3
Radio Hits & 60's Classics: Part I
2h
Theme: Radio Hits (first round), 60's Classics (second round) Group performance: "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane
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Radio Hits & 60's Classics: Part 2
2h
Theme: Radio Hits (first round), 60's Classics (second round) Group performance: "Rhythm of Love" by Plain White T's
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Top 10 Groups: Guilty Pleasure Music
2h
Theme: Guilty pleasures Group performance: "All Night Long (All Night)" by Lionel Richie*
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Top 8 Groups: Hip-Hop Hits
2h
Group performance: "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B. featuring Bruno Mars
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Top 7 Groups: Superstar Medleys
2h
Group performance: Halloween medley of "This Is Halloween" by Danny Elfman, "Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon and "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr.
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Top 6 Groups: Rocking Out & Goin' Country
2h
Theme: Rock classics (first round), Country hits (second round) Group performance: "Wake Up" by Arcade Fire
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Top 5 Groups: The Rhythm & Blues Revue
2h
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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America Votes: Group Mastermixes
2h
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
Where to watch The Sing-OffEpisode 11
Live Finale: Top 3 Finalists
2hfinale
The final three groups perform for the last time before finding out who America voted as the country’s best a capella group.
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Cast
Shawn StockmanSelf - Judge
Ben FoldsSelf - Judge
Sara BareillesSelf - Judge
Nick LacheySelf - Host
Nicole ScherzingerSelf - Judge
Patrick StumpSelf - Judge
JewelSelf - JudgeJonathan SchwartzSelf - Princeton Footnotes President
Credits
- Written by
- Sam Riegel, Rob Blatt, Sam Weisman, Joel Gallen, Deborah Jelin Newmyer, Jordan Allen-Dutton
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Reality
- Episodes
- 28
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
NBCUnited States
Sony Pictures TelevisionUnited States
Tenth Planet ProductionsUnited States
Outlaw ProductionsUnited States
Themes
a cappellaacapellacompetitiongame showmusic competitionsingersingingsinging competition