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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S14E8 9.1
Top 10 Perform: Pt. 1

The Top 10 are revealed and perform for the first time on the SYTYCD stage.

#2
S14E14 9.1
Top 4 Perform

With only the best of the best remaining in the competition, the dancers show America why they belong in the Final Four.

#3
S14E9 8.8
Top 10 Perform: Pt. 2

After the Top 10 competed for the nation's vote, one dancer must head home.

#4 The Finale S14E15 8.8
#5 Top 12 Perform S5E14 8.7
#6 Los Angeles Auditions: No. 2 S14E2 8.7
#7 Top 9 Perform S14E10 8.7
#8 Top 8 Perform S14E11 8.7
#9 Top 20 Perform S5E6 8.6
#10 The Fifteen Best Routines Ever S6E0 8.6

Lowlights

#318 S18E5 Challenge #1: Music Videos 4.4

The dancers split into two groups and take on music video challenges choreographed by Emmy nominee Luther Brown and choreographers Phillip and Makenzie Chbeeb.

#317 Challenge #2: Broadway S18E6 4.6
#316 Episode #17.2 S17E2 4.8
#315 Auditions: Day Three S18E3 5.0
#314 Two of 12 Voted Off S6E18 5.1

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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Series Trajectory

One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.

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Season Momentum

Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.

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Season Consistency

How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.

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