Season 3 poster

Season 3

(2011)

Overview

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 progra…

Cast

Shawn Stockman as Self - Judge
Shawn Stockman

as Self - Judge

Ben Folds as Self - Judge
Ben Folds

as Self - Judge

Sara Bareilles as Self - Judge
Sara Bareilles

as Self - Judge

Nick Lachey as Self - Host
Nick Lachey

as Self - Host

Episodes

Season Premiere: Part 1 poster

Season Premiere: Part 1 9.0

September 19, 2011

Eight of the 16 competing acapella groups perform as the competition kicks off. Sara Bareilles joins Ben Folds and Shaw…

Season Premiere: Part 2 poster

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September 26, 2011

Eight more groups perform together and separately. The groups include Messiah's Men, North Shore, Pentatonix, Sonos, So…

Radio Hits & 60's Classics: Part I poster

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October 3, 2011

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

Radio Hits & 60's Classics: Part 2 poster

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October 10, 2011

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

Top 10 Groups: Guilty Pleasure Music poster

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October 17, 2011

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

Top 8 Groups: Hip-Hop Hits poster

Top 8 Groups: Hip-Hop Hits 0.0

October 24, 2011

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

Top 7 Groups: Superstar Medleys poster

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October 31, 2011

Group performance: Halloween medley of "This Is Halloween" by Danny Elfman, "Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon and …

Top 6 Groups: Rocking Out & Goin' Country poster

Top 6 Groups: Rocking Out & Goin' Country 0.0

November 7, 2011

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

Top 5 Groups: The Rhythm & Blues Revue poster

Top 5 Groups: The Rhythm & Blues Revue 0.0

November 14, 2011

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 L…

America Votes: Group Mastermixes poster

America Votes: Group Mastermixes 0.0

November 21, 2011

Theme: Master Mix (combining 2 songs from different artists) (first round), Judges' Choice (second round) Group perfor…

Live Finale: Top 3 Finalists poster

Live Finale: Top 3 Finalists 0.0

November 28, 2011

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