The Sing-Off - Season 3
1 - Season Premiere: Part 1
Air Date: September 19, 2011
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.
2 - Season Premiere: Part 2
Air Date: September 26, 2011
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
3 - Radio Hits & 60's Classics: Part I
Air Date: October 3, 2011
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
Air Date: October 10, 2011
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
Air Date: October 17, 2011
Theme: Guilty pleasures Group performance: "All Night Long (All Night)" by Lionel Richie*
6 - Top 8 Groups: Hip-Hop Hits
Air Date: October 24, 2011
Group performance: "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B. featuring Bruno Mars
7 - Top 7 Groups: Superstar Medleys
Air Date: October 31, 2011
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
Air Date: November 7, 2011
Theme: Rock classics (first round), Country hits (second round) Group performance: "Wake Up" by Arcade Fire
9 - Top 5 Groups: The Rhythm & Blues Revue
Air Date: 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 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.
10 - America Votes: Group Mastermixes
Air Date: November 21, 2011
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
11 - Live Finale: Top 3 Finalists
Air Date: 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 group.