All Seasons

Season 1

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Live Auditions

    • January 26, 2008
    • MTV
  • S01E01 The Battle Begins

    • February 7, 2008
    • MTV

    In the series premiere of America's Best Dance Crew, the crews choreograph numbers to their favorite remixes.

  • S01E02 Music Video Moves

    • February 14, 2008
    • MTV

    The remaining 8 crews are given popular music videos to interpret and then choreograph a routine to.

  • S01E03 Dance Craze Challenge

    • February 21, 2008
    • MTV

    The crews perform popular dance crazes with a special challenging physical aspect to throw them off.

  • S01E04 Movie Characters

    • February 25, 2008
    • MTV

    While waiting to see who's the next to go home, the crews must portray a character and tell their story with this week's routine.

  • S01E05 Thriller

    • March 6, 2008
    • MTV

    The crews put their own spin on tracks from Michael Jackson's classic Thriller in honor of the album's twenty-fifth anniversary.

  • S01E06 Broadway Remixed

    • March 13, 2008
    • MTV

    The remaining four crews must add some hip hop style to a traditional Broadway number.

  • S01E07 Evolution of Street Dance

    • March 20, 2008
    • MTV

    All three crews dance to the same remix featuring the evolution of street dancing and the final two compete in an encore "do or die" round.

  • S01E08 The Live Finale

    • March 27, 2008
    • MTV

    Millions of votes have been cast and now it all comes down to this -- JabbaWockeeZ and Status Quo take to the stage one last time. Watch now to find out who is crowned America's Best Dance Crew.

Season 2

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Live Auditions 2

    • June 7, 2008
    • MTV

    New crews from all over the country come together to compete for the title of America's Best Dance Crew!!!

  • S02E01 Crew's Choice Challenge

    • June 19, 2008
    • MTV
  • S02E02 Video Star Challenge

    • June 26, 2008
    • MTV

    The nine remaining crews use iconic music videos as inspiration for this week's challenge.

  • S02E03 Rock The Title Challenge

    • July 3, 2008
    • MTV

    The eight remaining crews must create a routine that utilizes a unique physical transformation that is inspired by the song title.

  • S02E04 Speed Up Challenge

    • July 10, 2008
    • MTV

    This week is all about speed. The 7 remaining crews are given a mix that goes from smooth and slow to fast and furious. The crews will be judged on how well they can adjust to the faster pace and stay on the beat.

  • S02E05 Janet Jackson Challenge

    • July 17, 2008
    • MTV

    The 6 remaining crews apply their dance skills to Janet's hottest songs.

  • S02E06 Bring The Beat Challenge

    • July 24, 2008
    • MTV

    The 5 remaining crews take you to school for the Bring The Beat Challenge.

  • S02E07 Missy Elliott Challenge

    • July 31, 2008
    • MTV

    The 4 remaining crews bring their own style when they take on the moves from Missy's hottest music videos.

  • S02E08 Eighties Theme Challenge

    • August 7, 2008
    • MTV

    This week the crews take you back to the 80's with movesinspired by classic 80's films, 'Breakin', 'Flashdance' and 'Footloose'.

  • S02E09 Championship Showdown

    • August 14, 2008
    • MTV

    t's the Championship Showdown, and each of the 2 remaining crews face-off with 3 performances each.

  • S02E10 The Live Finale

    • August 21, 2008
    • MTV

    As Super Cr3w and SoReal Cru square off for the final time, the 8 booted crews return to show off their moves.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Sudden Death Challenge

    • January 15, 2009
    • MTV

    Season 3 kicks off with nine crews performing to their own master mixes. After that the judges will determine which three crews need to battle in a do-or-die, sudden death face off that will send one of the crews packing.

  • S03E02 Fit Test Challenge

    • January 23, 2009
    • MTV

    Eight crews will face our toughest physical challenge yet. Who will go hard? Who will go home? Each crew has to incorporate one demanding exercise into half of their routine in hopes of muscling out their competition.

  • S03E03 Britney Spears Challenge

    • January 29, 2009
    • MTV

    The seven remaining crews face the sexiest challenge to date. Each crew was given one Britney Spears chart topping song and asked to create a totally original routine inspired by some of the pop sensation's provocative videos.

  • S03E04 Whack Track Challenge

    • February 5, 2009
    • MTV

    The remaining six crews must bring fresh swagger to old school dance moves in the Whack Track Challenge.

  • S03E05 Illusion Challenge

    • February 12, 2009
    • MTV

    The five remaining crews will be tricking out their routines with eye popping moves and mind blowing tricks for the Illusion Challenge.

  • S03E06 Battle Of The Sexes Challenge

    • February 19, 2009
    • MTV

    The two remaining boy crews face-off against the two remaining girl crews in a fight to determine who rules the dance world.

  • S03E07 Hip-Hop Decathlon Challenge

    • February 26, 2009
    • MTV

    The top three crews must incorporate some of hip-hop's most difficult styles for the Hip-Hop Decathlon Challenge before the final two crews face off in the Last Chance Challenge.

  • S03E08 The Live Finale

    • March 5, 2009
    • MTV

    Beat Freaks and Quest Crew are reunited with the seven eliminated crews to learn which of them has been crowned 'America's Best Dance Crew.'

Season 4

  • SPECIAL 0x4 Top 10 Performances Of All Time

    • August 3, 2009
    • MTV

    Randy Jackson reveals ABDC's Top 10 Performances of All-Time.

  • S04E01 Crew's Choice Challenge

    • August 9, 2009
    • MTV

    ABDC Season 4 is in full effect as the first episode kicks off with nine new crews, each with their own unique style.

  • S04E02 Beyonce Challenge

    • August 16, 2009
    • MTV

    The 8 remaining crews square off to some of the dynamic pop diva's greatest hits.

  • S04E03 Martial Arts Challenge

    • August 23, 2009
    • MTV

    Quest Crew's Steve Terada returns to help the remaining seven crews in the action-packed Martial Arts Challenge.

  • S04E04 Bollywood Challenge

    • August 30, 2009
    • MTV

    Each of the remaining six crews must take classic Bollywood dance moves and fuse them into a hip-hop routine.

  • S04E05 Dance Craze Challenge

    • September 6, 2009
    • MTV

    The five remaining crews take the country's hottest dance crazes to new heights by incorporating a trampoline into their performances.

  • S04E06 VMA Challenge

    • September 13, 2009
    • MTV

    The four remaining crews are assigned an unforgettable VMA performance and then judged on how well they take the famous moves and update them with their own swagger.

  • S04E07 Decades Of Dance Challenge

    • September 20, 2009
    • MTV

    The remaining crews must master iconic dance moves from throughout the decades and the final two crews perform original routines for their Last Chance Challenge.

  • S04E08 The Live Finale

    • September 27, 2009
    • MTV

    All of Season 4's crews reunite on the ABDC stage for the live finale and finalists AfroBoriké and We Are Heroes find out who is America's Best Dance Crew.

Season 5

  • S05E01 ABDC Regional Finals: The South

    • January 28, 2010
    • MTV

    The season begins with five teams repping the South -- but there are only three spots open to move on in the competition.

  • S05E02 ABDC Regional Finals: The East

    • February 4, 2010
    • MTV

    The season continues with five teams repping the East -- but there are only three spots open to move on in the competition.

  • S05E03 ABDC Regional Finals: The West

    • February 11, 2010
    • MTV

    Five Western teams fight it out for the final three spots in the 'America's Best Dance Crew' nationals.

  • S05E04 Chart Topper Challenge

    • February 18, 2010
    • MTV

    The ABDC nationals kick off with the remaining nine teams dancing to the latest chart-topping hits.

  • S05E05 Music Video Challenge

    • February 25, 2010
    • MTV

    The eight remaining crews use iconic music videos as inspiration for this week's challenge.

  • S05E06 Lady Gaga Challenge

    • March 4, 2010
    • MTV

    Each of the remaining crews get inspired by the groundbreaking music and vision of the one and only Lady Gaga.

  • S05E07 Disco Challenge

    • March 11, 2010
    • MTV

    Classic disco grooves get a hip-hop update as the seven top crews must add some 70s moves to their street dance routines.

  • S05E08 Usher Challenge

    • March 18, 2010
    • MTV

    The crews will each receive a different Usher hit spanning his amazing career and must create a spectacular routine inspired by the track's music video.

  • S05E09 Illusion Challenge

    • March 25, 2010
    • MTV

    The top four crews will be challenged to incorporate awe-inspiring illusions into their hip-hop routines.

  • S05E10 Hip-Hop Nation Challenge & Last Chance Challenge

    • April 1, 2010
    • MTV

    The three remaining crews must display mastery of hip-hop styles from around the nation, but only two crews are left standing to perform one last time for the championship.

  • S05E11 The Finale

    • April 8, 2010
    • MTV

    All of the crews return for very special regional performances and the live crowning of our Season 5 champion.

  • S05E12 Champions For Charity

    • April 15, 2010
    • MTV

    All five seasons' champions return for incredible one-off performances for charity. JabbaWockeeZ, Supercr3w, Quest Crew, We Are Heroes and our newly minted fifth season champion Poreotix all take the stage for this incredible exhibition.

Season 6

  • S06E01 Lil Wayne

    • April 7, 2011
    • MTV

    The season of the superstars kicks off with an episode devoted to Lil Wayne -- and five crews hungry to move on in the competition.

  • S06E02 Ke$ha

    • April 14, 2011
    • MTV

    Superstar Ke$ha hands out the challenges to five crews hoping to move on in the competition.

  • S06E03 The Black Eyed Peas

    • April 21, 2011
    • MTV

    The remaining 8 crews will receive a challenge from The Black Eyed Peas to incorporate into their routine.

  • S06E04 Katy Perry

    • April 28, 2011
    • MTV
  • S06E05 Rihanna

    • May 5, 2011
    • MTV
  • S06E06 Justin Bieber

    • May 12, 2011
    • MTV
  • S06E07 Nicki Minaj

    • May 19, 2011
    • MTV
  • S06E08 Kanye West

    • May 26, 2011
    • MTV
  • S06E09 Battle Of The Final Two

    • June 2, 2011
    • MTV

    The final two are battling against each other: one challenge is to repeat their best choreography in this series and bring it to the next level.

  • S06E10 Finale at the 2011 Movie Awards Red Carpet

    • June 5, 2011
    • MTV

    America's Two Best Dance Crews battle for the Title supported by all previous Best Dance Crews from the last five seasons.

Season 7

  • S07E01 Britney Spears Superstar Challenge

    • April 11, 2012
    • MTV

    The crews must incorporate Britney Spears hits into their first routines.

  • S07E02 Flo Rida Superstar Challenge

    • April 18, 2012
    • MTV

    Flo Rida performs; the crews must craft a routine to one of Flo Rida's hits.

  • S07E03 Madonna Superstar Challenge

    • April 25, 2012
    • MTV

    The nine remaining crews choreograph routines inspired by Madonna's most iconic music videos.

  • S07E04 Drake Superstar Challenge

    • May 2, 2012
    • MTV

    The seven remaining crews choreograph routines inspired from songs by Drake.

  • S07E05 Jennifer Lopez Superstar Challenge

    • May 9, 2012
    • MTV

    The six remaining crews paid tribute to J.Lo. Her own choreographer, Beau "Casper" Smart, worked with the crews during rehearsals. Each crew's challenge was to highlight a defining moment in J.Lo's career. Smart also gave them an additional challenge that linked to their initial challenge. Pauly D also made an appearance as a guest DJ.

  • S07E06 Pitbull Superstar Challenge

    • May 16, 2012
    • MTV

    The five remaining crews began the episode with a dance number to "I Like: The Remix" featuring Enrique Iglesias and The WAV.s, alongside Season 6 runner-up ICONic Boyz. Then, each crew was given a country and an international dance style to incorporate into routines that were set to the music of Pitbull.

  • S07E07 Rihanna Superstar Challenge

    • May 23, 2012
    • MTV

    The five remaining crews choreograph routines inspired by Rihanna. Unlike last season, where her choreographer handed out the challenges, Rihanna delivers them to the crews herself.

  • S07E08 LMFAO Superstar Challenge

    • May 30, 2012
    • MTV

    The four remaining crews choreographed routines inspired by LMFAO, beginning with a group performance to "Live My Life" by Far East Movement featuring Justin Bieber. Redfoo from LMFAO handed out the dance challenges, and Season 3 champion Quest Crew visited the rehearsal studio to work with the crews.

  • S07E09 David Guetta Superstar Challenge

    • June 6, 2012
    • MTV

    The top three crews compete for the two spots in the championship round by choreographing routines to the music of David Guetta, starting with a group number to "Titanium" featuring Sia.

  • S07E10 Katy Perry Live Finale

    • June 13, 2012
    • MTV

    The final two crews dance to music from the upcoming concert film, Katy Perry: Part of Me, after meeting the pop starlet. Then, America's Best Dance Crew is crowned. The hour also features performances by past champions.

Season 8

  • S08E01 All-Star Showdown

    • July 29, 2015
    • MTV

    Ne-Yo kicks off the Season 8 premiere, which reintroduces all-star crews from previous seasons and features performances to songs by Video Music Award nominees and winners.

  • S08E02 VMA Icons

    • August 5, 2015
    • MTV

    The VMAs have featured some of the most iconic superstars in the music business. Each crew is assigned one of these VMA Icons and chooses a track from their legendary catalog.

  • S08E03 VMA Fashion

    • August 12, 2015
    • MTV

    Inspired by the forward-thinking and sometimes shocking fashion on the VMAs, the crews incorporate high-concept wardrobes as part of their choreography.

  • S08E04 Crews' Control

    • August 19, 2015
    • MTV

    The crews must create their own concept and characters for a VMA-worthy performance in order to enter the semi-finals.

  • S08E05 The Semifinals

    • August 26, 2015
    • MTV
  • S08E06 VMA Pre-Party Finale

    • August 29, 2015
    • MTV

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x3 Battle For The VMAs

    • August 30, 2008
    • MTV

    JabbaWockeeZ and Super Cr3w join forces for a massive performance, and BreakSk8, Kaba Modern, Status Quo, SoReal Cru and Fanny Pak throw down to the hottest 2008 VMA-nominated videos.

  • SPECIAL 0x5 Champions For Charity

    • April 15, 2010
    • MTV

    All five seasons' champions return for incredible one-off performances for charity. JabbaWockeeZ, Supercr3w, Quest Crew, We Are Heroes and our newly minted fifth season champion Poreotix all take the stage for this incredible exhibition.