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The second season of The Sing-Off began on December 6, 2010. The number of a cappella groups was increased from eight to ten, with all acts coming from the United States. Nick Lachey remained as host and the three judges, Ben Folds, Shawn Stockman and Nicole Scherzinger, also returned. Deke Sharon returned as music director and vocal producer. The music staff included Ed Boyer, Ben Bram, and Bill Hare. The program was broadcast for five nights in December with the finale on December 20. The season premiere averaged 8.5 million viewers. On the finale, the group Committed became the second champion of the show, beating Street Corner Symphony, The Backbeats and Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town.
This was Scherzinger's last season as a judge.
| Contestant | School | Finish | Number of members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Committed Huntsville, Alabama | Oakwood University | ||
| Street Corner Symphony Nashville, Tennessee | N/A | ||
| The Backbeats Los Angeles, California | UCLA/USC/BYU | ||
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town Oakland, California | N/A | ||
| On the Rocks Eugene, Oregon | University of Oregon | ||
| Groove for Thought Seattle, Washington | N/A | ||
| The Whiffenpoofs New Haven, Connecticut | Yale University | ||
| Eleventh Hour Kettering, Ohio | Fairmont High School | ||
| Men of Note Cherry Hill, New Jersey | Cherry Hill High School West Alumni[1] | ||
| Pitch Slapped Boston, Massachusetts | Berklee College of Music | ||
| Eliminated | Last safe | Safe | Third place | Second place | Winner |
| Date: | 12/6 | 12/8 | 12/13 | 12/15 (A) | 12/15 (B) | 12/20 | |
| Place | Group | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Committed | 1st (B) | 1st (B) | 3rd | 1st | 1st | Winner |
| 2 | Street Corner Symphony | 4th (B) | 2nd (A) | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | Second Place |
| 3 | The Backbeats | 2nd (B) | 3rd (B) | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | Third Place |
| 4 | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 1st (A) | 1st (A) | 1st | 3rd | 4th | Fourth Place |
| 5 | On the Rocks | 3rd (A) | 3rd (A) | 5th | Eliminated | ||
| 6 | Groove for Thought | 4th (A) | 2nd (B) | Eliminated | |||
| 7 | The Whiffenpoofs | 3rd (B) | Eliminated (B) | ||||
| 8 | Eleventh Hour | 2nd (A) | Eliminated (A) | ||||
| 9 | Men of Note | Eliminated (B) | |||||
| 10 | Pitch Slapped | Eliminated (A) | |||||
| 1 | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | Committed | Committed | Committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Eleventh Hour | Street Corner Symphony | Street Corner Symphony | The Backbeats | Street Corner Symphony | Street Corner Symphony |
| 3 | On the Rocks | On the Rocks | Committed | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | The Backbeats | The Backbeats |
| 4 | Groove for Thought | Committed | The Backbeats | Street Corner Symphony | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town |
| 5 | Committed | Groove for Thought | On the Rocks | On the Rocks | ||
| 6 | The Backbeats | The Backbeats | Groove for Thought | |||
| 7 | The Whiffenpoofs | The Whiffenpoofs | ||||
| 8 | Street Corner Symphony | Eleventh Hour | ||||
| 9 | Men of Note | |||||
| 10 | Pitch Slapped |
This group was eliminated.
| Order | Song | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eleventh Hour | 1 | "Baby" by Justin Bieber | Safe | ||
| On the Rocks | 2 | "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga | Safe | ||
| Groove for Thought | 3 | "I Wish" by Stevie Wonder | Last safe | ||
| Pitch Slapped | 4 | "Good Girls Go Bad" by Cobra Starship | Eliminated | ||
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 5 | "Save the Last Dance for Me" by The Drifters | Safe | ||
| The Whiffenpoofs | 6 | "Grace Kelly" by Mika | Safe | ||
| Men of Note | 7 | "The Longest Time" by Billy Joel | Eliminated | ||
| Street Corner Symphony | 8 | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears | Last safe | ||
| The Backbeats | 9 | "If I Were A Boy" by Beyoncé | Safe | ||
| Committed | 10 | "This Love" by Maroon 5 | Safe | ||
| Swan songs | |||||
| Pitch Slapped | 1 | "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam | |||
| Men of Note | 2 | "Take a Bow" by Rihanna | |||
| Order | Song | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the Rocks | 1 | "Live Your Life" by T.I. and Rihanna | Last safe | ||
| Street Corner Symphony | 2 | "Hey Soul Sister" by Train | Safe | ||
| Eleventh Hour | 3 | "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars | Eliminated | ||
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 4 | "Mercy" by Duffy | Safe | ||
| The Backbeats | 5 | "Breakeven" by The Script | Last safe | ||
| Committed | 6 | "Apologize" by OneRepublic | Safe | ||
| Groove for Thought | 7 | "Cooler Than Me" by Mike Posner | Safe | ||
| The Whiffenpoofs | 8 | "Haven't Met You Yet" by Michael Bublé | Eliminated | ||
| Swan songs | |||||
| Eleventh Hour | 1 | "Leavin'" by Jesse McCartney | |||
| The Whiffenpoofs | 2 | "Home Sweet Home" by Mötley Crüe | |||
| Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Backbeats | 1 | 7 | "Love Shack" by B52s | Safe | ||
| Street Corner Symphony | 2 | "Creep" by Radiohead | 8 | "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners | Safe | |
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 3 | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones | 9 | "Easy" by The Commodores | Safe | |
| On the Rocks | 4 | "Pour Some Sugar On Me" by Def Leppard | 10 | "Kyrie" by Mr. Mister | Last Safe | |
| Groove for Thought | 5 | "Changes" by David Bowie | 11 | "You Make My Dreams" by Hall & Oates | Eliminated | |
| Committed | 6 | "Every Breath You Take" by The Police | 12 | "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys | Safe | |
| Swan song | ||||||
| Groove for Thought | 1 | "That's Life" by Frank Sinatra | ||||
| Order | Song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the Rocks | 1 | A medley of Elton John songs (The Bitch Is Back/Bennie and the Jets/Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me) | Eliminated | |
| Committed | 2 | A medley of Usher songs (DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love/U Got It Bad/Love in This Club) | Safe | |
| Street Corner Symphony | 3 | A medley of The Beatles songs (Eleanor Rigby/Help!/Hey Jude) | Last Safe | |
| The Backbeats | 4 | A medley of Lady Gaga songs (Poker Face/Paparazzi/Just Dance) | Safe | |
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 5 | A medley of Otis Redding songs ((Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay/Try a Little Tenderness/Respect) | Safe | |
| Committed | 6 | "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green | Advanced to the Finale | |
| Street Corner Symphony | 7 | "Down on the Corner" by Creedence Clearwater Revival | ||
| The Backbeats | 8 | "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac | ||
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 9 | "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals | ||
| Swan song | ||||
| On the Rocks | 1 | "The Final Countdown" by Europe | ||
| Order | Song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committed | 1 | Winner | ||
| The Backbeats | 2 | "King of Anything" with Sara Bareilles | Third Place | |
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 3 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" with Nicole Scherzinger | Fourth Place | |
| Street Corner Symphony | 4 | "Gone" with Ben Folds | Second Place | |
| The Backbeats Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 5 | "Long Road Home" with Sheryl Crow | ||
| Committed Street Corner Symphony | 6 | "Ain't No Sunshine" with Neil Diamond | ||
| The Backbeats | 7 | "Firework" by Katy Perry | ||
| Committed | 8 | "Hold My Hand" by Michael Jackson & Akon | ||
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 9 | "Love Train" by The O'Jays | ||
| Street Corner Symphony | 10 | "Fix You" by Coldplay | ||
| Swan songs | ||||
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 1 | "Hit the Road Jack" by Ray Charles | ||
| The Backbeats | 2 | "Goodbye to You" by Scandal | ||
| Street Corner Symphony | 3 | "Drift Away" by Dobie Gray | ||
| Victory song | ||||
| Committed | "We Are the Champions" by Queen | |||
| Episode Number | Airdate | Rating | Share | Rating/share (18-49) | Viewers (millions) | Rank (time slot) | Rank (night) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 6, 2010 | 5.1 | 8 | 2.8/7 | 8.57[2] | 2[3] | 6 |
| 2 | December 8, 2010 | 4.5 | 7 | 2.7/7 | 7.64[4] | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | December 13, 2010 | 5.3 | 8 | 3.3/9 | 9.51[5] | 2[6] | 6 |
| 4 | December 15, 2010 | 5.0 | 8 | 2.9/8 | 8.45[7] | 2[8] | 4 |
| 5 | December 20, 2010 | TBA | TBA | 2.7/7 | 8.61[9] | 1[10] | 2 |
The Sing-Off released two recordings of studio performances of participants.