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Rumours are surfacing that The future of So You Think You Can Dance Australia is in question.

Usually part of Ten’s reality line up airing from February to April, the 2010 season was the show’s worst performing to date, leaving Ten considering whether to renew the show or not for 2011.

After poor figures in 2009, Australian Idol was “rested” for 2010 with one of the reasons being quoted as there being a timing clash in 2010 with the Commonwealth Games in October. Freemantle Media who product Idol are looking at the possibility of a revamped Idol in 2011, but nothing has been confirmed.

Masterchef Australia has claimed the top ratings spot in a competitive Wednesday night line-up.

The Ten reality show drew just over 1.6 million for their third show of the second series, with Seven’s war drama The Pacific pulling nearly 1.5 million.

However Nine’s headline show Hey Hey It’s Saturday slipped to just over 1.2 million and failed to take top spot in home state Melbourne over The Pacific.

Just over a million viewers watched Robbie Kmetoni take out the finale of So You Think You Can Dance Australia on Ten.

In a spectacular, dance-packed finale, Robbie has been crowned Australia’s favourite dancer winning $200,000 and a unique opportunity to choose one of three amazing dance contracts.

In the offering; tour America as part of Jason Gilkison’s dance sensation “Burn the Floor”, a role in Australian Dance Theatre’s “Ignition” at the Adelaide Festival Centre, or a part in the Australian production of the Broadway musical “Hairspray”.

Robbie, 18 from Allawah NSW, has chosen “Burn the Floor”, saying he “couldn’t resist the idea of travelling overseas and learning from the master himself, Jason Gilkison”.

As for the prize money, well he’s got plans for that too!

“I will give more than half to my family and use the other half to go to America to do workshops for about three months. I'd also like to buy a hot car, a Jeep Wrangler I'm thinking…" 

8.30pm Tuesday, April 20 on Ten

Series finale!

After 12 weeks on air, So You Think You Can Dance Australia will culminate tonight in a spectacular Finale.

The journey for the Top 20 has been physically and mentally enduring but our Top 4 have risen to the challenge and enter the Finale tonight with the hope that Australia will pick them to take out the title of Australia's Favourite Dancer.

8.00pm Wednesday, April 7 & 8.00pm Thursday, April 8 on Ten

We have the six remaining dancers ready to give it their all on the So You Think You Can Dancestage on Wednesday night's performance show. If they can just make it through this week thenthey get that much coveted ticket on the hot tamale train - next stop, Finale - toot toot!!Jump aboard and travel with them as the journey intensifies in the final few weeks of the competition.One of these four dancers will win So You Think You Can Dance Australia and will be crownedAustralia's Favourite Dancer.

It’s set to be one of Ten’s biggest weeks of the year, with the premiere of the second season of Masterchef Australia and season finales for Biggest Loser, So You Think You Can Dance and Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation all happening within the space of one week - week 17 from April 18 to 24.

The Biggest Loser finale starts at 6.30pm Sunday April 18 with the weigh in of Phil and Joe having just returned from the Commando training in the Northern Territory (previously this was to happen during the week of April 11-17). One of them will be instantly eliminated while the other will earn a plac ein the final four. Meanwhile, the existing four contestants in the house must also go through a weigh in which sees one of them eliminated.

8.00pm Wednesday, Mar 31 & 8.00pm Thursday, Apr 1 on Ten

We're down to just 8 dancers - that means that all but one couple will be dancing for their lives this week and of course, for your votes.

The fate of the dancer's position in the competition rests completely in the hands of the Australian public. Judges Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe and Matt Lee are on hand to comment on each performance but they no longer have a say in who stays and who leaves. That decision rests solely with the voting public.

The six contestants that don't receive enough votes from Australia will be announced on Thursday night by Natalie Bassingthwaighte and have one more opportunity to showcase their talents before the announcement of which two contestants will be leaving the competition. Sharing the stage with them on Thursday will be multi ARIA award winner Gabriella Cilmi to perform "On a Mission".

The So You Think You Can Dance dream has come to an untimely end for Newcastle ballroom dancer Jessica Prince.

As seen in last week's show, she suffered an injury to her lower back muscles which was causing her a great deal of discomfort but like a trooper, she battled through her routines. Unfortunately, the rigours of the Top 8 choreography schedule have not proved conducive to her recovery and, upon specialist advise, she has left the competition. 

As per the rules of the competition, the last one to leave returns, so welcome back Sydney hip hop girl Jess Stokes.

Wednesday 31 March 2010 at 8.00pm & Thursday 31 March 2010 at 8.00pm on Ten

THURSDAY NIGHT SPECIAL PERFORMANCE – GABRIELLA CILMI

We're down to just 8 dancers – that means that all but one couple will be dancing for their lives this week and of course, for your votes.

The fate of the dancer's position in the competition rests completely in the hands of the Australian public. Judges Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe and Matt Lee are on hand to comment on each performance but they no longer have a say in who stays and who leaves. That decision rests solely with the voting public.

The six contestants that don't receive enough votes from Australia will be announced on Thursday night by Natalie Bassingthwaighte and have one more opportunity to showcase their talents before the announcement of which two contestants will be leaving the competition.

In the first week after Easter non ratings, Ten’s Sunday night returns to normal, while other shows which were in repeats or not even on during Easter are back. Here is the summary for the week.

To use the classic reality show cliché, we are “at the pointy end” of the competition for the Biggest Loser. On Sunday’s show at 6.30pm April 11, with the winners of the 42k marathon decided, the two winners are quickly put to the test in last chance training. The weigh in sees two out of the now five contestants fall below the yellow line and thus face elimination. On Monday, April 12, elimination night, another contestant goes home. A newly formed alliance could determine the result.

On Tuesday, the Biggest Loser contestants head to the Blue Mountains of NSW, while on Wednesday, they have the opportunity to turn to tables - swapping place with trainers Shannon and Michelle and putting the trainers through their paces.

It may the first of two weeks of Easter non Ratings but it will be pretty much business as usual at Ten for week 14 which covers from Sunday March 28 to Easter Saturday April 3.

The Biggest Loser on Sunday March 28 highlights the contestants success in new Zealand, with Monday night seeing them return to Camp Biggest Loser. Monday night is last chance training and the weigh in, but it turns out to be a non elimination week in any case. On Tuesday night, the contestants are also shown how Rick and Joe are going in Alice Springs with their commando training. Suddenly they all feel a little threatened. Wednesday and Thursday the contestants continue to train. With Friday being Good Friday that week, there is no Friday night Masterclass.

8.00pm Wednesday, Mar 10 & 8.00pm Thursday, Mar 11

Fourteen dancers have survived the three eliminations so far but they still have a few more to get through before they make it to the Finale.

Each week the dancers are challenged physically and emotionally, having only a few days to grasp a brand new routine and genre, as well as potentially a new partner. The schedule is gruelling, rehearsing up to 12 hours a day in order to master and perfect a routine, before performing on stage, in front of Australia. The seven couples dancing this week will perform in genres such as hip-hop, ballroom, Broadway and contemporary. Australia is given the opportunity to vote for their favourite couple after Wednesday night's show with the three couples with the least amount of votes announced on Thursday night's show.

Wednesday, Mar 3 & 8.00pm Thursday, Mar 4 8.00pm

Sixteen dancers remain in So You Think You Can Dance Australia, all with diversely different backgrounds and personalities but all with one goal – to win the competition and be named Australia's Favourite Dancer.

Tonight the eight couples will perform a dance routine that that has been arranged for them by one of Australia's most respected choreographers. Each couple will perform in a different dance genre, including jazz, musical theatre and hip hop, in a bid to win the viewer's votes and stay out of the bottom three couples.

So You Think You Can Dance Australia is thrilled to announce our 2010 winner will not only walk away with the title of Australia's favourite dancer and a massive two hundred thousand dollars prize money. They will also have the opportunity to choose from three exclusive dance contracts to perform throughout Australia and overseas. Tonight's show revealed the first of three exciting dance contracts on offer.

Joining forces with Internationally acclaimed contemporary company Australian Dance Theatre, this years winner will be offered a contract to perform in “Ignition” Season 2010, ADT's annual choreographic season by Artistic Director, Garry Stewart and his outstanding choreographers. The Prize includes a Season at the Adelaide Festival Centre.

Join us next Thursday at 8pm on TEN when we announce the next contract on offer.

8.00pm Wednesday, Feb 17 & 8.00pm Thursday, Feb 18

The competition gets underway in earnest this week as our Top 20 become 18.

Last week, our dancers were given a chance to show off their skills in their own genres and without the pressure of elimination. This week it's not going to be so easy!