The BEST episodes of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team season 16

Every episode of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team season 16, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team season 16!

It takes a lot more than pompoms and a winning smile to become a member of one of the nation's most iconic cheerleading teams in the world as CMT discovers in the two-hour special, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team. CMT cameras document the audition process as 1,000 women descend upon Texas Stadium for Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders open auditions. CMT cameras will capture the entire journey of the 2005-2006 squad from auditions, through training camp, all the way to the first home game, with unprecedented access. "Through the years, I have found that most people don't truly understand what it takes to be a cheerleader," says Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders director Kelli McGonagill Finglass. "This CMT special breaks through the mystique of the organization to reveal a group of women with extraordinary talent, sacrifice and diversity. I am proud for the nation to see how truly impressive the ladies are while always embracing a humble, hometown girl spirit." With unlimited access, CMT's original special will take viewers every step of the way, as the field of candidates is whittled down from more than 1,000 to just 38. CMT will go behind the scenes throughout the three audition phases -- preliminaries, semifinals and finals. Then it's off with the 45 remaining candidates for a grueling three-month training camp to learn more than 50 song-and-dance routines for the upcoming football season. Ultimately 38 women will be selected for the 2005-2006 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad, and CMT will be there as they perform at the first home game against their rivals, the Washington Redskins.

Last Updated: 9/7/2024Network: CMTStatus: Ended
Turn Them Out
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8.70
10 votes

#1 - Turn Them Out

Season 16 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/2021

Criscilla Anderson teaches LA-style choreography and gives some hard-learned life lessons; Emmy-winning choreographer Travis Wall comes to help Kelli and Judy make some tough decisions.

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Show Group Showdown
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8.33
12 votes

#2 - Show Group Showdown

Season 16 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/2021

The DCC candidates try out for coveted positions on the elite show group; with five cuts left to make the top 36, some candidates stand out in a bad way.

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Everybody Needs a Dream
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8.33
12 votes

#3 - Everybody Needs a Dream

Season 16 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/2021

With the final full squad announced, Kelli leads the team into the pressures of Game Day, including a first-time ever performance

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Judge's Showcase
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8.31
13 votes

#4 - Judge's Showcase

Season 16 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2021

The team's largest and most talented training camp must impress DCC judges with solos and field dances to stay in the running.

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Stomp the Roach!
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8.29
14 votes

#5 - Stomp the Roach!

Season 16 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/2021

Judy teaches the DCC entrance and the candidates must do jump splits for the first time, though not everyone is successful. A rookie rehearsal reveals the weaker candidates.

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Social Media Dilemma
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8.25
8 votes

#6 - Social Media Dilemma

Season 16 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2021

Denise DiCharry teaches high level choreography to see who learns quickly. Kelli gets to know the rookie candidates better during uniform fittings. And will an inappropriate post on social media lead to one of the ladies being cut?

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Call the medic!
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8.20
10 votes

#7 - Call the medic!

Season 16 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2021

The candidates are taught techniques to get their kicks even higher; Evan Miller teaches his fast-paced choreography that has Kelli concerned for one of the candidates.

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You Came to Play!
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8.17
12 votes

#8 - You Came to Play!

Season 16 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2021

Melissa Rycroft comes to the first rehearsal to look for showmanship mentoring candidates; then Brittany Perry-Russel shakes up teh candidates with her choreography.

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I've Heard Rumors
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8.10
10 votes

#9 - I've Heard Rumors

Season 16 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/2021

Kelli and Judy have announcements to share. A veteran gives a surprising and heartfelt goodbye.

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You Are Wasting Our Time!
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8.00
10 votes

#10 - You Are Wasting Our Time!

Season 16 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/2021

A veteran's shocking exit leads Kelli and Judy to make their toughest decision of the season.

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