The first season of Your Face Sounds Familiar was a singing and impersonation competition for celebrities and was based on the Spanish version of the same name. It aired on March 14, 2015 in ABS-CBN and ended on June 7, 2015. It was hosted by Billy Crawford; Jed Madela, Gary Valenciano, and Sharon Cuneta served as the show's judges.[1][2][3][4]

Quick Facts Hosted by, Judges ...
Your Face Sounds Familiar
Season 1
Hosted byBilly Crawford
Judges
WinnerMelai Cantiveros
Runner-upNyoy Volante
Finals venueNewport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila, Pasay, Philippines
Release
Original network
Original releaseMarch 14 (2015-03-14) 
June 7, 2015 (2015-06-07)
Season chronology
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Season 2
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After 13 weeks, Melai Cantiveros emerged as the winner after garnering 51.93% of the public's votes.

Development

The Philippine version was first announced by ABS-CBN in its trade show for advertisers in Rockwell Tent, Makati. In this show, 8 celebrities compete in a sing and dance number while impersonating iconic singers. Each week, the "Iconizer" (called the "Randomizer" in other franchises) assigns the artists at the end of each Sunday episode of whom they have to impersonate for the following week.[1] Each of the artists must face the iconizer at the end of each episode from last place to first place and press the iconizer to reveal the icon they have to impersonate in the following week, and after pressing, the icon is revealed, and a sample playback of the song they have to perform will be played upon revealing the icon.

The show replaced the time slot of the second season of The Voice of the Philippines which ended on March 1, 2015.[5]

On March 9, 2015, Sharon Cuneta made a comeback in ABS-CBN; one of her first projects would be to sit as a judge in the show with Madela and Valenciano.[3][6] In earlier announcements, Toni Gonzaga was reported as one of the judges; however, she was replaced by Cuneta.[7] Every week, the performers are guided by Teacher Annie Quintos of The Company and Teacher Georcelle of the G-Force for vocals and choreography respectively.

On April 5, 2015, the show aired a duet special episode, as Holy Week programming on Black Saturday pre-empts all non-cable shows. However, the eight celebrity contestants were still scored individually.

On April 18–19, 2015, Gary Valenciano temporarily left the show to fulfill his commitment of performing in a series of concerts in Papua New Guinea, Spain and Qatar. He was substituted by Boy Abunda. The same instance happened on May 16–17, 2015, and he was substituted by Vice Ganda.

Prize

Every week the winner wins a cash prize of 100,000 pesos, half of which was given to his or her chosen charity. The grand prize is 2 million pesos.[1][2]

Host, Judges and Mentors

The host and judges of Your Face Sounds Familiar
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Billy Crawford
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Gary Valenciano
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Sharon Cuneta
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Jed Madela

Host

Billy Crawford serves as the host of the local version of Your Face Sounds Familiar.

Judges

The judges, dubbed as "The Jury" in the show:[8]

The Jury
Guest judges
  • Boy Abunda (Valenciano's replacement judge for Week 6)
  • Vice Ganda (Valenciano's replacement judge for Week 10)

Mentors

Annie Quintos of The Company served as the mentor for vocals while Georcelle Dapat of the G-Force served as the mentor for choreography and movement.

Performers

The following are the participating performers in the show's season:[9] They were revealed on March 5, 2015.

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Melai Cantiveros
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Jolina Magdangal
More information Contestant, Notability ...
Contestant Notability Weeks Won Final Points Result
Melai Cantiveros Actress and
Comedian
(Prinsesa ng Masa)
9 3rd/4th
202 points
Winner
Nyoy Volante Singer-songwriter
(Acoustic King)
5, 12 1st
257 points
Runner-up
Jay R Singer-songwriter
(King of R&B)
1, 4 2nd
246 points
3rd Place
Edgar Allan Guzman Singer and
actor(Prince of Indie)
10 3rd/4th
202 points
4th Place
Jolina Magdangal Singer and
actress(Pop Icon)
3, 6 5th
187 points
Did not qualify
Karla Estrada Singer and
actress(Queen Mother)
2, 8 6th
181 points
Did not qualify
Tutti Caringal Band frontman
(Chief Rockstar)
11 7th
178 points
Did not qualify
Maxene Magalona Actress
(Showbiz Royalty)
7 8th
131 points
Did not qualify
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Results summary

The table below shows the corresponding total points earned per week:[10] Each performance is ranked in two parts. In the first part, The Jury gives 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 points to the performers respectively. In the second part, all of the performers give 3 points to another contestant other than him or her.

More information Contestant, Week 1 ...
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Final Total
Points
Finals
Melai 5th
12 points
5th
14 points
2nd
25 points
4th
18 points
2nd
24 points
8th
7 points
2nd
22 points
4th/5th
13 points
1st
42 points
7th/8th
6 points
6th/7th
7 points
5th/6th
12 points
3rd/4th
202 points
Winner
51.93%
Nyoy 4th
17 points
2nd/3rd
21 points
4th
21 points
8th
4 points
1st
27 points
3rd
23 points
4th
19 points
2nd
25 points
2nd
19 points
2nd/3rd
23 points
3rd
25 points
1st
33 points
1st
257 points
Runner-up
24.51%
Jay R 1st
36 points
2nd/3rd
21 points
5th
14 points
1st
33 points
3rd
18 points
6th
11 points
5th
12 points
4th/5th
13 points
3rd
18 points
2nd/3rd
23 points
2nd
26 points
3rd
21 points
2nd
246 points
3rd Place
16.10%
Edgar Allan 2nd
23 points
8th
10 points
3rd
24 points
5th
13 points
5th
15 points
5th
12 points
3rd
21 points
3rd
21 points
4th
17 points
1st
27 points
6th/7th
7 points
5th/6th
12 points
3rd/4th
202 points
4th Place
7.47%
Jolina 6th
9 points
6th
13 points
1st
26 points
2nd
21 points
4th
17 points
1st
28 points
8th
3 points
8th
10 points
5th
14 points
5th
19 points
4th
21 points
7th/8th
6 points
5th
187 points
Eliminated
(Week 12)
Karla 3rd
20 points
1st
24 points
8th
3 points
7th
11 points
6th/7th
14 points
4th
15 points
7th
8 points
1st
28 points
6th
10 points
4th
21 points
8th
4 points
2nd
23 points
6th
181 points
Tutti 8th
7 points
4th
18 points
7th
9 points
3rd
20 points
6th/7th
14 points
2nd
27 points
6th
10 points
6th/7th
11 points
7th
9 points
6th
7 points
1st
27 points[11]
4th
19 points
7th
178 points
Maxene 7th
8 points
7th
11 points
6th
10 points
6th
12 points
8th
3 points
7th
9 points
1st
37 points
6th/7th
11 points
8th
3 points
7th/8th
6 points
5th
15 points
7th/8th
6 points
8th
131 points
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Legend

Performances

The eight performances are divided into two nights – the first five contestants perform during Saturdays and the remaining three during Sundays.

  •   Contestant won that particular week
  •   Contestant placed last that particular week

Week 1 (March 14 & 15)

Non-competition performances

Episodes Hashtag

  • #YourFaceSoundsFamiliar (Saturday)
  • #KaFaceNaKaSoundPa (Sunday)
More information Order, Contestant ...
Order Contestant Impersonated artist[13] Song[13] Total Points[14] Rank[15]
1 Karla Estrada Sharon Cuneta "Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas" 20 3rd
2 Nyoy Volante Michael Jackson "Thriller" 17 4th
3 Tutti Caringal Freddie Aguilar "Anak" 7 8th
4 Maxene Magalona Taylor Swift "Shake It Off" 8 7th
5 Jay R Pepe Smith of Juan de la Cruz Band "Beep Beep" 36 1st
6 Jolina Magdangal Lady Gaga "Bad Romance" 9 6th
7 Edgar Allan Guzman Usher "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" 23 2nd
8 Melai Cantiveros Nora Aunor "Pearly Shells" 12 5th
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Week 2 (March 21 & 22)

Non-competition performance

Episodes Hashtag

  • #YFSFWeekendHabit (Saturday and Sunday)
More information Order, Contestant ...
Order Contestant Impersonated artist[16] Song[17] Total Points Rank
1 Melai Cantiveros Britney Spears "...Baby One More Time" 14 5th
2 Jay R Stevie Wonder "I Just Called to Say I Love You" 21 2nd/3rd
3 Jolina Magdangal Sampaguita "Bonggahan" 13 6th
4 Maxene Magalona Pilita Corrales "Kapantay Ay Langit" 11 7th
5 Tutti Caringal Adam Levine of Maroon 5 "Moves like Jagger" 18 4th
6 Nyoy Volante Yoyoy Villame "Butse Kik" 21 2nd/3rd
7 Karla Estrada Chaka Khan "Through the Fire" 24 1st
8 Edgar Allan Guzman Gary Valenciano "Eto Na Naman" 10 8th
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Week 3 (March 28 & 29)

Episodes Hashtag

  • #YFSFTransformation (Saturday and Sunday)
More information Order, Contestant ...
Order Contestant Impersonated artist Song Total Points Rank
1 Nyoy Volante Tina Turner "Proud Mary" 21 4th
2 Tutti Caringal April Boy Regino "Di Ko Kayang Tanggapin" 9 7th
3 Jolina Magdangal Cher "Believe" 26 1st
4 Jay R Bamboo Mañalac of Bamboo "Noypi" 14 5th
5 Karla Estrada Meghan Trainor "All About That Bass" 3 8th
6 Melai Cantiveros Blakdyak "Modelong Charing" 25 2nd
7 Maxene Magalona Ariana Grande "Break Free" 10 6th
8 Edgar Allan Guzman Daniel Padilla "Nasa Iyo Na Ang Lahat" 24 3rd
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Week 4 (April 5)

Due to Holy Week pre-empting regular programming from Thursday to Saturday, the episode was solely a Sunday-only episode that featured duets instead of individual performances. However the contestants were still scored individually.

Episode Hashtag

  • #YFSFDuets (Sunday)
More information Order, Contestant ...
Order Contestant Impersonated artist[18] Song Total Points Rank
1 Melai Cantiveros Mad Killah of Salbakuta "Stupid Love" 18 4th
Tutti Caringal Bendeatha of Salbakuta 20 3rd
2 Edgar Allan Guzman John Travolta "You're the One That I Want" 13 5th
Maxene Magalona Olivia Newton-John 12 6th
3 Jolina Magdangal Juliet Sunot of Aegis "Sinta" 21 2nd
Nyoy Volante Rey Abenoja of Aegis 4 8th
4 Karla Estrada Dolly Parton "Islands in the Stream" 11 7th
Jay R Kenny Rogers 33 1st
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Week 5 (April 11 & 12)

Episodes Hashtag

  • #YFSFIcons (Saturday and Sunday)
More information Order, Contestant ...
Order Contestant Impersonated artist Song Total Points Rank
1 Edgar Allan Guzman Ricky Martin "She Bangs" 15 5th
2 Maxene Magalona Madonna "Like a Virgin" 3 8th
3 Nyoy Volante Justin Bieber "Baby" 27 1st
4 Karla Estrada Psy "Gentleman" 14 6th/7th
5 Jay R Alice Cooper "I Never Cry" 18 3rd
6 Jolina Magdangal Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses "Sweet Child o' Mine" 17 4th
7 Tutti Caringal Rico J. Puno "Macho Gwapito" 14 6th/7th
8 Melai Cantiveros Jolina Magdangal "Chuva Choo Choo" 24 2nd
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Week 6 (April 18 & 19)

Guest juror

Episodes Hashtag

  • #YFSFGoodVibes (Saturday and Sunday)
More information Order, Contestant ...
Order Contestant Impersonated artist Song Total Points Rank
1 Jay R Tom Jones "Sexbomb" 11 6th
2 Karla Estrada Mariah Carey "I'll Be There" 15 4th
3 Maxene Magalona Vhong Navarro "Totoy Bibbo" 9 7th
4 Tutti Caringal Steven Tyler of Aerosmith "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" 27 2nd
5 Nyoy Volante apl.de.ap of The Black Eyed Peas "Bebot" 23 3rd
6 Melai Cantiveros Cyndi Lauper "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" 7 8th
7 Jolina Magdangal Manny Pacquiao "Para Sayo Ang Laban Na To" 28 1st
8 Edgar Allan Guzman Toni Gonzaga "Catch Me, I'm Falling" 12 5th
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Week 7 (April 25 & 26)

Episodes Hashtag

  • #YFSFShine (Saturday and Sunday)
More information Order, Contestant ...
Order Contestant Impersonated artist Song Total Points Rank
1 Nyoy Volante Sylvia La Torre "Sa Kabukiran" 19 4th
2 Edgar Allan Guzman Ed Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud" 21 3rd
3 Jolina Magdangal Jaya "Dahil Tanging Ikaw" 3 8th
4 Maxene Magalona Francis Magalona "Mga Kababayan Ko" 37 1st
5 Karla Estrada Dulce "Paano" 8 7th
6 Jay R Beyoncé "Single Ladies" 12 5th
7 Tutti Caringal Lou Bega "Mambo No. 5" 10 6th
8 Melai Cantiveros Rihanna "Umbrella" 22 2nd
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Week 8 (May 2 & 3)

Episodes Hashtag

  • #YFSFLevelUp (Saturday and Sunday)
More information Order, Contestant ...
Order Contestant Impersonated artist Song Total Points Rank
1 Jolina Magdangal Shakira "Whenever, Wherever" 10 8th
2 Tutti Caringal Yeng Constantino "Chinito" 11 6th/7th
3 Edgar Allan Guzman Andrew E. "Humanap Ka ng Panget" 21 3rd
4 Jay R Vic Sotto of VST & Co. "Ipagpatawad Mo" 13 4th/5th
5 Maxene Magalona Missy Elliott "Work It" 11 6th/7th
6 Melai Cantiveros Jay Contreras of Kamikazee "Narda" 13 4th/5th
7 Karla Estrada Ann Wilson of Heart "Alone" 28 1st
8 Nyoy Volante Freddie Mercury of Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" 25 2nd
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Week 9 (May 9 & 10)

Episodes Hashtag

  • #YFSFFiesta (Saturday)
  • #YFSFPerforMOMs (Sunday)
More information Order, Contestant ...
Order Contestant Impersonated artist Song Total Points Rank
1 Jay R Justin Timberlake "SexyBack" 18 3rd
2 Edgar Allan Guzman Victor Wood "Carmelita" 17 4th
3 Tutti Caringal Jon Bon Jovi of Bon Jovi "Bed of Roses" 9 7th
4 Maxene Magalona Selena Gomez of Selena Gomez and the Scene "Love You Like a Love Song" 3 8th
5 Nyoy Volante Mike Hanopol of Juan de la Cruz Band "Laki sa Layaw" 19 2nd
6 Jolina Magdangal Prince of Prince and The Revolution "Kiss" 14 5th
7 Karla Estrada Manilyn Reynes "Sayang na Sayang" 10 6th
8 Melai Cantiveros Elizabeth Ramsey "Waray Waray" 42 1st
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Week 10 (May 16 & 17)

Guest juror

Episodes Hashtag

  • #YFSFUnkabogable (Saturday and Sunday)
More information Order, Contestant ...
Order Contestant Impersonated artist Song Total Points Rank
1 Jay R Billy Crawford "Bright Lights" 23 2nd/3rd
2 Jolina Magdangal Celine Dion "Because You Loved Me" 19 5th
3 Maxene Magalona Vanilla Ice "Ice Ice Baby" 6 7th/8th
4 Karla Estrada Angela Bofill "This Time I'll Be Sweeter" 21 4th
5 Nyoy Volante Katy Perry "Firework" 23 2nd/3rd
6 Melai Cantiveros Shirley Bassey "Big Spender" 6 7th/8th
7 Tutti Caringal Arnel Pineda of Journey "Faithfully" 7 6th
8 Edgar Allan Guzman Vice Ganda "Boom Karakaraka" 27 1st
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Week 11 (May 23 & 24)

Episodes Hashtag

  • #YFSFPasiklaban (Saturday and Sunday)
More information Order, Contestant ...
Order Contestant Impersonated artist Song Total Points Rank
1 Edgar Allan Guzman MC Hammer[19] "U Can't Touch This" 7 6th/7th
2 Maxene Magalona Paris Hilton[20] "Stars Are Blind" 15 5th
3 Tutti Caringal Ely Buendia of Eraserheads[11] "Ang Huling El Bimbo" 27 1st
4 Jolina Magdangal Diana Ross[21] "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" 21 4th
5 Jay R Alanis Morissette[22] "You Oughta Know" 26 2nd
6 Karla Estrada Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of the Heart" 4 8th
7 Melai Cantiveros Fred Panopio "Pitong Gatang" 7 6th/7th
8 Nyoy Volante Rod Stewart "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" 25 3rd
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Week 12 (May 30 & 31)

Episode Hashtags

  • #YFSFFinal4 (Saturday and Sunday)
More information Order, Contestant ...
Order Contestant Impersonated artist Song Total Points Rank
1 Jay R Enrique Iglesias "Hero" 21 3rd
2 Tutti Caringal Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" 19 4th
3 Jolina Magdangal Michael Jackson "Ben" 6 7th/8th
4 Maxene Magalona Iggy Azalea "Fancy" 6 7th/8th
5 Nyoy Volante Luciano Pavarotti of The Three Tenors "La donna è mobile" 33 1st
6 Melai Cantiveros Grace Jones "Do or Die" 12 5th/6th
7 Edgar Allan Guzman John Legend "All of Me" 12 5th/6th
8 Karla Estrada Aretha Franklin "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" 23 2nd
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Finals: Week 13 (June 6 & 7)

The Grand Showdown was held in Resorts World Manila on June 6 and 7. Unlike in previous weeks where each of the contestants were assigned an icon by the iconizer, the finalists selected the icon that they will impersonate in the finals, in addition, the eliminated contestants impersonated the icons they presumably would've impersonated for the finals.

During the second night, Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil appeared on the movie to promote their then-upcoming film "Just the Way You Are" was released on June 17, 2015.[23]

The winner was decided via public vote. The finals were aired at a later timeslot due to the premiere of the second season of The Voice Kids, which coincindentally premiered on the same week, pre-empting Mga Kwento ni Marc Logan and Wansapanataym.

Non-competition performances
June 6
June 7

Episodes Hashtag

  • #YFSFGrandShowdown (Saturday)
  • #YFSFGrandWinner (Sunday)
More information Order, Contestant ...
Order Contestant Impersonated artist Song Vote percentage Rank
1 Jay R Frank Sinatra "New York, New York" 16.10% Third place
2 Edgar Allan Guzman Chris Brown "Turn Up The Music" 7.47% Fourth Place
3 Melai Cantiveros Miley Cyrus "Wrecking Ball" 51.93% Winner
4 Nyoy Volante Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You" 24.51% Second place
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Special Awards

  • Jolina Magdangal - "Mini Me" Award
  • Karla Estrada - "Ultimate Diva Award"
  • Maxene Magalona - "Yehey" Award
  • Tutti Caringal - "Intensity 8" Award

Television ratings

Television ratings for Your Face Sounds Familiar on ABS-CBN were gathered from two major sources, namely from AGB Nielsen and Kantar Media. AGB Nielsen's survey ratings were gathered from Mega Manila households, while Kantar Media's survey ratings were gathered from urban and rural households all over the Philippines.

More information Episode, Original airdate ...
Episode Original airdate Timeslot (PST) AGB Nielsen Kantar Media Source
Rating Timeslot Primetime Rating Timeslot Primetime
1 "Season premiere" March 14, 2015 Saturday 8:30 p.m. 18.2% #2 #4 22.5% #1 #3 [16][24][25]
2 "Week 1 Performance – part 2" March 15, 2015 Sunday 8:30 p.m. 16.8% #2 #4 27.9% #1 #1 [16][24][25]
3 "Week 2 Performance – part 1" March 21, 2015 Saturday 8:30 p.m. 20.0% #2 #3 27.8% #1 #2 [26][27]
4 "Week 2 Performance – part 2" March 22, 2015 Sunday 8:30 p.m. 20.8% #2 #4 27.0% #1 #2 [26][27]
5 "Week 3 Performance – part 1" March 28, 2015 Saturday 8:30 p.m. 22.4% #1 #2 29.1% #1 #2 [28][29]
6 "Week 3 Performance – part 2" March 29, 2015 Sunday 8:30 p.m. 23.1% #2 #2 29.8% #1 #1 [28][29]
7 "Week 4 Performance" April 5, 2015 Sunday 8:30 p.m. 20.4% #3 #3 28.7% #1 #1 [30][31]
8 "Week 5 Performance – part 1" April 11, 2015 Saturday 8:30 p.m. 21.4% #2 #3 28.9% #2 #3 [32][33]
9 "Week 5 Performance – part 2" April 12, 2015 Sunday 8:30 p.m. 19.0% #3 #3 24.7% #2 #3 [32][33]
10 "Week 6 Performance – part 1" April 18, 2015 Saturday 8:30 p.m. 21.4% #1 #2 27.4% #1 #1 [34][35]
11 "Week 6 Performance – part 2" April 19, 2015 Sunday 8:30 p.m. 22.0% #2 #2 29.0% #1 #1 [34][35]
12 "Week 7 Performance – part 1" April 25, 2015 Saturday 8:30 p.m. 23.9% #1 #2 30.5% #2 #1 [36][37]
13 "Week 7 Performance – part 2" April 26, 2015 Sunday 8:30 p.m. 22.2% #2 #2 29.2% #1 #1 [36][37]
14 "Week 8 Performance – part 1" May 2, 2015 Saturday 8:30 p.m. 20.8% #1 #3 29.4% #1 #2 [38][39]
15 "Week 8 Performance – part 2" May 3, 2015 Sunday 8:30 p.m. 22.1% #2 #2 29.1% #1 #1 [38][39]
16 "Week 9 Performance – part 1" May 9, 2015 Saturday 8:30 p.m. 22.4% #1 #1 31.9% #1 #2 [40][41]
17 "Week 9 Performance – part 2" May 10, 2015 Sunday 8:30 p.m. 23.1% #1 #2 30.7% #1 #1 [40][41]
18 "Week 10 Performance – part 1" May 16, 2015 Saturday 8:30 p.m. 23.7% #1 #1 31.3% #1 #1 [42][43]
19 "Week 10 Performance – part 2" May 17, 2015 Sunday 8:30 p.m. 23.4% #2 #2 30.0% #1 #1 [42][43]
20 "Week 11 Performance – part 1" May 23, 2015 Saturday 8:30 p.m. 21.7% #1 #2 30.9% #1 #2 [44][45]
21 "Week 11 Performance – part 2" May 24, 2015 Sunday 8:30 p.m. 20.9% #2 #2 29.6% #1 #1 [44][45]
22 "Week 12 Performance – part 1" May 30, 2015 Saturday 8:30 p.m. 21.6% #1 #1 31.9% #1 #1 [46][47]
23 "Week 12 Performance – part 2" May 31, 2015 Sunday 8:30 p.m. 22.8% #2 #2 31.1% #1 #1 [46][47]
24 "Finale: The Grand Showdown – part 1" June 6, 2015 Saturday 8:30 p.m. 26.4% #1 #1 37.6% #2 #2 [48][49]
25 "Finale: Results Night – part 2" June 7, 2015 Sunday 8:30 p.m. 26.7% #1 #1 36.7% #1 #1 [48][49]
Season average 22.04% #1.64 #2.24 29.71% #1.16 #1.52
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