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The Best Episodes of Rock Star

Every episode of Rock Star ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Rock Star!

Rock Star is a television series produced by Mark Burnett in which aspiring singers from all around the world competed to become the lead singer...
Genre:Reality
Network:CBS

Best Episodes Summary

"Dana Dismissed" is the best rated episode of "Rock Star". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/11/2005. This episode scored NaN points higher than the second highest rated, "Week 01 - 07.12 - Rock the Vote".

  • Dana Dismissed
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    #1 - Dana Dismissed

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/11/2005

    Reality Show Week 1 - The fifteen contestants perform their own choice of songs. The bottom three up for elimination were Dana from Reseda, California, J.D. (Jason Bennison) from Oaksville, Ontario, and Suzie from Toronto. After a brief consideration they sent 30-year-old Dana home.

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  • Week 01 - 07.12 - Rock the Vote
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    #2 - Week 01 - 07.12 - Rock the Vote

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/12/2005

    Performance show week one. 14 remaining contestants perform the songs preselected by INXS. After nearly being eliminated Suzie and J.D. give much better performance. Suzie sings the Blondie song "Call Me", J.D. sings his prewritten arrangement of "California Dreaming" and the audience gets to vote for the first time.

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  • Week 01 - 07.13 - Wil Gets Cut
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    #3 - Week 01 - 07.13 - Wil Gets Cut

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/13/2005

    Elimination show week one. The votes are tallied and INXS calls J.D. to the stage, much to his relief it's for an encore performance. The three with the fewest votes are Tara from Toronto, Wil from North Carolina, and Suzie for the second time. Tara sings "New Sensation." Wil sings "Need You Tonight." Suzie sings "Never Tear Us Apart." Wil goes home..

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  • Week 02 - 07.18 - The One I Don't Love
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    #4 - Week 02 - 07.18 - The One I Don't Love

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/18/2005

    reality show week two. 13 new songs Deanna and Tara argue over “Paranoid” from Black Sabbath. Then Deanna lets Tara have the song and gets stuck with R.E.M.'s "The One I Love." Dave Navarro gives them a style clinic.

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  • Week 02 - 07.19 - Style Versus Substance
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    #5 - Week 02 - 07.19 - Style Versus Substance

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/19/2005

    performance show week two. 13 singers and 13 songs. Jordis and Marty put on the best shows while J.D. shows the world how immature he is by insulting the other contestants. .

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  • Week 02 - 07.20 - Neal's Nixed
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    #6 - Week 02 - 07.20 - Neal's Nixed

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/20/2005

    elimination show week two. No encore shown this day. The contestants are reminded that they should still be angry at J.D.. Tara, Jessica and Neal are the bottom three Neal sings "Suicide Blonde." Tara sings "Mystify." Jessica sings "Don't Change." Neal goes home. "He just wasn't right for INXS".

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  • Week 03 - 07.25 - J.D.'s Fortunes at Risk?
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    #7 - Week 03 - 07.25 - J.D.'s Fortunes at Risk?

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/25/2005

    reality show week three. The would-be rockers are distraught by Neal getting the boot. Garry and Tim lead the stage presence clinic. 12 new songs are picked. J.D. begs to get Queen's "We Are The Champions" then realizes that he can't sing it, so he tries to get Jordis to switch songs with him

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  • Week 03 - 07.26 - J.D.'s Notes Fall Flat
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    #8 - Week 03 - 07.26 - J.D.'s Notes Fall Flat

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/26/2005

    performance show week three. Although Jordis skips some words to "Gimmie Some Lovin'" from the Spencer Davis Group, she does an outstanding job. J.D. destroys his version of "We Are the Champions". When Dave criticizes Marty for his performance the audience boo's him twice.

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    #9 - Week 03 - 07.27 - Daphna & Heather Gone

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/27/2005

    elimination show week three Marty does the encore performance of Nirvana's "Lithium". In spite of J.D.'s horrible performance he doesn’t face elimination. The bottom three are Jessica, Heather and Daphna. Daphna sings, “What You Need”, Heather sings, “By My Side” , and Jessica Sings “Elegantly Wasted”, all from INXS. Both Daphna and Heather are sent home.

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    #10 - Week 04 - 08.01 - J.D.ￃﾢ￢ﾂﾬ￢ﾄﾢS Dastardly Deeds Continue

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/1/2005

    reality show week four The potential rock stars are devastated by the double elimination. The ten remaining contestants are given a vocal clinic that exposes Brandon and Deanna’s weaknesses. J.D. misleads Suzy so he can get the song he wants.

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  • Week 04 - 08.02 - Down to Ten
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    #11 - Week 04 - 08.02 - Down to Ten

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 8/1/2005

    performance show week four. MiG who, starred in the West End production of the Queen musical, sings “We will Rock You”, and warms up the crowd. Jordis sings “The Man Who Sold The World“, Dave Navarro calls it ,"the best vocal performance ever". J.D does an imitation of Joe Cocker.

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  • Week 04 - 08.03 - Three Strikes & Tara's Out
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    #12 - Week 04 - 08.03 - Three Strikes & Tara's Out

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 8/3/2005

    elimination show week four. Jordis gets to do an encore performance. Brandon, Ty , and Tara are the bottom three. Brandon sings, “Devil Inside”, Tara sings, “Beautiful Girl” and Ty sings “Kick”. Tara goes home

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  • Week 05 - 08.07 - J.D.'s Center of the World
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    #13 - Week 05 - 08.07 - J.D.'s Center of the World

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/7/2005

    reality show week five. Ty says “I have to think about what' I represent'. You can count on your hand how many people have been able to succeed in rock ‘n roll that are African-American.” The contestants have a clinic on media. J.D. says "kill 'em with kindness"

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  • Week 05 - 08.09 -The Comeback
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    #14 - Week 05 - 08.09 -The Comeback

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 8/9/2005

    performance show week five. Suzi sang a J.D. inspired rearrangement of “Losing My Religion,” by R.E.M. Kirk says “That was just a dream.” in reference to the song Suzi sang. Once again, Dave Navarro is upset that anyone sang Nirvana, after Jessica sings, Nirvana‘s “Come As You Are”. Ty does an incredible version of Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry.” Early vote returns are shown with Jessica, Brandon and Deanna with the fewest

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  • Week 05 - 08.10 Brandon Bids Adieu
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    #15 - Week 05 - 08.10 Brandon Bids Adieu

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 8/10/2005

    The results of last night's voting is revealed and Brandon, Jessica, and Suzie are in the bottom three. Everyone is shocked when Suzie is in the bottom three. Ty wins the encore with "No Woman No Cry." Marty wins special props from the judges. In INXS songs, Jessica performs "Disappear"; Brandon performs "Don't Lose Your Head" and forgets the lyrics; "Suzie performs "Bitter Tears." Brandon is eliminated from the competition

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  • Week 06 - 08.14 J.D. Discord Continues
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    #16 - Week 06 - 08.14 J.D. Discord Continues

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 8/14/2005

    reality show week 6 Today’s assignment songwriting clinic, two teams Ty, MiG, Suzie and Deanna on one team and Marty, Jordis, Jessica and J.D. on the other. Ty’s team comes up with a song that has “an Electric Company feel”. On Marty’s team J.D. gets upset. Ty’s team wins because they worked together

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  • Week 06 - 08.16 The Hot Seat
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    #17 - Week 06 - 08.16 The Hot Seat

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 8/16/2005

    J.D. is confronted on stage after tensions continue to rise. Tonight’s acoustic only show features Mig’s rendition of “Baby. I Love Your Way” by Peter Frampton, and the Bob Dylan classic “Knocking on Heaven’s Door” as, sung by Jordis

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    #18 - Week 06 - 08.17 Jessica's Journey Over

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/18/2005

    Elimination show week six: In this show we are told that Jordis, Marty and MiG received the top three votes. MiG gets to do the encore of “Baby I Love Your Way” by Peter Frampton, with Marty and Jordis doing the backup vocals. Suzi, Jessica, and Deanna are the bottom three. Suzi sings, “By My Side”, Jessica sings, “ Mystify”, and Deanna sings, “Never Tear Us Apart”. Jessica goes home.

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  • Week 07 - 08.22 You Can't Always Get What You Want
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    #19 - Week 07 - 08.22 You Can't Always Get What You Want

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/21/2005

    Reality show week seven. Dave Navarro shows up at the mansion while the contestants are getting drunk, and tells them they have to write their own songs to perform. Later they find out that only two of them get to perform their own songs. The other five get to do classic rock songs. Suzi is worried that she'll end up in the bottom three again. MiG gets a surprise for getting to sing the encore .

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  • Week 07 - 08.23 - Jordis in Jeopardy
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    #20 - Week 07 - 08.23 - Jordis in Jeopardy

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/23/2005

    performance show week seven: After a brief recap of the previous show, Suzie starts the performances by singing “Start Me Up” by the Rolling Stones. J.D. shows his skills as an Elvis impersonator. Deanna and MiG do their original songs, as everyone else Sings classic rock songs Ty gets back round vocals from Suzie, Deanna, and Jordis on his version of “Proud Mary”. Early voting results show Deanna, Ty and Jordis as the bottom three.

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  • Week 07 - 08.24 - Deana's Dream Deferred
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    #21 - Week 07 - 08.24 - Deana's Dream Deferred

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/24/2005

    elimination show week seven: Brooke Burke tells us that only Suzie, was not in the bottom three, during the voting. INXS picks Suzie to sing the encore of Start Me Up . Ty Taylor, Deanna Johnston, and Marty Casey are the bottom three. INXS sends Deanna home.

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  • Week 08 - 08.28 - MiG vs. Suzie, Part Deux
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    #22 - Week 08 - 08.28 - MiG vs. Suzie, Part Deux

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 8/28/2005

    reality show week eight The contestants are given a new INXS song called “Us”, they have a day to practice it, then into the studio with Andrew and John Farriss. Everyone gets the song right except for J.D. who has trouble with the song. Both MiG and Suzie want to sing "Bohemian Rhapsody" from Queen, everyone else gets the songs they want.

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  • Week 08 - 08.30 - The Good News and the Bad News
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    #23 - Week 08 - 08.30 - The Good News and the Bad News

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 8/30/2005

    performance show week eight Jordis Makes a come back from the week before by singing “Imagine”. Suzie continues to shine on the song "Bohemian Rhapsody." The former Elvis impersonator, J.D., does his own version of the king‘s “Suspicious Minds”.

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  • Week 08 - 08.31 - Goodbye, Ty
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    #24 - Week 08 - 08.31 - Goodbye, Ty

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 8/31/2005

    Elimination show week eight. Suzie gets Picked to do an encore of “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen and picks Marty to do an encore of Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” . The early results from the previous episode had J.D., Ty, and Marty in the bottom, but Marty got more votes as voting continued, and Jordis landed in the bottom. INXS sends Ty home.

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  • Week 09 - 09.04 - And Then There Were Five
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    #25 - Week 09 - 09.04 - And Then There Were Five

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/4/2005

    performance show week eight The five contestants get to perform original songs and songs picked by the viewers. J.D. starts the show with an improved version of Nirvana’s “Come As You Are” Dave loves his songs. Suzie and Jordis do well on their songs. For MiG’s original he does a ballad that’s quite slow. Then Marty brings the house down with his original song “Trees”. The early vote returns show Marty in the lead followed by Suzie, J.D., MiG, and then Jordis.

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