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  • 2007-09-05T02:00:00Z on CMT
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  • 4h (8 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Reality, Documentary
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.

8 episodes

Season Premiere

2007-09-05T02:00:00Z

2x01 Week 1

Season Premiere

2x01 Week 1

  • 2007-09-05T02:00:00Z30m

Hundreds of excited and anxious Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders hopefuls arrive at Texas Stadium for the preliminary auditions. After performing their freestyle dance routines for the judges, only half make it to the semi-finals.

2007-09-22T02:00:00Z

2x02 Week 2

2x02 Week 2

  • 2007-09-22T02:00:00Z30m

In the final audition, the competition really heats up. Now, surviving candidates must go head-to-head against experienced veteran cheerleaders for a coveted spot in the DCC Training Camp.

2007-09-29T02:00:00Z

2x03 Week 3

2x03 Week 3

  • 2007-09-29T02:00:00Z30m

Making it this far is one thing - enduring Training Camp is another. The hopeful group of 43 is far from the final squad, and DCC Director Kelli Finglass quickly reminds them that there will be cuts.

2007-10-07T02:00:00Z

2x04 Week 4

2x04 Week 4

  • 2007-10-07T02:00:00Z30m

Only two weeks into training camp, it's time to start making cuts. While “veteran” cheerleaders model bikinis for their upcoming calendar shoot, anxious training camp “rookies” dance their hearts out.

2007-10-14T02:00:00Z

2x05 Week 5

2x05 Week 5

  • 2007-10-14T02:00:00Z30m

After saying goodbye to one of their own, reality sets in for the remaining training camp candidates: nobody's position on the squad is secure.

2007-10-21T02:00:00Z

2x06 Week 6

2x06 Week 6

  • 2007-10-21T02:00:00Z30m

The training camp candidates don’t know what hit them when tough as nails and brutally honest guest choreographer Kitty Carter teaches a class.

2007-10-28T02:00:00Z

2x07 Week 7

2x07 Week 7

  • 2007-10-28T02:00:00Z30m

The rookies get to wear the iconic Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders uniform for the very first time during a professional modeling shoot.

Season Finale

2007-11-04T02:00:00Z

2x08 Week 8

Season Finale

2x08 Week 8

  • 2007-11-04T02:00:00Z30m

DCC training camp comes down to the last grueling rehearsals and whose long legs fit into the famous kick-line. The cheerleaders attend a poolside bikini boot-camp for last minute toning.

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