How You Think You Can Dance handled Leah Remini as a replacement for fired judge Matthew Morrison in the 300th episode of Milestone

Spoilers ahead for the milestone of the 300th episode of So you think you can dance.

So you think you can dance He returned to Fox after a long hiatus with some major tweaks to hit the impressive 300-episode milestone, which many shows don’t last long enough to hit. It was a noteworthy episode in more ways than one, as it had to combine the festivities with the introduction of the new judge. Lea Remini as part of the panel with Jo Jo Siwa Yes tic. Joined season 17 later Matteo Morrison he was fired. So now that the episode has aired, let’s see how SYTYCD all managed with the big 300.

How SYTYCD handled Matthew Morrison’s departure

It was learned that Matthew Morrison was cut from So you think you can dance shortly after the season 17 premiere, but several episodes had been pre-recorded, so he still appeared until episode 300. He eventually came out to face allegations that inappropriate behavior led to his firing, claiming that he simply sent a message to her asking for her number to talk about a choreography job.

Unlike the situation where the longtime Bachelor Nation host Chris Harrison he was fired, SYTYCD did not add disclaimers to the episodes to clarify that they were recorded prior to the dispute and after Morrison’s subsequent firing, and the episodes were not edited to cut them. The same thing happened on the 300, as it was in the previous week’s recap, and its commentary on the cut dancers was still included, although tWitch (who recently responded to a fan complaint) had more time on camera in these segments.

Guest deley cat in the end she didn’t mention Morrison at all or dealt with his absence other than to welcome Leah Remini to the show, so it looks like SYTYCD made the transition with as little drama and confusion as possible, focusing on the good news and not why Morrison was eliminated.

How SYTYCD received Leah Remini

Although So you think you can dance did not explicitly acknowledge Morrison’s departure nor greeted him, there was some hype about Leah Remini’s arrival. The king of queens The actress who talked about her experiences with Scientology doesn’t come to the show with extensive dance experience like JoJo Siwa (who had to defend her qualifications for SYTYCD on social networks) and tWitch, although she participated in ABC season 17 dance with the stars, and would later return as a guest guest and divisive guest judge. Cat Deeley greeted him warmly and said:

Leah Remini was quick to comment on the dancers during her first outing as a SYTYCD judge, sometimes agreeing with his fellow judges, while sometimes vehemently disagree. There is no doubt that she is thrilled with her new role and it should be interesting to see how she has settled down now that the show has entered the Top 12.

As SYTYCD it celebrated 300 episodes

The episode wasn’t a big show that spent the entire hour celebrating the milestone, but there were moments during the episode that turned into a big surprise. After Cat Deeley announced it SYTYCD performed over 1,000 shows and amassed 71 Emmy nominations (with 17 wins), commercial breaks were supported by celebrity videos celebrating the show, including Ken Jeong, Jason Derulo, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Churches.

The biggest acknowledgment that this was a truly special episode came at the end, after audience votes were counted and four dancers were selected. As far as they knew, for two of them it was the end of the road and the Top 12 would be placed in the Top 10 when the credits rolled. But there was no bad news on the evening of the 300th episode! After tWitch created suspense about eliminating two dancers, he dropped the big reveal:

Every Top 12 dancer will dance at least one more time, and what better way to wrap up such an important milestone than with some exciting news for some incredibly talented dancers? It was an eventful hour on television, with Leah Remini replacing Matthew Morrison as the competition filmed and celebrated 300 episodes.

Presumably, the milestone celebrations won’t continue into season 17, but Leah Remini isn’t going anywhere. Find out which dancers have what it takes to win new episodes of So you think you can dance Wednesday at 21:00