MTV's America's Best Dance Crew back January 15

“America’s Best Dance Crew” is hosted by Mario Lopez and shot on location in Los Angeles as dance crews of five to seven members perform their hottest moves for a $100,000 cash prize. Randy Jackson - Annual NAACP Image Awards - Press Room - Dorothy Chandler Pavilion - Los Angeles, CA, USA © Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos

Randy Jackson - Annual NAACP Image Awards - Press Room - Dorothy Chandler Pavilion - Los Angeles, CA, USA © Albert L. Ortega / PR PhotosFans who have been awaiting the return of "Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew," will have a happy new year when MTV premieres Season 3 of the hit reality dance competition series on Thursday, January 15, 2009, at 10 p.m. ET/PT (9 p.m. C), in a special 90-minute episode.Nine talented new crews will take to the stage to see which ones have the best moves, the most heart and the swagger of champions. The show will feature brand-new challenges all designed to make this the most physically demanding season yet. As crew choreography and teamwork are tested like never before, Season 3 will culminate in a live season finale showdown.The Season 2 finale of “America’s Best Dance Crew” served the competition in August, ranking #1 across all of cable among P12 – 34. The full season of “America’s Best Dance Crew” reached more than 76.7 million total viewers.The two crews with the least number of votes will be up for elimination with judges – JC Chasez, Lil Mama and Shane Sparks making the final call on which crew will be sent home. Correspondent Layla Kayleigh covers all the backstage reactions as one crew is eliminated each week, ultimately revealing the nation's best dance crew.