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So You Think You Can Dance

6.8
18 seasons
318 episodes
Returning Series
Reality

Plot Summary

Dancers selected in open auditions across America take part in a rigorous competition designed to best display their talents, training and personalities to a panel of judges and viewers as they strive to win votes and avoid elimination.

First Aired:July 20, 2005
Last Aired:May 20, 2024
Episode Runtime:43m
Networks:
FOX
Created By:
Nigel Lythgoe, Simon Fuller

Cast & Characters

Where to watch free (US)

Tubi TV

Seasons (19)

Season 1
7.0

Season 1

12 episodes

Aired: 2005

Season one features Lauren Sánchez as host, Nigel Lythgoe as the main judge, and Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels and Brian Friedman as most frequent guest judges.

Season 2
4.7

Season 2

23 episodes

Aired: 2006

Season two features new host Cat Deeley. The winner of season 2 receives a grand prize of $100,000, a new hybrid SUV, and a one-year contract with Celine Dion's Las Vegas show, A New Day.

Season 3

Season 3

23 episodes

Aired: 2007

Season 4
7.3

Season 4

23 episodes

Aired: 2008

Season 5
7.5

Season 5

23 episodes

Aired: 2009

Season five sees Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy returning as permanent judges and Cat Deeley returning to host. This is the first season to move the show a new stage and last season to be in CBS Studios.

Season 6

Season 6

24 episodes

Aired: 2009

Season 7
6.0

Season 7

23 episodes

Aired: 2010

Season 8
7.0

Season 8

23 episodes

Aired: 2011

Season eight features the return of Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe as permanent judges and Cat Deeley as host. Also returning is the selection of a Top 20 for the finals, in contrast to season 7's Top 11.

Season 9

Season 9

15 episodes

Aired: 2012

Season 10

Season 10

18 episodes

Aired: 2013

Season 11
6.0

Season 11

15 episodes

Aired: 2014

Season eleven again features Lythgoe, and ballroom expert Mary Murphy as the two permanent members of the judge's panel while Cat Deeley continues in her role as host for a tenth consecutive season.

Stage vs. Street

Stage vs. Street

17 episodes

Aired: 2015

The Next Generation

The Next Generation

13 episodes

Aired: 2016

Season 14

Season 14

15 episodes

Aired: 2017

Season fourteen's judge panel once again features series creator Nigel Lythgoe, as well as the return of ballroom expert Mary Murphy, along with new permanent member Vanessa Hudgens joining the panel of judges, while Cat Deeley continues in her role as host for a thirteenth consecutive season.

Season 15

Season 15

14 episodes

Aired: 2018

Season fifteen's judge panel once again features series creator Nigel Lythgoe, as well as the return of ballroom expert Mary Murphy, and Vanessa Hudgens, while Stephen "tWitch" Boss is the new fourth judge during the auditions and the live shows. Cat Deeley continues in her role as host for a fourteenth consecutive season.

Season 16

Season 16

15 episodes

Aired: 2019

The sixteenth season panel of judges again features series creator Nigel Lythgoe, as well as the return of ballroom dance champion and expert Mary Murphy. New to the panel are choreographer Laurieann Gibson and B-boy dancer/choreographer Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval, who serve as the third and fourth judges during auditions and live shows. Cat Deeley continues in her role as host for a fifteenth consecutive season.

Season 17

Season 17

12 episodes

Aired: 2022

Season 18
7.7

Season 18

10 episodes

Aired: 2024

Production

Dick Clark Productions

20th Century Fox Television

19 Entertainment

MRC Live & Alternative