So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance

So You Think You Can Dance

(2005)
TV-14
7.1/10
69 votes
43 min/ep
July 20, 2005

Overview

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.

Network

Status

Returning Series

Type

Reality

Season 1

Season 1

12 EpisodesAir Date: July 20, 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

Season 2

23 EpisodesAir Date: May 25, 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 EpisodesAir Date: May 24, 2007

No overview available for this season.

Season 4

Season 4

23 EpisodesAir Date: May 22, 2008

No overview available for this season.

Season 5

Season 5

23 EpisodesAir Date: May 21, 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 EpisodesAir Date: September 9, 2009

No overview available for this season.

Season 7

Season 7

23 EpisodesAir Date: May 27, 2010

No overview available for this season.

Season 8

Season 8

23 EpisodesAir Date: May 26, 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 EpisodesAir Date: May 24, 2012

No overview available for this season.

Season 10

Season 10

18 EpisodesAir Date: May 14, 2013

No overview available for this season.

Season 11

Season 11

15 EpisodesAir Date: May 28, 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 EpisodesAir Date: June 1, 2015

No overview available for this season.

The Next Generation

The Next Generation

13 EpisodesAir Date: May 30, 2016

No overview available for this season.

Season 14

Season 14

15 EpisodesAir Date: June 12, 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 EpisodesAir Date: June 4, 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 EpisodesAir Date: June 10, 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 EpisodesAir Date: May 18, 2022

No overview available for this season.

Season 18

Season 18

10 EpisodesAir Date: March 4, 2024

No overview available for this season.