So You Think You Can Dance

First aired

July 20, 2005

Ended

Avg. episode: 43m

EnglishReality

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.

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Cast

Cat Deeley
Self - Host
Stephen 'tWitch' Boss
Self
Matthew Morrison
Self
JoJo Siwa
Self - Judge
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Self
Allison Holker
Self - Judge

Media

Seasons 19

Specials

20092 Episodes

Season 1

200512 Episodes

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

200623 Episodes

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

200723 Episodes

Season 4

200823 Episodes

Season 5

200923 Episodes

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

200924 Episodes

Season 7

201023 Episodes

Season 8

201123 Episodes

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

201215 Episodes

Season 10

201318 Episodes

Season 11

201415 Episodes

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

201517 Episodes

The Next Generation

201613 Episodes

Back to Basics

201715 Episodes

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

201814 Episodes

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

201915 Episodes

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.