Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Deutschland sucht den Superstar is a German reality talent show, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by English media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between the years of 2001 and 2003. Debuting to mediocre ratings in October 2002 on the RTL network, the show has since become one of the most successful shows on German television. The program aims to discover the best singer in the country through a series of nationwide auditions in which viewer voting determines the winner. Voting is done through telephone and SMS text voting.
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Season 1
15 episodes
Premiered Nov 9, 2002
Season 2
22 episodes
Premiered Sep 3, 2003
Season 3
20 episodes
Premiered Nov 16, 2005
Season 4
20 episodes
Premiered Jan 10, 2007
Season 5
20 episodes
Premiered Jan 23, 2008
Season 6
20 episodes
Premiered Jan 21, 2009
Season 7
20 episodes
Premiered Jan 6, 2010
Season 8
23 episodes
Premiered Jan 8, 2011
Season 9
24 episodes
Premiered Jan 7, 2012
Season 10
23 episodes
Premiered Jan 5, 2013
Season 11
19 episodes
Premiered Jan 8, 2014
Season 12
20 episodes
Premiered Jan 7, 2015
Season 13
21 episodes
Premiered Jan 2, 2016
Season 14
22 episodes
Premiered Jan 4, 2017
Season 15
19 episodes
Premiered Jan 3, 2018
Season 16
21 episodes
Premiered Jan 5, 2019
Season 17
22 episodes
Premiered Jan 4, 2020
Season 18
19 episodes
Premiered Jan 5, 2021
Season 19
18 episodes
Premiered Jan 22, 2022
Season 20
20 episodes
Premiered Jan 14, 2023
Season 21
15 episodes
Premiered Sep 18, 2024
Season 22
10 episodes
Premiered Apr 4, 2026
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