Deutschland sucht den Superstar

Overview

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.

Seasons

Specials

5 episodes

Season 1

200215 episodes

Season 2

200322 episodes

Season 3

200520 episodes

Season 4

200720 episodes

Season 5

200820 episodes

Season 6

200920 episodes

Season 7

201020 episodes

Season 8

201123 episodes

Season 9

201224 episodes

Season 10

201323 episodes

Season 11

201419 episodes

Season 12

201520 episodes

Season 13

201621 episodes

Season 14

201722 episodes

Season 15

201819 episodes

Season 16

201921 episodes

Season 17

202022 episodes

Season 18

202119 episodes

Season 19

202218 episodes

Season 20

202320 episodes

Season 21

202415 episodes

Season 22

202610 episodes