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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.

Specials
5 episodes
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Season 1
15 episodes
November 9, 2002


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Season 2
22 episodes
September 3, 2003

Season 3
20 episodes
November 16, 2005

Season 4
20 episodes
January 10, 2007

Season 5
20 episodes
January 23, 2008

Season 6
20 episodes
January 21, 2009

Season 7
20 episodes
January 6, 2010

Season 8
23 episodes
January 8, 2011

Season 9
24 episodes
January 7, 2012

Season 10
23 episodes
January 5, 2013

Season 11
19 episodes
January 8, 2014

Season 12
20 episodes
January 7, 2015

Season 13
21 episodes
January 2, 2016

Season 14
22 episodes
January 4, 2017

Season 15
19 episodes
January 3, 2018

Season 16
21 episodes
January 5, 2019

Season 17
22 episodes
January 4, 2020

Season 18
19 episodes
January 5, 2021

Season 19
18 episodes
January 22, 2022

Season 20
20 episodes
January 14, 2023

Season 21
15 episodes
September 18, 2024

Season 22
10 episodes
April 4, 2026

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