So You Think You Can Dance is a
franchise of
reality television shows in which contestants compete in
dance.
The first series of the franchise, created by producers
Simon Fuller and
Nigel Lythgoe, premiered in July 2005 and has broadcast twelve seasons since. Adaptations of the show began airing in other countries in late 2005 and to date 25 localized adaptations have been produced, comprising nearly ninety individual seasons.