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22 seasons · 433 episodes total · ~20 per season.
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Deutschland sucht den Superstar
2002 22 seasons · 433 eps German
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Dieter Bohlen
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Isi Glück
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CRAFT
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Crossed the 100-episode mark — syndication territory.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 974 hours end-to-end — 122 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Aired from 2002 to 2026 — a 24-year run.
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TMDB status: "Returning Series".
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AWARDS
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Show type: Scripted.
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CAST
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Airs on RTL.
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- Seasons
- 22
- Total episodes
- 433
- Avg episode length
- 135 min
- Premiered
- 2002-11-09
- Last aired
- 2026-05-09
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
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