

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.
Top cast
Seasons
Specials
5 eps
Season 1
2002 · 15 eps
Season 2
2003 · 22 eps
Season 3
2005 · 20 eps
Season 4
2007 · 20 eps
Season 5
2008 · 20 eps
Season 6
2009 · 20 eps
Season 7
2010 · 20 eps
Season 8
2011 · 23 eps
Season 9
2012 · 24 eps
Season 10
2013 · 23 eps
Season 11
2014 · 19 eps
Season 12
2015 · 20 eps
Season 13
2016 · 21 eps
Season 14
2017 · 22 eps
Season 15
2018 · 19 eps
Season 16
2019 · 21 eps
Season 17
2020 · 22 eps
Season 18
2021 · 19 eps
Season 19
2022 · 18 eps

Season 20
2023 · 20 eps
Season 21
2024 · 15 eps
Season 22
2026 · 10 eps
Details
- Status
- Returning Series
- First air date
- November 9, 2002
- Last air date
- November 9, 2024
- Seasons
- 22
- Episodes
- 423
- Episode runtime
- 2h 15m
- Network
- RTL
- Original language
- DE

















































