Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2002)

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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.

IMDb rating: 2.1 (740 votes)
Seasons: 10
Language: DE
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2002)

4.33 avg 14 episodes 4.6 → 3.8

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	First Auditions	4.6	11
4	Erste Top 30 Show	4.4	12
6	Dritte Top 30 Show	4.4	11
7	Mottoshow #1 - Mein Superstar	4.6	12
8	Mottoshow #2 - Love Songs	4.6	12
9	Mottoshow #3 - Hits 2002	4.4	11
10	Mottoshow #4 - Musical	4.4	12
11	Mottoshow #5 - Die 80er	4.6	11
12	Mottoshow #6 - Big Band	4.6	12
13	Mottoshow #7 - Disco und Hits der 70er	4.6	12
14	Halbfinale - Filmmusik	4.2	12
15	Finale	3.2	21
17	United Live	4.2	12
18	Der Superstar	3.8	11

Season 2 (2003)

4.03 avg 23 episodes 4.0 → 3.8

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	First Auditions	4.0	11
2	Second Auditions	3.8	11
3	Third Auditions	3.8	11
4	Fourth Auditions	3.8	11
5	Top 150 Recall	4.0	11
6	Erste Top 50 Show	4.8	13
7	Zweite Top 50 Show	4.0	12
8	Dritte Top 50 Show	4.0	12
9	Vierte Top 50 Show	3.8	12
10	Fünfte Top 50 Show	3.8	12
11	Top 50: Die zweite Chance	4.0	11
12	Mottoshow #1 - Mein Pop-Idol	4.0	12
13	Mottoshow #2 - Rock und Popballaden	4.0	12
14	Mottoshow #3 - Mein Geburtsjahr	4.0	12
15	Mottoshow #4 - Christmas Songs	4.0	12
16	Mottoshow #5 - Elton John Meets Madonna	4.0	11
17	Mottoshow #6 - Big Band	4.2	10
18	Mottoshow #7 - Das Beste aus den 70ern	4.0	11
19	Mottoshow #8 - Film Film Film	4.8	11
20	Mottoshow #9 - Songs der Jury	4.0	11
21	Halbfinale - Swinging Sixties	4.0	10
22	Finale	4.0	10
23	Celebration Live	3.8	11

Season 3 (2005)

4.15 avg 12 episodes 4.2 → 4.2

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
8	Erste Top 20 Show	4.2	14
9	Zweite Top 20 Show	4.2	14
10	Dritte Top 20 Show	4.2	14
11	Vierte Top 20 Show	4.0	13
12	Mottoshow #1 - Die größten Hits aller Zeiten	4.0	13
13	Mottoshow #2 - Die schönsten Hits der 80er	3.8	14
14	Mottoshow #3 - Rock	4.2	14
16	Mottoshow #5 - Love Songs	4.4	13
17	Mottoshow #6 - Nr.-1-Hits	4.4	13
18	Mottoshow #7 - Soul	4.2	14
19	Halbfinale - Kuschelrock	4.0	13
20	Finale	4.2	14

Season 4 (2007)

3.52 avg 20 episodes 3.2 → 3.0

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Das Casting #1	3.2	15
2	Das Casting #2	3.2	15
3	Das Casting #3	3.2	15
4	Das Casting #4	3.2	15
5	Das Casting #5	3.2	15
6	Recall #1	3.2	15
7	Recall #2	3.6	13
8	Top 20 - live: Die Männer #1	4.2	14
9	Top 20 - live: Die Frauen #1	3.6	15
10	Top 20 - live: Die Männer #2	4.2	14
11	Top 20 - live: Die Frauen #2	4.4	14
12	Mottoshow #1 - Die größten Hits aller Zeiten	3.8	15
13	Mottoshow #2 - Die größten Hits der 80er und 90er	3.8	15
14	Mottoshow #3 - Power of Love	3.8	15
15	Mottoshow #4 - Hits von heute	3.0	16
16	Mottoshow #5 - Let's swing!	3.6	14
17	Mottoshow #6 - Die größten Diven & Helden der Musik	3.6	15
18	Mottoshow #7 - '70er Jahre/Disco' und 'Dedicated to...'	3.6	15
19	Halbfinale - Songs der Jury	3.0	16
20	Das große Finale	3.0	16

Season 5 (2008)

3.59 avg 20 episodes 4.0 → 4.7

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Das Casting #1	4.0	15
2	Das Casting #2	4.8	20
3	Das Casting #3	3.9	15
4	Das Casting #4	3.6	16
5	Das Casting #5	3.7	15
6	Das Casting #6	3.7	15
7	Das Casting #7	4.0	15
8	Der Recall, Teil 1	4.3	14
9	Der Recall, Teil 2	4.0	14
10	Der Recall, Teil 3	3.8	14
11	Die Top 15 - Jetzt oder nie	4.0	14
12	1. Mottoshow - Aktuelle Hits	3.3	15
13	2. Mottoshow - Filmhits	2.6	18
14	3. Mottoshow - Mariah Carey & Take That	2.6	18
15	4. Mottoshow - Greatest Hits	2.9	17
16	5. Mottoshow - Judges Choice	3.0	17
17	6. Mottoshow - Partyhits & Akustik-Balladen	3.0	16
18	7. Mottoshow - Hits aus Deutschland und England	3.0	15
19	Das Halbfinale	2.9	17
20	Das große Finale	4.7	21

Season 6 (2009)

4.34 avg 16 episodes 3.8 → 3.3

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Das Casting #1	3.8	11
2	Das Casting #2	3.6	11
3	Das Casting #3	5.7	18
4	Das Casting #4	3.3	14
5	Das Casting #5	3.8	11
6	Das Casting #6	4.4	11
11	Die Top 15 - Jetzt oder nie	6.8	15
12	1. Mottoshow - Greatest Hits	6.0	15
13	2. Mottoshow - Geschlechtertausch	4.2	12
14	3. Mottoshow - Die größten Party-Hits aller Zeiten	4.4	11
15	4. Mottoshow - Sexy Songs	4.2	12
16	5. Mottoshow - Aktuelle Hits & I Love You	4.2	12
17	6. Mottoshow - Sonne & Regen	4.2	12
18	7. Mottoshow - Großes Kino & intime Balladen	4.2	11
19	Das Halbfinale	3.3	12
20	Das große Finale	3.3	12

Season 7 (2010)

3.70 avg 20 episodes 3.3 → 2.6

Bad finale

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Das Casting #1	3.3	15
2	Das Casting #2	3.3	15
3	Das Casting #3	3.3	15
4	Das Casting #4	4.6	20
5	Das Casting #5	3.3	15
6	Das Casting #6	3.3	15
7	Das Casting #7	3.8	12
8	Der Recall #1	3.8	12
9	Der Recall #2	4.4	11
10	Der Recall #3	4.4	11
11	Wer kommt in die Top Ten?	3.7	17
12	1. Mottoshow - Megahits von heute	3.8	17
13	2. Mottoshow - Größten Pop-Hymnen aller Zeiten	3.7	15
14	3. Mottoshow - Happy Holiday Hits	3.9	15
15	4. Mottoshow - Die große 80er Party	3.9	15
16	5. Mottoshow - Deutsch vs. Englisch	4.6	17
17	6. Mottoshow - Partykracher & Balladen	3.7	15
18	7. Mottoshow - Alt vs. Neu	3.7	15
19	Das Halbfinale	2.9	16
20	Das große Finale	2.6	17

Season 8 (2011)

3.51 avg 23 episodes 3.9 → 2.4

Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Das Casting #1	3.9	16
2	Das Casting #2	3.8	8
3	Das Casting #3	4.0	8
4	Das Casting #4	3.8	8
5	Das Casting #5	3.2	8
6	Das Casting #6	4.0	8
7	Das Casting #7	3.6	8
8	Das Casting #8	4.0	8
9	Der Recall #1	3.8	8
10	Der Recall #2	3.8	8
11	Der Recall #3	3.2	8
12	Der Recall #4	3.2	8
13	Wer kommt in die Top Ten?	3.9	15
14	1. Mottoshow: Megahits	5.0	21
15	2. Mottoshow: Après Ski Hits	3.9	15
16	3. Mottoshow: Frühlingsgefühle	3.7	15
17	4. Mottoshow: Partykracher	3.2	16
18	5. Mottoshow: Deutschland gegen England	3.8	8
19	6. Mottoshow: Europa gegen Amerika	4.0	8
20	7. Mottoshow: 80er, 90er & Das Beste von Heute	2.2	8
21	8. Mottoshow: Rock, Pop & Disco Fever	2.2	8
22	Das Halbfinale	2.2	8
23	Das große Finale	2.4	8

Season 10 (2013)

3.81 avg 15 episodes 5.2 → 3.6

Rollercoaster

Season 10 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #10.1	5.2	23
2	Episode #10.2	3.2	16
3	Episode #10.3	3.7	15
4	Episode #10.4	4.0	17
5	Episode #10.5	3.6	16
6	Episode #10.6	4.4	16
7	Audition/Recall	3.7	14
8	Recall	3.7	15
9	Recall	3.7	15
10	Recall in der Karibik	4.2	17
11	Recall in der Karibik	3.6	17
12	Recall in der Karibik	3.5	14
13	Recall in der Karibik	3.7	15
14	Recall in der Karibik	3.4	14
15	1. Mottoshow	3.6	17

Season 11 (2014)

3.07 avg 6 episodes 3.0 → 2.6

Season 11 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Die Castings - Folge 1	3.0	14
2	Die Castings - Folge 2	3.0	14
3	Die Castings - Folge 3	3.0	14
4	Die Castings - Folge 4	4.2	19
5	Die Castings - Folge 5	2.6	14
7	Die Castings - Folge 7	2.6	14

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