
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.
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Season 1
15 eps · 2002-11-09
Season 2
22 eps · 2003-09-03
Season 3
20 eps · 2005-11-16
Season 4
20 eps · 2007-01-10
Deutschland sucht den Superstar Season 4 is the fourth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar which aired on RTL network. Mark Medlock, this season's winner, was awarded a contract with Sony-BMG. The judges in this season were Dieter Bohlen, Heinz Henn, Anja Lukaseder. It was hosted by Marco Schreyl and Tooske Ragas. The viewers chose the contestant's fates as they were able to call for their favorite contestant. The voting results were published on 7 May. The winner got a 10-year contract and €100,000. Twenty percent went to the winner's manager who was chosen by the creators.
Season 5
20 eps · 2008-01-23
Season 6
20 eps · 2009-01-21
Deutschland sucht den Superstar Season 6 was the sixth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar which is airing on the RTL network. This season's winner, Daniel Schuhmacher, was awarded a contract with Sony-BMG. The judges in this season are Dieter Bohlen, Nina Eichinger, and Volker Neumüller. This season is hosted by Marco Schreyl. The viewers chose the contestant's fates as they were able to call for their favorite contestant. As with season 5, the "top 10" was created by the top 5 contestants with the most telephone and SMS voting and the other 5 were selected by the jury.
Season 7
20 eps · 2010-01-06
Deutschland sucht den Superstar Season 7 is the seventh season of the Idol series which aired on RTL Television and started on 6 January 2010. The season marked a new national record with more than 35,000 participants. The final aired on 17 April 2010, and the winner was Mehrzad Marashi.
Deutschland sucht den Superstar airing schedule, episode calendar, cast, and synopsis. Deutschland sucht den Superstar airs on RTL.
Season 8
23 eps · 2011-01-08
Season 9
24 eps · 2012-01-07
Season 10
23 eps · 2013-01-05
Season 11
19 eps · 2014-01-08
Season 12
20 eps · 2015-01-07
Season 13
21 eps · 2016-01-02
Season 14
22 eps · 2017-01-04
Season 15
19 eps · 2018-01-03
Season 16
21 eps · 2019-01-05
Season 17
22 eps · 2020-01-04
Season 18
19 eps · 2021-01-05
Season 19
18 eps · 2022-01-22

Season 20
20 eps · 2023-01-14
Season 21
15 eps · 2024-09-18
Season 22
10 eps · 2026-04-04