Deutschland sucht den Superstar

Deutschland sucht den Superstar

122002•2h 15m•5.3/10

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5.3/10(8)

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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Production

UFA Show & Factual

Language

DE

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

November 9, 2002

Last Aired

November 9, 2024

Networks

RTL

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2002-11-09

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2002-11-16

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2002-11-23

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2002-11-30

E5

Episode 5

Air date: 2002-12-07

E6

Episode 6

Air date: 2002-12-14

E7

Episode 7

Air date: 2002-12-21

E8

Episode 8

Air date: 2002-12-28

E9

Episode 9

Air date: 2003-01-04

E10

Episode 10

Air date: 2003-01-11

E11

Episode 11

Air date: 2003-01-18

E12

Episode 12

Air date: 2003-02-01

E13

Episode 13

Air date: 2003-02-08

E14

Episode 14

Air date: 2003-02-15

E15

Episode 15

Air date: 2003-03-08

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