<Table> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Th> Dates </Th> <Th> Host </Th> <Th> Permanent judges </Th> <Th> Separate results show ? </Th> <Th> Dancer showcase episode ? † </Th> <Th> Number of finalists in first live show </Th> <Th> Number of contestants eliminated per week </Th> <Th> Number of contestants remaining in finale </Th> <Th> No. of winners </Th> <Th> All - Stars included in format ? </Th> <Th> Point at which judge eliminations end </Th> <Th> Voting for individual dancers starting with </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Summer 2005 ( July -- October ) </Td> <Td> Lauren Sánchez </Td> <Td> Nigel Lythgoe </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Top 8 </Td> <Td> Top 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Summer 2006 ( May -- August ) </Td> <Td> Cat Deeley </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Top 10 </Td> <Td> Top 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Summer 2007 ( May -- August ) </Td> <Td> Nigel Lythgoe Mary Murphy </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Top 10 </Td> <Td> Top 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Summer 2008 ( May -- August ) </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Top 10 </Td> <Td> Top 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Summer 2009 ( May -- August ) </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Top 10 </Td> <Td> Top 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Fall 2009 ( September -- December ) </Td> <Td> Nigel Lythgoe Mary Murphy Adam Shankman </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Top 10 </Td> <Td> Top 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Summer 2010 ( May -- August ) </Td> <Td> Nigel Lythgoe Adam Shankman Mia Michaels </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 1 * </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Top 4 </Td> <Td> Top 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Summer 2011 ( May -- August ) </Td> <Td> Nigel Lythgoe Mary Murphy </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes ‡ </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 2 * </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Top 6 </Td> <Td> Top 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Summer 2012 ( May -- September ) </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes ‡ </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 2 * </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Top 6 </Td> <Td> Top 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Summer 2013 ( May -- September ) </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes ‡ </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Top 6 </Td> <Td> Top 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Summer 2014 ( May -- September ) </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Top 10 </Td> <Td> Top 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Summer 2015 ( June -- September ) </Td> <Td> Nigel Lythgoe Paula Abdul Jason Derulo </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 2 ⁂ </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Top 14 </Td> <Td> Top 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 ° </Td> <Td> Summer 2016 ( May -- September ) </Td> <Td> Nigel Lythgoe Paula Abdul Jason Derulo Maddie Ziegler </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 1 * * </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Top 8 </Td> <Td> Top 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Summer 2017 ( June -- September ) </Td> <Td> Nigel Lythgoe Mary Murphy Vanessa Hudgens </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Top 6 </Td> <Td> Top 10 </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who are the judges of so you think you dance
Nigel Lythgoe Mary Murphy Vanessa Hudgens