DSDS

Deutschland sucht den Superstar
DSDS logo as of 2013
Created by	Simon Fuller
Directed by	Bruce Gowers
Presented by	Oliver Geissen (2015–) Nazan Eckes (2013–14) Raul Richter (2013) Marco Schreyl (2006–12) Tooske Ragas (2006–08) Michelle Hunziker (2002–04) Carsten Spengemann (2002–04)
Judges	Dieter Bohlen (2002–) H.P. Baxxter (2016–) Michelle (2016–) Shirin David (2017-) Shona Fraser (2002–04) Thomas Bug (2002–04) Thomas M. Stein (2002–2004) Sylvia Kollek (2005–06) Heinz Henn (2005–07) Anja Lukasender (2007–08) Andreas Läsker (2008) Nina Eichinger (2009–10) Volker Neumüller (2009–10) Fernanda Brandão (2011) Patrick Nuo (2011) Natalie Horler (2012) Bruce Darnell (2012) Bill Kaulitz (2013) Tom Kaulitz (2013) Mateo Jaschik (2013) Mieze Katz (2014) Kenneth "Kay One" Glöckler (2014–15) Marianne Rosenberg (2014–15) Heino (2015) DJ Antoine (2015) Mandy Capristo (2015) Vanessa Mai (2016)
Country of origin	Germany
No. of seasons	14
No. of episodes	289
Production
Executive producer(s)	Nigel Lythgoe Ken Warwick Simon Fuller
Running time	Varies
Release
Original network	RTL
Original release	October 2002 – present
External links
Website	www.deutschlandsuchtdensuperstar.de

Dieter Bohlen (2002–)
H.P. Baxxter (2016–)
Michelle (2016–)
Shirin David (2017-)

Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS; "Germany Seeks the Superstar") is a German reality talent show. 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.

The first season 2002–2003 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar debuted without much hype in October 2002 on the RTL network. The show's co-hosts were Swiss actress Michelle Hunziker and former soap opera actor , while the jury consisted of music producer Dieter Bohlen, radio host , British music journalist Shona Fraser, and then-president of BMG Germany, . Through word of mouth generated by the appeal of its contestants and the presence of Bohlen's acid-tongued commentary, the show grew into a phenomenon ending with a finale viewed by an estimated twelve million viewers in March 2003.