So You Think You Can Dance (American season 1)
So You Think You Can Dance is an American television dance competition that airs on the Fox network. The first season premiered on July 20, 2005, with Lauren Sánchez in her only season as host, Nigel Lythgoe as the main judge, and Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels and Brian Friedman as most frequent guest judges. Nick Lazzarini was crowned America's Favorite Dancer on October 5, 2005, with 37.7% of the votes. Auditions. Locations. The main auditions for this season were held in following cities: Format. Auditioners had one minute  to impress the judges. A contestant deemed to be not good enough was sent straight home, otherwise, they were sent to a choreography round. After that, the judges decided the fifty dancers that got through to the Hollywood week. Minimum age for contestants was 18; maximum was 30. Hollywood week. "Judges:" Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels, Brian Friedman, Alex Da Silva Hollywood week was held in Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. 25 females and 25 males were invited to participate in the callback auditions. This number was cut down to 8 females and 8 males, a total  of 16 dancers that came through to the live shows. Hollywood week included the following rounds, cuts were made at the end: Finals. Top 16 contestants. Male contestants. Canadian-born McGrath has since become lead choreographer and occasional third judge for "So You Think You Can Dance Canada" ; he is choreographer for those contestants who are sent to choreography. Elimination chart. Performance nights. Week 1 (17 August 2005). "Judges:" Brian Friedman, Mia Michaels, Nigel Lythgoe and Dan Karaty Week 2 (24 August 2005). "Judges:" Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty and Brian Friedman Week 3 (31 August 2005). "Judges:" Mia  Michaels, Brian Friedman, Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe Week 4 (7 September 2005). "Judges:" Brian Friedman, Mia Michaels, Nigel Lythgoe and Dan Karaty Week 5 (14 September 2005). "Judges:" Dan Karaty, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Brian Friedman Week 6 (21 September 2005). "Judges:" Mia Michaels, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty Week 7 (28 September 2005). "Judges:" Brian Friedman, Mia Michaels, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty Week 8 (Finale) (5 October 2005). "Judges:" Brian Friedman, Mia Michaels, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty