When So You Assume You Can Dance debuted on FOX in 2005, a panel of dance consultants had been tapped to uncover the finest up-and-coming performers.
Nigel Lythgoe, who cocreated the competitors collection alongside Simon Fuller, served as one of many longtime judges because the season 1 premiere. Nonetheless, after cueing the audition music and marveling over the High 12’s abilities for 16 seasons, he introduced his exit in March 2022.
Each Lythgoe and Mary Murphy — the conductor of the self-proclaimed “Scorching Tamale Practice” — had been changed forward of 2022’s season 17. Former contestant and All-Star mentor Stephen “tWitch” Boss joined forces with JoJo Siwa and Matthew Morrison to search out the nation’s subsequent prime dancer.
Morrison left in the course of the choreography spherical after a “minor infraction” on set when he was accused of sending “inappropriate” texts to a feminine contestant. The Glee alum denied the claims earlier than “dance fanatic” Leah Remini took his place.
SYTYCD deliberate to wash home for 2024’s season 18, enlisting SYTYCD alum Allison Holker (Boss’ widow) and Dancing With the Stars vet Maksim Chmerkovskiy as judges.
Scroll beneath for all of the SYTYCD judges by the years and why they left the present:
