Last year, the Nielsen ratings for the So You Think You Can Dance TV show on FOX dropped by about 10% in the demo, but rose a tiny bit in terms of average total audience size. For the 16th season, will the series wind up dancing in place, losing a step, or making new strides? Will So You Think You Can Dance be cancelled or renewed for season 17? Stay tuned. *Status update below.

A FOX competitive reality TV series, hosted by Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance pits dancers against one another, in a bid to become “America’s Favorite Dancer.”  In season 16, returning judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy are joined by Laurieann Gibson (Lady Gaga’s choreographer) and SYTYCD veteran Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval. Together, the judges assess the dancers’ ability in various dance styles, including contemporary, tap, hip-hop, ballroom, animation, breaking, and more. The chosen dancers then work with choreographers and compete. Each week, contestants are eliminated until a winner is selected in the season finale.

The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly in the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.

9/17 update: You can see the latest night’s ratings in context.

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For comparisons: The 15th season of So You Think You Can Dance on FOX averaged a 0.62 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 2.696 million total viewers.

Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.

What do you think? Do you still like the So You Think You Can Dance TV show? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a 17th season on FOX?

*2/20/20 update: FOX has renewed So You Think You Can Dance for a 17th season for Summer 2020.