So You Think You Can Dance to adopt weekly 2-hour format

On the same day that Nigel Lythgoe was conducting auditions in Atlanta, FOX entertainment president Kevin Reilly revealed at the TCA that So You Think You Can Dance will be adopting a weekly 2-hour format combining performances and the results.

He said that the reason for the cancelation of the SYTYCD results show was because they wanted to get a few more shows on in the summer. I fear that this is the last season of SYTYCD. If the ratings dip from last season -- which I expect it to -- that's pretty much it. What do you guys think?

From THR:

When executive producer and head judge Nigel Lythgoe broke the news of So You Think You Can Dance's upcoming change in format, he used the word "canceled."

His New Year's Day tweet sparked a lot of debate about the future of the series, now going forward in its ninth season without a standalone results show, and during Fox's winter press tour outing, the network tried to clear up what the changes mean for the series and the summer line-up.

“We’re rejiggering the format on Dance, and already we have people saying, ‘How is that going to work?’” said Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly during his Television Critics Association executive Q&A. “We just thought creatively... I think it’s a nice change of format… we want to get a few more shows on in the summer.”

Speaking to a scrum of reporters after his session, he seemed optimistic about the veteran series and what the change could do for it creatively.

“Some of the purists may say, ‘Oh, I wanted a dedicated night,’ but I think it’s going to make the show itself more exciting," he said. "I think it’s going to be a fun experiment. I know the producers are excited about it. I think the fans are going to like it.”