▁series ▁low ▁for ▁a ▁finale . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁N ig el ▁L yth go e ▁appe aled ▁on ▁Twitter ▁to ▁fans ▁to ▁share ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁show ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁season ' s ▁May ▁premi ere ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁augment ▁the ▁show ' s ▁ratings ▁for ▁the ▁up coming ▁season ▁and ▁bol ster ▁its ▁ch ances ▁of ▁renew al ▁there after . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁renew ed ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 2 th ▁season , ▁but ▁ratings ▁continued ▁to ▁decl ine , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁around ▁ 3 . 5 ▁million ▁view ers ▁per ▁show . ▁FO X ▁renew ed ▁the ▁show ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 3 th ▁season , ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁dr ast ically ▁re - work ed ▁format ▁focused ▁on ▁child ▁d anc ers . ▁Rat ings ▁decl ined ▁further ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁version , ▁with ▁only ▁five ▁episodes ▁breaking ▁the ▁ 3 ▁million ▁vie wer ▁mark ; ▁the ▁finale ▁saw ▁a ▁series ▁low ▁view ership ▁of ▁just ▁ 2 . 2 7 ▁million ▁view ers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁TV ▁shows ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁Facebook ▁L ikes ▁found ▁that ▁" in ▁general ", ▁Dance ▁" is ▁more ▁popular ▁in ▁cities , ▁though ▁it ▁hits ▁peak ▁popular ity ▁in ▁Ut ah ". ▁ ▁In flu ence ▁and ▁international ▁franch ise ▁Dance ▁competition ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁American ▁television ▁for ▁dec ades