▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁it ▁took ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁"# 1 ▁summer ▁show " ▁and , ▁over ▁the ▁following ▁few ▁years , ▁bro aden ed ▁its ▁lead . ▁ ▁In ▁summer ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁SY TY CD ▁premier ed ▁strong ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 . 4 ▁rating ▁in ▁its ▁target ▁dem ographic , ▁although ▁with ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁America ' s ▁Got ▁Tal ent ▁roughly ▁a ▁month ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁times lot , ▁Dance ▁fell ▁to ▁No . ▁ 4 ▁on ▁the ▁ratings ▁board . ▁ ▁It ▁continued ▁to ▁lose ▁view ers ▁throughout ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁ended ▁up ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 8 ▁million ▁view ers . ▁ ▁Fox ▁then ▁moved ▁SY TY CD ▁to ▁its ▁fall ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁schedule ▁where ▁its ▁ratings ▁continued ▁to ▁decl ine ; ▁hitting ▁an ▁all - time ▁series ▁low ▁of ▁ 4 . 6 ▁million ▁view ers ▁for ▁a ▁" special " ▁episode ▁hosted ▁by ▁N ig el ▁L yth go e ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁fall ▁was ▁short - l ived . ▁ ▁After ▁dro pping ▁to ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 6 ▁million ▁view ers , ▁Fox ▁moved ▁SY TY CD ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁summer ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁With ▁M ia ▁Mich a els ▁replacing ▁Mary ▁Mur phy ▁and ▁former ▁contest ants ▁term ed ▁as ▁" All -