9 , ▁as ▁pre l ude ▁to ▁season ▁ 6 , ▁a ▁special ▁show ▁a ired ▁featuring ▁judge ▁pick s ▁for ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 5 ▁rout ines ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁five ▁seasons . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁show , ▁show ▁cre ator ▁and ▁judge ▁N ig el ▁L yth go e ▁presented ▁his ▁favorite ▁performance , ▁a ▁contemporary ▁piece ▁ch ore ograph ed ▁by ▁Ty ce ▁D ior io ▁and ▁performed ▁by ▁Mel issa ▁Sand v ig ▁and ▁A de ▁Ob ay omi . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Chinese ▁television ▁station ▁C CT V ▁broadcast ▁a ▁prom ot ional ▁episode ▁in ▁which ▁notable ▁all - star ▁d anc ers ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Chinese ▁versions ▁of ▁So ▁You ▁Think ▁You ▁Can ▁Dance ▁competed ▁directly ▁against ▁one - another ▁as ▁teams . ▁ ▁Tit led ▁Zh ō ng m ě i ▁W ǔ ▁L ín ▁Gu àn j ū n ▁Du ì k à ng s à i ▁- ▁Super ▁Dan cer ▁Born ▁Ton ight , ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁but ▁never ▁a ired ▁on ▁U . S . ▁television . ▁ ▁Rat ings ▁So ▁You ▁Think ▁You ▁Can ▁Dance ▁premier ed ▁with ▁over ▁ 1 0 ▁million ▁view ers ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁For ▁season ▁ 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁summer ▁show ▁on ▁television . ▁However , ▁when ▁N BC ' s ▁America ' s ▁Got ▁Tal ent ▁premier ed