Swan Lake Smackdown (Chinese TV series)

Swan Lake Smackdown, also known as Tiān'é hú jíluò (Chinese: 天鹅湖击落) was a Chinese reality competition based on the highly successful titular franchise.

Format
Celebrities with no dancing experience tried ballet or contemporary dancing. The show was prerecorded, so voting was only limited to the studio audience.

Season 1 (2006)

 * Main article: Swan Lake Smackdown (China, season 1)

After filming lasted from April to to July 2006, the inaugural season premiered in September and proved to be a hit on CCTV-1.

Season 2 (2008)

 * Main article: Swan Lake Smackdown (China, season 2)

In November 2006, CCTV-1 confirmed a second season. It was originally planned to start in September 2007 but was postponed. Filming officially started in February 2008.

Season 3 (2009-10)

 * Main article: Swan Lake Smackdown (China, season 3)

Season 4 (2011)

 * Main article: Swan Lake Smackdown (China, season 4)

Season 5 (2012-13)

 * Main article: Swan Lake Smackdown (China, season 5)

Season 6 (2013-14)

 * Main article: Swan Lake Smackdown (China, season 6)

Season 7 (2015-16)

 * Main article: Swan Lake Smackdown (China, season 7)

Season 8 (2016)

 * Main article: Swan Lake Smackdown (China, season 8)

Season 9 (2017)

 * Main article: Swan Lake Smackdown (China, season 9)

Season 10 (2018)

 * Main article: Swan Lake Smackdown (China, season 10)

Season 11 (2020)

 * Main article: Swan Lake Smackdown (China, season 11)

Season 12 (2021, the farewell)

 * Main article: Swan Lake Smackdown (China, season 12)

In March 2020, CCTV-1 announced that season 12 would be the last. The final season started in April 2021 and was considered a "season-long celebration." Controversy stirred when several people who never watched the long-running program were "treating CCTV-1's decision to cancel Swan Lake Smackdown like it's the news ever." Filming started in mid-September 2020.