Swan Lake Smackdown (Australian TV series)

Swan Lake Smackdown is an Australian reality competition based on the highly successful titular franchise.

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

Season 1 (2002)

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

The inaugural season premiered in April 2002 and proved to be a hit on Prime7.

Season 2 (2003)

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

Season 3 (2004)

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

Season 4 (2005)

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

Season 5 (2006)

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

Season 6 (2007)

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

Season 7 (2008)

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

Season 8 (2009)

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

Season 9 (2010)

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

Season 10 (2011)

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

Season 11 (2012)

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

Season 12 (2013)

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

Season 13 (2014)

 * Main article: Swan Lake Smackdown (Australia, season 13)

Season 14 (2015)

 * Main article: Swan Lake Smackdown (Australia, season 14)

Season 15 (2016, the farewell)

 * Main article: Swan Lake Smackdown (Australia, season 15)

In April 2015, Prime7 announced that the fifteenth season would be the last. Filming started in August. The final episode aired on 3 June 2016. ??? signed off, saying: "Once again - it's not easy - but we say to all of you from the heart of Sydney, goodnight Australia!" and added: "at least for now."

Season 16 (2018, the comeback)

 * Main article: Swan Lake Smackdown (Australia, season 16)

Despite the publicity that Swan Lake Smackdown would be ending, STQ won the rights to a reboot in early 2017, with the reboot starting a year later. Following the success, STQ renewed it for another season. Filming started in August 2017.

Season 17 (2019)

 * Main article: Swan Lake Smackdown (Australia, season 17)

Filming started in July 2018.

Season 18 (2020)

 * Main article: Swan Lake Smackdown (Australia, season 18)

Filming started in August 2019.

Season 19 (2021)

 * Main article: Swan Lake Smackdown (Australia, season 19)

In April 2020, STQ confirmed their fourth season and nineteenth altogether. Filming started in October.

Season 20 (2022)

 * Main article: Swan Lake Smackdown (Australia, season 20)

Filming started in October 2021.