America's Best Dance Crew
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Also known as | Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 73 |
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Production locations | Warner Horizon Television |
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Network | MTV |
Release | February 7, 2008 August 19, 2015 | –
America's Best Dance Crew, often abbreviated as ABDC, is an American
The show was hosted by actor
After an initial seventh season run, America's Best Dance Crew was cancelled in 2012 due to declining ratings.[7] However, on January 10, 2015, MTV announced that the series would be revived for an eighth season.[8]
The new season, titled America's Best Dance Crew All-Stars: Road to the VMAs, premiered on July 29, 2015.[8] Hosted by Jason Dundas, the revival features a new judging panel: hip hop artist T-Pain, recording artist Teyana Taylor, and Broadway performer Frankie Grande.[9]
Overview
America's Best Dance Crew is a
Another unique aspect of ABDC is the crew banner. Each banner's logo represents its respective crew, appearing during interviews, performances, and on various merchandise. It is also used as a transition effect. When a crew is eliminated, their banner falls from the top of the stadium, where the banners of the crews still in the running stand. The contestants are allowed to dance one final time on the stage as they "walk it out" to the song of the same name.
Season summary
Season | Winner | Original airdate | Judges | |
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JabbaWockeeZ
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February 7, 2008 | March 27, 2008 | JC Chasez Lil Mama Shane Sparks |
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Super CR3W
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June 19, 2008 | August 21, 2008 | |
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Quest Crew | January 15, 2009 | March 5, 2009 | |
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We Are Heroes | August 9, 2009 | September 27, 2009 | |
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Poreotics | January 28, 2010 | April 8, 2010 | JC Chasez Lil Mama Omarion |
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I.aM.mE | April 7, 2011 | June 5, 2011 | D-Trix
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Elektrolytes | April 11, 2012 | June 13, 2012 | |
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Quest Crew | July 29, 2015 | August 29, 2015 | T-Pain Teyana Taylor Frankie Grande |
Controversy
MTV and Randy Jackson were sued by entertainer and activist Dwight McGhee, publicly known as rapper Citizen Charlie Kane, in 2010. Kane had pitched the show concept to MTV in 2004 and MTV "passed" on the concept. When Charlie Kane saw a commercial that depicted the 1970s Warriors' movie that looked exactly like his pitch demo DVD, he filed the suit. Many production elements between the show and Kane's 2003 copyright registration of a "break-dancing league" were identical. TMZ and NYPost were a couple among the many major media organizations to run the story. Viacom/MTV and Charlie Kane came to a mutual settlement in 2011.[10][11]
International distribution
ABDC airs on MTV in the Caribbean, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Argentina, Russia (by the alias of "Короли Танцпола", lit. "Kings of the Dancefloor"),[12] Finland, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom, Germany, Ukraine (by the alias of "Танцювальні бої", lit. "Dance Battles"),[13] and Romania.
In Canada, the show airs on both
Additional notes
- The opening title sequence created by Framework Studio won a Telly Award in 2009.[15]
References
- ^ "Randy Jackson is executive producer of 'America's Best Dance Crew.'". Boston Herald. Associated Press. 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ Rocchio, Christopher (2007-11-15). "MTV begins production on former NBC Randy Jackson reality series". Reality TV World. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (2011-03-31). "Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval, Season Three Winner Of MTV's "Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew," Returns As The New Judge When Season Six Premieres April 7". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 2011-04-04. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- ^ Ghosh, Korbi (2010-01-11). "'America's Best Dance Crew' exclusive: Is Shane Sparks being replaced?". Zap2it.com:Korbi TV. Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ Rocchio, Christopher (2008-01-16). "MTV to debut Randy Jackson's 'America's Best Dance Crew' on Feb. 7". Reality TV World. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ Rocchio, Christopher (2008-01-24). "Rapper Lil Mama to serve as 'America's Best Dance Crew's third judge". Reality TV World. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ Marechal, AJ (2012-11-11). "Music stops for 'Best Dance Crew'". Variety. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ^ a b Goldberg, Lesley (2015-01-10). "Randy Jackson's 'America's Best Dance Crew' Revived at MTV". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
- ^ Hatchett, Keisha (2015-04-21). "MTV announces summer lineup, T-Pain joins America's Best Dance Crew". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ^ "Randy fitted for a suit". New York Post. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
- ^ Hughes, Mike (2010-02-15). "Bridgeport native files suit". TimesLeaderOnline. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
- MTV Russia. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- MTV Ukraine. Archived from the originalon 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
- MTV France. Archived from the originalon 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
- ^ "TELLY Awards - Winners". Telly Awards. Retrieved 2011-03-03.