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Lythgoe did point out how impactful the show was, commenting, "Well I think at one point we got 140 million telephone calls. And Ruben Studdard, to tell you the truth, with the amount of votes he got, should have been your next president." But jokes aside, Lythgoe believes the show, which he helmed for 14 seasons, will go down as one of the greatest of all time, admiring, "I think that this was the biggest television show, the most impactful television show, ever on television."

Season 12 of So You Think You Can Dance premiered Monday night with some big changes. Two of those changes were new judges Jason Derulo and Paula Abdul. Newbie Derulo was so excited about the gig that he ended up on stage with the dancers twice in the first episode, thrilling auditioners.

Paula Abdul had an unfortunate choice of words on Monday's So You Think You Can Dance. While she was in the middle of a performance critique, the audience laughed and Paula's fellow judges stopped her before she realized that what she tried to say was interpreted very differently. 

On part one of the So You Think You Can Dance season finale, judge Nigel Lythgoe revealed that in addition to dancers Hailee and Virgil, whom he referred to as “Broadway babies,” there was another baby on stage and it was “in Cat’s tummy!” The award-winning host blushed at being the center of attention as she graciously accepted the many good wishes and got back to hosting.