Producer Nigel Lythgoe dropped a bomb on So You Think You Can Dance fans in this New Year by announcing via Twitter that Fox has canceled the dance competition’s results show, reports EW.com.

“#FOX have [sic] cancelled the results show so I will have to change the format of #SYTYCD. At least we have another season at the end of MAY,” he said via Twitter, adding later, “I’m certainly not mad at FOX they have supported #SYTYCD FOR 9 seasons. With the help of [Fox president of alternative entertainment] Mike Darnell I think we have some great new ideas.”

The show has slipped steadily in ratings during its most recent season, with most of last season averaging a bit over five million viewers. The cancelation of the results show is likely a response to collective displeasure with an aging format.

Lythgoe and his team reportedly are working out a new format for SYTYCD that will accommodate their anticipated new schedule and format, details of which have yet to be made available.

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