Strictly "Burnout"?

So You Think You Can Dance? judge Nigel Lythgoe thinks it might be time for the BBC to 'rest' Strictly, fearing the public might be suffering burnout.

He told The Guardian: "I think that in the UK once something's successful it's wrung out like a sponge and gets overdone. There were too many episodes of Strictly … there's burnout. I imagine Strictly will go off air, and come back in 10 or 12 years."

I think this is a very simplistic view, and doesn't always ring true. Yes, we've seen shows like Big Brother dwindle down to a small number of viewers over the years. But Strictly has maintianed audiences of around the 6-7 million mark for many years. Just becuase The X Factor is bigger doesn't mean Strictly is dead.

And in the US, they have 2 seasons of Dancing With The Stars per year. We only have one (albeit a bit of a longer run with more celebrities). No burnout there.

My cynical side thinks that perhaps with Strictly out of the way, Mr Lythgoe sees the path clearing for SYTYCD to become the UK's premier dance format...