<P> Jennifer Lopez, who executive produces the series and serves as a judge, felt that the series would be a return to her roots; Lopez had achieved early fame as a member of In Living Color's dance crew, The Fly Girls . She explained that dance had been her "first form of artistic expression", and that the series "reminded me of all the reasons why I love dance and why I wanted to do this in the first place". </P> <P> The series premiere was originally scheduled for May 8, 2017 (as a lead - out for The Voice), but was pushed back to May 30, 2017 to serve as a lead - out for the season premiere of America's Got Talent . On June 29, 2017, NBC renewed the series for a second season, which will premiere on May 29, 2018--once again complimenting the next season of America's Got Talent . In May 2018, prior to its season 2 premiere, World of Dance was renewed for a third season . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Duration </Th> <Th> Episodes </Th> <Th> Winner's prize </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Finalists </Th> <Th> Presenter </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Judges </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Premiere </Th> <Th> Finale </Th> <Th> Winner </Th> <Th> Runner - up </Th> <Th> Third place </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> May 30, 2017 </Td> <Td> August 8, 2017 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> $1,000,000 </Td> <Td> Les Twins </Td> <Td> Eva Igo </Td> <Td> Swing Latino </Td> <Td> Jenna Dewan </Td> <Td> Ne - Yo </Td> <Td> Jennifer Lopez </Td> <Td> Derek Hough </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> May 29, 2018 </Td> <Td> September 2018 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> TBD </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Duration </Th> <Th> Episodes </Th> <Th> Winner's prize </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Finalists </Th> <Th> Presenter </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Judges </Th> </Tr>

Who won last season's world of dance