Dancing With the Stars

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arnott said:
If it starts in September, that means the Pros will start practicing with their partners in August. That seems too early to stop physical distancing. My concert was supposed to be this August and it got postponed a year!
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That makes sense.
Here's an update.
https://www.goldderby.com/article/2...-season-29-premiere-fall-tom-bergeron-update/

If you’re hoping ‘Dancing with the Stars’ returns in the fall, Tom Bergeron’s update may not be what you want to hear

Don’t stock up on spray tan just yet. While the ideal plan is for “Dancing with the Stars” Season 29 to air in the fall, Tom Bergeron has warned fans that the entire game plan for the show’s return is “still being discussed” in a COVID-19 world.

In the comments of the host’s Throwback Thursday Instagram post, a fan asked if “Dancing” was coming back in the fall. Bergeron responded, “ABC has renewed the show for a Season 29 but when (& how) still being discussed as far as I know (which, admittedly, is not much).”

Bergeron said earlier this month that “the hope” was for Season 29 to air in the fall, but acknowledged that the very nature of the show would make it difficult to do so during a pandemic. “It’s hard to imagine right now a scenario where 700 people in an audience and 24 sweaty dancers can all be in the same room,” he said. Last month, pros Cheryl Burke and Sharna Burgess shared that the plan was to move forward with a fall season as far as they knew at the time. Burke also proposed a virtual season if we’re still in quarantine then.

If “Dancing” doesn’t return at all in 2020, it would be the first time the series has skipped a calendar year since it premiered in 2005. Last year, it was reduced to one season a year after having aired in the spring and the fall since March 2007.

ABC formally renewed the show for a 29th season last week, but did not announce a fall schedule, which will come at a later date. A big wrinkle (besides, you know, coronavirus): “The Bachelorette” is hoping to film in the summer for a fall premiere. “Dancing” and the “Bachelor” franchise split Monday nights throughout the year, so only one would be able to keep its timeslot if both are able to film.

“The big question is who knows when scripted will be back, so there might be a need for ‘Bachelorette’ and ‘DWTS’ to co-exist at the same time,” Rob Mills, ABC’s head of alternative programming, said earlier this month. “I think we will look at every different scenario, but clearly, we love ‘Dancing’ and we love ‘Bachelorette,’ and to be able to have them both on at the same time is a high-class problem.”
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Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews have exited "Dancing with the Stars" as ABC announced they are seeking to go in a "new creative direction."

Bergeron, who has hosted the show since its premiere in 2005, took to Twitter to announce the news.


"Just informed @DancingABC will be continuing without me," Bergeron tweeted. "It's been an incredible 15 year run and the most unexpected gift of my career. I'm grateful for that and for the lifelong friendships made. That said, now what am I supposed to do with all of these glitter masks?"

"Tom Bergeron will forever be part of the Dancing with the Stars family," ABC and BBC Studios said in a joint statement. "As we embark on a new creative direction, he departs the show with our sincerest thanks and gratitude for his trademark wit and charm that helped make this show a success."


"Erin will also not be returning, and we appreciate all that she brought to the ballroom," the statement continued. "Fans have been rooting for her since she originally competed as a contestant back in 2010 and her signature sense of humor has become a hallmark of the show."

Andrews wrote via Twitter: "Thank you ABC and the entire 'Dancing with the Stars' family for 6 memorable seasons. Those years wouldn't have been as special without my loving host Tom Bergeron, the talented dancers and witty judges. I will always cherish my days on that set, even if I wasn't the best at walking in heels."

Many former "Dancing with the Stars" contestants expressed their goodbyes to Bergeron and Andrews.

Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin, who competed on the show in 2015, said in a tweet to Bergeron, "You defined DWTS. Will always remember how you treated every single person like they were truly part of your own family, year after year, season after season."

Bindi Irwin, who won Season 21 in 2015 alongside partner Derek Hough, said that spending time with Bergeron was "one of [her] favorite parts of the 'Dancing with the Stars' experience."

Karamo Brown competed in the latest season and called Bergeron his "host hero," saying the television personality is "one of the kindest and most supportive people" he's met.

Judge Bruno Tonioli said what a pleasure it was working with Andrews and will particularly miss their "little banters backstage before going live."

Replacement co-hosts have not yet been named.

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Tom Bergeron, Erin Andrews exit 'Dancing with the Stars'

Longtime co-hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews are hanging up their dancing shoes as ABC announces they will "embark on a new creative direction."
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uhpharm01 said:
Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews have exited "Dancing with the Stars" as ABC announced they are seeking to go in a "new creative direction."

Bergeron, who has hosted the show since its premiere in 2005, took to Twitter to announce the news.


"Just informed @DancingABC will be continuing without me," Bergeron tweeted. "It's been an incredible 15 year run and the most unexpected gift of my career. I'm grateful for that and for the lifelong friendships made. That said, now what am I supposed to do with all of these glitter masks?"

"Tom Bergeron will forever be part of the Dancing with the Stars family," ABC and BBC Studios said in a joint statement. "As we embark on a new creative direction, he departs the show with our sincerest thanks and gratitude for his trademark wit and charm that helped make this show a success."


"Erin will also not be returning, and we appreciate all that she brought to the ballroom," the statement continued. "Fans have been rooting for her since she originally competed as a contestant back in 2010 and her signature sense of humor has become a hallmark of the show."

Andrews wrote via Twitter: "Thank you ABC and the entire 'Dancing with the Stars' family for 6 memorable seasons. Those years wouldn't have been as special without my loving host Tom Bergeron, the talented dancers and witty judges. I will always cherish my days on that set, even if I wasn't the best at walking in heels."

Many former "Dancing with the Stars" contestants expressed their goodbyes to Bergeron and Andrews.

Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin, who competed on the show in 2015, said in a tweet to Bergeron, "You defined DWTS. Will always remember how you treated every single person like they were truly part of your own family, year after year, season after season."

Bindi Irwin, who won Season 21 in 2015 alongside partner Derek Hough, said that spending time with Bergeron was "one of [her] favorite parts of the 'Dancing with the Stars' experience."

Karamo Brown competed in the latest season and called Bergeron his "host hero," saying the television personality is "one of the kindest and most supportive people" he's met.

Judge Bruno Tonioli said what a pleasure it was working with Andrews and will particularly miss their "little banters backstage before going live."

Replacement co-hosts have not yet been named.

abc13.com

Tom Bergeron, Erin Andrews exit 'Dancing with the Stars'

Longtime co-hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews are hanging up their dancing shoes as ABC announces they will "embark on a new creative direction."
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I stopped watching years ago but don't know why they would let Tom go
 
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