Fans have been noticing a change on DWTS this season.
25.09.2023 - 20:15 / etcanada.com
On the heels of the Writers Guild of America’s tentative deal, ABC confirmed the season will premiere as originally scheduled.
Dancing With the Stars will samba onto fans’ screens as originally planned.
Following Sunday’s news that the Writers Guild of America has struck a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to end the 146-day-long writers’ strike, ABC confirmed on Monday that the ballroom competition will premiere as originally scheduled on Tuesday, Sept. 26.
The news marks a quick change from last week, when ET learned that ABC was putting in place plans to postpone Tuesday’s season 32 premiere amid the then-ongoing strike.
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The plan involved the network identifying alternate temporary programming for the Tuesday 8 to 10 p.m. time slot and crafting a new rollout plan for season 32 of the show.
A source close to production told ET that “there are over 500 people employed for the show and the talent are allowed to work on this show under the SAG Network Code agreement, but due to rising pressure that the talent is receiving, we are preparing to postpone.”
One of the season 32 contestants, comedian and actor Matt Walsh, planned to pause his involvement from the show in support of the writers’ strike. ET has learned that Walsh is now scheduled to participate in the premiere.
In a previous statement to ET, Walsh said he would not be part of the show “until an agreement is made with the WGA [Writers Guild of America].”
“I was excited to join the show and did so under the impression that it was not a WGA show and fell under a different agreement,” Walsh further
Fans have been noticing a change on DWTS this season.
teased its star-studded cast by revealing that “Zoey 102” alum Jamie Lynn Spears would be joining Ariana Madix and “Bachelorette” Charity Lawson on the ballroom floor.Other high-profile stars who’ve hit the ballroom include “The Brady Bunch’s” Barry Williams, Oscar winner Mira Sorvino and “American Pie” actress Alyson Hannigan.The current season is judged by Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli following the death of ballroom dancing legend Len Goodman, who died in April at age 78.The complete list of contestants this season include: Check out below who goes home each week. “Veep” star Matt Walsh and his partner, Koko Iwasaki, were the first duo to waltz off the show after they received the lowest score from both fans and the judges during the show’s premiere episode on Sept.
teased its star-studded cast by revealing that “Zoey 102” alum Jamie Lynn Spears would be joining Ariana Madix and “Bachelorette” Charity Lawson on the ballroom floor.Other high-profile stars who’ve hit the ballroom include “The Brady Bunch’s” Barry Williams, Oscar winner Mira Sorvino and “American Pie” actress Alyson Hannigan.The current season is judged by Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli following the death of ballroom dancing legend Len Goodman, who died in April at age 78.The complete list of contestants this season include: Check out below who goes home each week. “Veep” star Matt Walsh and his partner, Koko Iwasaki, were the first duo to waltz off the show after they received the lowest score from both fans and the judges during the show’s premiere episode on Sept.
posted the news on his Instagram saying that despite not being able to compete, his celebrity partner Charity Lawson will still be hitting the ballroom. “Today I will not be performing on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ because I’ve been tested positive with COVID-19,” the dancer said. “But the good news is Charity is still performing.
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Emily Longeretta SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from the Season 32 premiere of “Dancing With the Stars.” The fall TV season is officially here. ABC kicked off Season 32 of “Dancing With the Stars” on Tuesday night, just two days after a tentative WGA deal was reached. The season marked the first since the death of head judge Len Goodman.
on her podcast “Off the Vine.” “I was like, ‘You can’t be right! Do not point out what’s happening on national television right now, because I’m going to burst into tears, and I am trying to keep it together.’ That was a lot of it,” she added.Inaba also found herself coming to blows with Bristowe, 38, after the former “Bachelorette” started to question Inaba’s intentions after two weeks of low scores. “I just want to know where it comes from.
ABC will proceed as planned with the Sept. 26 season premiere of Dancing with the Stars in light of the WGA and the studios reaching a tentative agreement Sunday night.
Dancing With The Stars will go on as planned, following the WGA reaching a deal.
Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent Less than 24 hours after the WGA reached a tentative deal to end the 146-day strike, Variety has learned that “Dancing With the Stars” is moving ahead with its planned premiere date, after all. ABC confirmed that “Dancing With the Stars” will premiere on Tuesday, Sept. 26, and will be simulcast live on Disney+.
As the WGA and the AMPTP begin meeting again to try and hash out a deal, members of the guild are back out on the picket line.
Dancing with the Stars,” which was set to premiere its 32nd season on Tuesday, will be delayed due to the Writers Guild of America strike, ABC told USA TODAY.This news comes on the heels of one of the show’s contestants — former “Veep” star Matt Walsh — quick-stepping away from it in protest.“I am taking a pause from ‘Dancing with the Stars’ until an agreement is made with the WGA,” he said in a statement to Deadline. “I was excited to join the show and did so under the impression that it was not a WGA show and fell under a different agreement.”Other actors part of the SAG-AFTRA actors’ union, which joined the WGA strike in July, who are competing this season include “American Pie’s” Alyson Hannigan; Britney Spears’ sister Jamie Lynn; Barry Williams, aka Greg from “The Brady Bunch;” Mira Sorvino; “Vanderpump Rules'” star Ariana Madix and Xochitl Gomez, who starred in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”SAG-AFTRA has made it clear that it supports the actors in their TV dance floor endeavors.
“Dancing with the Stars” floor. The actors union, which includes “DWTS” contestants Alyson Hannigan, Jamie Lynn Spears, Barry Williams, Mira Sorvino, Ariana Madix and Xochitl Gomez, said Thursday it supports its members taking part in the long-running ABC show.
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