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Will Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews keep their jobs? Has the Dancing with the Stars TV show been cancelled or renewed for a 25th season on ABC? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Dancing with the Stars season 25. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  
 

What’s This TV Show About?

Airing on the ABC television network, Dancing with the Stars is a competitive dancing reality show featuring celebrity contestants paired with professional dance partners, competing for the mirrorball trophy. Bergeron and Andrews return to host Dancing with the Stars season 24. Judges include Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Julianne Hough. Celebrities competing in cycle 24 are Bonner Bolton, Charo, Chris Kattan, David Ross, Erika Jayne, Heather Morris, Mr. T, Nancy Kerrigan, Nick Viall, Normani Kordel, Rashad Jennings, and Simone Biles.

The professional dancing partners in this cycle are Sharna Burgess, Keo Motsepe, Witney Carson, Lindsay Arnold, Gleb Savchenko, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Kym Herjavec, Artem Chigvintsev, Peta Murgatroyd, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Emma Slater, and Sasha Farber.

Members of the season 24 troupe, who perform but are not partnered with a celeb, are Brandon Armstrong, Alan Bersten, Brittany Cherry, Hayley Erbert, and Britt Stewart.
 

Season 24 Ratings

The 24th season of Dancing with the Stars averaged a 1.64 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 10.48 million viewers. Compared to season 22 (Spring 2016), that’s down by 7% and down by 11%, respectively. Find out how Dancing with the Stars stacks up against other ABC TV shows.
 

Telly’s Take

As with other long-running TV series, Dancing with the Stars believes it can avoid my talons forever. But eventually, even the mighty fall. That said, I suspect this series is safe for at least another couple of cycles. Still, I will keep an eye on the ratings and update this page from time to time. Because the television vulture is watching, subscribe to receive free email alerts on Dancing with the Stars cancellation and renewal news.
5/11 update: ABC has renewed Dancing with the Stars through season 26 (Spring 2018). Details here.
 

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What do you think? Are you glad that ABC has renewed its Dancing with the Stars TV show for two more seasons? How long do you imagine this competitive reality TV series will run?