With the original Dancing with the Stars in its 27th season, ABC has introduced another new twist on the format, the Dancing with the Stars: Juniors TV show. Will its fresh faces pull in fans of the original and maybe some new viewers as well? How will the first season perform in the Nielsen ratings? Will Dancing with the Stars: Juniors be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status update below.
An ABC competitive reality TV series, Dancing with the Stars: Juniors is hosted by Jordan Fisher and Frankie Muniz. Child celebrities and their professional junior ballroom dance partners train with Dancing with the Stars pros, to compete for the coveted Mirrorball trophy. Choreographer Mandy Moore, professional dancer Val Chmerkovskiy, and Dancing with the Stars: Athletes champion Adam Rippon judge the competition.
Season one of Dancing with the Stars: Juniors features: Addison Osta Smith with Lev Khmelev, mentored by Keo Motsepe; Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson with Tristan Ianiero, mentored by Artem Chigvintsev; Akash Vukoti with Kamri Peterson, mentored by Witney Carson; Ariana Greenblatt with Artyon Celestine, mentored by Brandon Armstrong; Hudson West with Kameron Couch, mentored by Hayley Erbert; Jason Maybaum with Elliana Walmsley, mentored by Emma Slater; Mackenzie Ziegler with Sage Rosen, mentored by Gleb Savchenko; Mandla Morris with Brightyn Brems, mentored by Cheryl Burke; Miles Brown with Rylee Arnold, mentored by Lindsay Arnold; Sky Brown with JT Church, mentored by Alan Bersten; Sophia Pippen with Jake Monreal, mentored by Sasha Farber; and Tripp Palin with Hailey Bills, mentored by Jenna Johnson.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
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What do you think? Do you like the Dancing with the Stars: Juniors TV series on ABC? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
*Update: ABC has cancelled Dancing with the Stars: Juniors so there won’t be a second season.
I’m in loved with dancing with the stars and the show always inspired me to be a professional ballroom dancer or even just for fun. I ballroom dance with my baby sister all the time thanks to this amazing show. Then, when I found out and discovered dancing with the stars jr, I instantly jumped up with joy and was so excited to maybe be able to be apart of the show at this age! I really hope they decide to bring the show back it means a lot to me and would mean a lot to me if I… Read more »
Personally I love watching kids anything so I am very saddened by this news!! People just don’t want to see the next generation doing this stuff as much as I do… I guess and that is seriously appalling to me! Because adults can do it better maybe, I mean come on is that really it??! If that’s what it’s come to, that’s really sad!! I mean they were soo cute doing it! it was such a great idea for dwts! it was soo amusing and they were pretty darn good just as good as the adults I think, no offense.… Read more »
DWTS Juniors should definitely be renewed for a second season.