Longtime judge Len Goodman has decided to skip the 21st season of Dancing with the Stars. Will this negatively affect this ABC show’s ratings? The number have been falling for awhile. Could this be the year that the series is cancelled or is it certain to return for season 22? Stay tuned!
Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews return as hosts while Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Julianne Hough are back at the judges table. Ray Chew is the bandleader once again.
The celebrity contestants for season 21 are Tamar Braxton, Gary Busey, Nick Carter, Paula Deen, Victor Espinoza, Andy Grammer, Hayes Grier, Bindi Irwin, Chaka Khan, Alexa PenaVega, Carlos PenaVega, Alek Skarlatos, and Kim Zolciak-Biermann.
The dancers are Lindsay Arnold, Mark Ballas, Sharna Burgess, Witney Carson, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, Allison Holker, Derek Hough, Keo Motsepe, Emma Slater, Karina Smirnoff, Anna Trebunskaya, and Louis van Amstel.
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.
11/24 update: ABC has renewed this series for a 22nd season. Details here.
Final season averages: 1.82 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 11.62 million total viewers.
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Last year comparison: The 19th cycle of Dancing with the Stars (Fall 2014) averaged a 2.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 13.73 million total viewers.
Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you still like the Dancing with the Stars TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a 22nd season (next spring)?
This has been the worst season of DWTS that I can remember. The manipulation went in from day one for Bindi and Derek; which ultimately have the other pros & contestants wasting their time. The judges are not judging for the best dancer (if they did–that would have been Tamar) instead they are judging for who “they” like. They don’t even care that it’s so obvious because they know most people are just going to go run with what they say. But I use to be a dancer, so I know what I’m looking at in regards to which dancers… Read more »
Dwts should be cancel for season 22. Judges are not judging for the best dance only people they like.