For the past two years, ABC has only aired one regular cycle of Dancing with the Stars, in the fall. In 2018, the Spring cycle was devoted to athletes. In 2019, the network launched Dancing with the Stars: Juniors without success. What will happen this time around? Will the alphabet network air a new season in the spring or give this venerable reality show a rest? Will Dancing with the Stars be cancelled or renewed for season 29? Stay tuned.
An ABC competitive reality TV series, Dancing with the Stars is hosted by Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews, with Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba serve as judges. Celebrities competing in cycle 28 are Lauren Alaina, Sailor Brinkley-Cook, Ally Brooke, Hannah Brown, Kate Flannery, Karamo, Ray Lewis, Kel Mitchell, Lamar Odom, Sean Spicer, James Van Der Beek, and Mary Wilson.
The professional dance partners this cycle are Brandon Armstrong, Lindsay Arnold, Alan Bersten, Cheryl Burke, Witney Carson, Val Chmerkovskiy, Sasha Farber, Jenna Johnson, Daniella Karagach, Keo Motsepe, Peta Murgatroyd, Pasha Pashkov, Gleb Savchenko, and Emma Slater.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly in the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
11/26 update: You can see the latest night’s ratings in context.
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For comparisons: The 27th season of Dancing with the Stars (Fall 2018) on ABC averaged a 0.93 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 7.12 million 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 like the Dancing with the Stars TV series on ABC? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a 29th season?
Women apparently like it. I think it’s the most useless show there is.
I have been watching DWTS since Season 2.
It is absolutely one of my favorite shows!
Please don’t cancel it ABC! Many of my friends are also avid fans!
There was nothing wrong adding Sean Spicer to the cast. I think the comments floated BEFORE the season began were uncalled for. I think that’s why Sean received so many votes! To say you will not watch the show because of Sean is ridiculous. There are a lot of stars I don’t care for but I still watch.
I love DWTS! It is so entertaining and inspiring! It’s interesting to watch how much the stars improve, and the pro dancers are so incredible at teaching them! I hope it stays on TV for many more seasons! It’s one of my favorite shows!
No it should not be renewed. The voting system is terrible. Now judges save the same couple multiple times. They need a new revamp with new judges. Too old of a format with them. Letting a front runner James go was heartless and the whole show is just old. They wonder why they lose viewers. Between judges favoring contestants, social media influence for fan votes, it all needs changed. After this season I gave no trust in the show.
The Judges use to be fair with the contestants but they pick their favorites and praise them no matter how bad they dance. The same goes for the ones they don’t like because they get picked on for everything. They are also very rude and sometimes nasty to many dancers. The public gets to vote but if the judges don’t like their votes they go against them. I’ve watched DWTS since the beginning but if they continue to be so nasty, I won’t be watching anymore. There are other shows like The Voice on other channels that I enjoy watching… Read more »
When the judges criticized James Van Der Beek timing and posture and than did call out Ally Brooke for her performance (kicks were not high and timing was off), The show just lost this viewer. I had heard the producers want certain dancers to win to keep the show interesting now I believe it. It definitely is fixed.
Making a entertainment program into a political platform, at a time that our country is in so much turmoil, was too much for me. Getting rid of two favorite pros was disappointing enough for me to question tuning in this season. Politics pushed it over the edge.
I think it’s run it course, they cannot find ‘stars’ anymore. They are reaching and coming up short. You have lost this viewer.