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Vulture Watch

The mirror ball trophy is back up for grabs on ABC. Has the Dancing with the Stars TV show been cancelled or renewed for a 33rd season? 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 33. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  
 

What’s This TV Show About?

A competition series airing on the ABC television network, the Dancing with the Stars TV show is hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, with Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough serving as judges. On the show, celebrities are paired with professional dancers, and each couple performs predetermined dances. They compete against the participants for judges’ points and audience votes. The couple that receives the lowest combined score is eliminated each week. By the end, one couple will win the coveted trophy. Celebrities competing in cycle 32 are Tyson Beckford, Xochitl Gomez, Alyson Hannigan, Harry Jowsey, Charity Lawson, Ariana Madix, Jason Mraz, Adrian Peterson, Lele Pons, Mira Sorvino, Jamie Lynn Spears, Mauricio Umansky, Matt Walsh, and Barry Williams. The dancers are Brandon Armstrong, Rylee Arnold, Alan Bersten, Artem Chigvintsev, Val Chmerkovskiy, Sasha Farber, Koko Iwasaki, Jenna Johnson, Daniella Karagach, Peta Murgatroyd, Pasha Pashkov, Gleb Savchenko, Emma Slater, and Britt Stewart.
 

Season 32 Ratings

The 32nd season of Dancing with the Stars averaged a 0.61 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 5.00 million viewers. Compared to season 30 (which aired in Spring 2022), that’s down by 18% in the demo and up by 2% in viewership in the live+same day ratings (includes DVR playback through 3:00 AM). While these numbers don’t include further delayed or streaming viewing, they are a very good indicator of how a show is performing, especially when compared to others on the same channel. There can be other economic factors involved in a show’s fate, but typically the higher-rated series are renewed and the lower-rated ones are cancelled. Find out how Dancing with the Stars stacks up against other ABC TV shows.
 

Telly’s Take

Will ABC cancel or renew Dancing with the Stars for season 33? The ratings for this once very popular show kept dropping, so it was dropped from the ABC schedule and moved to Disney+, in part to try to draw viewers to the streaming service. That plan apparently didn’t work out so well (Tyra Banks’ hosting may have been part of the problem), and Dancing with the Stars has returned to network television after one year away. Since it’s likely not incredibly expensive to produce, and the show still draws a pretty good audience, I suspect it will be renewed for season 33 and likely beyond. I’ll update this page with breaking developments. Subscribe for free alerts on Dancing with the Stars cancellation or renewal news.

5/10/24 update: Dancing with the Stars has been renewed for a 33rd season on ABC.
 

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What do you think? Are you glad the Dancing with the Stars TV show has been renewed for a 33rd season? How would you feel if ABC had cancelled this TV series instead?