LOSER: “Dancing With the Stars” (ABC)
Dancers can’t stay young forever… and the same is true of ABC’s creaky dance competition, which is definitely showing signs of aging in its 15th go-around this fall. Even though it’s brought back popular all-stars to compete this season, “DWTS” is stumbling in the ratings, debuting 30% behind last season and hitting a series low among young adults. (Maybe people are tired of watching not-famous “celebrities” ...
more LOSER: “Dancing With the Stars” (ABC)
Dancers can’t stay young forever… and the same is true of ABC’s creaky dance competition, which is definitely showing signs of aging in its 15th go-around this fall. Even though it’s brought back popular all-stars to compete this season, “DWTS” is stumbling in the ratings, debuting 30% behind last season and hitting a series low among young adults. (Maybe people are tired of watching not-famous “celebrities” dance not very well?) That’s bad news for ABC, which currently programs three hours of “DWTS” a week; when they do finally decide to dump the show, they’ll have to do a lot of tap-dancing to fill out the rest of their schedule.
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