Dancing With the Stars will make a splashy return to ABC fall, however it is going to be with out its two beloved hosts.
Sure, Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews have been fired from the hit actuality sequence.
Bergeron dropped the information of his firing on Twitter Monday evening.
“Simply knowledgeable @DancingABC will probably be persevering with with out me,” Bergeron wrote, earlier than thanking the present for having him:
“It’s been an unimaginable 15 12 months run and essentially the most sudden present of my profession. I’m grateful for that and for the lifelong friendships made.
“That mentioned, now what am I purported to do with all of those glitter masks?”
ABC and BBC Studios later confirmed the departure of Bergeron, and revealed that Andrews was additionally stepping down from the present.
“Tom Bergeron will endlessly be a part of the Dancing with the Stars household.
“As we embark on a brand new artistic route, he departs the present with our sincerest thanks and gratitude for his trademark wit and attraction that helped make this present successful.”
“Erin may also not be returning, and we admire all that she dropped at the ballroom.
“Followers have been rooting for her since she initially competed as a contestant again in 2010, and her signature humorousness has turn out to be an indicator of the present.”
Bergeron has been with the sequence since its debut in 2005, and has labored with quite a lot of co-hosts through the years.
Andrews first debuted on the present in 2014.
Dancing with the Stars is presently slated to return within the fall, returning to the Mondays at 8/7c slot.
Regardless of exhibiting some robust resilience final season, the sequence has been steadily declining within the rankings for years.
It is seemingly that producers need to rejig the format to enchantment to a wider viewers.
Provided that the sequence will characteristic celebrities dancing with professionals, there’ll seemingly should be a sure stage of social distancing, that means that it might show troublesome to get the season off the bottom.
The Bachelorette is reportedly in manufacturing for a fall launch, and if that present could make it work, we’re certain DWTS will work.
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