The way forward for So You Assume You Can Dance is doubtful.
FOX introduced Thursday that the beforehand ordered 17th season has been scrapped.
Initially slated for later this summer time, the collection will now not be returning, and there is no indication on whether or not it might come again down the road.
“Manufacturing on Season 17 of SYTYCD is not going to be shifting ahead because of well being and governmental restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” a Fox rep stated in an announcement, in accordance with TV Line.
“In consequence, whereas we have been trying ahead to its return this summer time, we can not meet the requirements we’ve set for viewers and contestants in mild of the present’s distinctive format, intricate manufacturing schedule and restricted time.”
Whereas the auditions have been underway through video submissions earlier than the pandemic, it appears the present’s distinctive format, coupled with what’s going on on the earth, has hindered it.
Many TV exhibits have suffered setbacks as a result of pandemic, with American Idol and The Voice being pressured to finish their stay exhibits remotely.
Sadly for So You Assume You Can Dance, that might not have been possible given the character of the competitors.
ABC introduced earlier this week that it intends to have Dancing with the Stars as a part of its fall schedule, nevertheless it’s extremely possible there will likely be no viewers for it.
Moreover, there isn’t a audition course of for that collection, that means that as long as the forged and crew are recurrently checked on the set, they’ll be capable to full manufacturing.
On condition that SYTYCD has been on the air for years, there is a good probability FOX will carry it again down the road, however the collection will not be the heavy hitter within the rankings it as soon as was.
FOX is one in every of two networks counting on a pandemic-proof fall schedule, together with The CW, whereas NBC, ABC, and CBS plan to have enterprise as ordinary come September.
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