The return to ABC is not the one change coming for the long-running sequence. Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough will decide season 32, following the passing of longtime decide, Len Goodman, final month. Former winner Alfonso Ribeiro has been promoted to emcee of the sequence, and Julianne Hough has been named as his new co-host. Sadly for former host Tyra Banks, the time has come for her to pack her baggage and go house.
Whereas “Dancing with the Stars” will return to ABC, it will not really be leaving Disney+. The present will nonetheless be obtainable to observe on streaming concurrently the published, so anybody who purchased Disney+ to observe “Dancing with the Stars” as a substitute of the “Star Wars” or Marvel reveals won’t have paid in useless. The preliminary choice to make “DWTS” a Disney+ unique got here from the Disney Media and Leisure Distribution division, an arm of the Disney empire that not exists within the wake of Bob Iger’s return as Disney CEO.
On paper, forcing the “DWTS” fanbase to subscribe to Disney+ is a superb concept, however contemplating the demographic of hardcore viewers are the identical individuals who want their grandchildren to clarify to them that celebrities messaging them on Fb are simply scammers, maybe “DWTS” wasn’t the most suitable choice in observe. Season 32 of “Dancing with the Stars” is presently slated to air this fall, however no contestants have been introduced as of publication.