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Jeannie Mai Will Return for ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Finale Following Emergency Surgery
Jeannie Mai will return for Monday’s “Dancing With the Stars” finale after being forced to withdraw from the show in early November after being hospitalized and diagnosed with epiglottitis, her reps confirm to TheWrap exclusively.Epiglottitis is a potentially life-threatening condition where the tissue protecting the windpipe becomes inflamed. Mai learned that 60% of her airway had closed and she had developed a dangerous throat abscess. “It saddens me that I will not be able to continue with th
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‘Dancing With the Stars’ Gets September Premiere Date at ABC
ABC has set a September premiere date for the next season of “Dancing With the Stars,” the network announced Tuesday.Season 29 of the ballroom dancing competition will debut on Monday, Sept. 14, with new host Tyra Banks taking over for outgoing hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews. The network is touting a “fresh take on the competition” for the new season, “all while maintaining the heart and soul of the beloved series.”Returning pros include Sharna Burgess and Keo Motsepe, joined by new profess
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Ratings: ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Viewership Rises With Sean Spicer’s Elimination
ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” grew its overall audience last night with former White House press secretary Sean Spicer’s elimination, but Fox finished first in the key adults 18-49 demographic.Fox was first in ratings with a 1.1 rating/4 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and third in total viewers with an average of 4.9 million, according to preliminary numbers. At 8 p.m., “9-1-1” earned a 1.3/5 and 6.5 million. “Prodigal Son” at 9 received a 0.8/3 and 3.4 million.ABC and NBC ti
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Showrunner Comes Out Against Sean Spicer on ‘DWTS': ‘It’s Not Too Late to Change This Plan’
Add “Grey’s Anatomy” showrunner Krista Vernoff to the list of people opposed to the casting of former Trump press secretary Sean Spicer on the next season of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars.”In a message posted on Twitter Thursday night, Vernoff urged the show, ABC and Disney CEO Robert Iger to cut Spicer from the show’s lineup. “I deeply abhor this decision by the company I work for and truly love,” she wrote. “This man lied daily, to our faces, and made a mockery of our country. This is not caus
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'Dancing With the Stars' Fans React to New Season Without Sharna Burgess and Artem Chigvintsev
Longtime fans of the dance competition show immediately took to Twitter to express their concerns following the new cast reveal.
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Nikki Bella Is Going on Dates With Her Former 'DWTS' Partner Artem Chigvintsev
The duo were paired together on the show's 25th season in 2017.
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‘Dancing With the Stars’ Voting Error: Contestants React to Phone Glitch (Exclusive)
Host Tom Bergeron announced that due to technical difficulties, none of the phone-in votes would be counted.