Time for ‘Dancing With the Stars’ to Look in the Mirror(ball) Over Ratings Decline
ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” waved goodbye to hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews on Monday. That’s nothing compared to the number of viewers “DWTS” has bid farewell to over its remarkable run of 28 seasons — and counting. When the dancing competition premiered in the summer of 2005, it averaged a massive 5.1 rating in the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic and 16.799 million total viewers, according to Live + 7 Day Nielsen data. In comparison, last fall’s Season 28 averaged a 1.1 rating with 7.998 million total viewers. Fans didn’t know it at the time, but that cycle was the final one hosted by Bergeron and Andrews. Also Read: Tom Bergeron, Erin Andrews Out as Hosts of 'Dancing With the Stars' “Just informed [‘Dancing With the Stars’] will be continuing without me,” Bergeron tweeted on Monday. “It’s been an incredible 15 year run and the most unexpected gift of my career. I’m grateful for that and for the lifelong friendships made. That said, now what am I supposed to do with all of these glitter masks?” “Tom Bergeron will forever be part of the Dancing with the Stars family,” ABC and BBC Studios said afterward in a joint statement. “As...
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