Ten to revive Dancing with the Stars Australia
Ten has locked in a deal with the BBC to revive Seven’s former popular Australian entertainment show, Dancing with the Stars.
The Daily Telegraph is reporting the program will commence on Ten next year, tipping Julia Morris and Chris Brown – the hosts of I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here – as the show’s new hosts.
The show, which is part of BBC Worldwide’s Dancing With The Stars franchise, is expected to run after I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here in the first half of the television year.
Dancing with the Stars commenced on Seven in 2004 and ran for 15 seasons before it was axed in 2016. In its peak, the show attracted over 2m viewers, but over time, those numbers started to decline.
In 2015, the grand finale had just 883,000 metro viewers down from the 1.063m who watched last year. In 2013 the finale had nearly 1.4m viewers and won the night.
The original hosts of the program were Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger, before Somers was replaced with Daniel MacPherson. He was later replaced by Shane Bourne and Kruger was replaced by Spice Girl Mel Brown. Brown was then replaced by Edwina Bartholomew.
According to the Daily Telegraph, the show is an expensive format, costing almost $1m an episode. It was previously made by FremantleMedia Australia.
Ten declined to comment. However earlier this month, Ten’s chief content officer, Beverley McGarvey, told the Herald Sun: “I’d never say that we wouldn’t have a look at it. There have been so few strong formats in Australia and so at some point their time may or may not come again.”
The revival of Dancing with the Stars is one of the first major acquisitions since American giant CBS bought Network Ten.
I think you should try new face as the hosts of show.
People are sick of that Julia Morris with that fake pathetic laugh. And Chris Brown is very boring.
Dancing with the Stars is a fantastic show I would watch it every time. And we discuss the show next day ay work.
I’d love to see it back on TV.
The show has beautiful costumes and famous celebs who we would like to get to know their personalities.
Please, not Julia and Chris..chose someone that has dance qualities..
The new bachelorette Ali is going to be boring!!
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I think you should try new face as the hosts of show.
People are sick of that Julia Morris with that fake pathetic laugh. And Chris Brown is very boring.
Dancing with the Stars is a fantastic show I would watch it every time. And we discuss the show next day ay work.
I’d love to see it back on TV.
The show has beautiful costumes and famous celebs who we would like to get to know their personalities.
Chose someone that has dance qualities..
The new bachelorette Ali is going to be boring!!
Thanks
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Loved DWTS with Eddy Bartholomew and Dan Macpherson – and it won’t be the same without Helen Richie and Todd Mckenny… bring them all back!! #AndNowForTheJudgesScores
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With Foxtel about to give Wentworth the arse, TEN would be better off reviving that. Or Video Hits.
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Being a dancer, i am glued to the tv….
Was so sad when the show was axed.
I also lived the dayz with Helen Ritchie and Todd Mckenny…. Those were the dayz!?
Love the excitement and the judges comments, of which i can sometimes relate to…
Bring DWTS on?
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Oh that’s fantastic news! I was so sad when it was axed after 2015. It will be good to see some of the Neighbours cast as contestants.
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I can’t wait for the new season of dancing with the stars. It has always been very entertaining
When are the celebrity dancers named.
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Just loved the show & can’t wait till it starts this year. Please not Julia Morris as host. I realise Eddy is channel 7.so no chance for her to host. There must be heaps of lovely ladies who would love a chance to host a fabulous program. Ricki Lee Coulter, Jessica Mowboy, maybe. Grant Dyer would be excellent, he is so bubbly.
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