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The Office’s Jenna Fisher wanted to be on Dancing with the Stars, but producers said no

The list of celebrities who want to be on Dancing with the Stars continues to grow. Jenna Fisher says in an interview with TV Guide that her people approached the show, but producers said no. Fisher plays receptionist Pam on NBC’s The Office, which is unquestionably the best comedy on television right now. She says, …

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Dancing 2 finale crushes the Olympics closing ceremonies, beats 20 other reality finales

Despite the fact that it was obvious that Drew would win Dancing with the Stars 2 as soon as Stacy was revealed to have come in third place, audiences stuck around, and the show easily beat the closing ceremonies of the Olympics. An average of 27.1 million viewers watched the two-hour finale, and that was …

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ABC cuts out Drew’s ass-covering sodomy joke from Dancing’s west coast broadcast

On Thursday’s penultimate episode of Dancing with the Stars 2, eventual winner Drew Lachey covered his ass, literally. But ABC cut that out of the west coast broadcast. After a performance, judge Bruno Tonioli made a reference to Drew’s cowboy costume, and said, “Drew, you are ready for the lead in Brokeback Mountain: The Musical!” …

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Drew wins Dancing with the Stars 2 and Jerry Rice surprisingly beats Stacy Keibler

ABC might need to have another Dancing with the Stars dance-off, although this time, it’d probably be between second-place Jerry Rice and third-place Stacy Keibler. Yes, Stacy actually lost to Jerry. The show’s ridiculous, unnecessarily complicated scoring system gave Stacy had 86 out of 90 points from the judges over two nights, while Jerry had …

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Dancing with the Stars has more viewers than Survivor, but not among 18- to 49-year-olds

ABC’s Dancing with the Stars 2 was watched by more people than CBS’ Survivor Panama, which aired its second episode Thursday. 19.8 million people watched George Hamilton’s final night on the ballroom dancing competition, while only 18.9 million watched as the four tribes merged, according to Variety. That’s a slip for Jeff Probst and crew, …

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