Dancing with the Stars

The minor controversy over Kelly Monaco’s Dancing with the Stars win led to a confrontation at the Television Critics Association meeting. Kelly took the criticism lightly, saying, “I do not hold anything personally. I’m not going to go home and cry because someone did not like my dancing. I felt from the beginning this is …

As expected, ABC has renewed Dancing with the Stars. The series will return next year, during midseason. The celebrities have yet to be selected, although an exec with producer BBC told Variety that “we guarantee even more tears, tantrums and tangos.” The format will remain the same; Variety reports, “No major changes are planned for …

Going into the final episode of Dancing with the Stars, John O’Hurley had no chance. The Chicago Tribune’s Maureen Ryan talked to the show’s executive producer. Conrad Green says, “Even if she got quite a low score, she would have won” because, as Ryan reports, “audience voting in the week preceding the July 6 finale” …

The finale of Dancing with the Stars was a hit for ABC. An average of 22.4 million viewers watched as Kelly Monaco danced her way to victory. That’s substantial growth over last week’s episode, which was watched by 18.6 million viewers and came in first place for the week. Whoever greenlit the series should get …

J Peterman was outdanced by former Playboy centerfold [NSFW] Kelly Monaco on the finale of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars last night. Along with Alec Mazo, Kelly earned a perfect 30 on their second routine, helping them to beat John O’Hurley and Charlotte Jorgensen. Monaco wasn’t the favorite to win. As MSNBC’s Linda Holmes points …

ABC’s surprise summer hit Dancing with the Stars ends its run tonight with a finale at 9 p.m. ET. Before that, at 8, ABC will air last week’s episode, which saw NKOTB’s Joey McIntyre go home. Despite being hosted by that Hollywood Squares toolbox Tom Bergeron, the series has seen ever-increasing ratings and even an …

ABC’s Dancing with the Stars continues to steamroll all other television shows this summer. This past Wednesday’s episode, during which NKOTB’s Joey McIntyre was sent home, gave the series its highest ratings yet. 18.59 million watched the show, and Variety reports that its “5.6 rating/17 share in adults 18-49 … [was] up 27% week-to-week in …