ABC, 'Stars' in step for 2nd season
Posted on: Wednesday, 20 July 2005, 04:29 CDT
By Andrew Wallenstein
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The ABC summer hit "Dancing With the Stars" has waltzed its way to a quick renewal for early 2006, the network said Tuesday.
ABC hasn't decided which celebrities will be recruited to rumba the second time around or how many episodes or format changes might be in store. A specific airdate has yet to be determined.
The "Stars" renewal was a no-brainer for ABC, which scored the most-watched summer series on any network in the past five years. The show averaged 16.8 million viewers in the Wednesday 9 p.m. slot, more than doubling the total for No. 2 NBC.
But don't expect to see "Stars" return to the same time slot, since ABC powerhouse "Lost" is likely to move to that hour in the fall.
"Stars" is based on the British hit show "Strictly Come Dancing."
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
Source: REUTERS
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