LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Dancing With the Stars” will waltz away from its longtime ABC dwelling and over to streaming service Disney+, the community’s company sibling.
The competitors sequence, which debuted on the printed community in 2005, shall be on Disney+ beginning this fall within the U.S. and Canada, the corporate introduced Friday.
It is going to be the primary reside sequence on Disney+, mentioned Kareem Daniel, chairman of Disney Media and Leisure Distribution. This system obtained a two-season order from Disney+.
“The present’s broad enchantment, in addition to the overwhelming recognition of its Disney-themed competitors nights, make Disney+ the proper dwelling for ‘Dancing with the Stars’ whereas persevering with to broaden our demographic attain,” Daniel mentioned in an announcement.
The platform change comes as ABC seems to be forward to NFL video games subsequent season that can air on Monday evening, the time interval that’s belonged to “Dancing With the Stars.”
The dance contest additionally matches in with the household oriented programming that Disney+ has targeted on as a part of the aggressive and crowded streaming market.
