Remember when “Dancing With the Stars” aired two seasons a year? Fans have wanted the format to return — and it turns out the cast does, too. See their suggestions for bringing it back, plus their idea for a fan edition of the show!
Will ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Return to the 2 Seasons a Year Format?
On April 28, Entertainment Weekly shared a clip on Instagram asking “Dancing With the Stars” cast members, “How can the fans help ‘DWTS’ get two seasons per year?”
“@ezra.sosa just tell us where to sign 📝,” the post’s caption noted. “The #DWTS cast knows you’ve been begging for two seasons per year. Here’s how you can help make it happen!”
“Dancing With the Stars” premiered in 2005, then aired two seasons a year beginning in 2006 through 2018. In 2019, the show moved to airing one season a year every fall.
Host Alfonso Ribeiro suggested that a fan campaign could help bring “DWTS” back to two seasons a year.
“If every fan goes out there and goes onto all of our social media platforms and says, ‘We need two seasons a year. We will watch religiously,’ that would be one of the ways that that could happen,” he explained.
Dance pro Ezra Sosa shared, “Maybe a petition. Maybe we should start a petition. ‘Cause there needs to be either two seasons a year or there needs to be Dancing With The Fans, because that’s all we want.”
Pro dancer Jenna Johnson is hoping that a season featuring athletes or all-stars is in the cards.
“When we did have two seasons a year — even if it’s a shortened season — there was an athlete season,” she said. “And in the springtime, that’s when all the active athletes are available to do ‘Dancing With The Stars.'”
“And when there was an athlete season, I won with Adam Rippon. And so, I’m like, ‘Let’s do a shortened athlete season,” Johnson added. “Or all-star season would be so fun!”
Derek Hough Is on Board for ‘Dancing With the Fans’: ‘Let’s Make It Happen’
The comments section was flooded with messages supporting the idea of bringing back two seasons a year as well as all-star, athlete, and fan editions.
“I agree with Jenna, bring the all-star season to us, or bring back athlete,” one fan wrote.
Another fan commented, “All-star season is NEEDED! I loved the first one. So many great contestants could be brought back!”
“My actual dream! I want two seasons back,” one commenter shared. “AND Dancing with the Fans. I’d watch it all. Fave tv show. The only one I’ve committed to for over a decade.”
“We need two seasons a year, all-stars, results shows, a fans season, just more @dancingwiththestars and @dwtstourofficial,” another fan wrote.
Others noted, “I like the shortened athlete season idea!!” and “As a long time fan, we literally want and NEED all of this @dwts 🙏🏻.”
“DWTS” judge Derek Hough revealed, “I’ve been pitching ‘Dancing With The Fans’ for 15 years. Let’s make it happen.”
Fans loved the idea, writing, “Don’t joke with me like this,” “Yes!” and “Not to be dramatic, but I would die to be on this.”
