LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Dancing With the Stars” will waltz clear of its longtime ABC house and over to streaming carrier Disney+, the community’s company sibling.
The contest sequence, which debuted at the broadcast community in 2005, can be on Disney+ beginning this autumn within the U.S. and Canada, the corporate introduced Friday.
It is going to be the primary are living sequence on Disney+, mentioned Kareem Daniel, chairman of Disney Media and Leisure Distribution. This system gained a two-season order from Disney+.
“The display’s wide attraction, in addition to the overpowering approval for its Disney-themed pageant nights, make Disney+ the easiest house for ‘Dancing with the Stars’ whilst proceeding to increase our demographic achieve,” Daniel mentioned in a remark.
The platform transfer comes as ABC appears forward to NFL video games subsequent season that can air on Monday evening, the period of time that’s belonged to “Dancing With the Stars.”
The dance contest additionally suits in with the circle of relatives orientated programming that Disney+ has fascinated about as a part of the aggressive and crowded streaming market.