DWTS13 Tom Bergeron Comments On The Couples Chances Going Into The Quarter Finals
Tom Bergeron went to Boston so he could host his hometown’s “Rogerson Communities Welcome Home fundraiser” last night. Channel 4 was there to interview him on the event where he talked a little on Dancing With The Stars Season 13. It’s been “wild” and controversial, but, at the moment, “all is well in the ballroom.” Tom also gives his thoughts on the ratings and the contestants going into the quarter finals. He said, “any of them has a solid 25 percent chance now”. He’s been the most surprised by Rob like so many of us.
“Any one of them has a solid 25 percent chance now,” said Bergeron, who declined to divulge his favorite.
“Hope and Maks had a very strong week,” he said, “and of course JR and Ricki have been delivering really solid performances all along. But the one who has really surprised me is Rob Kardashian. He gets better and better, more confident and more poised week in and week out. I said to him the other night, ‘You’ve had the best week of any Kardashian.’ ”
As for the future of “DWTS,” the ratings have slipped a bit this year, but the show still dominates on hotly contested Monday night.
“When I first started I thought that, at best, it would be a good summer series,” Bergeron said. “I don’t think, if any of us is being completely honest, we ever thought it would do as well as it’s done.”
To read the story in full, visit the Boston Herald.
Everyone from the show always said how much fun he was and how much they liked him. I...
Can’t think of anyone who could replace Tom
He helps make the show enjoyable!
Sheery thank God you guys have Tom we have got a guy called Bruce Forsthy, he is about 90yrs old and keeps on butting in when the judges are speaking and keeps on making these stupid jokes – so not funny
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Catherine, (you’re from UK?) Forsyth is an icon. I like him… heheheh =] (and this season of SCD is really good =])
I like Tom. The guy is a genious.
I wish Cheryl get a good partner next season and she could take a season off.
She makes a great point on this article: a big name calls people and so they can know the other stars better. This is very true.
Yes, Catherine L, there are some things I like better about “Strictly”, but Sir Bruce is *not* one of them. The doddering uncle persona is alternately annoying and cringeworthy.
Tom is magnificent! If anyone has the right to say “it’s my show” I vote for Tom.
The reason, I think, that the ratings have slipped this year is that the producers are misjudging the majority of their audience. I have two relatives in my family who, along with me, were huge fans of the show. I was surprised to discover that both of them have stopped watching altogether this season because, for each of them, the show has become too trashy. There is too much non-dancing content that many people don’t appreciate. I think this show has peaked long ago, not just in terms of misjudging what the majority of their audience will embrace, but also in terms of the quality of the competition itself. It used to be there were a few really good dancers each season, a few middle of the packers, and a few lousy ones you just waited to get rid of. Now, too many good ones go home too soon, too many lousy ones stay way too long and that includes the middle of the packers. This is because, of course, people vote their favorites forward even if they are not good dancers. That’s to be expected. But it results in a ‘competition’ full of mediocrity in terms of performances and it’s boring to watch. The true sizzle has gone out of the show, and that sizzle is the fun of watching a bunch of good dancers move towards the mirror ball.