DWTS 9 – Mark Dacascos and Lacey Schwimmer on Bonnie Hunt
I got several talk shows over the last few days that I’m just now getting around to posting. I have a question – how do the DWTS PR handlers get people on these talk shows? It’s very staggered and I can’t figure out the pattern. We’ve not seen Mark D nor Mya until THIS week. We’ve not seen Donny, Joanna, Louie, Michael Irvin or Natalie (until her exit shows) AT ALL. But Aaron’s been on Bonnie and Ellen. Melissa Joan Hart was on a couple shows…it’s very strange. The only thing I can think of is that Aaron and MJH (and Donny but he’s got Vegas) had the most pre-season name recognition. But, last season Lil’ Kim and Derek didn’t show up on Ellen until around this time and she had notoriety going in. It’s just weird.
Back to Bonnie Hunt. Lacey, let Mark talk, would you? Although I did like the story about Donny Osmond. 🙂
Aeron went to Ellen ,Bonny Hunt and Chelsea Lately .
MJH went to Ellen and Bonny Hunt.
Kelly was the first one that went to Ellen, and Chelsea Lately .
Like you said is about the name recognition.
Shawn last season was the first one that went to ellen just one day after the premiere.
Ah HA!! Kelly!! I knew I was forgetting her on Ellen.
I think partly also has to do with scheduling of both the show and the star. Mya’s no slouch in the name recognition department if’ you listened to music in the 90s and/or watched Moulin Rouge.
Louie would have recognition if Shawn White wasn’t snowboarding at the same time… Same with Natalie though in her case it’s Dana Torres who was the female swimmer celeb of the Beijing Olympics. Had she done the show after Athens I think she would have been more notable…