ABC Entertainment President Comments On The Bachelorette And Upcoming Season Of Dancing with the Stars
On Wednesday ABC Entertainment President, Karey Burke, commented on plans for the season of The Bachelorette and the upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars. Check out the plans below via Michael Fairman TV and Deadline. Let’s hope these ideas work to keep everyone safe from Covid-19 and the shows can carry on….
Of note: The Bachelorette will be produced in quarantine with the cast and crew not allowed to come in and out of the production while the show is filmed.
Burke shared with Deadline: “I have seen the plan, it is very thoughtful and is being vetted now at the studio level and guilds. I do believe that the show will be able to come together and go into production in July.”
As for the upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars, Burke was enthusiastic noting they have also presented changes to her and they have the advantage of also being in foreign territories were the shows airs their internaitonal versions: “I have seen the presentation from the Dancing with the Stars producers on how we are planning to produce this show, post-COVID and with the health regulations in place because they have the advantage of making it in other territories and I am blown away by the ingenuity and the care which they are producing it, “We are bringing all of those innovations to the American broadcast. I’m really confident in their plan.”
No airdates have been set for either show, but ABC unveiled its 2020-21 prime-time schedule with Season 29 of’ Dancing” airing on Mondays at 8/7c in its usual timeslot, while Season 16 of The Bachelorette will now air on Tuesday nights at 8/7c.
More HERE.
ETA:A few more comments at Hollywood Reporter…
ABC revealed its schedule for the 2020-21 season, without using the word "fall" once. https://t.co/6atlJrJqm5
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 17, 2020
I hope kaytlin the old bachelorette is paired with Derek hough season 29 dwts Mark ballas and. Christie Brinkley. Val And rose ann bar Whitney and Charlie sheen Shasha and Talyor Swift Sharna and. Jonny depth Atrem And. Meagan markle Emma And Meagan markle husband Harry emma And Rayan shavier Alan And Lindsay loghan mother
Derek hough and Lindsay loghan Derek hough and keylie jernner Derek hough and khoal kandarasion father paried together. Mark ballas and Brittney Spears
I am oddly curious to see a post COVID bachelor/bachelorette season tbh. they usually travel all around the world and now I assume it’s gonna stay stateside and actually be realistic lol