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…