Where did ‘Dancing With the Stars’ go?
Question: What happened to the spring offering of “Dancing With the Stars”? It seems that “American Idol” has assumed the time slot where “Dancing” appeared a year ago.
“Idol” was an enormous hit for about many seasons on Fox beginning in 2002 before declining severely on its way to cancellation in 2016. So ABC has gambled in bringing it back, but is backing that gamble in part with lots of airtime for the singing competition, including airings on Sunday and Monday nights.
That trims “Dancing With the Stars” from its old two competitions per season, one in the fall and one in the spring — its numbers have declined, too.
However, ABC has scheduled a “special edition,” “Dancing With the Stars: Athletes,” starting April 30. The contestants include Arike Ogunbowale, the Divine Savior Holy Angels graduate whose last-minute shots led
Notre Dame to the NCAA Championship title; NBA Hall of Famer and former Bucks star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; and former Olympic figure skater and controversy magnet Tonya Harding.
Q: Is “The Handmaid’s Tale” going to continue and, if so, when?
A: A second season of the awardwinning drama based on Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel is on the way. Look for it beginning April 25 on Hulu.
Q: Will there be a third season of “The Last Kingdom”? We just got done watching Season 2 on Netflix.
A: A third season of the historical drama based on “Saxon Tales” novels by Bernard Cornwell is in the works. The new season is expected on Netflix later in 2018, though that could change.
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