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Dancing away from Idol
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
ABC smartly moved “Dancing With the Stars” out of the “American Idol” military assault. The show will launch on Mondays at 8 p.m. starting March 19, with results shows airing Tuesday March 27 from 9 to 10 p.m. In the fall, “Dancing” had aired from 8 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays and 8 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays.
The network had already moved “Lost” to 10 p.m. on Wednesdays to get out of “Idol’s” way.
“We didn’t want people to choose between Idol and Dancing,” said Stephen McPherson, president of ABC Entertainment, Sunday morning at the Television Critics Association winter tour in Pasadena. “We spend a lot of time beating up on each other. We think both are good shows. There’s room for both of them on the schedule.”
He’s not worried that “Dancing” will partially compete against “24” since he thinks the audiences are distinct.
He also said that “October Road,” a drama starring Laura Prepon which was shot in Atlanta in November and December, will appear sometime before May but didn’t provide a specific start date. McPherson called it a “male ensemble” show in which a best-selling author returns to the hometown he had written about.
Plus, McPherson said ABC still plans to burn off the remaining episodes of poorly rated “The Nine” and “Six Degrees” this year but wasn’t specifc. And he promised that the remaining “Day Break” episodes will be available online once some music rights issues are cleared.
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