Presidential Debates to Impact DWTS during Season 23.

Wednesday August 31st, 2016

     Due to the presidential debates this fall, television stations ABC & NBC will have a little schedule shift. Instead of the regular 2-hour showing of "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC) and "The Voice" (NBC), there is set to be a delay.. But what does this mean for "Dancing with the Stars"? 

    Producer Rob Wade chatted with TV Guide about the slight schedule shift for Week 3 of "Dancing with the Stars" and had this to say: "There are a lot of presidential debates in the first few weeks of the season, we've had to jump around our schedule a bit which left us with Week 3 being a one-hour show instead of the normal two-hour show." He included that, "There will be 12 dances crammed into one-hour, with twelve couples who will have to face off against each other..meaning that the couples will be split into 6 different powers."

    The first presidential debate is scheduled for Monday, September 26th, with a vice presidential debate Tuesday, October 4th. The second presidential debate is scheduled for Sunday, October 9th and the third is scheduled for Wednesday, October 19th. The debates will interfere with The Voice's Monday and Tuesday's scheduled programming. 

   Twelve dances, one hour.... That's alright for us. Dancing with the Stars premieres Monday, September 12th on ABC and The Voice premieres Monday, September 19th, on NBC.. 

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