The brand new season kicked off with a full studio viewers on its new Disney+ streaming dwelling with a stay, two-hour premiere Monday night time.
The stay premiere of “Dancing with the Stars” went fairly easily, all issues thought-about, because the long-running actuality present jumped ship from ABC to the Disney+ streaming platform. However behind the scenes, it seems like issues have been a bit extra hectic.
Based on Deadline, the present has been hit with a number of circumstances of Covid, resulting in a fast shift in how the present is being produced. 4 completely different folks have examined constructive, with none of them a part of the forged.
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“All shut contacts had been notified and placed on an elevated testing cadence,” the spokesperson informed the outlet, including the excellent news that “no shut contact of the 4 constructive manufacturing staff has since examined constructive.”
Nonetheless, as a precaution, most staff have began working from dwelling and the complete set was disinfected. The Division of Public Well being cleared the manufacturing to proceed, “primarily based on our strict security protocols,” per the spokesperson.
16 celebrities took to the stage within the two-hour premiere, which noticed new co-host, and former Mirrorball champion, Alfonso Ribeiro be part of Tyra Banks within the ballroom.
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“Jersey Shore” star Vinny Guadagnino was by far the worst celeb of the night time, however his fanbase stored him within the competitors.
As a substitute, it was “Intercourse and the Metropolis” star Jason Lewis, solely marginally higher than Vinny, who was saved by the judges after touchdown within the Backside 2 with equally disappointing Teresa Giudice.
On Monday night time, the present should go on because the remaining 15 {couples} carry out to the music of the King of Rock and Roll himself, Elvis Presley. New episodes stream stay at 8 p.m. ET on Disney+, however are clearly additionally out there for streaming after that, as effectively.
