‘Dancing With the Stars’ Producer Reveals Why Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews Were Replaced: The Show ‘Needed to Evolve’

Nelly‘s scores are getting better and better on Dancing With the Stars — and so is his body.“I’ve probably lost a good maybe 10, 11 pounds,” the rapper, 45, told Us Weekly after his performance on the Monday, October 19, episode. “It was a little different when I was in St.

Karamo Brown, who competed on season 28 of Dancing With the Stars, misses the show “so much” — and has kept a close eye on this season.“I’ve been watching the season and literally, I am amazed,” the Queer Eye star, 39, told Us Weekly exclusively on Tuesday, October 13, while promoting his partnership with Febreze and National Adopt-a-Dog Month. “Nelly [and I] share the same birthday.

Carrie Ann Inaba definitely feels the difference on Dancing With the Stars without longtime hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have love for Tyra Banks.“I miss Tom and Erin … because we’re like family. I don’t get to see them every week.

Don’t count on seeing Shaquille O’Neal on the dance floor anytime soon.

“Dancing with the Stars” executive producer Andrew Llinares and judge Bruno Tonioli have come to Tyra Banks' defense. The new host suffered a mishap on Monday night’s show, leading her to incorrectly name which contestants were safe from elimination and which contestants were in the bottom two.

Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews rallied together after Dancing With the Stars producer Andrew Llinares revealed why the show decided to move in a new direction with its host this season.On Wednesday, September 30, the executive producer claimed that the longtime ABC reality program needed to “evolve” after 15 years on the air. Bergeron, 65, had assumed the role of host during the show’s first season in 2005 and was joined by Andrews, 42, nine years later.

Fans of Dancing with the Stars are finally getting some answers about a MAJOR shakeup to the lineup ahead of season 29: the sudden replacement of longtime hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews!

It's safe to say that "Dancing with the Stars" looks a little different this year. The show has faced a few shakeups this year, including coronavirus precautions, Derek Hough replacing judge Len Goodman, and the elimination of staple hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews.

! But this year, things looked a *little* different in the ballroom—, and dance pros Lindsay Arnold and Witney Carson took a break because they're pregnant with babies! We also got (love her) instead of Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews—which caused a bunch of viewers to be upset—but it seems like there was no negative reason why they asked Tom and Erin to leave.While speaking on during ABC’s VirtuFall panel, DWTS executive producer Andrew Llinares explained that they chose to replace Tom and Erin

“Dancing With The Stars” showrunner Andrew Llinares has finally shed some light on the show’s controversial decision to replace long-running host Tom Bergeron and co-presenter Erin Andrews with model Tyra Banks for its latest season.

and ahead of season 29, fans and colleagues of theirs, including current and former dance pros, were surprised by the news. Executive producer defended the move to replace Bergeron and Andrews with , citing the pivot as a necessary change for the long-running franchise.«It's all about evolution,» he told reporters Wednesday during Day 2 of ABC's virtual fall press day.

Peter White Television EditorDancing with the Stars has waltzed off to a flying start this season with its highest ratings in three years.Showrunner Andrew Llinares, new host Tyra Banks, new judge Derek Hough and casting director and co-exec producer Deena Katz talked about a variety of subjects including making the show during COVID-19, the departure of host Tom Bergeron and the controversy of casting Tiger King’s Carole Baskin.

We now know the reason why Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews were fired from Dancing with the Stars.

Dancing With the Stars is set as Disney night and many times, it becomes the most memorable week of the season.For season 29, the cast is set to dance to numbers from The Princess and the Frog, The Newsies, Cinderella and many more!“I’m really excited because we’re going to be bringing a different tone, a different shade of movements that we haven’t seen from Johnny,” Britt Stewart told Us Weekly ahead of Disney week about her plans to dance the Rumba with partner Johnny Weir.

tumultuous relationship with her ex, Tom Brooks, that was never shown on. During a candid conversation on, the twins said that the commitment-shy Tom actually proposed to Darcey during their infamous trip to Albania together.During a memorable episode of, Darcey and Tom met up with Stacey and her fiancé, Florian, in Florian's home country of Albania, but the trip turned out to be disastrous.

Tyra Banks took the stage as the host of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” for the first time Monday night and fans were less than thrilled with her performance. In July, the network announced that the former “America’s Next Top Model” host would be brought in for Season 29 of the hit reality dancing competition to replace suddenly ousted hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews.

The first night of Dancing With the Stars season 29 just ended and we have a full recap with all of the scores from the evening.