TA TA Tyra!
The Sun has exclusively learned that as the long running reality competition Dancing with the Stars prepares to move from broadcast TV to Disney+, controversial host Tyra Banks will likely be left behind.
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“There is no official decision on who will be hosting next season but it doesn’t look like Tyra will be back,” a source told The Sun. “Which would be a network decision, not her decision.”
As The Sun previously reported, DWTS is leaving ABC after 30 seasons, and will soon join the Disney+ streaming service, following low ratings and major backlash over Tyra as host.
The competition series has also been renewed for two seasons and it will become the streaming service’s first live series.
The Sun insider blames this season’s low ratings not on the competition, but rather how it was presented.
“Production has been a mess, with no clear direction of where (the show) was going, which is why certain producers have been axed in recent months.”
Last year’s season, according to the source, was considered an on-screen success critically, as people enjoyed the contestants.
But it had record-low viewership.
“The mix of the behind-the-scenes chaos and the historically low ratings ultimately was the nail in the coffin,” the source continued. “ABC didn’t feel it was worth the investment anymore, but didn’t want to drop it as a whole.”
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Word that Tyra will be replaced is sure to please her many critics.
Tyra became DWTS’ solo host for Season 29 after longtime host Tom Bergeron and his co-host Erin Andrews were let go, shocking some fans, and she remained at the helm for Season 30.
In a problem-plagued Season 29, Tyra announced the wrong bottom two couple during the elimination process, blaming the broadcast blunder on a cue card mistake.
The following season, critics lashed out on everything from her interview style to her “taking too long” to announce Iman Shumpert as the season’s winner during the finale.
A fan petition to replace her on Change.org earned more than 14 thousand signatures.
‘DIDN’T FIT IN’
But the insider says Tyra is not completely responsible for the show’s move.
“I wouldn’t say it’s Tyra’s fault the show got dropped by the network,” the source confessed. “I mean, that certainly didn’t help, but she came in and did the job she was hired to do.
“The problem is, she just didn’t fit in.
“She didn’t fit in with producers and she didn’t fit with the audience and it showed.”
According to the insider, Tyra should never have been given the solo job in the first place.
But the source reveals the one-time Emmy winning show has been dancing with two left feet for years now.
“Dancing With The Stars has always operated like a family behind the scenes. And when new execs and producers came in a couple seasons ago, that family got broken.
“It hasn’t been the same show and everyone involved with it feels that to some degree. So it’s been an unhappy environment the past few seasons.”
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