Tonight it’s the premiere of Dancing with the Stars Season 23! Make sure to join Franky at 8 ET as he live blogs all the first dances. Also, So You Think You Can Dance crowns a winner tonight. SirMac live blogs the crowning of the winner, also at 8 pm ET. The shows air on ABC and FOX respectively. DWTS airs LIVE in Los Angeles and San Francisco, beginning at 5 PT.
‘SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’ ADDS THREE CAST MEMBERS FOR 42ND SEASON – NBC’s iconic late-night franchise “Saturday Night Live” will be starting its 42nd season with three new cast members: Mikey Day, Alex Moffat and Melissa Villaseñor, who will join the Oct. 1 season premiere as featured players. – Read more at NBCUmv.com
The Radical Honesty of Miley Cyrus – She’ll advise her contestants on ‘The Voice’ to “Be Bernie Sanders” “…I don’t want this to come off the wrong way, but I’m going to tell my contestants: Be Bernie Sanders. Be the person people want and love. Don’t worry about the masses. That’s how you make a memorable moment. Let people talk about it.” – Read more at Elle.com
Cheryl Burke hopes America gives Ryan Lochte a second chance – “He is actually so pleasant to work with,” says Burke of Lochte, with whom she is paired for season 23. “It’s so funny because I was expecting the worst of course. But Ryan is so delightful. I have always said I love working with athletes. He’s always on time if not 30 minutes early warming up. He’s dedicated. He wants to be able to really go far in this competition. Right now he’s going through a rough patch in his life and I think there’s nothing better than for him to do Dancing With the Stars. Dancing With the Stars is all about giving people second chances and it’s all about redemption. I really hope America can give Ryan a second chance because I do think he truly does deserve it.” – Read more at Entertainment Weekly
Dancing With the Stars’ Maksim Chmerkovskiy: I’m Not Allowed to Be Kirstie Alley’s Friend Anymore – Us: In interviews in 2011, you accused the show of favoring Derek! MC: I just literally said everything that everybody else thinks. Listen, I don’t have a problem with Derek. The producers have changed, and it’s different now. DH: It was frustrating [being accused of favoritism], because it discounted my work and how much I put into teaching and choreography. I’ve been very fortunate with partners. But it’s not rigged. Production has said to me, honestly: “People are complaining, so we’re going to give you this partner, because it seems more difficult.” – Read more at Us Magazine
Jackpot! See How Marilu Henner Reacted to Being Paired with 6-Time Mirrorball Champion Derek Hough on DWTS – Marilu Henner had the best reaction to meeting her Dancing with the Stars partner Derek Hough – spoiler, it’s a lot of screaming! In an exclusive first look at the new season of the hit ABC show, the new partners meet face-to-face for the first time at Henner’s residence and they click right away. “Who know who I would kill for?” she says to the film crew in the begging of the clip. “There’s no one like Derek Hough. But I know he’s not doing it. But … he’s a God.” – See the Video at People
