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Have viewers finally had their fill of "Dancing With the Stars"? Or maybe the show just doesn't have enough star power this time around.

ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” opened to its worst season-premiere numbers in series history last night, slumping 34% from its premiere a year ago in adults 18-49, TVbytheNumbers.com reports.

NBC won the night, with its two-hour “The Voice” the top show of the night in the 18-49 demo.

For prime time overall, NBC finished with a 3.8 average rating in 18-49, ahead of ABC (3.1 average), CBS (3.1) and Fox (1.8). ABC was No. 1 in total viewers with 16.3 million, topping NBC (10.1 million), CBS (9.5 million) and Fox (5.4 million).

“Dancing With the Stars” had a 3.5 average in the 18-49 demo from 8-10 p.m., down from a 5.3 for last year’s season premiere. Head-to-head, it was beaten by “The Voice” with a 4.5, even with that show slipping 13% from a week ago.

How has it "Jumped The Shark"?

This season's group doesn't have as much star power but there are still several well-known people on the list.


Monday's show was a good one -- the stars proved they could do the moves and were personable.


I hope people will tune in to see for themselves -- this season should be entertaining!!


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I liked Jaleel White (Urkel's) performance the best.

Personally, I thought it this was a much more interesting cast, than the past few seasons. I'm expecially glad they don't have their usual obnoxious reality show contender, ( like Kate Gosselin, Jake Pavelka, Kendra Wilkenson, Bristol Palin, or The Situation). They're not legitimate stars and can be so annoying!

How has it "Jumped The Shark"?

Exactly. Quality is superb. 19 million is jumping the shark these days?