ABC Renews "The Bachelor", "Dancing With the Stars", "AFHV" for Next Season

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"The Bachelor", "Dancing With the Stars", Among 4 ABC Unscripted Renewals
by Lesley Goldberg
March 13, 2018


ABC is giving some of its top unscripted hits a moment in the sun.

The network has handed out early renewals for "The Bachelor", "Dancing With the Stars", "America's Funniest Home Videos" and the Fred Savage-hosted "Child Support". The pickups come as ABC typically waits until May to hand out additional season renewals for all of its fare.




"The Bachelor" will return for a 23rd season after its most recent cycle averaged a 2.2 rating among the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic and 7.4 million viewers.

The March 5 finale topped NBC powerhouse "The Voice" in the demo and helped ABC to win the night. Chris Harrison will return as host.




"Dancing With the Stars" will return for a 27th season, with the renewal coming ahead of its forthcoming 26th season — which will feature all athletes. The renewal was expected after ABC tapped Andrew Llinares as the franchise's new showrunner.

Its 25th season wrapped with an average of 1.6 in the demo and 10.7 million viewers. Hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews will return.




"America's Funniest Home Videos", returning for its 29th season, further cementing the franchise as ABC's longest-running primetime entertainment show in history.

Hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro, the series pulls a respectable 1.1 among adults 18-49 and 5.5 million viewers with three days of delayed viewing.

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