DanceX has been snapped up by US TV bosses, and is to be renamed, Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann.
The show will be hosted by 98 Degrees singer Drew Lachey, and judge from the UK show, Bruno Tonioli, will be up against Dancing With Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba as they try to find their dream dance team.
Tonight the public named Bruno’s group as the winners in a nail-biting DanceX final on BBC One, securing them a record deal and nationwide tour supporting chart-topping artist Rihanna.
Following seven weeks of gruelling performances, Claire, Marcquelle, Marie, Phoenix and Rana clinched it to become the DanceX champions.
Winning judge Bruno says: “I’m so delighted and happy for them. They deserved to win. They’ve got so much talent and potential.”
The winners say: “To win is amazing. For the first two weeks we thought that people had lost faith in us but now it’s turned around and we’re so grateful.” Read more & comment »
Reports suggest that DanceX judges, Arlene Philbrunlips and Bruno Tonioli are barely on speaking terms this week after intense rivallry throughout the BBC series.
“It really is like a war zone,” finalist Daniel Uppal told the Daily Star. “No-one wants to give away what we’re up to in case the others nick the idea.”
DanceX airs at 8.30pm on Saturday on BBC One.
The X Factor royally whooped the a** of BBC rival Dance X last night, as it pulled in around 9.5 million viewers.
DanceX managed to draw in only 2.7 million viewers in comparison, but it’s hardly a surprise. Not only has ITV invested A LOT in advertising and promoting the show (BBC could learn from ITV PR skills) but also the X Factor is the show of the year. My favourite time of year is back!
Tonight’s semi-final on BBC One saw the public vote force Arlene to pick one of her team to strut off the DanceX stage for the very last time.
Tonight’s disco-themed show saw Arlene choose between her group members for the second week in a row.
In the last show to see a single person eliminated, Arlene picked the two contestants she considered to be the weakest performers in her group to compete directly against each other for the chance to stay in the competition.
Arlene chose Ashley and Kalvin, who then had to sing and dance one more time. After their performances Arlene said: “This is so hard because neither of them deserve to go. But I’m pushed into this decision, so it’s going to be Kalvin. Read more & comment »
Tonight on BBC One’s DanceX, Bruno’s team clawed their way back into the public’s affection and forced Arlene to pick one of her team to leave the competition.
The Las Vegas-themed show saw the viewer vote make Arlene pick one of her team to go home.
Arlene picked the two contestants she considered to be the weakest performers in her group to compete directly against each other for the chance to stay in the competition. Read more & comment »
Tonight on BBC One’s DanceX the public vote forced Bruno to pick one of his team to leave the competition for the second week in a row.
Having watched each team dance, sing, and sing and dance, to rock or rock ‘n’ roll, the voting public decided that, this evening, Arlene’s team was the best.
This left Bruno to pick the two contestants he considered to be the weakest performers in his group to compete directly against each other for the chance to stay in the competition. Read more & comment »
Tonight’s Latin-themed DanceX on BBC One saw the public vote force Bruno to pick one of his team to leave the competition.
Having watched each team perform as a group for the first time, the voting public decided that, this evening, Arlene’s team was the best.
This left Bruno to pick the two contestants he considered to be the weakest performers in his group to compete directly against each other for the chance to stay in the competition. Read more & comment »
BBC reality TV show, has won the Saturday night ratings battle as it trounced ITV’s Sing It Back in the ratings last Saturday.
DanceX pulled in 4.8 million viewers and peaked with nearly 6 million. Sing It Back Lyric Champion hosted by Radio1 DJs JK and Joel, pulled in a paltry 1.9 million, 1.3 million down on its debut.
Last night a BBC spokeswoman said: “We’re particularly pleased a third of all viewers saw Arlene’s battle with Bruno unfold.”
BBC reality TV show, DanceX will be remade by BBC Worldwide America.
The BBC arm is making the US version specifically for ABC, one of the largest TV networks in the States.
Bruno Tonioli, who stars in the UK version and also appeared on American, Dancing With stars, will take part in the American show. He will be joined by fellow Dancing With The Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba. Read more & comment »
