ABC will really put the “spin” in “spin-off” this summer.
The network confirmed on Wednesday that it will debut a “Dancing With the Stars” offshoot that seeks to find a new professional dancer for the mothership’s Season 35 roster. First reported in February, the spin-off — hosted by reigning “DWTS” champion Robert Irwin — will put 12 up-and-coming dancers in one house, where they’ll compete in an intense audition process to join the Season 35 cast.
“Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro” premieres Monday, July 13, at 8/7c on ABC, with episodes available the next day on Hulu. (You can watch a short teaser above.) Season 35 of “Dancing With the Stars” doesn’t yet have a premiere date, but the first two contestants have officially been announced.
In other scheduling news…
* “The Chi” will return for its eighth and final season on Friday, May 22. The 10-episode swan song will stream exclusively on Paramount+ with the Premium plan.
* Also coming to Paramount+: Season 4B of Tyler Perry’s “Zatima,” which resumes with new episodes on Tuesday, May 12.
* Season 22 of “Project Runway” will premiere Thursday, July 9, on Hulu, Disney+, and Freeform.
* The HBO original film “Miss You, Love You,” starring Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells, premieres Friday, May 29, at 8/7c on HBO and HBO Max. The movie stars Janney as a grieving widow who is forced to plan her husband’s funeral with a total stranger: her estranged son’s assistant, played by Rannells.
* Freeform and Hulu have ordered the unscripted series “Million Dollar Nannies,” premiering Wednesday, June 17, on the former (with the first two episodes) and Thursday, June 18, on the latter (with the entire season). The series follows a young group of elite nannies who travel to Ibiza to launch a nanny-centric agency that promises them VIP families and life-changing money.
