Dancing with the Stars won’t be new this week (and here’s why)

If you’re looking forward to enjoying a new episode ofDancing with the Starsthis week, we have some bad news for you. There will be no new episode of ABC’s hit series coming fans way this Tuesday night as the show is taking a one-week break with no episode coming on Oct. 1 – and there’s a key reason for this.

On Oct. 1, Tim Walz and JD Vance will face off in another vice presidential debate which will be causing the broadcast networks to shuffle around their normal Tuesday night programming. In order to make room for coverage of the debate,ABC has been forced to preemptDancing with the Stars,which is one of many shows that are impacted by debate coverage.

Along withDancing with the Stars,ABC also had to preempt its freshman dramaHigh Potentialthis week, while FOX had to delay the return ofAccused,and NBC had to push back the season 2 premiere ofThe Irrational.

Although there will not be a new episode ofDancing with the Starsthis week, there is some good news for fans as ABC is preparing to bring viewers a special double pump ofDancing with the Starsnext week! As confirmed by ABC,Dancing with the Starswill air a two-night event with new episodes on Monday, Oct. 7 and Tuesday, Oct. 8.

While not yet confirmed, it is expected that each of the two episodes will result in the elimination of a couple which should help the show though there is a chance we could instead see another double elimination during the Tuesday night episode instead. Either way, we’re expecting thattwo more couples will be sent homenext week and it’s going to be interesting to see who might go home next.

There are definitely some lower-scoring couples who we imagine will be in more danger than others, but this isDancing with the Starsand you never know when there will be a shocking elimination of a high-scoring couple. The early weeks of the competition can often lead to more than a few surprising eliminations as the judges' scores can only do so much to help the stars as America's votes can often prove to be make or break for some couples.

Don't missABC's two-nightDancing with the Starseventbeginning on Monday, Oct. 7 at 8/7c and concluding in the show's normal timeslot on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 8/7c!

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