Overview
- Santiago del Moro confirmed on his radio show this week that he will host the Argentine adaptation of Dancing With The Stars for Telefe, with the program slated for 2027 and positioned to air before his return to Gran Hermano 5.
- Telefe’s Dancing With The Stars is in early preproduction and currently has no announced jury, no confirmed celebrity participants and no final premiere date.
- Marcelo Tinelli said his team has been in preproduction for roughly two months on an independent 'Bailando' project and that he envisions a multiplatform format that includes television, streaming and digital content.
- Both moves raise the prospect of two separate dance competitions competing for audiences and production resources, which could affect scheduling, talent recruitment and how channels use streaming to extend coverage beyond broadcast shows.
- Dancing With The Stars is the BBC-originated format that pairs celebrities with professional dancers and relies on a judged competition plus audience voting, while Tinelli’s Bailando has a long local history as a more mediatic, behind-the-scenes style of dance show; Gran Hermano’s planned pause after the 'Generación Dorada' season freed Del Moro to take on the new project.