{"id":206,"date":"2015-10-05T13:14:50","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T18:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=206"},"modified":"2015-10-05T13:14:50","modified_gmt":"2015-10-05T18:14:50","slug":"dancing-with-the-stars-goes-on-without-tom-bergeron-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/05\/dancing-with-the-stars-goes-on-without-tom-bergeron-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"Dancing With the Stars Goes on Without Tom Bergeron Tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_205\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-205\" style=\"width: 711px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/tom_bergeron_2009.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-205\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/tom_bergeron_2009.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Bergeron\" width=\"711\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/tom_bergeron_2009.jpg 711w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/tom_bergeron_2009-300x254.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tom Bergeron at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. 2009 Photo: jfer21<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tonight <em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em> will be without the show\u2019s longtime host, Tom Bergeron will be missing Week 4 of the hit ABC dance competition due to a family emergency.<\/p>\n<p>Bergeron tweeted (along with a photo of him and his father): \u201cI\u2019ll miss 2morrow\u2019s #dwts to be at my Dad\u2019s bedside,\u201d he explained on Twitter from back in day. \u201cHe\u2019s given me a lifetime of support. Time to return the favor.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"morty-2426529102\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bergeron will pass his mic over to none other than Season 19 champion Alfonso Ribeiro who will take over as Erin Andrew\u2019s partner in co-hosting crime during the upcoming installment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will be filling in for @tombergeron tomorrow night on @dancingabc,\u201d the former \u201cDWTS\u201d competitor dished. \u201cI will be there with a heavy heart for my friend Tom and the Bergeron family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This won\u2019t be Ribeiro\u2019s first time appearing on Season 21 of the foot-tapping competition. \u201cThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air\u201d actor made his debut on the current installment when he acted as a guest judge during Week 3 of \u201cDWTS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuest judging on \u2018<em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em>\u2019 is like returning home for me but with a big twist of being on the other side of the judge\u2019s table,\u201d Ribeiro told People magazine prior to planting a seat next to judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Julianne Hough and Bruno Tonioli.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1606638505\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201c<em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em>\u201d airs Monday nights at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight Dancing With the Stars will be without the show\u2019s longtime host, Tom Bergeron will be missing Week 4 of the hit ABC dance competition due to a family emergency. 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