{"id":2943,"date":"2017-11-24T18:13:53","date_gmt":"2017-11-24T23:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=2943"},"modified":"2017-11-24T18:13:53","modified_gmt":"2017-11-24T23:13:53","slug":"a-special-all-athletes-edition-of-dancing-with-the-stars-is-set-to-premiere-in-spring-2018-on-abc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/24\/a-special-all-athletes-edition-of-dancing-with-the-stars-is-set-to-premiere-in-spring-2018-on-abc\/","title":{"rendered":"A Special All-Athletes Edition Of &#8216;DANCING WITH THE STARS&#8217; is Set to Premiere in Spring 2018 on ABC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2944\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/dancing-with-the-stars-logo-2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/dancing-with-the-stars-logo-2017.jpg 630w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/dancing-with-the-stars-logo-2017-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/dancing-with-the-stars-logo-2017-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/dancing-with-the-stars-logo-2017-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/dancing-with-the-stars-logo-2017-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ABC&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em>&#8221; sets its sights on the sports world when it returns with a special all-athletes edition in the spring of 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Ten athletes from all corners of the sports world will be teamed up with the show&#8217;s professional dancers and compete on the ballroom floor for a chance to win the coveted Mirrorball trophy.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2681149114\" 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>Hosted by two-time Emmy(R)-winning host Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews, the special all-athletes edition of &#8220;<em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em>&#8221; will air live. 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