ABC has announced its 2017-18 primetime schedule for new and renewed shows, and in doing so has revealed new spinoff series for The Bachelor and Dancing with the Stars:
THE BACHELOR WINTER GAMES
America’s favorite participants from past seasons of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette,” from arch rivals to villains, will take competitive dating to a chilling new level. In an ode to the Winter Olympic Games and slated to premiere in February 2018, “The Bachelor Winter Games” will reunite the all-stars at a luxurious winter resort, where they will go head-to-head in winter-themed athletic challenges including the toughest sport of all, love.
“The Bachelor Winter Games” is a production of Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Unscripted Television. Mike Fleiss and Martin Hilton to executive produce.
DANCING WITH THE STARS JUNIOR
A fresh new take on an established favorite, “Dancing with the Stars Junior” will pair celebrity kids and kids of celebrities with professional junior ballroom dancers to perform choreographed routines which will be judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, to be announced at a later date.
Slated to debut in Spring 2018, “Dancing with the Stars Junior” is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions
Will you be watching The Bachelor Winter Games and/or DWTS Junior?
Stay tuned to see whether they survive into Season 2…
Alice Johnson says
Will definitely be watching DWTS Junior! I’m wondering what the age range will be?
The Bachelor Winter Games sounds pretty much like previous spin offs. I can’t recall the name of the first spin off that had previous Bachelors & Bachelorettes competing & voting out people each week. I enjoyed watching the competition but did not like the way the voting was done. I eventually tuned it out during the second season. I like Bachelor in Paradise shot in Mexico much better. Maybe they should just do Bachelor in Paradise, Winter?
Either way, I’m sure I will be watching both in the beginning.