DANCING with The Stars is shuffling ahead with its September 26 season premiere.
Veep star Matt Walsh will be among the many celebrities competing in Season 32.
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ABC will proceed with the planned premiere date of Dancing with the Stars, it was announced by Deadline on Monday.
The green light came amid the WGA and the studios reaching a tentative agreement Sunday night.
The reality competition will kick off its 32nd season with a full celebrity cast, including Veep star Matt, a dual SAG-AFTRA and WGA member, who last Thursday“paused” his involvementin the show, per the outlet.
Last Thursday, he and other actors including Alyson Hannigan and Mira Sorvino, were pressured to bow out given the strikes.
The ABC show then swiftly pushed back its season premiere date, perDeadline.
The new season was originally set to air on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET – so it’s welcome news that it will still be doing so.
“With the hopeful resolution and vote with the WGA,Dancing with the Starswould no longer be a struck show therefore all cast would be able to return. This includes WGA member Matt Walsh,” a rep for the actor said in a statement Monday.
Season 32 marks the return ofDWTSto ABC. The show aired last season on Disney+.
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The new season will simulcast live on Disney+ and be available next day on Hulu.
The full lineup of contestants has not yet been announced but Walsh, Sorvino and Hannigan are seemingly three involved.
‘I REFUSE’
The ongoing Writer’s Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild strikes were the reason for two-time Emmy nominee put his participation in Season 32 of DWTS on hold.
“I am taking a pause from Dancing with the Stars until an agreement is made with the WGA,” the actor earlier revealed toDeadline.
He continued: “I was excited to join the show and did so under the impression that it was not a WGA show and fell under a different agreement.
“This morning when I was informed by my union, the WGA, that it is considered struck work I walked out of my rehearsal. I have been and will always stand with my union members of the WGA, SAG, and DGA.”
Matt, who is a member of SAG-AFTRA and WGA, said that he is sensitive to workers who have been affected by the strike.
The comedian finished his statement by saying he hopes to someday work again with those he met thus far on Dancing with the Stars.
He was originally paired with pro dancer Koko Iwasaki for the upcoming season.
WGA picketers were seen surrounding the DWTS rehearsal hall last Wednesday, specifically targeting Matt and other celebrity contestants.
While DWTS is mainly unscripted, the ABC program usually employs one writer on its large staff to create talking points for the show’s hosts.
Varietyreported that DWTS employs more than 500 people and just one writer.
So Matt was in a difficult position making matters worse when picketors confronted him.
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