Consider us the hard-to-please judge. Our favorite time of the year is here: Dancing with the Stars is officially on hiatus until spring 2008. Congrats, Helio Castroneves, for dancing away with this season’s top spot … now, what’s happening on Biggest Loser? The DWTS trademark sugary theatricality can be a bit sweet after a few months. It’s a) a variety show, b) set in a ballroom, and c) hosted by Tom Bergeron. Shouldn’t this hybrid of reality TV and Disneyland attraction be on Saturday afternoon syndicated TV? We know the ratings are huge – 23 million viewers Monday and 21 million for Tuesday’s finale. And we'd be remiss not to mention that 30-plus countries around the world have versions of DWTS. The show’s vaguely international feel is cool – even if everything else is uncool.
See you next spring, Tom Bergeron.