Dancing With The Stars Off Seven's 2027 Slate
Channel 7 will not produce Dancing With The Stars in 2027, the second consecutive year it has been absent from the schedule.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Dance
Channel 7 will not produce Dancing With The Stars in 2027, while I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here returns to the network that year. Chief content officer Brook Hall said the network cannot fund the Dancing With The Stars model.
Why it matters
The decision reflects Channel 7 contracting its programming to its core, with the overseas entertainment budget reduced while local spend has been protected in aggregate. Viewers in Australia will see a change to the network's lineup of large, short-run shows.
The 2027 schedule marks the second consecutive year without Dancing With The Stars, which previously ran on Seven from 2004 to 2015 and again from 2019 to 2025. The network has not said whether the format will return beyond 2027.
The players
Channel 7
Channel 7 is a free-to-air television network in Australia that has broadcast Dancing With The Stars and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here.
Brook Hall
Brook Hall is the chief content officer of Channel 7, who said the network cannot fund the Dancing With The Stars model.
The details
Channel 7's chief content officer Brook Hall said the network cannot fund the Dancing With The Stars model. The network still hosts The 1% Club, Stacks of Cash, Idol, Farmer, MKR and Celebrity Intervention, and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here will return with Ricki-Lee and Jim Jefferies as hosts.
Timeline
2004–2015: Dancing With The Stars ran regularly on Seven.
2019–2025: Dancing With The Stars returned and ran annually.
2027: Dancing With The Stars will not air; I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here returns.
Big Picture
Dancing With The Stars ran on Seven from 2004 to 2015 before returning in 2019 for annual seasons through 2025. The 2027 absence continues a pattern of the network scaling back large, short-run formats.
Viewers who followed Dancing With The Stars will not see new seasons on Channel 7 in 2027. The network's schedule that year will centre on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here instead.
The takeaway
Channel 7's schedule shifts show how networks are prioritising fewer, locally funded formats. Audiences should expect the lineup to change as budgets are reallocated.
Further reading
For more on dance programming, see the Dance section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by LAFM.
