Fans of the increasingly popular "Dancing With the Stars" on ABC are eagerly awaiting tonight's results show. But in Sacramento, they're going to have to wait a heckuva lot longer - like, into early morning.
News10 is choosing to pre-empt "Dancing" to broadcast the Kings game against the Dallas Mavericks.
Hey, if the Kings were anywhere close to making the playoffs, we maybe - maybe - could see the wisdom of bumping "Dancing" to 1 a.m.
But the Kings are just playing out the string. Bad move, News10. People want to see Apolo Anton Ono (pictured, with Julianne Hough).
We suspect it's part of the station's contract with Maloof Sports and Entertainment. However, we don't know for sure because when we tried to reach News10's general manager Russell Postell and marketing director Margaret Mohr, we were told both are on vacation and that no other station employee can speak about the matter.
You may recall this isn't the first time News10 has caused controversy by pre-empting programming for the Kings and/or Monarchs. Last June, News10 chose not to air a World Cup soccer game between the U.S. and Italy in favor of the Monarchs. Viewers howled.
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