There's been murder on the dance floor over at Seven, with the network confirming it has dropped Dancing with the Stars from its schedule.
Ahead of the network's program launch on Wednesday night, Seven said poor ratings was the reason the popular celebrity dancing series would not be returning to screens in 2016 or beyond.
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"We have loved it forever, it has been a terrific show to work on, everyone who has come near it forms an attachment," a Seven spokeswoman said.
"Last season the ratings didn't get to the numbers it should have got to so it's a heart-breaking decision, a very hard decision, but it won't be returning."
The series, which is based on a hugely popular British format, began in Australia in October 2004. It was so popular the network rushed it back at the start of the next year and it has been a mainstay in Seven's shiny-floor programming ever since.
It was originally hosted by Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger for the first six seasons before Seven swept Somers off the dance floor and replaced him with popular network talent Daniel MacPherson, who hosted for the next seven seasons. He in-turn was replaced by Shane Bourne for last year's low-rating season.
Dancing With The Stars, as the name suggests, has hosted a veritable sushi-train of various calibre celebrities.
From The X Factor contestants to Home and Away stars, it became a cross-promotional opportunity for Seven to get their talent seen on one of their highest rating shows.
But over the years, with the format tiring, the audience steadily trickled away; it went from a peak audience of more than 2 million viewers to just over 800,000 watching Emma Freedman and her partner Aric Yegudkin take home the giant disco ball trophy in 2015.
The show has courted controversy for its entire run; from Todd McKenney giving Australia's favourite daughter Nikki Webster a score of one for her Tango in 2005 through to Mark Holden's bizarre antics on the show in 2014.
But it has also been the source of great television joy, with career comebacks and inspirational performances by the truck load.
The spokeswoman said Seven had explored ways to revitalise the format but no suitable alternatives were able to be found.
The series, which is made by FremantleMedia, will now be up for grabs by other networks who may wish to give it a new life.
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