"Dancing With the Stars' Premiere in Jeopardy as Matt Walsh and Celebrities Withdraw Amid WGA Strike"

ABC may delay the premiere of Dancing With the Stars after picketing writers targeted the show, with one celebrity participant, Matt Walsh, stating that he will not take part until the writers strike is over. Although an unscripted show, Dancing With the Stars is a signatory to the Writers Guild's minimum basic agreement and has employed a WGA writer in the past. Striking writers have picketed outside the show's rehearsal spaces, and ABC is considering postponing the premiere, currently set for Sept. 26. The WGA strike is on day 143, and negotiations between the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are ongoing.