‘DWTS’ Judge Carrie Ann Inaba Complains About Shortened Season

Dancing With the Stars fans aren’t the only ones frustrated with the abbreviated all-athletes […]

May 15, 2018, 3:05pm

Dancing With the Stars fans aren’t the only ones frustrated with the abbreviated all-athletes season.

Judge Carrie Ann Inaba also expressed her frustration with the four-week challenge while giving the scores for Olympic softball pitcher Jennie Finch, who danced a Viennese Waltz to “The Rest of Our Life” by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill during Monday’s episode alongside partner Keo Motsepe.

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Inaba praised Finch’s growth over the past couple of dances, but lamented not being able to see more of an arc in her skills as she would in a regular season of the ABC dance show.

“I wish we had more weeks because I wanna see you keep growing,” she told Finch. “I’m not saying that I know what’s going to happen, because I don’t at all, that’s not what I’m saying. But I’m saying this is the season, I wish it was longer.”

She then kind of walked back her strong opinion, saying, “No I don’t but… This season, that it’s only four weeks, it makes me sad because you’re one of those people who I think would thrive in a longer environment.”

Fans agreed with Inaba, and let themselves be heard on social media.

#DWTS can we bring all these stars back in the Fall and give them a FULL season? Sad we wont see some of these stars really grow as dancers.
— Robyn Neeley (@RobynNeeley) May 15, 2018

I strongly disapprove with the abbreviated season of #DWTS. I haven’t had time to get invested, and it’s over next week. 😡
— Wendy Blanton (@WendyIBlanton) May 15, 2018

I strongly dislike this short season of #dwts .
— Josephine (@notmyname02) May 15, 2018

I hate how rushed #DWTS feels! #AmericanIdol better move to another night next year. I want a normal season of Monday night ballroom dancing! 😭💃🏼🕺🏻
— Danielle Rose (@danirose07) May 15, 2018