Dancing
With
the
Stars
producers
are
constantly
sidestepping
online
rumors.
Because
when
it
comes
to
the
ABC
dancing
competition
series,
fans
have
speculated
if
the
winners
are
predetermined
or
“fixed.”
But
as
soon
as
Ryan
O’Dowd—BBC
Studios’
President
of
Unscripted
TV
as
well
as
a
producer
on
the
show—got
wind
of
the
speculation,
he
immediately
shut
the
notion
down.
“We
take
that
very
seriously,”
O’Dowd
told
Deadline
of
the
theories
in
an
interview
published
May
27.
“We
have
never,
nor
would
we
ever
do
anything
to
manipulate
the
votes.”
“The
show
really
needs
to
be
credible,”
he
continued.
“It
needs
to
allow
the
viewers
to
have
a
voice
and
to
really
be
the
voice
of
who
deserves
to
win.
So,
we
have
never,
nor
would
we
ever
want
to
manipulate
that
in
any
way.”
From
the
onstage
romances
to
the
killer
dance
moves,
the
executive
producer
made
it
absolutely
clear
that
authenticity
is
a
main
priority
in
creating
the
show.
Which
means
that
when
Bachelor
star
Joey
Graziadei
and
pro
partner
Jenna
Johnson
emerged
as
the
winners
of
season
33
in
November,
it
was
absolutely
deserved.
Celebrity Fails
