Dancing with the Stars is a popular T.V. show watched by dancers and non dancers alike. Many watch the show aspiring to one day be as good as the professionals, or they watch in horror as the spin and bend like doesn't seem possible. This dance competition pairs professional dancers with a celebrity each week to perform a duet. It is a lot of fun to watch your favorite olympic athlete or movie heartthrob on the stage learning to dance. It is quite remarkable to watch as the celebrity learns the tecniques in such a short amount of time. According to blog.zap2it.com, Dancing with the Stars recieves between 14.4 and 15.1 million views each Monday.
These contestants are very popular amoung Americans of all ages, and in turn earn a salary to live up to that. According to fsgate.com, each contestant is garunteed a salary of $125,000 for 1-2 episodes. Those who are not elimnated earn $10,000 more for the next 2 weeks. Celebrities who make it to the 5th episode earn $20,000 each episode to continue training and filming. The 7th and 8th week is worth $30,000 each. And finally, the stars earn $100,000 from the last 2 episodes. This adds up to a grand total of $345,000 to make it to the finale. 11th season contestant Margaret Cho on The View said, " Don't feel sorry for anyone that's voted off, that's what they made." These celebrities clearly have no trouble supporting themselves financially.
blog.zap2it.com is a reliable source because it is trusted by millions of Americans to find and watch television episodes and read about the latest gossip. It is clear that this blog was posted currently because it talks about how Hurricane Sandy decreased the normal amount of viewers. Hurricane Sandy is a very recent event, so this post must be current.
fsgate.com was posted in 2012, and is therefore current.
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