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Next dance? Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders reality series ending 16-year run on CMT

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders reality series “Making the Team” is ending its 16-season run on CMT and looking for another television partner.
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders reality series “Making the Team” is ending its 16-season run on CMT and looking for another television partner. AP

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders may have made their last dance move on CMT.

The “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team” series is ending its 16-season run with Country Music Television, the team announced Thursday.

The reality show, which follows the lives of cheerleaders attempting to make the legendary squad, has been the longest-running series on CMT since first airing in 2005.

In a release, the team says it looks “forward to continuing the exclusive journey with ‘America’s Sweethearts’ on a new platform.”

“We could never have anticipated the outpouring of admiration and support from our fans and friends over the 16 Seasons on CMT’s Making the Team,” Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Director Kelli Finglass said in a release. “The global impact on our brand, and the beautiful journeys of amazing performers and teammates have been amazing.”

Finglass said she hopes to continue the show on a more global platform and said negotiations have begun with a new partner.

This story was originally published March 31, 2022 at 9:02 PM.

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Stefan Stevenson
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Stefan Stevenson was a sports writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 1997 to 2022. He covered TCU athletics, the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Cowboys.
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