This news just in via a Channel 7 media release:

In a joint statement today David Leckie, CEO of Channel 7, and Tom Maclean, CEO of Somers Carroll Productions, announced that Daryl Somers has decided not to sign for another series of Dancing with the Stars.

After seven hugely successful seasons of the show he wishes to move on.

“I’ve had a fabulous time on Dancing with the Stars but I’m ready for a new direction” Daryl said.

“To be honest, I have felt somewhat restricted by the tightly structured format and feel if I don’t move on now I’ll regret it. If the Network do another season, and I think they should, I hope they hit the refresh button. It’s been a great franchise for Seven and deserves to be taken to a whole new level. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with the very professional teams at Granada and Seven and have forged some wonderful friendships along the way”.

CEO of Channel Seven, David Leckie, added: “Daryl has done a great job on Dancing with the Stars for the network but we understand his reasons for moving on and wish him well for the future”.

Firstly, after the shock of “really? seven series?” there’s only one thing that this means to me: The producers wouldn’t let Daryl play drums with the band so he’s taken his sticks and gone home.

Are there any StarDancers fans amongst the Boxcutterati? Will this make you more or less likely to watch the show? Do you think Daryl has other offers up his sleeve? Tell us in the comments.

We finish off our coverage of the Fall season with Samantha Who? and Women’s Murder Club and also do a post mortem on the Election coverage. Opinions abound while we talk about Australian drama and the ABC makes an appearance in Crap TV. All of that and a world of TV news for the week. Put it all together and you have Boxcutters Episode 112.

Oh, and we dance on the grave of Coonan’s ministry.

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Firstly there are some issues with sound this week so apologise about that.

Secondly there are some issues with humour, but hey if we haven’t apologised in the last 110 eps we aren’t starting now.

Content a-plenty in this week’s instalment.

In Raywatch we examine the latest Today Tonight/Chaser fiasco.

It’s a BIG Fall with The Big Bang Theory and Big Shots.

There’s an I Don’t Buy It that’s hard to swallow.

We pick over the unsatisfactory bones of Californication. Or was it all a dream?

There’s some Letters To Boxcutters.

And some unexpected DVD bonus features just in time for Christmas.

Plus the sound thing. Must be the heat. And the gremlins. Although the fact that it is a bit strange and really not quite right sums up the whole episode really.

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This week Tom Elliot comes in to talk about the WGA strike in the US and what it means. We talk about Cane and Aliens in America in Fall Season and we discuss some more election coverage as well as the usual helpings of News and Pork.

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Check out the preview to the first of the new Futurama movies here.

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James Talia LIVE from London. Long awaited Sopranos wrap. Reaper and Pushing Daisies in Pork. Get into it.

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