Simon Cowell's The Greatest Dancer has had its last dance.
The BBC has confirmed that the dancing competition featuring Cheryl and Strictly Come Dancing's Oti Mabuse among the judges will not return for a third series next year.
"Whilst there are no plans for a further series, we are proud of the show and would like to thank everyone involved," a BBC representative has told The Sun.
This cancellation comes just one month after the Beeb brought back The Greatest Dancer for a Sport Relief mini-episode featuring Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh, singer Harry Judd, Strictly veteran Saffron Barker, Coronation Street's Katie McGlynn and more.
The BBC's second civilian series had struggled at times in the ratings this spring when facing off against ITV's new breakout hit The Masked Singer UK.
Michael and Jowita were crowned the second pair of winners of The Greatest Dancer in March, taking home the £50,000 prize money and the chance to perform on this year's Strictly Come Dancing (if that series is able to move ahead).
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The duo were mentored by Oti Mabuse and triumphed over Matthew Morrison's dance act Harrison Vaughan, Todrick Hall's group Dancepoint, and Cheryl's duo Lily and Joseph in the series finale.
Cowell created and executive produced The Greatest Dancer. Though he still has Britain's Got Talent airing this spring (with the live shows delayed), ITV has benched his other talent show The X Factor until 2021.
He most recently tried to launch a new X Factor format to rival the BBC's own series with Little Mix, where they will search the country for the next major pop group.
The Greatest Dancer also featured Love Island star Curtis Pritchard as the receptionist. Curtis has recently announced plans to pursue new presenting jobs with brother AJ after the latter quit as a Strictly Come Dancing professional.
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