Misty Copeland to serve as guest judge on NBC’s “World of Dance”

Ballet dancer extraordinaire Misty Copeland, the first African-American principal ballerina in the history of American Ballet Theatre, will be a guest judge on the July 18 and July 25 episodes of NBCโ€™s new high-rated competition series โ€œWorld of Dance.โ€ย Copeland will be joining for round three of the competition, โ€œThe Cut,โ€ where the competitors face the deepest and most intense cut of the season.ย More than half of the acts will be sent home, and only the top two acts from each division will move on to the Division Final.

โ€œWhen judging the best of the best, we knew we needed an all-star guest judge with passion and credibility to mentor these incredible dancers,โ€ said judge/executive producer Jennifer Lopez. โ€œMisty Copeland is at the top of her game and we are so honored that she was able to lend her expertise and experience to the โ€˜World of Danceโ€™ stage.โ€

In its first three weeks, โ€œWorld of Danceโ€ has averaged a 2.1 rating in adults 18-49 and 8.7 million viewers overall in โ€œlive plus same dayโ€ results from Nielsen Media Research, making it the #2 entertainment series of the summer to date in 18-49 and total viewers, behind only NBCโ€™s โ€œAmericaโ€™s Got Talent.โ€ย In 18-49, itโ€™s the highest-rated first-year summer series through its first three weeks since 2013 and CBSโ€™ โ€œUnder the Dome,โ€ and in total viewers, itโ€™s the most-watched first-year summer alternative series at this point in nine years. The May 30 โ€œWorld of Danceโ€ premiere grew to a 3.0 rating in โ€œlive plus three dayโ€ Nielsenโ€™s, with the increase of 0.64 of a rating point being the biggest L+3 lift ever reported by Nielsen for an alternative series premiere.

ABOUT WORLD OF DANCEย 

โ€œWorld of Danceโ€ gives dancers the platform to showcase their talents and compete for a life-altering grand prize of $1 million, led by a judging team of extraordinary dance superstars โ€” Lopez, Derek Hough, NE-YO and host/mentor Jenna Dewan Tatum. In partnership with preeminent global dance brand World of Dance, the series brings the worldโ€™s elite dancers together to compete in epic battles of artistry, precision and athleticism. Solo dancers will compete against duos and crews in an unlimited range of dance, including hip-hop, popping, locking, tap, ballet, break dancing, ballroom, stomping and more.

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