Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterFox will debut its new celebrity competition series “The Real Dirty Dancing” next month in the time slot that was previously reserved for the now-pushed-to-fall, high-profile Susan Sarandon drama “Monarch.”The Stephen “tWitch” Boss-hosted dancing show, which was ordered to series by the network last fall as part of its 2021-2022 programming lineup, follows eight celebrities — Brie Bella, Corbin Bleu, Tyler Cameron, Cat Cora, Howie Dorough, Antonio Gates, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes and Loni Love — “as they fully immerse themselves” in the ultimate “Dirty Dancing” experience in the hope of becoming the next “Baby” and “Johnny” (the characters played by Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze classic ’80s film).

The special event series is set to air Tuesdays on Feb. 1, Feb. 8, Feb. 15 and Feb. 22 at 9 p.m. ET on Fox. That time period makes “Real Dirty Dancing” as primetime competition for NBC’s Beijing Olympics, which will air for two weeks beginning with its Opening Ceremony Feb.

4. “The Real Dirty Dancing” is set to air in the time slot that Fox had originally scheduled “Monarch” to take over following its post-NFC championship launch, but the drama was moved to the fall lineup last week due to COVID-19-related complications to production.Set at Virginia’s Mountain Lake Lodge, which was the real location for the film’s fictional Kellerman’s Lodge, “The Real Dirty Dancing” will partner up its stars, who will learn iconic dance routines from the Grey-and Swayze-led movie and recreate classic scenes — including the legendary lift that cemented the film’s spot in cinematic history, per Fox.Throughout the event special, “Real Dirty Dancing’s” music and fashion will reflect the original film’s take on the.

Fox Aims to Put Winter Olympics in a Corner Next Month With ‘Real Dirty Dancing’

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