We're giving the latest "Dancing with the Stars" news a "10" because veteran judge Len Goodman isn't leaving! Goodman announced last year that he wouldn't return to the judge's panel after Season 20, but executive producer Rob Wade claims that Goodman will be back.
"No, this is not Len's last season," Wade told E! Online.
During an episode on Season 19, Goodman shockingly informed everyone that he was done with the dance competition show. There were even rumors that he was going to be replaced with Maks Chmerkovskiy.
"Len finished last season, did an interview afterwards and I think genuinely he's found it tough. That's why we only had him for half the season last season," Wade told E!. "The travel, he's getting on a bit, and his mother, who's 97, is quite sick and needs help. He felt bad about being away, he was exhausted...I had a lot of conversations before the last season about it... When he had the interview, he was like, 'Season 20 is a good place to end,' because I think what Len felt was, since he's such a good guy, he felt like if he went away for a season, we wouldn't [want] him back."
Wade also confirmed that new judge Julianne Hough would return as well as co-host Erin Andrews.
"This was her first season as a judge and I don't think anyone has any idea how difficult it is to be a judge," he said. "I thought she got better and better. She's incredibly knowledgeable."
Wade told E! that everyone was happy with Andrews and she's definitely returning to the ballroom.
"We're happy with the show," he said. "This is a great family. We're behind our cast 100 percent."
Season 20 of "Dancing with the Stars" returns March 16.
