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鈥淒ancing With the Stars鈥� judge Julianne Hough is reportedly departing the show.聽

Hough had performed as a professional dancer on the reality TV competition and came aboard as a judge in 2014.

She has served as a judge alongside Bruno Tolioni and Carrie Ann Inaba.

The actress also recently appeared in the lead role of Sandy in Fox鈥檚 musical 鈥淕rease: Live,鈥� which was a critical hit and also did well in the ratings. The production was Fox鈥檚 first recent attempt at the genre following NBC鈥檚 success with such productions as 鈥淭he Sound of Music Live!鈥� and 鈥淭he Wiz Live!鈥�

Hough has also appeared in such films as 鈥淐urve,鈥� 鈥淪afe Haven,鈥� and 鈥淔ootloose.鈥� From what the actress has said about her departure, it sounds like Hough is planning to focus on other projects.

"I will miss being on the panel for Season 22, but have a lot of exciting stuff coming that I look forward to sharing," .

鈥淒ancing鈥� is set to debut its 22nd season this March. The program usually airs two seasons a year, one in the fall and one in the spring.

The reality competition, which has celebrities pair up with dancers, debuted on ABC in 2005 and has been a hit for the network.聽

It鈥檚 still doing well in the ratings but that success seems to skew toward a certain audience. In the ratings for overall viewers for , 鈥淒ancing鈥� comes in at No. 9 for the year. When it鈥檚 judged by its amount of viewers who are 18-49, however, the show鈥檚 performance drops steeply, with the program ranking at No. 41.

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In 2014, those behind the program revealed that they would be making some changes to attempt to bring younger viewers to the show. "The practical reality is that we have to keep engaging with a younger audience as well as our substantial older one," at the time.聽

Those behind "Dancing" brought on Erin Andrews, familiar to ESPN viewers, as host (she's still there) and announced they would be focusing on more modern music. When Hough came on as a judge, she was by far the youngest on the panel 鈥� perhaps putting her on as a judge was an attempt to bring in younger viewers as well.聽

Yet "Dancing" still ranked No. 41 in the 2014-2015 TV season ratings among viewers 18-49, actually below where it ranked in the 2013-2014 TV season.

ABC most likely won鈥檛 cancel a hit. But younger viewers are always valued in the broadcast world, where shows need to prove to advertisers that they can attract a young demographic.

And for the 2014-2015 TV season, ABC ranked third among the four networks (ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC) for viewers 18-49.聽

Their original content attracted young viewers, though 鈥� as noted by , 鈥淩emove sports from the equation and ABC is top among the Big 4 demowise,鈥� referring to the 18-49 viewer demographic.聽

Some of the ABC original scripted shows that ranked highest with those viewers for the 2014-2015 TV season include "Modern Family," "Scandal," and "How to Get Away with Murder."

A replacement for Hough hasn't yet been discussed, including whether ABC would bring on another younger judge like the actress. Perhaps ABC is simply deciding to value the audience it has.