In the much-anticipated battle between dancers and singers, the dancers just blinked.

ABC's moving "Dancing with the Stars" to Mondays when it returns March 19, with the weekly results show scheduled for Tuesdays at 9.

That theoretically puts it out of the way of Fox's "American Idol," whose performance shows air Tuesdays at 8, with the results shows on Wednesdays.

ABC entertainment president Steve McPherson acknowledges that Fox will no doubt squeeze in as many two-hour shows as it can, but he's done his best.

"We wanted people not to have to choose between 'Idol' and 'Dancing,'" he said.

"Idol," of course, returns Tuesday at 8 p.m.