Articles written by
Sofia Shaw
Junior Marketing Specialist
September 25, 2026

How Dancing with the Stars Cha-Cha'd Its Way Back to America’s Heart

Let’s take it back now, y’all. To a time when Destiny’s Child just broke up and everyone was over-plucking their eyebrows — all really tragic stuff. Carrie Underwood won American Idol, YouTube launched and Dancing with the Stars aired for the first time.

September 4, 2026

Get In, We’re Going to Stars Hollow

Illustration of a white gazebo surrounded by a flip phone, coffee mug, autumn leaves, and social media icons on turquoise.
Stepping on a crunchy leaf on the ground may indicate to some that fall is approaching. For Gilmore Girls fans, hitting play on the pilot episode is the official start of fall. For 26 years, the town of Stars Hollow has dominated screens. The cozy New England town with its warm aesthetic, charm, and “coffee, coffee, coffee” has swept the pop-culture scene — and the marketing scene. 

There’s a reason why Hulu and Gilmore Girls posted this on Instagram - because September 1 truly only means one thing.