STRICTLY Come Dancing bosses are worried Michael Jackson’s tunes will now be more chiller than Thriller.

I have learned bosses are pulling the music icon’s back catalogue from the next series — the first primetime show to take action following the sex-abuse allegations in this week’s Leaving Neverland TV documentary.

Until now, MJ’s songs had featured regularly across the 16 seasons, with former England cricketer Graeme Swann and partner Oti Mabuse performing the cha-cha-cha to 1983 hit Thriller on the most recent series.

But show chiefs don’t want to gamble with the huge viewing figures after it smashed ratings with last series’ grand final pulling in almost 13million.

A source said: “Strictly is one of the BBC’s best-performing shows and one of the reasons for that is it’s a family show.

"In light of the recent allegations there is concern viewers might be deterred by any reference to Michael Jackson, which has caused a lot of distress for some viewers, and want to ensure their audience has an enjoyable time watching.

“It is also feared dancers performing to an MJ track could be at a voting disadvantage. It seems the safest decision.”

MJ’s estate have dismissed the documentary and said the King of Pop is “100 per cent innocent” and they are being “bombarded with lies” over Leaving Neverland.

Before he died in 2009 aged 50, Michael Jackson always denied allegations — and he was acquitted of ten charges of abuse after a high-profile trial in 2005.

His estate had settled out of court in 1994 over allegations of abuse relating to 13-year-old boy Jordan Chandler.

That’s definitely not Saturday night entertainment material.