Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)

Dancing with the Stars is an American dance competition television series that premiered on ABC on June 1, 2005. It is the American version of the British series Strictly Come Dancing, and one of several iterations of the Dancing with the Stars franchise. The show pairs celebrities with professional dancers. Each couple competes against the others for judges' points and audience votes. The couple receiving the lowest combined total of judges' points and audience votes is usually eliminated each week until only the champion dance pair remains. The series is hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, with Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, and Bruno Tonioli serving as judges.

Dancing with the Stars
GenreReality competition
Based onStrictly Come Dancing
Directed by
  • Alex Rudzinski (2005–2016)
  • Phil Heyes (2016–present)[1]
Presented by
Judges
Narrated byAlan Dedicoat
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons32
No. of episodes492
Production
Executive producers
  • Ashley Edens-Shaffer
  • Joe Sungkur
  • Rob Wade (2014–2017)
  • Andrew Llinares (2018–2021)
  • David Ruskey
  • Tyra Banks (2020–2022)
  • Conrad Green (2005–2014; 2022–present)
Production locationsTelevision City Studios, Los Angeles, California
Running time
  • 40–86 minutes (ABC)
  • 120 minutes (Disney+)[2]
Production companyBBC Studios Los Angeles[3]
Original release
NetworkABC (2005–2021, 2023–present)
Disney+ (2022–present)
ReleaseJune 1, 2005 (2005-06-01) –
present
Related
Dancing with the Stars: Juniors

In April 2022, it was announced that, beginning with the thirty-first season, Dancing with the Stars would move from ABC to Disney+.[4] In May 2023, it was announced that the series would stream live on both ABC and Disney+ simultaneously for the thirty-second season,[5] which aired September–December 2023. On February 10, 2024, ABC renewed the series for a thirty-third season.[6]

Cast edit

Hosts edit

 
Logo used from 2007 to 2018 which was used in promotional posters. This logo is still being used on international versions.

Tom Bergeron (who was also hosting America's Funniest Home Videos, also on ABC, at the time of the show's debut) was the host for the show's first 28 seasons, beginning with its premiere in 2005.[7] In season 1, his co-host was Lisa Canning. She was replaced by Samantha Harris for seasons 2 through 9 (2006–2009),[8] who was then replaced by Brooke Burke-Charvet from seasons 10 through 17 (2010–2013). Erin Andrews took over as co-host starting in season 18 (2014).[9]

On July 13, 2020, Bergeron announced in a tweet that he had been let go from the series. ABC and BBC Studios made an official announcement shortly afterward saying Andrews would also be exiting the program.[10] The following day, model and host Tyra Banks was announced to be joining the show as host in addition to serving as an executive producer for the twenty-ninth season.[11] On July 14, 2022, it was announced that Ribeiro would join Banks as co-host for the thirty-first season.[12][13] On March 17, 2023, it was revealed that Banks would be leaving the show prior to the thirty-second season.[14] Three days later, it was announced that Julianne Hough would be joining as co-host for season 32,[15] while Ribeiro was elevated to main host.[16]

Judges edit

The regular judges included Len Goodman, who served as head judge, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli.[17] Goodman was absent for much of season 19, the entire season 21, much of season 23, and the entire season 29. Julianne Hough, who had been a professional dancing partner for seasons 4 through 8, was added as a full-time judge for seasons, 19 through 21,[18] after having been a guest judge in the previous two seasons.[19] She did not return for season 22, but she did return as a full-time judge for seasons 23 and 24, but did not return subsequently.[18] Julianne's brother, Derek Hough, replaced Len Goodman for season 29, as Goodman was unable to travel from London to Los Angeles due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, though he was able to "share his ballroom expertise" during the season via pre-taped clips.[20][21] Goodman announced during the season 31 semifinals that he would be retiring from the show at the end of the season.[22]

Following Goodman's death, the Mirrorball Trophy was renamed the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy beginning in season 32.[23]

Cast timeline edit

Color key
  Host
  Co-host
  Contestant
  Professional dancer
  Judge
  Guest judge
Cast member Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
Tom Bergeron
Tyra Banks
Alfonso Ribeiro
Lisa Canning
Samantha Harris
Brooke Burke
Erin Andrews
Julianne Hough
Len Goodman
Carrie Ann Inaba
Bruno Tonioli
Derek Hough

Musicians edit

For 17 seasons, the Harold Wheeler orchestra and singers provided the live music for the show. On February 7, 2014, it was announced that Ray Chew would be brought on as the new band leader, bringing with him a new group of instrumentalists and singers.[24]

Professional Dancers edit

Each season, celebrities are paired with professional dance partners who instruct them in the various dance styles, design their choreography, and perform with them each week in the competition.

Professional dancer Season
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
Edyta Śliwińska
Louis van Amstel
Ashly DelGrosso
Jonathan Roberts
Alec Mazo
Charlotte Jørgensen
Tony Dovolani
Cheryl Burke
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Nick Kosovich
Anna Trebunskaya
Andrea Hale
Karina Smirnoff
Kym Johnson
Elena Grinenko
Jessie DeSoto
Julianne Hough
Brian Fortuna
Mark Ballas
Derek Hough
Fabian Sanchez
Lacey Schwimmer
Corky Ballas
Inna Brayer
Chelsie Hightower
Dmitry Chaplin
Anna Demidova
Damian Whitewood
Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Peta Murgatroyd
Tristan MacManus
Sharna Burgess
Lindsay Arnold
Gleb Savchenko
Emma Slater
Sasha Farber
Tyne Stecklein
Witney Carson
Henry Byalikov
Keo Motsepe
Allison Holker
Artem Chigvintsev
Jenna Johnson
Alan Bersten
Brandon Armstrong
Pasha Pashkov
Britt Stewart
Daniella Karagach
Koko Iwasaki
Rylee Arnold

Dance troupe edit

In season 12, the show introduced the dance troupe, which consisted of professional dancers who performed on the show but were not paired with celebrity partners.[25] The first troupe in season 12 included Oksana Dmytrenko, Tristan MacManus, Peta Murgatroyd, Kiki Nyemchek, Nicole Volynets, and Ted Volynets.[26]

The troupe was brought back for season 31 after being absent for three seasons. The troupe members included D'Angelo Castro, Kateryna Klishyna, Ezra Sosa, and Alexis Warr.[27] It was eliminated again for season 32.[28]

Series overview edit

SeasonContestantsEpisodesOriginally airedWinnersRunners-upThird place
First airedLast aired
166June 1, 2005 (2005-06-01)July 6, 2005 (2005-07-06)Kelly Monaco & Alec MazoJohn O'Hurley & Charlotte JørgensenJoey McIntyre & Ashly DelGrosso
21015January 5, 2006 (2006-01-05)February 24, 2006 (2006-02-24)Drew Lachey & Cheryl BurkeJerry Rice & Anna TrebunskayaStacy Keibler & Tony Dovolani
31120September 12, 2006 (2006-09-12)November 15, 2006 (2006-11-15)Emmitt Smith & Cheryl BurkeMario Lopez & Karina SmirnoffJoey Lawrence & Edyta Śliwińska
41120March 19, 2007 (2007-03-19)May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)Apolo Anton Ohno & Julianne HoughJoey Fatone & Kym JohnsonLaila Ali & Maksim Chmerkovskiy
51221September 24, 2007 (2007-09-24)November 27, 2007 (2007-11-27)Hélio Castroneves & Julianne HoughMel B & Maksim ChmerkovskiyMarie Osmond & Jonathan Roberts
61221March 17, 2008 (2008-03-17)May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)Kristi Yamaguchi & Mark BallasJason Taylor & Edyta ŚliwińskaCristián de la Fuente & Cheryl Burke
71321September 22, 2008 (2008-09-22)November 25, 2008 (2008-11-25)Brooke Burke & Derek HoughWarren Sapp & Kym JohnsonLance Bass & Lacey Schwimmer
81321March 9, 2009 (2009-03-09)May 19, 2009 (2009-05-19)Shawn Johnson & Mark BallasGilles Marini & Cheryl BurkeMelissa Rycroft & Tony Dovolani
91621September 21, 2009 (2009-09-21)November 24, 2009 (2009-11-24)Donny Osmond & Kym JohnsonMýa & Dmitry ChaplinKelly Osbourne & Louis Van Amstel
101119March 22, 2010 (2010-03-22)May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25)Nicole Scherzinger & Derek HoughEvan Lysacek & Anna TrebunskayaErin Andrews & Maksim Chmerkovskiy
111220September 20, 2010 (2010-09-20)November 23, 2010 (2010-11-23)Jennifer Grey & Derek HoughKyle Massey & Lacey SchwimmerBristol Palin & Mark Ballas
121119March 21, 2011 (2011-03-21)May 24, 2011 (2011-05-24)Hines Ward & Kym JohnsonKirstie Alley & Maksim ChmerkovskiyChelsea Kane & Mark Ballas
131220September 19, 2011 (2011-09-19)November 22, 2011 (2011-11-22)J.R. Martinez & Karina SmirnoffRob Kardashian & Cheryl BurkeRicki Lake & Derek Hough
141219March 19, 2012 (2012-03-19)May 22, 2012 (2012-05-22)Donald Driver & Peta MurgatroydKatherine Jenkins & Mark BallasWilliam Levy & Cheryl Burke
151319September 24, 2012 (2012-09-24)November 27, 2012 (2012-11-27)Melissa Rycroft & Tony DovolaniShawn Johnson & Derek HoughKelly Monaco & Valentin Chmerkovskiy
161220March 18, 2013 (2013-03-18)May 21, 2013 (2013-05-21)Kellie Pickler & Derek HoughZendaya & Valentin ChmerkovskiyJacoby Jones & Karina Smirnoff
171212September 16, 2013 (2013-09-16)November 26, 2013 (2013-11-26)Amber Riley & Derek HoughCorbin Bleu & Karina SmirnoffJack Osbourne & Cheryl Burke
181212March 17, 2014 (2014-03-17)May 20, 2014 (2014-05-20)Meryl Davis & Maksim ChmerkovskiyAmy Purdy & Derek HoughCandace Cameron Bure & Mark Ballas
191315September 15, 2014 (2014-09-15)November 25, 2014 (2014-11-25)Alfonso Ribeiro & Witney CarsonSadie Robertson & Mark BallasJanel Parrish & Valentin Chmerkovskiy
201214March 16, 2015 (2015-03-16)May 19, 2015 (2015-05-19)Rumer Willis & Valentin ChmerkovskiyRiker Lynch & Allison HolkerNoah Galloway & Sharna Burgess
211314September 14, 2015 (2015-09-14)November 24, 2015 (2015-11-24)Bindi Irwin & Derek HoughNick Carter & Sharna BurgessAlek Skarlatos & Lindsay Arnold
221211March 21, 2016 (2016-03-21)May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24)Nyle DiMarco & Peta MurgatroydPaige VanZant & Mark BallasGinger Zee & Valentin Chmerkovskiy
231315September 12, 2016 (2016-09-12)November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22)Laurie Hernandez & Valentin ChmerkovskiyJames Hinchcliffe & Sharna BurgessCalvin Johnson Jr. & Lindsay Arnold
241211March 20, 2017 (2017-03-20)May 23, 2017 (2017-05-23)Rashad Jennings & Emma SlaterDavid Ross & Lindsay ArnoldNormani & Valentin Chmerkovskiy
251312September 18, 2017 (2017-09-18)November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21)Jordan Fisher & Lindsay ArnoldLindsey Stirling & Mark BallasFrankie Muniz & Witney Carson
26104April 30, 2018 (2018-04-30)May 21, 2018 (2018-05-21)Adam Rippon & Jenna JohnsonJosh Norman & Sharna BurgessTonya Harding & Sasha Farber
271311September 24, 2018 (2018-09-24)November 19, 2018 (2018-11-19)Bobby Bones & Sharna BurgessMilo Manheim & Witney CarsonEvanna Lynch & Keo Motsepe
281211September 16, 2019 (2019-09-16)November 25, 2019 (2019-11-25)Hannah Brown & Alan BerstenKel Mitchell & Witney CarsonAlly Brooke & Sasha Farber
291511September 14, 2020 (2020-09-14)November 23, 2020 (2020-11-23)Kaitlyn Bristowe & Artem ChigvintsevNev Schulman & Jenna JohnsonNelly & Daniella Karagach
301511September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20)November 22, 2021 (2021-11-22)Iman Shumpert & Daniella KaragachJoJo Siwa & Jenna JohnsonCody Rigsby & Cheryl Burke
311611September 19, 2022 (2022-09-19)November 21, 2022 (2022-11-21)Charli D'Amelio & Mark BallasGabby Windey & Valentin ChmerkovskiyWayne Brady & Witney Carson
321411September 26, 2023 (2023-09-26)December 5, 2023 (2023-12-05)Xochitl Gomez & Valentin ChmerkovskiyJason Mraz & Daniella KaragachAriana Madix & Pasha Pashkov

Scoring and voting procedure edit

In the first two seasons, only the overall ranking between competitors by the judges and the public was relevant. In the third and subsequent seasons, the scoring system has also made the exact scores relevant.

The scoring begins with the judges' marks. Each judge gives a numeric score from 1 to 10, for a total score of 3 to 30 or 40. The scoring was altered for the "all-star" season 15, during which judges could give scores at 1/2-point intervals from 0.5 to 10, for a total score of 1.5 to 30. When multiple performances are scored, only the cumulative total counts. The contestants' judges' shares are calculated as the percentage of the total number of points awarded to all contestants that evening. (For example, if a team earned 20 pts on a night when the judges awarded 200 pts, their judges' share would be 20/200 = 10%.) This percentage is then added to the percentage of North American votes received by each contestant. The two couples with the lowest scores are identified at the end of the show, and the couple with the lowest combined total gets eliminated.[29] Season 8 added an occasional 'dance-off', in which contestants could re-perform one of their dances, to improve their judges' score. This was later discontinued.

Public voting is conducted via a toll-free number, the ABC website, and, most recently, text messages and Facebook; contestants can vote during and immediately after each performance show. The maximum number of votes per voter per medium is equal to the number of couples performing that night, or five votes, whichever is larger. In April 2010, it was revealed that former contestant Kate Gosselin had e-mailed friends and family asking them to vote as many as 10 times each.[30] In November 2010, The Washington Post reported that online voting appeared not to require a valid email address, and accordingly that numerous votes apparently could be cast by one person.[31]

In several cases where ESPN coverage of Monday Night Football[32] airs instead on an ABC affiliate in an NFL team's home market, the program is delayed to air immediately after that station's local news, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and Nightline, and a voting window confined only to the area codes of the pre-empted market is opened up to allow affected viewers to still put their votes in for the competition, though this is on a market-by-market basis (in some markets, an alternate sister station or digital subchannel carries the program live as scheduled).

Seasons 1 and 3 featured only two couples in the final week instead of three. Starting with season 16, four couples made it into the final week, although the top three finalists proceeded to dance one more time for the judges the next night after the fourth-place couple was announced. In seasons 20, 22, 24, and 26 there were three couples in the final week, but in seasons 21, 23, 25, 27–31 there were four, however in season 32, there was a change and five couples made it to the final.

Starting in season 28, the two couples with the lowest combined total of judges' scores and viewer voting percentages are in the bottom two and in jeopardy of being eliminated.[33] The judges can save one of the bottom two couples from elimination in these seasons so that more talented competitors are kept.[34][35][36] In situations of a double elimination in which three teams are in danger of elimination, the couple with the lowest combined total of judges' scores and viewer votes is eliminated, and the other two couples will face the judges' decision, who have to vote to save one couple from elimination. However, for season 32, this was removed and reverted to the original rules used in the first 27 seasons.

General information edit

Payment edit

On the April 18, 2006, episode of the Howard Stern Radio Show, Stern's wife Beth said that she was guaranteed to earn $125,000 for just appearing on DWTS (in season 3) and could earn up to more than double the original sum, depending on how long she lasted on the program.[37][38]

In season 21, Bindi Irwin had her payments withheld by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge because she was a minor, which therefore required her parents to sign-off on the contract.[39] But although her mother signed, the contract lacked her father's signature, so the judge refused to validate the contract, despite Irwin's father being the world-famous naturalist Steve Irwin, whose death in 2006 had been widely covered in the news/media. The judge later validated the contract once Steve Irwin's death certificate was presented to the court, resulting in Bindi receiving a $350,000 paycheck from the show.[40]

Withdrawals edit

The first person to withdraw from competition was Romeo in season 2.[41] His father, Master P, took his place in the competition before the beginning of broadcasts, being partnered with Ashly DelGrosso. However, Romeo later competed in season 12[42] and finished in 5th place. He was partnered with Chelsie Hightower.

On week six in season three, Sara Evans cited her divorce as the reason for leaving the competition. No one was eliminated that week. Another withdrawal occurred during the run-up to season four on February 28, when Vincent Pastore withdrew from the competition after only one week of training. Pastore said he did not realize how much work was needed during a ten-week period, and that he was not up to the physical demands of the show. He was replaced on March 2 by Pixar voice actor John Ratzenberger who was partnered with Edyta Sliwinska.[43]

In season seven, Misty May-Treanor withdrew from the competition in week three, after rupturing her Achilles tendon when rehearsing her jive with her partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy. She did not perform the routine at all nor was she scored for it; no one else was eliminated that week.

In season eight, Jewel and Nancy O'Dell were injured before the season even began and could not compete. Jewel was diagnosed with fractured tibias in both legs; she came back later in the season to perform "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" on a results show. O'Dell suffered from a torn knee cartilage.[44] They were replaced by Holly Madison and Melissa Rycroft who would be dancing with their partners for the rest of the season (Dmitry Chaplin and Tony Dovolani).

Tom DeLay, in season nine, withdrew in week three of competition due to a full stress fracture that had developed in both feet from an earlier pre-stress fracture in one foot. DeLay was declared safe before he announced his withdrawal during the October 6, 2009, results show. Debi Mazar was still eliminated that night despite DeLay's departure.

In season sixteen, Olympic figure skating champion Dorothy Hamill had to withdraw from the competition due to doctor's orders for a spinal injury. A cyst had developed near her lower spine, and was pinching off the nerve in that area. Either boxing champion Victor Ortiz or reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump would have been eliminated, but Hamill withdrew before the results could be announced, meaning that no one was eliminated that week.

In season eighteen, week three, actor Billy Dee Williams withdrew, by advice from a doctor, due to a chronic back problem (which resulted in no elimination that week).[45]

In season twenty-one, week three, reality TV star Kim Zolciak-Biermann was forced to withdraw from the competition after suffering a blood clot which resulted in a mini stroke (which resulted in no elimination that week). Tamar Braxton also withdrew from the season due to blood clots in her lungs making it the first season to have two withdrawals in it.

In season twenty eight, Christie Brinkley withdrew from the competition a week before the season premiere, due to injuring her arm during rehearsal and needing sudden surgery. She was replaced by her daughter, Sailor with only a few days to practice prior to the season premiere. Later that season, Ray Lewis withdrew from the competition in the third week due to a toe injury he sustained during rehearsal that needed surgery. This is the second season to have two withdrawals.

In Season 29 during the 8th week, television host Jeannie Mai withdrew from the show after being hospitalized for epiglottitis. As a result, the double elimination that was supposed to happen did not take place. Only one couple, Chrishell Stause and Gleb Savchenko, were eliminated that night.

In Season 31 during the 5th week, movie star Selma Blair withdrew from the show to prevent her health from further deteriorating due to her multiple sclerosis. This marks the first time where a celebrity got the first perfect score of the season and withdrew on the same episode. As a result, there were no elimination that first night of the 5th week.

Special episodes edit

Season 1 Dance Off edit

Following controversy over Kelly Monaco surging from behind to win the first mirror ball trophy over the consistently strong John O'Hurley, ABC arranged for a "Dance Off" episode for a rematch. Both contestants were reunited with their professional dance partners, Alec Mazo (Monaco) and Charlotte Jorgensen (O'Hurley). Judges Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli awarded O'Hurley & Jorgensen 77 points and Monaco & Mazo 74—but for this specific competition only the audience vote counted. As announced by Tom Bergeron the following Thursday, the audience vote gave the rematch victory to O'Hurley with a slim 1% edge.[46]

Many considered this rematch a mistake and Kelly Monaco retains her title as the winner of Season 1. A rematch episode was never staged again.[47]

100th episode edit

The show celebrated its 100th episode on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, during week 8 of season 6.[48] More than 30 former cast members and pros returned, with interviews with Stacy Keibler, Lisa Rinna, Jerry Springer, Vivica A. Fox, Joey Fatone, Kenny Mayne, Sabrina Bryan, and former winners Kelly Monaco, Drew Lachey, and Apolo Anton Ohno. Other appearances, besides the season 6 cast, included Paula Abdul (in a video introduction), Jane Seymour, Ian Ziering, Mark Cuban, Wayne Newton, Leeza Gibbons, Harry Hamlin, Shandi Finnessey, and Hélio Castroneves. New routines were performed by Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne Hough, Mel B and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, and by Mario Lopez with the cast of A Chorus Line, in which he was starring on Broadway. The musical guest was country group Rascal Flatts.[49]

Judges' top 10 dances

The judges also presented a countdown of their choices for the top 10 perfect-scoring dances of the first five seasons. Their choices were:

No. Celebrity Professional Season Week Dance
1 Mario Lopez Karina Smirnoff 3 9 Tango
2 Mel B Maksim Chmerkovskiy 5 7 Paso doble
3 Stacy Keibler Tony Dovolani 2 8 Samba
4 Drew Lachey Cheryl Burke 2 8 Freestyle
5 Helio Castroneves Julianne Hough 5 8 Quickstep
6 Joey Fatone Kym Johnson 4 7 Jive
7 Apolo Anton Ohno Julianne Hough 4 9 Quickstep
8 Emmitt Smith Cheryl Burke 3 9 Cha-cha-cha
9 Sabrina Bryan Mark Ballas 5 4 Paso doble
10 Kelly Monaco Alec Mazo 1 6 Freestyle

200th episode edit

In season 11, viewers were allowed two votes per day on the DWTS website to vote for their favorite out of 30 given choices. On October 25, 2010, a countdown of the Top 10 voted for dances on the show was reported to celebrate the following week when the 200th show would be.

No. Celebrity Professional Season Week Dance
1 Drew Lachey Cheryl Burke 2 8 Freestyle
2 Gilles Marini Cheryl Burke 8 4 Argentine tango
3 Apolo Anton Ohno Julianne Hough 4 5 Samba
4 Nicole Scherzinger Derek Hough 10 8 1950s Paso doble
5 Mel B Maksim Chmerkovskiy 5 7 Paso doble
6 Joanna Krupa Derek Hough 9 8 Futuristic Paso doble
7 Apolo Anton Ohno Julianne Hough 4 10 Freestyle
8 Helio Castroneves Julianne Hough 5 8 Quickstep
9 Donny Osmond Kym Johnson 9 5 Argentine tango
10 Shawn Johnson Mark Ballas 8 11 Freestyle

On the actual 200th show, several dances were performed again on the show and six of the past fan favorites came back to judge; Helio Castroneves, Emmitt Smith, Drew Lachey, Kelly Osbourne, Gilles Marini, Mel B, and more. The couples re-created their most memorable routines on the 200th episode; Kristi Yamaguchi and Apolo Ohno served as team captains for the team dances. Yamaguchi's team consisted of Rick & Cheryl, Kyle & Lacey and Bristol & Mark, while Brandy & Maksim, Jennifer & Derek and Kurt & Anna were on Ohno's team. On the results show of November 2, some awards were given out to past celebrity contestants and professionals.

Category Winner
Most Dramatic Moment Marie Osmond
Worst Dancer Kenny Mayne
Biggest Dancer Transformation Louis van Amstel

300th episode edit

The 300th episode took place on the week 9 results show of season 16.[50] Twenty-two professional dancers who had appeared on the show, both past and present, performed an opening number choreographed by Jason Gilkinson. Past pros who performed were Chelsie Hightower, Dmitry Chaplin, Louis Van Amstel, and Anna Trebunskaya.[51] Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough danced their "Argentine tango" as the week's encore. However, the top 10 dances were not revealed, nor were the achievements.

400th episode edit

The 400th episode was the season premiere of the twenty-fourth season. Tom Bergeron did mention the milestone, although no special dances took place.[52]

10th Anniversary Special edit

On April 28, 2015, during season 20, a special pre-recorded episode aired as a 10th anniversary special with many former stars and professional dancers returning to the ballroom. Many past stars performed and reflected on their time on the show. Patti LaBelle, Amber Riley, and Lil' Kim performed LaBelle's "Lady Marmalade". The show closed with the largest number of people dancing in the show's history as stars, pros, hosts, and judges were all out on the dance floor.

Dancing With the Stars: The Pros' Most Memorable Dances edit

Brandon Armstrong, Cheryl Burke, Kym Herjavec, and Derek Hough hosted the Dancing With the Stars: The Pros' Most Memorable Dances where they showed the 20 most memorable dances in the history of the show's thirty seasons.[53] It premiered on Disney+ on September 8, 2022.

No. Couple Dance Season
1 Drew Lachey & Cheryl Burke Freestyle 2
2 Iman Shumpert & Daniella Karagach Contemporary 30
3 Alfonso Ribeiro & Witney Carson Jazz 19
4 Hélio Castroneves & Julianne Hough Quickstep 5
5 Derek Hough & Hayley Erbert Paso doble 29
6 Kaitlyn Bristowe & Artem Chigvintsev Argentine tango 29
7 JoJo Siwa & Jenna Johnson Freestyle 30
8 Meryl Davis & Maksim Chmerkovskiy Tango 18
9 Jordan Fisher & Lindsay Arnold Paso doble 25
10 Kellie Pickler & Derek Hough Freestyle 16
11 Nyle DiMarco & Peta Murgatroyd Freestyle 22
12 Disney Night Opening Number 28
13 Nev Schulman & Jenna Johnson Paso doble 29
14 Amy Purdy & Derek Hough Quickstep 18
15 Joey Fatone & Kym Johnson Jive 4
16 Shawn Johnson & Mark Ballas Lindy Hop 8
17 Zendaya & Val Chmerkovskiy Cha-cha 16
18 NFL Supergroup Paso doble 20
19 Kim Kardashian & Mark Ballas Mambo 7
20 Emmitt Smith & Cheryl Burke Freestyle 3

Merchandise, tours, and spin-offs edit

Cardio dance DVDs edit

A DVD titled Dancing With The Stars: Cardio Dance was released on April 3, 2007, featuring Kym Johnson, Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Ashly DelGrosso. The program contains cardiovascular workouts adapted from cha-cha, Paso doble, samba, and jive dance routines.

A second DVD Dancing with the Stars: Latin Cardio Dance was released on September 13, 2008, featuring Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Cheryl Burke. The program contains cardiovascular workouts adapted from cha-cha, Merengue, samba and mambo dance routines.[54]

Companion book edit

A companion book written by Guy Phillips was released in the early fall of 2007. Titled Dancing with the Stars: Jive, Samba and Tango Your Way Into The Best Shape Of Your Life, the book includes fitness routines modeled by Alec Mazo and Edyta Sliwinska, as well as original costume designs, lists of performed songs during a dance, and a complete list of song-and-dance routine performed since the first season of the show.[citation needed]

Spin-offs edit

The first Dancing spin-off, Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann, premiered on January 7, 2008, on ABC. The show's format was similar to the BBC Television series, DanceX. The show was canceled after one season.

A figure skating spin-off similar to ITV's Dancing on Ice called Skating with the Stars aired on ABC on November 22, 2010. The series was canceled after one season.[55]

On May 16, 2017, a Dancing with the Stars: Juniors spin-off was announced. The dance competition spin-off was originally set to premiere in the spring of 2018 on ABC, and the format of the show will feature celebrity children and the children of celebrities paired with professional junior ballroom dancers.[56] In January 2018, ABC stated that Dancing with the Stars: Juniors is still in the works, but didn't develop as quickly they hoped it would. Athletes aired in its place, with Juniors originally slated to air that summer. However, in May 2018, it was announced that the series would begin airing on October 7, 2018, with filming taking place during August 2018. Professional skateboarder Sky Brown, junior pro JT Church and pro mentor Alan Bersten were announced as the winners on December 9, 2018. The show, however, was cancelled after one season.[57]

Dancing with the Stars: The Game edit

In 2016, ABC, together with BBC Worldwide, commissioned a companion mobile game. The match-3 game, published by Donut Publishing and developed by Exient Entertainment, uses a mix of hand animation and motion-captured data for the dances in the game. The game uses pro dancers from Strictly Come Dancing and features nine dances: Quickstep, Jive, Tango, Salsa, Charleston, Viennese Waltz, Rumba, Cha Cha Cha, and Paso Doble.[58]

Tours edit

An unofficial live tour show called Dancing Pros: Live! toured with several Dancing pros[59] since 2010.[60] A Dancing with the Stars: Live! official tour was announced on November 3, 2014, for the 2014–2015 season starting on December 27, 2014, in Niagara Falls, New York, and ending February 15, 2015, hitting 33 cities.[61] A second tour, "Dancing with the Stars Live! : Dance All Night" was announced. A third tour, Dancing with the Stars: Live! – We Came to Dance, was announced on October 3, 2016, for 43 cities from December 16, 2016, to February 14, 2017.[62] A fourth tour, Dancing with the Stars: Light Up the Night, was announced in October 2017 and began on December 30, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina, performing 71 shows and ending in Los Angeles.[63] A fifth tour, Dancing with the Stars: A Night to Remember, was announced on October 1, 2018. The tour began on December 15, 2018, in Columbia, South Carolina, and ended on March 9, 2019, in Thousand Oaks, California.[64] The 2020 tour, Dancing with the Stars Live! – 2020 Tour, began on January 9, 2020, in Richmond, Virginia and was originally supposed to run until April 7, 2020. However, beginning with the show scheduled for March 13, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois, the remaining tour dates were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before eventually being cancelled altogether.[65] The 2022 tour, Dancing with the Stars Live! – 2022 Tour, began on January 7, 2022, in Richmond, Virginia, and ended on March 27, 2022, in Modesto, California. The 2023 tour, Dancing with the Stars Live 2023, began on January 6, 2023, in National Harbor, Maryland, and ended on March 12, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada.[66] The 2024 tour, Dancing with the Stars Live 2024, started on January 11, 2024, in Richmond, Virginia, and scheduled to end on March 26, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.[67]

Tour Name Running Dates Companion Season Participating Professional Dancers Participating Celebrity Dancers/Hosts
Dancing with the Stars: Live! December 27, 2014 – February 15, 2015 Season 19 Mark Ballas, Witney Carson, Brittany Cherry, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Sasha Farber, Brooklyn Fullmer, Kym Johnson, Paul Karmiryan, Keo Motsepe, and Emma Slater Alfonso Ribeiro
Dancing with the Stars Live!: Perfect Ten Tour June 13, 2015 – August 11, 2015 Season 20 Witney Carson, Alan Bersten, Brittany Cherry, Artem Chigvintsev, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Sasha Farber, Jenna Johnson, Peta Murgatroyd, and Emma Slater Melissa Rycroft
Dancing with the Stars Live!: Dance All Night December 15, 2015 – February 14, 2016 Season 21 Lindsay Arnold, Sharna Burgess, Alan Bersten, Brittany Cherry, Artem Chigvintsev, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Jenna Johnson, Keo Motsepe, Peta Murgatroyd and Emma Slater Alek Skarlatos
Dancing with the Stars Live!: We Came to Dance December 16, 2016 – February 14, 2017 Season 23 Lindsay Arnold, Alan Bersten, Sharna Burgess, Artem Chigvintsev, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Hayley Erbert, Jenna Johnson, Keo Motsepe, Gleb Savchenko, and Emma Slater Laurie Hernandez
Dancing with the Stars Live!: Hot Summer Nights June 16, 2017 – August 13, 2017 Season 24 Lindsay Arnold, Alan Bersten, Sharna Burgess, Artem Chigvintsev, Hayley Erbert, Sasha Farber, Keo Motsepe, Gleb Savchenko, Emma Slater, and Britt Stewart Rashad Jennings and Heather Morris
Dancing with the Stars: Live – Light Up the Night December 30, 2017 – March 2018 Season 25 Brandon Armstrong, Lindsay Arnold, Alan Bersten, Sharna Burgess, Artem Chigvintsev, Hayley Erbert, Sasha Farber, Jenna Johnson, Morgan Larson, Keo Motsepe, Gleb Savchenko, and Emma Slater Jordan Fisher and Frankie Muniz
Dancing with the Stars: A Night to Remember December 15, 2018 – March 9, 2019 Season 27 Brandon Armstrong, Alan Bersten, Witney Carson, Artem Chigvintsev, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Hayley Erbert, Sasha Farber, Jenna Johnson, Gleb Savchenko, Emma Slater, and Britt Stewart Joe Amabile, Bobby Bones, Rashad Jennings, Juan Pablo di Pace and Milo Manheim
Dancing with the Stars Live! – 2020 Tour January 9, 2020 – March 12, 2020[65] Season 28 Brandon Armstrong, Lindsay Arnold, Alan Bersten, Witney Carson, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Sasha Farber, Jenna Johnson, Daniella Karagach, Pasha Pashkov, Gleb Savchenko and Emma Slater Ally Brooke, Hannah Brown, Kel Mitchell, Lauren Alaina, Kate Flannery, and Sailor Brinkley-Cook
Dancing with the Stars Live! – 2022 Tour January 7, 2022 – March 27, 2022 Season 30 Brandon Armstrong, Alan Bersten, Artem Chigvintsev, Sasha Farber, Sofia Ghavami, Koko Iwasaki, Daniella Karagach, Kiki Nyemchek, Pasha Pashkov, Gleb Savchenko, Emma Slater, Britt Stewart, and Alexis Warr Burton Jimmie Allen, Kaitlyn Bristowe, Amanda Kloots, and Iman Shumpert
Dancing with the Stars Live 2023 January 6, 2023 – March 12, 2023 Season 31 Brandon Armstrong, Mark Ballas,[68] Alan Bersten, Sasha Farber, Kateryna Klishyna, Gleb Savchenko, Emma Slater, Britt Stewart, and Alexis Warr Burton Charli D'Amelio, Heidi D'Amelio, Daniel Durant, Vinny Guadagnino, and Gabby Windey
Dancing with the Stars Live 2024 January 11, 2024 – March 26, 2024 Season 32 Brandon Armstrong, Rylee Arnold, Alan Bersten, Artem Chigvintsev, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Jenna Johnson, Daniella Karagach, Pasha Pashkov, Gleb Savchenko, Emma Slater, and Britt Stewart Xochitl Gomez, Harry Jowsey, and Charity Lawson

Reception edit

In 2016, a New York Times study of the 50 TV shows with the most Facebook Likes found that "unlike So You Think You Can Dance, which is generally more of a city show, Dancing with the Stars is most popular in the countryside. It also has a higher share of 'likes' from viewers aged 65 and up than any other show."[69]

U.S. Nielsen ratings edit

Season Timeslot (ET) No. of
episodes
Season premiere Season finale Television
season
Viewership
ranking
Viewers
(in millions)
Date Viewers
(in millions)
Date Viewers
(in millions)
1 Wednesday 9:00pm 6 June 1, 2005 13.48[70] July 6, 2005 22.36[71] 2004–05
2 Thursday 8:00pm
Friday 8:00pm
15 January 5, 2006 17.50[72] February 26, 2006 27.20[72] 2005–06 7[73]
15[73]
18.64[72]
16.67[72]
3 Tuesday 8:00pm
Wednesday 8:00pm
20 September 12, 2006 20.20[72] November 15, 2006 27.50[72] 2006–07 3[74]
7[74]
20.70[74]
19.40[74]
4 Monday 8:00pm
Tuesday 9:00pm
20 March 19, 2007 21.80[72] May 22, 2007 23.00[75] 5[74]
9[74]
20.00[74]
18.20[74]
5 21 September 24, 2007 21.20[75] November 27, 2007 24.90[75] 2007–08 3[76]
5[76]
21.67[77]
19.56[77]
6 21 March 17, 2008 21.10[75] May 20, 2008 20.12[78] 4[76]
8[76]
19.58[77]
18.03[77]
7 21 September 22, 2008 21.30[79] November 25, 2008 20.58[80] 2008–09 3[81]
7[81]
19.77[81]
16.31[81]
8 21 March 9, 2009 22.82[82] May 19, 2009 20.30[83]
9 21 September 21, 2009 17.79[84] November 24, 2009 19.29[85] 2009–10 3[86]
10[86]
19.73[86]
15.30[86]
10 Monday 8:00pm
Tuesday 8:00pm
19 March 22, 2010 24.19[87] May 25, 2010 18.40[88]
11 Monday 8:00pm
Tuesday 9:00pm
20 September 20, 2010 21.30[89] November 23, 2010 24.13[90] 2010–11 3[91]
6[91]
21.93[91]
18.61[91]
12 19 March 21, 2011 22.65[92] May 24, 2011 21.42[93]
13 20 September 19, 2011 19.03[94] November 22, 2011 19.45[95] 2011–12 5[96]
6[96]
18.24[96]
16.08[96]
14 19 March 19, 2012 18.79[97] May 22, 2012 17.75[97]
15 Monday 8:00pm
Tuesday 8:00pm
19 September 24, 2012 14.11[98] November 27, 2012 16.73[99] 2012–13 7[100]
11[100]
14.85[100]
13.78[100]
16 20 March 18, 2013 17.06[101] May 21, 2013 15.20[102]
17 Monday 8:00pm 12 September 16, 2013 16.04[103] November 26, 2013 14.75[104] 2013–14 5[105] 15.20[105]
18 12 March 17, 2014 15.44[106] May 20, 2014 15.07[107]
19 Monday 8:00pm
Tuesday 8:00pm
15 September 15, 2014 13.64[108] November 25, 2014 15.98[109] 2014–15 9[110]
38[110]
14.73[110]
10.82[110]
20 14 March 16, 2015 14.16[111] May 19, 2015 13.49[112]
21 14 September 14, 2015 13.13[113] November 24, 2015 13.49[114] 2015–16 8[115] 13.44[115]
22 Monday 8:00pm 11 March 21, 2016 12.46[116] May 24, 2016 10.49[117]
23 Monday 8:00pm
Tuesday 8:00pm
15 September 12, 2016 12.19[118] November 22, 2016 10.97[119] 2016–17 14[120] 12.38[120]
24 Monday 8:00pm 11 March 20, 2017 12.09[121] May 23, 2017 8.91[122]
25 Monday 8:00pm
Tuesday 9:00pm
12 September 18, 2017 10.71[123] November 21, 2017 9.20[124] 2017–18 22[125] 10.60[125]
26 Monday 8:00pm 4 April 30, 2018 8.48[126] May 21, 2018 8.77[127]
27 11 September 24, 2018 7.68[128] November 19, 2018 7.90[129] 2018–19 35[130] 8.68[130]
28 11 September 16, 2019 8.07[131] November 25, 2019 7.79[132] 2019–20 36[133] 7.84[133]
29 11 September 14, 2020 8.12[134] November 23, 2020 6.41[135] 2020–21 31[136] 7.09[136]
30 11 September 20, 2021 5.47[137] November 22, 2021 5.64[138] 2021–22 38[139] 6.36[139]
32 Tuesday 8:00pm 11 September 26, 2023 4.78[140] December 5, 2023 5.50[141] 2023–24 TBA TBA

Awards and nominations edit

Emmy Awards edit

The program has also been nominated for various other production-related awards since premiering in 2005, including for hairstyling, makeup, lighting design, and technical direction.[citation needed]

Others edit

See also edit

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