
Network:ABC / Disney+
Dancing With the Stars (DWTS), which launched in 2005, is an Emmy-winning ballroom competition the place celebrities are paired with professional dancers and face weekly eliminations based on professional judges’ ratings and viewers’ votes.
Based on the British TV sequence Strictly Come Dancing, the display demanding situations Hollywood’s greatest stars to learn at least one logo new dance each and every week — taking over everything from the foxtrot to the salsa — with the help of skilled pros. Panelists Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba and Len Goodman had been a continuing presence at the judges’ desk from season 1 till Goodman’s dying in 2023. (In honor of the past due pass judgement on and dance legend, the DWTS prize used to be renamed the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy ahead of season 32.)
Derek Hough joined the judges’ table all the way through season 29 in 2020 after in the past appearing as a professional. His sister Julianne Hough additionally served as a pro spouse for a number of seasons and took on cohosting duties for season 32.
Tyra Banks hosted the display from season 29 — when she changed longtime emcees Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews — to season 31. Alfonso Ribeiro joined as Banks’ cohost for season 31, later teaming up with Julianne when she returned to the ballroom.
DWTS has made champions out of professional athletes, actors, models and social media stars. Notable winners through the years include Kristi Yamaguchi, Nicole Scherzinger, Jennifer Grey, Kellie Pickler, Amber Riley, Jordan Fisher, Hannah Brown and Charli D’Amelio.
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