Dancing with the Stars is an American dance competition television series that premiered on June 1, 2005, on ABC. It is the US version of the UK series Strictly Come Dancing. The show was first hosted by Tom Bergeron from its inception until 2019. It was renewed for its twenty-ninth season which premiered on September 14, 2020 with the addition of new host Tyra Banks.
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Dancing with the Stars is an American dance competition television series that premiered on June 1, 2005, on ABC. It is the US version of the UK series Strictly Come Dancing. The show was first hosted by Tom Bergeron from its inception until 2019. It was renewed for its twenty-ninth season which premiered on September 14, 2020 with the addition of new host Tyra Banks, replacing Bergeron. The regular judges are Len Goodman, who serves as head judge, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli. Julianne Hough, who was a professional dancing partner for seasons 4–8, was added as a full-time judge on the panel for three seasons, 19–21, after having been a guest judge in the previous two seasons. Several former contestants appeared as judges in episode 200, including Hélio Castroneves, Mel B, Drew Lachey, Gilles Marini, Kelly Osbourne, and Emmitt Smith. For 17 seasons, the Harold Wheeler orchestra and singers provided the music for the show. On February 7, 2014, it was announced that Ray Chew would bring with him a new band of instrumentalists and singers. For each season, the total number of celebrities have appeared in the series is 336. A total of 48 have appeared alongside professional partners alongside celebrities, including Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Kevin Hart, Jessie J, Rashad Jennings, Idina Menzel, Abby Lee Miller, Mandy Moore, Olivia Newton-John, Kenny Ortega, Pitbull, Redfoo, Alfonso Ribeiro, David Ross, Shania Twain, Leah Remini and Zendendaya.
In season 12, the show introduced a troupe consisting of professional dancers who perform on the show but are not paired with celebrity partners. The first troupe included Cheryl Oksana, who competed in the first 12 seasons with Cheryl Burke. The professional troupe that has competed on the most seasons is the Dmymyk troupe, which included Cheryl Burke in season 12. The couple receiving the lowest combined total of judges’ points and audience votes is eliminated each week until only the champion dance pair remains. The final couple is the winner of the show, which is announced at the end of the final episode of each season. The winner is announced on the next episode of the next season, which airs on September 13, 2020. It has been announced that Erin Andrews will also be exiting the program in the summer of 2020, and that model and hostTyra Banks will be joining the show as host in addition to serving as an executive producer for the upcoming twenty-Ninth season. For season 29, Len Goodman is replacing regular head judge Len Goodman as Goodman is unable to be in Los Angeles due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, though he will be sharing his ballroom expertise from England during the season. This season is the first time Len Goodman has been absent from the show since season 19.
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