Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)

Dancing with the Stars
GenreReality competition
Based on
Strictly Come Dancing
by
  • Fenia Vardanis
  • Richard Hopkins
  • Karen Smith
Directed by
  • Alex Rudzinski (2005–2016)
  • Phil Heyes (2016–present)[1]
Presented by
  • Tom Bergeron
  • Lisa Canning
  • Samantha Harris
  • Brooke Burke-Charvet
  • Erin Andrews
  • Tyra Banks
  • Alfonso Ribeiro
  • Julianne Hough
Judges
  • Len Goodman
  • Carrie Ann Inaba
  • Bruno Tonioli
  • Julianne Hough
  • Derek Hough
Narrated byAlan Dedicoat
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons34
No. of episodes504
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)
  • Ryan O'Dowd (2024–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
ReleaseJune 1, 2005 (2005-06-01) –
November 22, 2021 (2021-11-22)
NetworkDisney+
ReleaseSeptember 19, 2022 (2022-09-19) –
present
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 26, 2023 (2023-09-26) –
present
Related
Dancing with the Stars: Juniors
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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 reality TV competition Strictly Come Dancing, and is part 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. Since the thirty-second season in 2023, the series is hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, with Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, and Bruno Tonioli serving as judges.

In April 2022, it was announced that, beginning with the thirty-first season, Dancing with the Stars would move from ABC to Disney+.[4] Since season thirty-two, the series has streamed live on both ABC and Disney+ simultaneously.[5] The thirty-fourth season premiered on September 16, 2025.[6]

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  5. ^ Carson Blackwelder (May 2, 2023). "Dancing with the Stars to simulcast across both ABC and Disney+ for season 32". Good Morning America. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (July 17, 2025). "ABC Fall Premiere Dates: '9-1-1' Franchise, 'High Potential', 'Grey's Anatomy', 'Dancing' & More". Deadline Hollywood.