Dancing with the Stars (season 24) |
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Promotional poster featuring pro dancers Witney Carson and Valentin Chmerkovskiy
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Country of origin | United States |
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Original network | ABC |
Original release | March 20 | – May 23, 2017
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Celebrity winner | TBD |
Professional winner | TBD |
Season chronology |
Season twenty-four of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 20, 2017, on the ABC network.
On February 21, 2017, Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd were announced to be the first two professionals returning this season. This marks the return of Murgatroyd following her taking off the twenty-third season due to her pregnancy. In the following days, Lindsay Arnold, Sharna Burgess, Witney Carson, Artem Chigvintsev, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Sasha Farber, Gleb Savchenko, and Emma Slater were all confirmed to be returning as professional dancers. Also, Kym Herjavec (who last competed in season 20) and Keo Motsepe (who last competed in season 22) were confirmed to be returning as professional dancers. Pros from the previous season not returning included Cheryl Burke, Allison Holker, Derek Hough, and Jenna Johnson.
The full list of celebrities and pros was announced on March 1, 2017, on Good Morning America.
Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews returned as hosts, and Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Julianne Hough, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges. On April 24, former contestant Nick Carter joined the panel as a guest judge, filling in for Hough who is currently on tour. On May 1, choreographer Mandy Moore also filled in for Hough as a guest judge.