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Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)

Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars Title Logo.svg
Genre Reality competition
Based on Strictly Come Dancing
Directed by Alex Rudzinski
Presented by
Judges
Narrated by Alan Dedicoat
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 24
No. of episodes 404
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Ashley Edens-Shaffer
  • Joe Sungkur
  • Rob Wade
Location(s) CBS Television City
Los Angeles, California
Running time 40–86 minutes
Production company(s) BBC Worldwide Productions
Release
Original network ABC
Picture format 720p (HDTV)
Audio format 5.1 surround sound
Original release June 1, 2005 (2005-06-01) – present
External links
Website

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 is hosted by Tom Bergeron, alongside Erin Andrews, who became co-host in season 18.Lisa Canning was co-host in season 1, Samantha Harris co-hosted seasons 2 through 9 and Brooke Burke-Charvet in seasons 10 through 17. The series has been renewed through seasons 23 and 24 as of March 3, 2016. The 24th season premiered on March 20, 2017.

The format of the show consists of a celebrity paired with a professional dancer. Each couple performs predetermined dances and competes against the others for judges' points and audience votes. The couple receiving the lowest combined total of judges' points and audience votes is eliminated each week until only the champion dance pair remains.

Tom Bergeron has been the host since the program's premiere in 2005. In season 1, his co-host was Lisa Canning. She was replaced by Samantha Harris for seasons 2 through 9 (2006–09), who was then replaced by Brooke Burke-Charvet from seasons 10 through 17 (2010–13). Erin Andrews took over as co-host starting in season 18 (2014). Drew Lachey served as a temporary replacement for Harris during season 5 (2007) during her absence for 3 weeks due to maternity leave. Leah Remini filled in for Andrews in week 6 of season 19, due to commitments with the 2014 World Series and filled in for her again in weeks 6 and 7 of season 21 for the 2015 World Series.Season 19 champion Alfonso Ribeiro filled in for Bergeron on week 4 of season 21, due to Bergeron's ailing father.


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