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Dancing with the Stars
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Genre Talent show
Created by Fenia Vardanis
Richard Hopkins
Karen Smith
Presented by Amanda Byram
Nicky Byrne
Judges Julian Benson
Loraine Barry
Brian Redmond
Darren Bennett
Voices of Jack Boylan
Country of origin Republic of Ireland
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 12 (as of 26 March 2017)
Production
Location(s) Ardmore Studios
Running time 120 minutes
Production company(s) ShinAwil
Release
Original network RTÉ One
Picture format 720p (HDTV)
Original release 8 January 2017 (2017-01-08) – present
Chronology
Related shows Strictly Come Dancing
Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars is an Irish reality television series, airing on RTÉ One that started on 8 January 2017, hosted by Amanda Byram and Nicky Byrne. The show is based on the original UK version, and is part of the Dancing with the Stars franchise. The judging panel consists of Julian Benson, Loraine Barry and Brian Redmond. On 16 June 2017, it was announced by RTÉ that it will be returning for a second series.

The format of the series follows celebrities being paired up with professional dancers, who perform predetermined dances each week for judges' scores and public votes, with the couple with the lowest amount of points being eliminated, until the winning couple remains.

In August 2016, it was confirmed that RTÉ One would broadcast an Irish version of Dancing with the Stars, which would replace the successful The Voice of Ireland, which was cancelled in order for the broadcaster to order the new show. A producer of the show commented, "We've got fantastic production people in Ireland who, I believe, deliver a show that's comparable with any of those shows on a fraction of the budget. So we're looking forward to the task of doing this equally the same way."

On 18 December 2016, RTÉ confirmed that Julian Benson, Loraine Barry and Brian Redmond would be the judges on the programme. Creative producer Darren Bennett stood in for Benson, during week five, six and seven, who was absent due to illness.


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