Dancing with the Stars: Taniec z gwiazdami | |
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Created by |
BBC Worldwide ITI Group (2005–2011) Rochstar (2014–) |
Presented by |
Krzysztof Ibisz (Season 14–) Paulina Sykut-Jeżyna (Season 18–) Anna Głogowska (Season 14–17) Natasza Urbańska (Season 13) Piotr Gąsowski (Season 6–13) Katarzyna Skrzynecka (Season 2–12) Hubert Urbański (Seasons 1–5) Magdalena Mołek (Season 1) |
Country of origin | Poland |
No. of seasons | 20 |
Production | |
Location(s) | Transcolor Studio, Szeligi near Warsaw (2005–2011) ATM Studio, Warsaw (2014–) |
Running time | approx. 90 to 150 minutes per episode (including commercials) |
Release | |
Original network |
TVN (2005-2011) Polsat (2014–) |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV), 576i 16:9 (SDTV) |
Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
Original release |
Original Series 16 April 2005 – 27 November 2011 Revival Series 7 March 2014 – present |
External links | |
Website |
Dancing with the Stars: Taniec z gwiazdami (previously: Taniec z gwiazdami) is a Polish light entertainment reality television series broadcast by Polsat. It is the Polish version of the BBC's popular Dancing with the Stars/Strictly Come Dancing franchise which has been sold to more than 40 countries worldwide.
The 1st season of Taniec z gwiazdami aired in Poland on TVN in the spring of 2005, the 2nd season in the autumn of 2005, the 3rd season in the spring of 2006, the 4th season in the autumn of 2006, the 5th season in the spring of 2007, the 6th season in the autumn of 2007, the 7th season in the spring of 2008, the 8th season in autumn of 2008, the 9th season in the spring of 2009, the 10th edition in the autumn of 2009, the 11th season in the spring of 2010, the 12th season in the autumn of 2010, the 13th season in the autumn of 2011. The series never premiered a season in 2012 and 2013. After two years Dancing with the Stars return in Poland on POLSAT in spring of 2014 as the 14th season, the 15th season in autumn of 2014, the 16th season in spring of 2015, the 17th season in autumn of 2015, the 18th season in spring of 2016 and the 19th season in autumn of 2016, the 20th season will be in spring of 2017.
Every Sunday, ratings average more than 7 million viewers for the first airing. The highest rated episode was the second season finale, where over 8 million people watched.
Since the beginning of the show there have been four different presenters. Magda Mołek, a well-known TV presenter, was the female host during the show's first season. Hubert Urbański who originally hosted with Mołek during the first season, stayed with the show until mid-2007 after the fifth season. He is a well-known television host, especially for his work on Milionerzy, the Polish edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Katarzyna Skrzynecka, a film, stage actress, and singer, was the female host in seasons 2–12. Piotr Gąsowski was introduced in 2007 as the new host to replace Hubert Urbański. He is an entertainer and an actor. In season 13 Katarzyna Skrzynecka was replaced by Natasza Urbańska as the female host. In season 14 both hosts were replaced by Krzysztof Ibisz, well-known television host and Anna Głogowska, dancer, television host and the winner of 13th season. She was the female host in seasons 14–17. In season 18 Anna Głogowska was replaced by Paulina Sykut-Jeżyna as the female host.