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‘Dancing with the Stars’ Premieres on Disney+; Who’s Looking Good After Night One of Competition

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The aging ballroom-dance competition franchise, Dancing with the Stars, premiered on Monday night in its new home on the Disney+ making it the first live series to hit the streaming service.

This marks the shows 31st season and now viewers will experience a commercial free competition/reality series complete with the producers figuring out ways to kill time to get the dance duos up to the Sky Box to talk with new co-host, Alfonso Ribiero.

Tyra Banks is back in the ballroom as your main host along with judges Carrie Ann, Bruno, Len and Derek. On the season opener, there were some terrific starts by some celebrities and their pro partners, and there were also some not so good ones.

After the first night of dancing, two couples landed in the bottom two – former Real Housewives star, Teresa Giudice and Pasha Pashkov, and Sex and the City actor, Jason Lewis and Peta Murgatroyd.  The judges eventually saved Giudice and sent home Lewis.

However, let’s recap some of the night’s brighter moments which featured: Wayne Brady (Let’s Make a Deal and ex-B&B), Actress Selma Blair, The Bachelorette Gabby Windey and TikTok star, Charli D’Amelio.  All the competitors danced to songs that really gets them going in the premiere.

In the most emotional moment of the night, that brought tears to everyone’s eyes, was the performance of Selma Blair and her pro partner, Sasha Farber who turns out to be her neighbor in real-life.  Blair, who is battling MS and was diagnosed with the disease in 2018, shared her biggest issue with dancing is her problem with balance. However, Selma danced a beautiful Viennese Waltz with Farber and  28 out of 40 score.

TikTok sensation, Charli D’Amelio, has been dancing since she was very young.  She is now 18.  Dancing the Cha-Cha, along with Mark Ballas, proved to be the hit of the night and the producers saved the best for last.  Charli and Mark scored a 32 out of 40.  We should note: Charli’s mom, Heidi is also dancing in the competition.

Wayne Brady wound up in second place after the judges voting with his Cha-Cha; which featured some pop and lock moves with partner, Witney Carson.  Judge Bruno exclaimed: “Welcome to Wayne’s dance floor! Performance level through the roof. You’ve got it and you know what to do with it!”

It’s a big week for “Bachelorette’ Gabby Windey. Tomorrow night is the season finale of her season to find love, but on Monday night, she showed us why she has some moves to be a threat in the competition for the coveted Mirror Ball Trophy.  In the pre-dance package, we learned Windey was a Denver Broncos cheerleader for five years.  She then danced the Jive with pro partner, Val Chmerkovskiy and scored a 28 out of 40.

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Don’t count out the first ever drag queen to dance in the competition, Shangela, either!  Dancing with partner Gleb Savchenko, Shangela brought it to the dance floor and the crowd went nuts, scoring 28 out of 40 for their Salsa.

Former 90210 and Days of our Lives star, Trevor Donovan while having a fear of dancing, performed better than expected along with his pro partner Emma Slater, taking on of all things, the Quickstep. Donovan and Slater scored a 21 out of 40, and remained in the competition.

So, who do you think has a solid chance of taking home the Mirror Ball Trophy? What did you think about watching DWTS on Disney+? If you didn’t watch the season premiere tonight, will you check it out on the streaming service? Comment below.

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I would love to watch but not getting Disney plus at this point we will all be spending 500 a month for tv. Sorry abc I’m out and honestly at this point I watch nothing on abc

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‘DANCING WITH THE STARS’ Unveils Full Cast and Pro Partners for Season 35

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The official reveal of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars Season 35 celebrity cast and their professional dance partners were announced on this morning on September 2 on Good Morning America.

General Hospital’s Cameron Mathison (Drew Cain), a former DTWS contestant, was one of the hosts of the introduction of the full cast this morning on GMA, where Mathison has also been a celebrity correspondent throughout his career.

The ballroom-dance competition will once again be co-hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, with judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli also returning. While there has been four previously released celebrity contestants, the full list was released today which includes: a former Y&R actress in Tatyana Ali (ex-Roxanne), double Paralympic gold medalist and American track and field athlete, Ezra French, Grey’s Anatomy’s Harry Shum Jr. and actress Julia Stiles.

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The two-night Dancing with the Stars premiere event takes place Tuesday, Sept. 15, and Wednesday, Sept 16, at 8pm EST/7pm PST. on ABC and Disney+ and streams the next day on Hulu.

WHO’S COMPETING FOR THE LEN GOODMAN MIRROR BALL TROPHY?

Take a look at the celebrity contestants and their pro partners below.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Tatyana Ali with partner Jan Ravnik
TV personality and host Tyler Cameron with partner Sharna Burgess
Celebrity chef and host Giada De Laurentiis with partner Alan Bersten
Star of  The Rookie Jenna Dewan with partner Val Chmerkovskiy
Paralympian gold medalist Ezra Frech with partner Daniella Karagach
Olympian gold medalist Amber Glenn with partner Pasha Pashkov
From “Hanson” Taylor Hanson with partner Britt Stewart
Reality star and model Maura Higgins with partner Mark Ballas
From The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Conner Leavitt with partner Adele Zaikman
Reality star and host Ciara Miller with partner Brandon Armstrong
From Love Thy Nader Sarah Jane Nader with partner Hailey Bills
“Savannah Bananas” star Jackson Olson with partner Emma Slater
From Jimmy Kimmel Live Guillermo Rodriguez with partner Witney Carson
From Grey’s Anatomy Harry Shum Jr. with partner Jenna Johnson
Film and TV star Julia Stiles with partner Ezra Sosa
Comedian and podcaster Connor Wood with partner Rylee Arnold

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DANCING WITH THE STARS COMPANION SHOWS WITH ANDY RICHTER AND ROBERT IRWIN

In addition, the Dancing with the Stars Official Podcast returns for a second season with a new host, Season 34 contestant Andy Richter, sharing cast interviews, special guests, behind-the-scenes insights and expert breakdowns of the performances, beginning on Thursday, September 10 with episodes airing every Thursday on Disney+ and Hulu, and wherever you get your podcasts.

And for more, season 34 Mirrorball Champion Robert Irwin, will preside over the “DWTS After Party” which finds viewers immediately following “Premiere: Night Two,” checking in with eliminated contestants and breaking down the best moments with “DWTS” alumni with never-before-seen footage and special teases. The aftershow airs live beginning on Wednesday, September 16 at 10:00 p.m. on ABC and Disney+ and streams next day on Hulu.

Four members of the cast were previously revealed as mentioned above: Higgins and Miller were introduced at Hulu’s Get Real event in April. Olson was announced in May, and Rodriguez was announced in June on Jimmy Kimmel Live! by Kimmel himself.

So, what do you think of the cast of season 34 of Dancing with the Stars? Does it intrigue you enough to make you check-in and see the new line-up hit the ballroom dance floor? Who do you wish was competing on the celebrity side that is not? Who do you think on paper looks to have the edge in the competition? Let us know via the comment section below. But first, you can check out GH’s Cameron Mathison and company asking the new cast of DWTS questions and their reactions for the upcoming new season.

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Tyler Cameron Joins the Cast of Season 35 of ‘Dancing with the Stars’

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UPDATED: ‘Bachelor Nation’ favorite Tyler Cameron is one of two new additions to the cast of Dancing with the Stars upcoming season 35. Cameron will hit the ballroom dance floor and so too will dancer/actress Jenna Dewan.

Cameron is best known as the runner-up in Hannah Brown’s season of The Bachelorette, the winner of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test and starred in his own Amazon Prime home renovation series, Going Home with Tyler Cameron.

Tyler’s casting comes five years after his best friend and former ‘Bachelor’ lead Matt James competed for the Mirror Ball Trophy with pro Lindsay Arnold on season 30. US broke the casting news.

Jenna Dewan

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FULL DANCING WITH THE STARS SEASON 35 CAST REVEAL ON GMA

Dewan is best known for starring as Nora Clark in the 2006 dance film Step Up and for her television roles in Supergirl!, The Rookie, and The Witches of Eastwick to name but a few. Jenna began her career as a back-up dancer for Janet Jackson, Pink, Missy Elliott, and Christina Aguilera before moving into acting.

The full cast of Dancing with the Stars is set to be revealed including pros and celebrity contestants on the September 2 episode of Good Morning America. However, already confirmed are: “Summer House” star Ciara Miller, “Love Island UK” alum Maura Higgins, ‘Jimmy Kimmel’ sidekick and comedian Guillermo Rodriguez and Savannah Bananas player Jackson Olson.

Thursday evening August 20, TMZ is now reporting that actresses Julia Stiles and Tatyana Ali have also joined the cast. Ali is remembered in the recurring role of Roxanne on The Young and the Restless from 2007 to 2013.

Last season’s Mirror Ball Trophy went to Robert Irwin, the wildlife conservationist and son of the iconic Steve Irwin, and his pro partner Witney Carson. Dancing with the Stars hopes to repeat the success of season 24 which had stellar ratings in 2025.

Dancing With the Stars season 35 kicks off with a back-to-back premiered on ABC and Disney+ starting Tuesday, September 15, and Wednesday, September 16, at 8 p.m. ET.

So, who else would you like to see join the celebrity cast of Dancing with the Stars? Share your picks via the comment section below.

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2026 Primetime Emmy Nominations: ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’, ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Score Among Early Categories

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Wednesday Morning on the Today Show, the 78th Primetime Emmy Nominations kicked off with the announcement of two categories: Outstanding Variety Series and Outstanding Reality Competition Program. The remainder of the nominations will be announced beginning at 8:30am PT from the Television Academy.

However, General Hospital’s guest star, John Oliver (also soon to be seen on Days of Our Lives) received a nomination for his HBO talk show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver in the Outstanding Variety Series category.

Oliver who just wrapped his on-screen run as the head of the WSB named Z, will compete for the gold statuette with The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and Saturday Night Live.

DANCING WITH THE STARS FIRST NOMINATION IN A DECADE

In addition, ABC’s Dancing with the Stars received its first nomination in the Outstanding Reality Competition Program category in ten years on the strength of its massively popular season 34 which featured: Dylan Efron, Jordan Chiles, Alix Earle, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Jen Affleck and Whitney Leavitt and the Mirrorball Trophy winner Robert Irwin.

Dancing with the Stars faces off with RuPaul’s Drag Race, Survivor, Top Chef and The Traitors for the reality competition prize.

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Winners of the 2026 Emmy Awards will be announced on Monday, September 14 in ceremonies on NBC at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Longtime Law & Order SVU favorite: Mariska Hargitay has been named the host, and the first female to do so in over 15 years.

So, happy to hear John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight and Dancing with the Stars nabbed early nominations for this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards? Let us know via the comment section below.

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