Dancing with the Stars (I) (2005– )

U.S. reality show based on the British series "Strictly Come Dancing," where celebrities partner up with professional dancers and compete against each other in weekly elimination rounds to determine a winner.

Stars:

Tom Bergeron, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli

Won 10 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 79 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tom Bergeron	...	Himself - Host (291 episodes, 2005-2013)
Carrie Ann Inaba	...	Herself - Judge (287 episodes, 2005-2013)
Bruno Tonioli	...	Himself - Judge (286 episodes, 2005-2013)
Len Goodman	...	Himself - Judge (285 episodes, 2005-2013)
Cheryl Burke	...	Herself (226 episodes, 2006-2013)
Derek Hough	...	Himself (189 episodes, 2007-2013)
Maksim Chmerkovskiy	...	Himself (187 episodes, 2006-2013)
Driton 'Tony' Dovolani	...	Himself (185 episodes, 2006-2013)
Karina Smirnoff	...	Herself (179 episodes, 2006-2013)
Kym Johnson	...	Herself (167 episodes, 2006-2013)
Mark Ballas	...	Himself (166 episodes, 2007-2013)
Brooke Burke-Charvet	...	Herself - Host (150 episodes, 2008-2013)
Samantha Harris	...	Herself - Host (148 episodes, 2006-2009)
Louis van Amstel	...	Himself (133 episodes, 2005-2012)
Harold Wheeler	...	Himself - Musical Director (127 episodes, 2005-2010)
Edyta Sliwinska	...	Herself (117 episodes, 2005-2010)

Storyline

U.S. reality show based on the British series "Strictly Come Dancing," where celebrities partner up with professional dancers and compete against each other in weekly elimination rounds to determine a winner.

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Plot Keywords:

weekly elimination | celebrity | criticism | live broadcast | live audience | 

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Taglines:

Monday Night Fever.

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Genres:

Family | Game-Show | Music | Reality-TV

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

ABC [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 June 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

D.W.T.S.

Filming Locations:

CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Worldwide Americas, BBC Worldwide Productions, BBC Worldwide

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shawn Johnson is the youngest contestant to compete on the show. Cloris Leachman is the oldest.

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Quotes

Himself - Host: Throughout the past five seasons, we've had some stars with various physical challenges. Heather Mills had one artificial leg. Kenny Mayne apparently had two.

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Connections

Referenced in General Hospital: Episode #1.11666 (2008)

User Reviews

One and two and three, Dance!

Out of all the programs we see on television,I think "Dancing" has stood the test of time.Carrie Ann Inaba,Bruno Tunioli and Len Goodman are the judges who critique the moves and faults of 12 famed celebrities with their Professional dance partners.Each celebrity, goes through an intense training and workout to polish a specific routine.It is like "basic training" at dance school! I love this show,because the viewer realizes that we are all human and not perfect.Every person must work hard, at achieving a goal.Every week finds an elimination,where one pair is taken out by popular vote of the judges and by viewer response.

This show is so wonderful, and Goodman,Tunioli and Inaba help the celebrities realize there is so much fun on the dance floor.

Bravo to the cast for every amazing "transformation".