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 (292 episodes, 2005-2013)
Carrie Ann Inaba	...	Herself - Judge (288 episodes, 2005-2013)
Bruno Tonioli	...	Himself - Judge (287 episodes, 2005-2013)
Len Goodman	...	Himself - Judge (286 episodes, 2005-2013)
Cheryl Burke	...	Herself (226 episodes, 2006-2013)
Derek Hough	...	Himself (190 episodes, 2007-2013)
Maksim Chmerkovskiy	...	Himself (187 episodes, 2006-2013)
Driton 'Tony' Dovolani	...	Himself (185 episodes, 2006-2013)
Karina Smirnoff	...	Herself (180 episodes, 2006-2013)
Kym Johnson	...	Herself (168 episodes, 2006-2013)
Mark Ballas	...	Himself (167 episodes, 2007-2013)
Brooke Burke-Charvet	...	Herself - Host (151 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

The blue dress worn by Melissa Rycroft in #8.11 was the same as the yellow dress worn by Karina Smirnoff in #6.5, and both dresses were used for the Samba.

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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 Saturday Night Live: Tina Fey/Justin Bieber (2010)

User Reviews

I don't get it.

Aren't people sick of this yet?

Some people love DWTS. I simply don't get it. I can understand why people would like to see their favorite celebrities compete but many are "who?" celebrities. For Many (including somebody I went to High School with) their biggest achievement is the show itself.

I just find the hosts unfunny and the entire thing is really boring and predictable.

I only watched because Adam Carolla was on it and once he was gone. Adam was actually FUNNY and nobody seemed to care. The show is just bad. Really bad. I do think some of the ladies are good looking, but seriously, it isn't enough to watch this.