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

Steve-O was the first celebrity contestant to be judged on his rehearsal footage after being too injured to compete live (from a back injury). The second celebrity judged on rehearsal was Melissa Rycroft, who suffered a rib injury. Both celebrities were in Season 8.

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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

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.149 (2011)

User Reviews

One of the worst shows on Television

I really don't get why the heck (G-rated explicative) this thing is on, and why the heck anyone would watch it.

When I had this show on all I heard were women screaming in approval of some alleged "dance steps", which to me seem more like a series of suggestive mating calls than actual dance.

In short, this is pure and utter junk, yet people, read that as women, want to see it. To me this just indicates that the feminization of mainstream television has gone way too far when something as vapid and tortuous as so-called "famous people" getting up in front of a camera and, again, allegedly "dancing" garnishes praise, adornment and attention, again, by the women of North America.

Okay, it's a female show, aimed at females, so why am I even bothering with this review? I mean, I have a remote, and if I didn't, then presumably I can get my backside up off my chair or couch and change the channel on my television... or surf the net... right? Yeah, I can, and do. But, for whatever reason, and I can't fathom why, this TV experience, a TV experience which I gave a chance, really hit a raw nerve with me.

No, TV doesn't need to air the classics, be Shakespeare, nor do the networks need to revamp their programming to air high-concept, high-IQ media fare to improve the cultural standards of the TV viewing audience. But, my god, semi-famous names dancing? And not even dancing, but moving their bodies in embarrassing ways to canned Latin dance music? This is entertainment? Even for a so-called "reality" show it's dumb beyond belief.

No, I don't watch Survivor, Big Brother, that "let's build a house" program, nor any of the other cheap bastardization of America's air waves that passes for entertainment. I simply don't and won't. And the networks wonder why their audience is shrinking.

Maybe if they put something on that didn't placate to the lowest, basest, dumbest of audiences, then more mainstream middle class, people with money, would tune in, and their sponsors would change from McDonalds to BMW.

Just a thought.