The thirty-third season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on ABC and Disney+ on September 17, 2024. This season is the second to air live on both simultaneously, with next-day streaming made available on Hulu. Alfonso Ribeiro returned to host the season, while former professional dancer Julianne Hough returned to co-host.[1]
| Dancing with the Stars | |
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| Season 33 | |
 Promotional poster for season 33, featuring hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, and the celebrity cast | |
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| Release | |
| Original network | ABC Disney+ |
| Original release | September 17, 2024 – present |
| Season chronology | |
As ABC tweaked its programming schedule to avoid conflicts with the vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance, the previously scheduled October 1, 2024 episode of Dancing with the Stars was preempted.[2] The network will instead hold a special two-night event on October 7 and October 8.[3]
Cast
Couples
On August 22, 2024, Stephen Nedoroscik was the first celebrity participant announced for the season.[4] Anna Delvey joined the cast on August 30, as initially reported by Page Six; Deadline Hollywood, The Independent, and Vanity Fair confirmed the report the following day.[5][6] Although Delvey is currently under house arrest in East Village, Manhattan and facing deportation, she was granted permission from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to travel to Los Angeles as her confinement terms were recently relaxed.[7][8] Jenn Tran joined the cast immediately following the season 21 finale of The Bachelorette.[9] The full roster of celebrity participants and their partnerships was announced on September 4, via Good Morning America.[10] Nedoroscik and Ilona Maher are the first athletes from their respective disciplines, men's artistic gymnastics and rugby union, to compete in the series.[11][12] Delvey is the first to wear an ankle monitor while competing.[13]
Three days after Lindsay Arnold confirmed that she would not be returning as a professional dancer,[14] Witney Carson announced on Good Morning America that she would return to the lineup after taking the previous season off.[15] Television advertisements for the season featured Emma Slater, Sasha Farber, Daniella Karagach, Pasha Pashkov, Britt Stewart, Alan Bersten, Rylee Arnold, and Brandon Armstrong.[16] Former troupe member Ezra Sosa was promoted to pro, as initially reported by entertainment journalist Kristyn Burtt and later confirmed by GLAAD.[17][18] He is the first Latino professional dancer to be featured on the series in over a decade.[19]
After originally being scheduled to be in the troupe, Farber was announced as a professional dancer on the Good Morning America cast reveal.[20] He and Tran learned that they would be partnered together approximately 45 minutes before they boarded a flight to New York City.[9] Burtt also shared with Cheryl Burke that Jenna Johnson and the reigning champion Valentin Chmerkovskiy were slated to return; Koko Iwasaki will not.[17] Peta Murgatroyd chose to take the season off following the birth of her third child.[21] Artem Chigvintsev was not set to be apart of the cast when news broke of his arrest in Napa County, California for felony domestic violence against his wife, Nikki Garcia.[22]
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Amendola | NFL wide receiver | Witney Carson | Participating | |
| Anna Delvey | Con artist | Ezra Sosa | Participating | |
| Joey Graziadei | The Bachelor star | Jenna Johnson | Participating | |
| Dwight Howard | NBA center | Daniella Karagach | Participating | |
| Chandler Kinney | Television actress & singer | Brandon Armstrong | Participating | |
| Ilona Maher | Olympic rugby player | Alan Bersten | Participating | |
| Brooks Nader | Model | Gleb Savchenko | Participating | |
| Stephen Nedoroscik | Olympic artistic gymnast | Rylee Arnold | Participating | |
| Phaedra Parks | Reality television personality | Val Chmerkovskiy | Participating | |
| Eric Roberts | Film & television actor | Britt Stewart | Participating | |
| Tori Spelling | Film & television actress | Pasha Pashkov | Participating | |
| Jenn Tran | The Bachelorette star | Sasha Farber | Participating | |
| Reginald VelJohnson | Film & television actor | Emma Slater | Participating |
Hosts and judges
Host Alfonso Ribeiro and co-host Julianne Hough returned for the season.[23] Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough returned as judges.[24]
Dance troupe
Marcquet Hill, Roman Nevinchanyi, Kailyn Rogers and Stephani Sosa joined the show as first time troupe members. Sosa is the sister of professional dancer Ezra Sosa.[25]
Scoring chart
The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).
Color key:
| Couple | Pl. | Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1+2 | ||
| Danny & Witney | 20 | |||
| Anna & Ezra | 18 | |||
| Joey & Jenna | 21 | |||
| Dwight & Daniella | 22 | |||
| Chandler & Brandon | 23† | |||
| Ilona & Alan | 18 | |||
| Brooks & Gleb | 18 | |||
| Stephen & Rylee | 21 | |||
| Phaedra & Val | 19 | |||
| Eric & Britt | 15‡ | |||
| Tori & Pasha | 17 | |||
| Jenn & Sasha | 19 | |||
| Reginald & Emma | 16 | |||
Weekly scores
Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, Bruno Tonioli.
Week 1: Premiere
Couples are listed in the order they perform. There was no elimination this week.[26]
| Couple | Scores[27] | Dance[26] | Music[26] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joey & Jenna | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Dancin' in the Country" — Tyler Hubbard |
| Brooks & Gleb | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Tango | "Piece of Me" — Britney Spears |
| Ilona & Alan | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" — Shania Twain |
| Reginald & Emma | 16 (6, 5, 5) | Salsa | "Motownphilly" — Boyz II Men |
| Danny & Witney | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Tango | "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" — Shaboozey & David Guetta |
| Tori & Pasha | 17 (6, 6, 5) | Foxtrot | "Trustfall" — Pink |
| Jenn & Sasha | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Flowers" — Miley Cyrus |
| Chandler & Brandon | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Tango | "Hot to Go!" — Chappell Roan |
| Dwight & Daniella | 22 (8, 7, 7) | Salsa | "This Is How We Do It" — Montell Jordan |
| Eric & Britt | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Old Time Rock and Roll" — Bob Seger |
| Phaedra & Val | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "I'm Every Woman" — Whitney Houston |
| Stephen & Rylee | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Don't Stop Me Now" — Queen |
| Anna & Ezra | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Espresso" — Sabrina Carpenter |
Week 2: Oscars Night
Couples are listed in the order they perform. There will be a double elimination this week.[28]
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Academy Award-winning film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey & Jenna | |||||
| Brooks & Gleb | |||||
| Ilona & Alan | |||||
| Reginald & Emma | |||||
| Danny & Witney | |||||
| Tori & Pasha | |||||
| Jenn & Sasha | |||||
| Chandler & Brandon | |||||
| Dwight & Daniella | |||||
| Eric & Britt | |||||
| Phaedra & Val | |||||
| Stephen & Rylee | |||||
| Anna & Ezra |
Dance chart
The couples performed the following each week:
- Weeks 1: One unlearned dance
| Couple | Week | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |
| Danny & Witney | Tango | |
| Anna & Ezra | Cha-cha-cha | |
| Joey & Jenna | Cha-cha-cha | |
| Dwight & Daniella | Salsa | |
| Chandler & Brandon | Tango | |
| Ilona & Alan | Cha-cha-cha | |
| Brooks & Gleb | Tango | |
| Stephen & Rylee | Jive | |
| Phaedra & Val | Cha-cha-cha | |
| Eric & Britt | Cha-cha-cha | |
| Tori & Pasha | Foxtrot | |
| Jenn & Sasha | Cha-cha-cha | |
| Reginald & Emma | Salsa | |
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Premiere" | September 17, 2024 | TBD | TBD | [29][30] |
| 2 | "Oscars Night" | September 24, 2024 | TBD | TBD | [29][30] |
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