Dancing With the Stars season 35 begins September 15 with a two-night premiere. Here's the full cast, professional partners, hosts, judges and where to watch.
Dancing With the Stars season 35 premieres Tuesday, September 15, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+. It is a two-night premiere, with the second episode scheduled for Wednesday, September 16, also at 8 p.m. ET.
The episodes air live, and Hulu carries the episodes the following day. That makes September 15 the first major search day for the new cast, couples and premiere performances.
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Check Offer →ABC has announced 16 celebrity contestants. The couples are Tatyana Ali with Jan Ravnik, Tyler Cameron with Sharna Burgess, Giada De Laurentiis with Alan Bersten, Jenna Dewan with Val Chmerkovskiy, Ezra Frech with Daniella Karagach, Amber Glenn with Pasha Pashkov, Taylor Hanson with Britt Stewart and Maura Higgins with Mark Ballas.
The remaining couples are Conner Leavitt with Adele Zaikman, Ciara Miller with Brandon Armstrong, Sarah Jane Nader with Hailey Bills, Jackson Olson with Emma Slater, Guillermo Rodriguez with Witney Carson, Harry Shum Jr. with Jenna Johnson, Julia Stiles with Ezra Sosa and Connor Wood with Rylee Arnold.
Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough return as co-hosts. The judging panel is Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.
The familiar panel gives the season a recognizable structure, while the unusually broad cast — from actors and athletes to chefs, reality personalities and internet creators — gives the premiere several different audiences to pull in.
The live premiere is available on ABC and Disney+. Hulu streams the episodes the following day. The show also has an official podcast and a post-show format around the second night of the premiere.
If you are searching for Dancing With the Stars tonight, the important detail is the 8 p.m. ET start time rather than a later streaming release.
Julia Stiles, Jenna Dewan, Harry Shum Jr., Tatyana Ali and Taylor Hanson arrive with established entertainment audiences, while Amber Glenn and Ezra Frech bring Olympic and Paralympic storylines into the ballroom.
Reality and creator personalities such as Maura Higgins, Ciara Miller, Jackson Olson and Connor Wood could also generate strong social conversation. That is an audience-interest observation, not a prediction of who will win.
The September 15 article should not publish final scores, eliminations or claims about the night's best performance before the episode airs. Those details can be added after ABC's live broadcast and verified coverage becomes available.
Likewise, any claim about who is the season favorite should be framed as early audience interest or commentary rather than a confirmed outcome.
After Night One, add verified scores, performances, standout moments and any confirmed twists. After Night Two, update the results, early leaderboard and elimination information if applicable. Keep pre-show predictions separate from what actually happened.
Dancing With the Stars season 35 starts September 15 at 8 p.m. ET with a two-night premiere on ABC and Disney+, followed by next-day streaming on Hulu.
