The Season 35 premiere of “Dancing with the Stars” is Tuesday … well, at least part of it is.
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In a change from the format the series has followed for the last few years, the show will be doing a two-night premiere on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. But, that’s not the only major change being made to the show’s format for the premiere.
This year’s cast features 16 celebrity contestants and their pro partners, their first performances on the show will be split between the two nights.
Here’s a look at what you can expect from the “Dancing with the Stars” Season 35 premiere.
Unique format
The 16 couples will be competing over the two premiere episodes. Here’s a look at how that will go.
On the first night — Tuesday — the eight male celebrities will each perform a dance with their pro partner to a No. 1 song from the year they were born. Then on the following night — Wednesday — the eight female celebrities will do the same.
Each of the episodes will be two hours long. Fans will be able to vote during both of the episodes, but only for the contestants competing that night. The live audience votes will be combined with the judges’ scores to decide who is in jeopardy of elimination.
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“We haven’t done this before,” said “Dancing with the Stars” pro Witney Carson to Today.com. “It’s not really news to me that we change some things out. We stay to the core of what the show is, which is competing and dancing. All of that stays the same.”
A premiere double elimination on the way
At the end of both nights, one male and one female celebrity will be eliminated from the competition.
The last time there was an elimination of one male and female celebrity during premiere week was in 2018, during Season 26. That season only had athletes competing and only had four episodes.
“I think it’s very scary that there’s an elimination both nights because that usually doesn’t happen,” Carson said. “But at the same time, there’s a lot of couples and that’s just (the) competition. You have to vote people out, and I think people are going to have a really hard time doing that because every celebrity is so amazing.”
How to watch the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 35 premiere
“Dancing with the Stars’” 35th season will premiere on Tuesday, Sept. 15, and Wednesday, Sept. 16. The episodes will air at 7 p.m. MDT on Disney+ and ABC. The episodes will be available the next day on Hulu.
Who is on the show this season?
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Here’s a list of the 16 celebrity contestants for “Dancing with the Stars” Season 35 and their pro partners.
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- Reality TV star Maura Higgins with Mark Ballas
- Actress Julia Stiles with Ezra Sosa
- Reality TV star Sarah Jane Nader with Hailey Bills
- Reality TV star Ciara Miller with Brandon Armstrong
- Olympic figure skater Amber Glenn with Pasha Pashkov
- Actress Jenna Dewan with Val Chmerkovskiy
- Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis with Alan Bersten
- Actress Tatyana Ali with Jan Ravnik
- Reality TV star Tyler Cameron with Sharna Burgess
- Paralympian Ezra Frech with Daniella Karagach
- Singer Taylor Hanson with Britt Stewart
- Reality TV star Conner Leavitt with Adele Zaikman
- Baseball player and influencer Jackson Olson with Emma Slater
- “Jimmy Kimmel Live” star Guillermo Rodriguez with Witney Carson
- Actor Harry Shum Jr. with Jenna Johnson
- Influencer and comedian Connor Wood with Rylee Arnold