‘DWTS’ Pro Koko Iwasaki Says Partner Matt Walsh Didn’t Deserve To Get Eliminated In Week 1 (Exclusive)

For a minute, I wasn’t sure if the latest episode of Dancing with the Stars was a tribute to Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 or a celebration of Disney’s 100th. Looks it was a whole lot of both! Ah, the magic of product placement.

Good news from the ratings people: ABC says the season 32 premiere of Dancing With The Stars held even with the series’ prior season on the network in fall 2021, when it averaged 6.50 million viewers. That means the people who used to love their favorite fringe show before it moved to Disney+ for Season 31 came back to re-enjoy their favorite fringe show!

Fans have been noticing a change on DWTS this season.

Caroline Brew editor Rachel Smith has been named anchor of the weekend edition of “Entertainment Tonight.” “Entertainment Tonight Weekend,” which is an hour-long version of the nightly syndicated entertainment news show, will now broadcast from New York City for the first time in the show’s 42-year history, Variety has learned. Smith takes over hosting duties of the weekend show from the Big Apple on October 7.

teased its star-studded cast by revealing that “Zoey 102” alum Jamie Lynn Spears would be joining Ariana Madix and “Bachelorette” Charity Lawson on the ballroom floor.Other high-profile stars who’ve hit the ballroom include “The Brady Bunch’s” Barry Williams, Oscar winner Mira Sorvino and “American Pie” actress Alyson Hannigan.The current season is judged by Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli following the death of ballroom dancing legend Len Goodman, who died in April at age 78.The complete list of contestants this season include: Check out below who goes home each week. “Veep” star Matt Walsh and his partner, Koko Iwasaki, were the first duo to waltz off the show after they received the lowest score from both fans and the judges during the show’s premiere episode on Sept.

teased its star-studded cast by revealing that “Zoey 102” alum Jamie Lynn Spears would be joining Ariana Madix and “Bachelorette” Charity Lawson on the ballroom floor.Other high-profile stars who’ve hit the ballroom include “The Brady Bunch’s” Barry Williams, Oscar winner Mira Sorvino and “American Pie” actress Alyson Hannigan.The current season is judged by Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli following the death of ballroom dancing legend Len Goodman, who died in April at age 78.The complete list of contestants this season include: Check out below who goes home each week. “Veep” star Matt Walsh and his partner, Koko Iwasaki, were the first duo to waltz off the show after they received the lowest score from both fans and the judges during the show’s premiere episode on Sept.

Emily Longeretta “Dancing With the Stars” was filled with a few unhappy contestants on Tuesday’s “Latin Night.” While Peta Murgatroyd and actor Barry Williams struggled in the first week and earned a score of 16, the pair worked hard on this week’s Cha-Cha to “Oye Como Va” by Tito Puente and were pretty shcoked to earn a 5 from judge Carrie Ann Inaba. Following the score, the ABC broadcast went silent as Murgatroyd appeared to respond with “bulls–t,” which was bleeped out of the live telecast. Still, the duo didn’t land in the bottom two.

Just when you thought the pandemic had stopped kicking at the shins of Dancing with the Stars, then comes news that — argh! — it’s not over yet. Poor Artem Chigvintsev has Covid! Now his Bachelorette partner Charity Lawson has to dance with Ezra Sosa, a lucky member of the background troupe who now gets his 15 minutes under the mirror ball. It shouldn’t hurt Lawson’s standing; she was the only quasi-ringer to emerge from the premiere night performances.

posted the news on his Instagram saying that despite not being able to compete, his celebrity partner Charity Lawson will still be hitting the ballroom. “Today I will not be performing on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ because I’ve been tested positive with COVID-19,” the dancer said. “But the good news is Charity is still performing.

You might notice a change to Dancing with the Stars this season.

The Bachelorette‘s Charity Lawson will have to hit the dance floor tonight without her partner: Artem Chigvintsev has Covid.

The results are in: The same number of people who last watched Dancing with the Stars on ABC in 2021 came back to watch the September 26 season premiere.

Jamie Lynn Spears is enjoying her cool mom points on “Dancing with the Stars”. The 32-year-old “Sweet Magnolias” actress tells ET’s Denny Directo that the experience on ABC’s reality competition has provided a beautiful opportunity to connect with her daughters, 15-year-old Maddie and 5-year-old Ivey. Jamie Lynn’s girls were in the audience to cheer her on during Monday’s season 32 premi

“Dancing with the Stars” premiered on Sept. 26, and the two Latinas, Lele Pons, and Xochitl Gomez are holding it down, both moving on to the next episode.

For the love of jive, look what’s back on ABC!

Week one of Dancing With the Stars has come to a close and the scores have been revealed!

ABC will proceed as planned with the Sept. 26 season premiere of Dancing with the Stars in light of the WGA and the studios reaching a tentative agreement Sunday night.

On the heels of the Writers Guild of America’s tentative deal, ABC confirmed the season will premiere as originally scheduled.

Dancing With The Stars will go on as planned, following the WGA reaching a deal.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent Less than 24 hours after the WGA reached a tentative deal to end the 146-day strike, Variety has learned that “Dancing With the Stars” is moving ahead with its planned premiere date, after all. ABC confirmed that “Dancing With the Stars” will premiere on Tuesday, Sept. 26, and will be simulcast live on Disney+.