Get ready to return to the ballroom!
Dancing With the Starsis returning for season 31, and it will include a few significant changes.
After 18 years of airing on ABC, the dancing competition willhead to Disney+, making it the first live series to stream on the service.
“I’m super excited,” Ribeiro PEOPLE ahead of the announcement. “For me to be asked now to co-host with Tyra, and be part of the great crew and dancers and friends … to be able to be on stage with them and to be part of that family again, is quite special for me.”
Dancing with the Stars.Eric McCandless/ABC
“My goal is to bring back a sense of the happy and the fun, and the family atmosphere, that this show has always felt like for me,” he added. “I want to become friends with all of the contestants this year, and allow myself to kind of be able to really just sit and talk with them. And after their dance, I want to get honest, and true feelings from them and make people laugh and make people smile again. I feel like sometimes it gets a little serious and while it needs to be that also, it also needs to be light and fun and cheery.”
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From the returning stars to the premiere date, here’s everything to know aboutDWTSseason 31.
Who will hostDancing With the Starsseason 31?
Alfonso Ribeiro and Tyra Banks.Paul Archuleta/Getty; Rich Fury/Getty
Banks and Ribeiro will be co-hosts for the show this year. Not only did Ribeiro previously compete on the show during season 19, but he and Banks go way back. The supermodel made a cameo on his showThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
WillDancing With the Starsseason 31 air on ABC?
Unlike previous seasons,DWTSwill exclusively be available on Disney+in the U.S. and Canada. In addition to streaming live on the service,Varietyconfirmedthe series will not air repeats on ABC and will strictly be available via Disney+. Hough also confirmed thatDWTSwillno longer include commercial breaks.
Who are the judges forDancing With the Starsseason 31?
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During the TCA Summer 2022 press tour, it was confirmed that judges Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough will return for the new season.
Which pro dancers will return forDancing With the Starsseason 31?
A handful of pro dancers have been confirmed to return, including Sasha Farber, Witney Carson, Cheryl Burke, Mark Ballas, Artem Chigvintsev, Alan Bersten, Emma Slater, Peta Murgatroyd,Val Chmerkovskiy, and several more.
Who is the cast forDancing With the Starsseason 31?
Teresa Giudice, Wayne Brady and Selma Blair.getty (3)
When willDancing With the Starsseason 31 premiere on Disney+?
During the TCA Summer 2022 press tour, it was announced thatseason 31 will premiere on Sept. 19.
source: people.com
