Season 19 of Dancing with the Stars returns on September 15 on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/PT. However, there are some changes this time around:
Maks Chmerkovskiy is gone, Julianne Hough returns as the fourth judge (joining Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodmanand Bruno Tonioli), Keo Motsepe is the show’s first African American pro dancer, and executive producer Rob Wade promises that the show will be more interactive for the fans. That’s right. America will have more say over the voting.
Hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews will return along with the “switch-up” segment of the show, which the celebs switch partners for a week midway through the competition.
Here’s the list of celebs/pro dancers who will appear on the show:
- Randy Couture, MMA pro, 51 / Karina Smirnoff
- Michael Waltrip, NASCAR driver, 51 / Emma Slater
- Janel Parrish, actress, 25 / Val Chmerkovskiy
- Sadie Robertson, model/reality star, 17 / Mark Ballas
- Antonio Sabato Jr., model/actor, 42 / Cheryl Burke
- Alfonso Ribeiro, actor, 42 / Witney Carson
- Tommy Chong, comedian/musician, 76 / Peta Murgatroyd
- Jonathan Bennett, actor, 33 / Allison Holker
- Lea Thompson, actress, 53 / Artem Chigvintsev
- Tavis Smiley, political commentator, 49 / Sharna Burgess
- Lolo Jones, Olympic track star, 32 / Keo Motsepe
- Bethany Mota, YouTube star, 18 / Derek Hough
- Betsey Johnson, fashion designer, 73 / Tony Dovolani