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Dancing with the Stars
Genre	Reality competition
Based on	Strictly Come Dancing by Fenia Vardanis Richard Hopkins Karen Smith
Creative director	Kelley Abbey
Presented by	Sonia Kruger Daryl Somers Daniel MacPherson Mel B Shane Bourne Edwina Bartholomew Grant Denyer Amanda Keller Chris Brown
Judges	Helen Richey Todd McKenney Mark Wilson Paul Mercurio Joshua Horner Adam Garcia Kym Johnson Craig Revel Horwood Sharna Burgess Tristan MacManus
Voices of	Andrew Peters Damian Nicholas
Composers	Dorian West,Neil Sutherlandand others
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	18
No. of episodes	164
Production
Production locations	Global Television Studios,South Melbourne,Victoria (2004–15) Disney Studios Australia,Sydney,New South Wales (2019, 2024–present) Docklands Studios Melbourne,Melbourne,Victoria (2020) International Convention Centre Sydney,Darling Harbour,Sydney,New South Wales (2021–2022) State Sports Centre,Sydney Olympic Park,Sydney,New South Wales (2023)
Running time	90–150 minutes (including commercials)
Production companies	Granada Media Australia (2004–2007) Freehand Group (2008–2013) FremantleMedia Australia (2014–2015) Warner Bros. International Television Production (2019–present) Produced under licence fromBBC Studios (known asBBC Worldwide during 2004-2015)
Original release
Network	Seven Network
Release	5 October 2004 (2004-10-05) – 7 September 2015 (2015-09-07)
Network	Network 10
Release	18 February 2019 (2019-02-18) – 29 March 2020 (2020-03-29)
Network	Seven Network
Release	11 April 2021 (2021-04-11) – present

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Dancing with the Stars is an Australianlight entertainmentreality show which originally aired on theSeven Network from 2004 to 2015 and onNetwork 10 from 2019 to 2020. It returned to the Seven Network from 2021 onwards.

In its original version on theSeven Network, it was broadcast live from theHSV-7 studios (now Global Television studios) in Melbourne; onNetwork 10, it aired live from Fox Studios Australia (nowDisney Studios Australia) in Sydney andDocklands Studios in Melbourne.

The show is based on the British BBC Television seriesStrictly Come Dancing and is part ofBBC Worldwide's internationalDancing with the Stars franchise.

The show pairs celebrities with professionalballroom dancers who each week compete against each other in a dance-off to impress a panel of judges and ultimately the audience in order to survive weekly elimination.

The show debuted in a short run from October to November 2004, then returned the following February.

The show was a ratings success averaging around 2 million viewers a week nationally during its peak which places the series at number 1 of the entire day.^[1]

The logo used for the first seven series ofDancing with the Stars is similar to the logo used byStrictly Come Dancing. The logo used for the eighth series and beyond is similar to that used by the American version ofDancing with the Stars.^{[citation needed]}

In October 2016, it was announced the program had been cancelled after 15 seasons by the Seven Network,^[2] despite previously suggesting a sixteenth season would air in 2017.^[3][4]

In September 2018,Network 10 announced the series would be revived and hosted by television presenters and former contestantsGrant Denyer andAmanda Keller.^[5] The revival premiered on 18 February 2019.^[6] In October 2019, the series was renewed for a seventeenth season, which premiered on 9 February 2020.^[7]

In October 2020, Network 10 announced the revived series was cancelled.^[8]

In December 2020, Seven announced they had re-gained the rights to the series, and would produce a second revival series with an All-Stars edition in 2021.^[9][10] Unlike previous iterations, these seasons were pre-recorded, with voting from the studio audience replacing the televoting used in previous iterations.

The series was filmed at the ICC in Sydney during March 2021. The season premiered on 11 April 2021.^[11] In March 2023, the series was renewed for a 20th season which premiered on 18 June 2023, the season all-stars and featured all first time contestants.^[12] In October 2023, the series was renewed for a 21st season, it was also announced that Daryl Somers would be leaving the show, and he was replaced by veterinarianChris Brown, with Kruger returning to her hosting position to co-host alongside Brown.^[13][14]

From seasons 1 to 7 and season 18 to 20, entertainerDaryl Somers and dancer/actress/television presenterSonia Kruger were the two primary hosts. For season 8, Somers was replaced by actorDaniel MacPherson, when Somers returned to the Nine network to host the revivedHey Hey It's Saturday. Kruger continued to co-host with MacPherson, until the start of season 12, when she also went to the Nine network. Kruger was subsequently replaced by former Spice GirlMelanie Brown, who is a former contestant in the American version of the show, inseason 5. In 2013, Brown was replaced bySunrise weather presenterEdwina Bartholomew. In 2015,Shane Bourne replacedDaniel MacPherson as co-host.^[15]

It was announced in September 2018 that in 2019, a 16th season would begin. A whole new cast and crew would be involved in a new production with a "fresh look" withGrant Denyer andAmanda Keller co-hosting.^[16]

From seasons 1 to 7, the judging panel consisted of four primary judges:Todd McKenney,Helen Richey,Paul Mercurio andMark Wilson. At the start of season 8, Mercurio left the judging panel. Before the eleventh season began, Wilson was fired by the Seven network and replaced by Joshua Horner.^[17] McKenney, Richey and Horner made up the primary judging panel starting in 2011.Kym Johnson, former pro dancer on both the American and Australian versions of the show, andAdam Garcia join the judging panel in 2013. In 2015,Bruno Tonioli, who judged on both British and American versions, replaced Garcia as a judge for the first three weeks before leaving just three judges for the rest of the season.

Ian "Dicko" Dickson andBruno Tonioli have also appeared as guest judges throughout the series, providing feedback and scores as part of their judging role.Pamela Anderson,Damian Whitewood,Olivia Newton-John andDame Edna Everage have also appeared as guest judges on theSeven Network series, but providing comments and feedback only.

For season 16, the judging panel consisted of three primary judges:Craig Revel Horwood,Sharna Burgess andTristan MacManus.

For seasons 18 and 19, the original panel ofTodd McKenney,Helen Richey,Paul Mercurio andMark Wilson returned.

For season 20, McKenney and Mercurio departed, while Burgess and Revel Horwood returned to the series.^[18]

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In late 2005, the winners of series two (Tom Williams) and three (Ada Nicodemou) competed against each other for the title of Champion of Champions. Series one winnerBec Hewitt did not compete, as she was pregnant at the time.Ada Nicodemou and her partnerAric Yegudkin won the championship, defeatingTom Williams and his partner,Kym Johnson, based on the judges' scores.

Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.

Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.

  indicates the winning couple.

  indicates the runner-up couple.

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:Todd McKenney,Helen Richey,Paul Mercurio,Mark Wilson.

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Running order

• Dancing with the Stars
• Strictly Dancing

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• Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)
• Seven Network original programming
• Network 10 original programming
• 2000s Australian reality television series
• 2004 Australian television series debuts
• 2015 Australian television series endings
• 2019 Australian television series debuts
• Television shows set in Melbourne
• Australian English-language television shows
• Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios
• Television series by Fremantle (company)
• Television series by Freehand Productions
• Television series by ITV Studios
• Australian television series based on British television series
• Australian television series revived after cancellation
• Dance competition television shows
• 2010s Australian reality television series
• 2020s Australian reality television series

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