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'Dancing with the Stars' Season 31: How to watch, what to expect

By Karen Butler   |   Sept. 19, 2022 at 8:07 AM
"Dancing with the Stars" Season 31 begins streaming on Monday. Photo courtesy of Disney "DWTS" host Alfonso Ribeiro (L) and his wife, Angela Unkrich, attend the premiere of the motion picture dramatic comedy "Focus" at TCL Chinese Theatre in 2015. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Tyra Banks arrives for the 47th annual American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles in 2019. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI D.J. "Shangela" Pierce, seen here at the GLAAD Media Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., on April 2, 2022, will be a contestant on "Dancing with the Stars." File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI Wayne Brady, seen here at the world premiere of "Shazam!" at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif., in 2019, will be a contestant on "Dancing with the Stars." File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI Selma Blair, seen here onstage during the 74th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on September 12, 2022, will be a contestant on "Dancing with the Stars." Photo by Mike Goulding/UPI Carrie Ann Inaba arrives on the red carpet at the 8th Annual New York City Ballet Fall Fashion Gala at David H. Koch Theater in 2019. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Derek Hough arrives on the red carpet at the 2017 NBCUniversal Upfront in New York City. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Season 31 of Dancing with the Stars will kick off in Los Angeles Monday night at 8 p.m. EDT on Disney+

Tyra Banks and Alfonso Ribeiro will host the celebrity dance competition.

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How to watch

After 30 seasons on broadcast television, new episodes of the show will stream exclusively on the subscription service Disney+.

Participants

This season will feature as competitors fitness model and actor Joseph Baena, who is also Arnold Schwarzenegger's son, paired with Daniella Karagach; movie star Selma Blair with Sasha Farber; comedian, actor and singer Wayne Brady with Witney Carson; Good Morning America contributor and WABC-TV New York's weather anchor Sam Champion with Cheryl Burke; TikTok star Charli D'Amelio with Mark Ballas; and Heidi D'Amelio with Artem Chigvintsev.

The cast will also include country artist Jessie James Decker with Alan Bersten; TV star Trevor Donovan with Emma Slater; CODA actor Daniel Durant with Britt Stewart; reality TV star Teresa Giudice with Pasha Pashkov; Jersey Shore alum Vinny Guadagnino with Koko Iwasaki; Charlie's Angels icon Cheryl Ladd with Louis van Amstel; Jason Lewis from Sex and the City with Peta Murgatroyd; drag queen extraordinaire Shangela with Gleb Savchenko; recording artist Jordin Sparks with Brandon Armstrong; and Gabby Windey from The Bachelorette with Val Chmerkovskiy.

Judges

Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough are the judges.