Dancing with the Stars is an American reality dance competition television series. It is the American version of the British contest program Strictly Come Dancing and is part of its international franchise. The series pairs celebrities with professional dancers to perform primarily ballroom and Latin routines.

The first season premiered on June 1, 2005 as part of the summer 2005 primetime scheduling cycle.

Series overview

Notes

Lists of episodes Seasons 1–10 (2005–2010)

Seasons 11–20 (2010–2015)

Seasons 21–30 (2015–2021)

Seasons 31–present (2022–present)

Ratings U.S. Nielsen ratings Season Timeslot (ET) ofepisodes Season premiere Season finale Televisionseason Viewershipranking Viewers Date Viewers Date Viewers 1 Wednesday 9:00pm 6 June 1, 2005 13.48 July 6, 2005 22.36 2004–05 colspan="2" 2 Thursday 8:00pmFriday 8:00pm 16 January 5, 2006 17.46 February 26, 2006 27.23 2005–06 7Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. .15 18.6416.67 3 Tuesday 8:00pmWednesday 8:00pm 20 September 12, 2006 20.22 November 15, 2006 27.51 2006–07 37 20.7019.40 4 Monday 8:00pmTuesday 9:00pm 19 March 19, 2007 21.80 May 22, 2007 22.96 59 20.0018.20 5 21 September 24, 2007 21.25 November 27, 2007 24.87 2007–08 35 21.6719.56 6 20 March 17, 2008 21.15 May 20, 2008 20.12 48 19.5818.03 7 21 September 22, 2008 21.34 November 25, 2008 20.65 2008–09 37 19.7716.31 8 21 March 9, 2009 22.83 May 19, 2009 20.31 9 21 September 21, 2009 17.79 November 24, 2009 19.29 2009–10 310 19.7315.30 10 Monday 8:00pmTuesday 8:00pm 19 March 22, 2010 24.19 May 25, 2010 18.40 11 Monday 8:00pmTuesday 9:00pm 20 September 20, 2010 21.30 November 23, 2010 24.13 2010–11 36 21.9318.61 12 19 March 21, 2011 22.65 May 24, 2011 21.42 13 20 September 19, 2011 19.03 November 22, 2011 19.45 2011–12 56 18.2416.08 14 19 March 19, 2012 18.79 May 22, 2012 17.75 15 Monday 8:00pmTuesday 8:00pm 19 September 24, 2012 14.11 November 27, 2012 16.73 2012–13 711 14.8513.78 16 20 March 18, 2013 17.06 May 21, 2013 15.20 17 Monday 8:00pm 12 September 16, 2013 16.04 November 26, 2013 14.75 2013–14 5 15.20 18 12 March 17, 2014 15.44 May 20, 2014 15.07 19 Monday 8:00pmTuesday 8:00pm 15 September 15, 2014 13.64 November 25, 2014 15.98 2014–15 938 14.7310.82 20 14 March 16, 2015 14.16 May 19, 2015 13.49 21 14 September 14, 2015 13.13 November 24, 2015 13.49 2015–16 8 13.44 22 Monday 8:00pm 11 March 21, 2016 12.46 May 24, 2016 10.49 23 Monday 8:00pmTuesday 8:00pm 15 September 12, 2016 12.19 November 22, 2016 10.97 2016–17 14 12.38 24 Monday 8:00pm 11 March 20, 2017 12.09 May 23, 2017 8.91 25 Monday 8:00pmTuesday 9:00pm 12 September 18, 2017 10.71 November 21, 2017 9.20 2017–18 22 10.60 26 Monday 8:00pm 4 April 30, 2018 8.48 May 21, 2018 8.77 27 11 September 24, 2018 7.68 November 19, 2018 7.90 2018–19 35 8.68 28 11 September 16, 2019 8.07 November 25, 2019 7.79 2019–20 36 7.84 29 11 September 14, 2020 8.12 November 23, 2020 6.41 2020–21 31 7.09 30 11 September 20, 2021 5.47 November 22, 2021 5.64 2021–22 38 6.36 32Tuesday 8:00pm 11 September 26, 2023 4.78 December 5, 2023 5.50 2023–24345.89 33 10 September 17, 2024 4.97 November 26, 2024 6.36 2024–25335.94 34 11 September 16, 2025 5.28 November 25, 2025 9.43 2025–26117.50

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