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Dancing With the Stars Secrets Revealed: Paychecks, Partners and More
Season 34 features a cast from sports, acting, and music with contestant pay reported up to $295,000, celebrating the show's 20th anniversary on ABC and Disney+.
- On September 16, Dancing With the Stars returned for its 20th anniversary on ABC and Disney+ with 16 new contestants.
- Citing multiple sources, Variety reported contestants receive $125,000 for rehearsals and early weeks, with stars potentially earning up to $295,000, though ABC has not confirmed these figures and pros' pay remains undisclosed.
- Hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro returned, overseeing a cast including Jordan Chiles, Baron Davis, Danielle Fishel, Elaine Hendrix, Corey Feldman, Lauren Jauregui and Scott Hoying.
- With Carrie Ann Inaba absent, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli handed out scores, which will be combined with viewer votes to determine Episode 2's elimination, with Whitney Leavitt & Mark Ballas and Robert Irwin & Witney Carson leading.
- Despite criticism from some professional dancers like Val Chmerkovskiy who call showmances 'inauthentic,' these on-show relationships remain a key draw in Dancing With the Stars' 20th anniversary season.
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right10Center11Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Center
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources are Center
38% Center
L 28%
C 38%
R 34%
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