"DANCING WITH THE STARS" SEASON PREMIERE

ABC'S HIT SHOW "DANCING WITH THE STARS" RETURNS WITH A SPECIAL TWO-NIGHT PREMIERE ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

A SPECIAL SHOW "DANCING WITH THE STARS: FIRST DANCES" AIRS ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

"Episode 2101" -- "Dancing with the Stars" is back with an all-new celebrity cast ready to hit the ballroom floor. The competition begins with the two-hour season premiere, LIVE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. The premiere episode will kick off with the biggest number in DWTS history shot on Hollywood Boulevard. The night continues with each couple dancing a Cha Cha, Foxtrot, Salsa, Quickstep or Jive, vying for America's vote for the first time. No couples will be eliminated on week 1, and they will all advance to week 2 of the competition.

Each Couple Will Dance to the Following Songs:

Alek Skarlatos & Lindsay Arnold - "Ten Feet Tall" by Afrojack ft. Wrabel
Alexa PenaVega & Mark Ballas - "Whistle (While You Work It)" by Katy Tiz
Andy Grammer & Allison Holker - "Marvin Gaye" by Charlie Puth ft. Meghan Trainor
Bindi Irwin & Derek Hough - "Crocodile Rock" by Elton John
Carlos PenaVega & Witney Carson - "I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown
Chaka Khan & Keo Motsepe - "I Feel For You" by Chaka Khan
Gary Busey & Anna Trebunskaya - "Dancing in the Street" by David Bowie & Mick Jagger
Hayes Grier & Emma Slater - "Cheerleader" by Omi
Kim Zolciak Biermann & Tony Dovolani - "Hey Mama" by David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj, Afrojack & Bebe Rexha
Nick Carter & Sharna Burgess - "I Don't Like It, I Love It" by Flo. Rida ft. Robin Thicke
Paula Deen & Louis van Amstel - "Hey Good Lookin' by Carol Welsman
Tamar Braxton & Valentin Chmerkovskiy - "Do Your Thing" by Basement Jaxx
Victor Espinoza & Karina Smirnoff - "G.D.F.R." by Flo Rida

"Episode 2101A" -- "Dancing with the Stars" two-night premiere continues on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 (9:00-11:00 P.M., ET) with "DANCING WITH THE STARS: FIRST DANCES," where viewers have a chance to see the couples' dances from the previous night one more time. The show will be packed with never before seen footage from the night before, extended training packages, exclusive interviews with the couples, and a glimpse of what's to come on week 2 of "Dancing with the Stars," where there will be two LIVE shows with couples dancing new routines for each night.

Hosted by Emmy(R) Award-winning host Tom Bergeron ("America's Funniest Home Videos") and Erin Andrews (sports host & "Dancing with the Stars" Season 10 finalist), "Dancing with the Stars" is the hit series in which celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts including dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba and ballroom dancer and Emmy(R)-nominated choreographer Julianne Hough.

For the first week, viewers may cast their votes for their favorite couples via phone on Monday night during and up to 60 minutes after the end of the "Dancing with the Stars" broadcast in each time zone. Online voting at www.ABC.com and on Facebook at https://apps.facebook.com/votedwts/ is open for 15 hours, beginning from the start of the episode on the East Coast at 8:00 p.m., ET/5:00 p.m., PT and closing at 11:00 a.m., ET/8:00 a.m., PT the next day. For week two, viewers may cast their votes for their favorite couples via phone on Monday and Tuesday night during and up to 60 minutes after the end of "Dancing with the Stars" broadcast in each time zone. From week three until the finale, viewers may cast their votes for their favorite couples via phone on Monday nights during and up to 60 minutes after the end of the "Dancing with the Stars" broadcast in each time zone. Online voting at www.ABC.com and on Facebook athttps://apps.facebook.com/votedwts/ is open for 24 hours, beginning from the start of each episode on the East Coast at 8:00 p.m., ET/5:00 p.m., PT and closing at 8:00 p.m., ET/5:00 p.m., PT on Tuesday evenings.

"Dancing with the Stars" is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Rob Wade, Ashley Edens-Shaffer and Joe Sungkur are executive producers. Alex Rudzinski directs. "Dancing with the Stars" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-PG, L parental guideline.

About BBC Worldwide Productions

BBC Worldwide Productions is a key business under BBC Worldwide North America, the U.S. division of the main commercial arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), BBC Worldwide. Based in Los Angeles, BBC Worldwide Productions develops and produces scripted and unscripted projects based on BBC formats/brands for cable and broadcast networks, as well as digital platforms. The production company is producer of Dancing with the Stars (ABC), Getting On (HBO), Top Gear (HISTORY) and the upcoming limited series, Crime (HBO).