Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews return as hosts while Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Julianne Hough are back at the judges table. Ray Chew is the bandleader once again.
The celebrity contestants for season 21 are Tamar Braxton, Gary Busey, Nick Carter, Paula Deen, Victor Espinoza, Andy Grammer, Hayes Grier, Bindi Irwin, Chaka Khan, Alexa PenaVega, Carlos PenaVega, Alek Skarlatos, and Kim Zolciak-Biermann.
The dancers are Lindsay Arnold, Mark Ballas, Sharna Burgess, Witney Carson, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, Allison Holker, Derek Hough, Keo Motsepe, Emma Slater, Karina Smirnoff, Anna Trebunskaya, and Louis van Amstel.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
11/24 update: ABC has renewed this series for a 22nd season. Details here.
Final season averages: 1.82 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 11.62 million total viewers.
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Last year comparison: The 19th cycle of Dancing with the Stars (Fall 2014) averaged a 2.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 13.73 million total viewers.
Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
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