ABC Releases Show And Voting Information For The Premiere Of Dancing With The Stars

ABC Media Net has released voting and show information!! Most of it we know already, but, pay special attention to the instructions for how to VOTE and how the first elimination will take place!!

“Episode 1701” — “Dancing with the Stars” is back with an all-new cast and fresh show format. The competition begins with the two-hour season premiere, live, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. “Dancing with the Stars” will shake things up this season by transitioning to a one night, two-hour format. The premiere episode will kick off with a spectacular opening number featuring the entire cast. Each couple will then perform a Cha Cha, Foxtrot or Contemporary routine, vying for America’s vote for the first time. Beginning with the second episode on Monday, September 23, one couple will be eliminated at the end of the show by combining the judges’ scores from the first two weeks with the public votes from the previous week.

Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite teams 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 at www.facebook.com/dancingwiththestars 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. For the final week, on Monday, November 25, online voting will 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. A custom Facebook app lets fans vote, share whom they voted for and say why, as well as see whom friends voted for.

New ABC Dancing With The Stars Season 17 Commercial For Premiere (Video)

Don’t stop at go. Just go to this link straight up at the official site of Dancing With The Stars! Right now we can’t embed it. When we get a video to embed, we’ll be sure to add it to this post.

Let us know what you think! I’m loving it, but, I wish it was more like the UK’s version we posted a few week’s ago…or even last year’s first promo.

UPDATE: And below is the video embedded….

ABC Releases Dancing With The Stars Season 17 First Rehearsal Photos

Just a quick update this morning and a fun one at that!! Getty Images has started to release rehearsal pics of our couples getting ready for Dancing With The Stars Season 17!! They’ve been captured in fun, beautiful, and passionate ways. You can view what they’ve released so far here. Keep checking back to see if they release more.

Way fun!!!! Let us know what you think! 6 more days and counting!! Yay!!!

ADDING: Also, don’t miss heading over to the Daily Mail for some new parking lot photos of some of the cast.

PureDWTS17 Media Starter: Rehearsal Parking Lot Pics And More

Hey Guys! Just a few items to start off the day!! First, don’t miss seeing the Daily Mail for some new rehearsal parking lot photos of some of the Dancing With The Stars Season 17 cast that were taken over the weekend. You can see some really cute pics of Karina Smirnoff (love her dress!), Peta Murgatroyd (love her in black and I so want a pair of her round sunglasses!), Derek Hough (you can view even more new pics of him at Pure Derek Hough), Amber Riley, Bill Nye, Brant Daughtery, Elizabeth Berkley, and Val Chmerkovskiy. Zimbio Pictures has some fun photos too of Peta Murgatroyd (such as the pic above and more) and Corbin Bleu.

Also, and if you haven’t seen them yet, don’t miss visiting On The Red Carpet. They released more interviews from the Dancing With The Stars cast announcement over the weekend. Below is Brooke Burke Charvet and Tom Bergeron talking about the changes this season. Yay only 1 more week to go!