document_title: Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)

question_text: who has the highest score on dancing with the stars

root

text: Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)

text: Cast

text: Hosts

text: Tom Bergeron has been the host since the program's premiere in 2005. In season 1, his co-host was Lisa Canning. She was replaced by Samantha Harris for seasons 2 through 9 (2006–09), who was then replaced by Brooke Burke-Charvet from seasons 10 through 17 (2010–13). Erin Andrews took over as co-host starting in season 18 (2014). Drew Lachey served as a temporary replacement for Harris during season 5 (2007) during her absence for 3 weeks due to maternity leave. Leah Remini filled in for Andrews in week 6 of season 19, due to commitments with the 2014 World Series and filled in for her again in weeks 6 and 7 of season 21 for the 2015 World Series.[7][8] Season 19 champion Alfonso Ribeiro filled in for Bergeron on week 4 of season 21, due to Bergeron's ailing father.[9]

tag: p

text: Judging panel

text: The regular judges are Len Goodman, who serves as head judge, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli. Goodman was absent for much of season 19, all of season 21, and much of season 23. Julianne Hough, who was a professional dancing partner for seasons 4–8, was added as a full-time judge on the panel for 3 seasons, 19–21,[10] after having been a guest judge in the previous 2 seasons.[11] She did not return for season 22.[10] Hough did return as a full-time judge for seasons 23 and 24 but did not return for season 25. Several former contestants appeared as judges in episode 200 (in season 11), including Hélio Castroneves, Mel B, Drew Lachey, Gilles Marini, Kelly Osbourne, and Emmitt Smith. Other celebrities, most often those who are associated with the world of dancing, former professional dancers, and past contestants have appeared as the 4th judge or in absence of 1 of the main judges, including Paula Abdul, Donnie Burns, Nick Carter, Cher, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Michael Flatley, Kevin Hart, Jessie J, Baz Luhrmann, Ricky Martin, Idina Menzel, Abby Lee Miller, Mandy Moore, Olivia Newton-John, Kenny Ortega, Donny Osmond, Pitbull, Redfoo, Alfonso Ribeiro, Robin Roberts, Shania Twain, and Zendaya.

text: Cast timeline

text: Color key:

text:
Host

  Co-host

  Contestant

  Professional

  Judge

  Musical director

  Guest Judge

tag: table

text:
Cast member
Seasons

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

Tom Bergeron

Lisa Canning

Samantha Harris

Brooke Burke-Charvet

Erin Andrews

Carrie Ann Inaba

Bruno Tonioli

Len Goodman

Julianne Hough

Harold Wheeler

Ray Chew

text: Couples

text: A total of 286 celebrities have appeared in the 25 seasons of the series. For each season, the celebrities are paired with a professional partner who instructs them in the various dances each week and competes alongside them in the televised competition. A total of 44 professional partners have appeared alongside celebrities, some for only one season (mostly in the earliest seasons).[citation needed]

text: Key:

text:
[show]Professional dancer
Season

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

Alan Bersten
N/A
Debbie Gibson

Alec Mazo
Kelly Monaco
N/A
Paulina Porizkova
Josie Maran
N/A
Toni Braxton
N/A
Natalie Coughlin
N/A

Allison Holker
N/A
Jonathan Bennett
Riker Lynch
Andy Grammer
N/A
Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds
N/A

Andrea Hale
N/A
Kenny Mayne
N/A

Anna Demidova
N/A
Michael Irvin
N/A

Anna Trebunskaya
N/A
Jerry Rice
N/A
Albert Reed
Steve Guttenberg
N/A
Chuck Liddell
Evan Lysacek
Kurt Warner
Sugar Ray Leonard
Carson Kressley
Jack Wagner
Drew Lachey
N/A
Gary Busey
N/A

Artem Chigvintsev
N/A
Lea Thompson
Patti LaBelle
N/A
Mischa Barton
Maureen McCormick
Nancy Kerrigan
Nikki Bella

Ashly DelGrosso
Joey McIntyre
Master P
Harry Hamlin
N/A
Buzz Aldrin
N/A

Brian Fortuna
N/A
Shandi Finnessey
N/A

Charlotte Jørgensen
John O'Hurley
N/A

Chelsie Hightower
N/A
Ty Murray
Louie Vito
Jake Pavelka
Michael Bolton
Romeo Miller
N/A
Roshon Fegan
Hélio Castroneves
N/A

Cheryl Burke
N/A
Drew Lachey
Emmitt Smith
Ian Ziering
Wayne Newton
Cristián de la Fuente
Maurice Greene
Gilles Marini
Tom DeLay
Chad Ochocinco
Rick Fox
Chris Jericho
Rob Kardashian
William Levy
Emmitt Smith
D. L. Hughley
Jack Osbourne
Drew Carey
Antonio Sabàto, Jr.
N/A
Ryan Lochte
N/A
Terrell Owens

Corky Ballas
N/A
Cloris Leachman
N/A
Florence Henderson
N/A

Damian Whitewood
N/A
Pamela Anderson
N/A

Derek Hough
N/A
Jennie Garth
Shannon Elizabeth
Brooke Burke
Lil' Kim
Joanna Krupa
Nicole Scherzinger
Jennifer Grey
N/A
Ricki Lake
Maria Menounos
Shawn Johnson
Kellie Pickler
Amber Riley
Amy Purdy
Bethany Mota
Nastia Liukin
Bindi Irwin
N/A
Marilu Henner
N/A

Dmitry Chaplin
N/A
Holly Madison
Mýa
N/A
Petra Nemcova
N/A

Edyta Śliwińska
Evander Holyfield
George Hamilton
Joey Lawrence
John Ratzenburger
Cameron Mathison
Jason Taylor
Jeffrey Ross
Lawrence Taylor
Ashley Hamilton
Aiden Turner
N/A
Geraldo Rivera
N/A

Elena Grinenko
N/A
Tucker Carlson
Clyde Drexler
N/A

Emma Slater
N/A
Bill Engvall
Billy Dee Williams
Michael Waltrip
Redfoo
Hayes Grier
N/A
Rick Perry
Rashad Jennings
Drew Scott

Fabian Sanchez
N/A
Marlee Matlin
N/A

Gleb Savchenko
N/A
Lisa Vanderpump
N/A
Jana Kramer
Erika Jayne
Sasha Pieterse

Henry Byalikov
N/A
Diana Nyad
N/A

Inna Brayer
N/A
Ted McGinley
N/A

Jenna Johnson
N/A
Jake T. Austin
N/A

Jesse DeSoto
N/A
Shanna Moakler
N/A

Jonathan Roberts
Rachel Hunter
Giselle Fernandez
N/A
Heather Mills
Marie Osmond
Monica Seles
N/A
Belinda Carlisle
Macy Gray
N/A

Julianne Hough
N/A
Apolo Anton Ohno
Hélio Castroneves
Adam Carolla
Cody Linley
Chuck Wicks
N/A

Karina Smirnoff
N/A
Mario Lopez
Billy Ray Cyrus
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Mario
Rocco DiSpirito
Steve Wozniak
Aaron Carter
N/A
Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino
Ralph Macchio
J. R. Martinez
Gavin DeGraw
Apolo Anton Ohno
Jacoby Jones
Corbin Bleu
Sean Avery
Randy Couture
N/A
Victor Espinoza
Doug Flutie
N/A

Keo Motsepe
N/A
Lolo Jones
Charlotte McKinney
Chaka Khan
Jodie Sweetin
N/A
Charo
Barbara Corcoran

Kym Johnson-Herjavec
N/A
Jerry Springer
Joey Fatone
Mark Cuban
Penn Jillette
Warren Sapp
David Alan Grier
Donny Osmond
N/A
David Hasselhoff
Hines Ward
David Arquette
Jaleel White
Joey Fatone
Ingo Rademacher
N/A
Robert Herjavec
N/A
Mr. T
N/A

Lacey Schwimmer
N/A
Lance Bass
Steve-O
Mark Dacascos
N/A
Kyle Massey
Mike Catherwood
Chaz Bono
N/A

Lindsay Arnold
N/A
Victor Ortiz
N/A
Alek Skarlatos
Wanya Morris
Calvin Johnson, Jr.
David Ross
Jordan Fisher

Louis van Amstel
Trista Sutter
Lisa Rinna
Monique Coleman
N/A
Priscilla Presley
N/A
Kelly Osbourne
Niecy Nash
Margaret Cho
Kendra Wilkinson
N/A
Sabrina Bryan
N/A
Paula Deen
N/A

Maksim Chmerkovskiy
N/A
Tia Carrere
Willa Ford
Laila Ali
Melanie Brown
N/A
Misty May-Treanor
Denise Richards
Debi Mazar
Erin Andrews
Brandy Norwood
Kirstie Alley
Hope Solo
Melissa Gilbert
Kirstie Alley
N/A
Meryl Davis
N/A
Amber Rose
Heather Morris
Vanessa Lachey

Mark Ballas
N/A
Sabrina Bryan
Kristi Yamaguchi
Kim Kardashian
Shawn Johnson
Melissa Joan Hart
Shannen Doherty
Bristol Palin
Chelsea Kane
Kristin Cavallari
Katherine Jenkins
Bristol Palin
Alexandra Raisman
Christina Milian
Candace Cameron Bure
Sadie Robertson
Willow Shields
Alexa PenaVega
Paige VanZant
N/A
Lindsey Stirling

Nick Kosovich
N/A
Tatum O'Neal
Vivica A. Fox
N/A

Peta Murgatroyd
N/A
Metta World Peace
Donald Driver
Gilles Marini
Sean Lowe
Brant Daugherty
James Maslow
Tommy Chong
Michael Sam
N/A
Nyle DiMarco
N/A
Nick Viall
Nick Lachey

Sasha Farber
N/A
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi
N/A
Kim Fields
Terra Jolé
Simone Biles
N/A

Sharna Burgess
N/A
Andy Dick
Keyshawn Johnson
Charlie White
Tavis Smiley
Noah Galloway
Nick Carter
Antonio Brown
James Hinchcliffe
Bonner Bolton
Derek Fisher

Tony Dovolani
N/A
Stacy Keibler
Sara Evans
Leeza Gibbons
Jane Seymour
Marissa Jaret Winokur
Susan Lucci
Melissa Rycroft
Kathy Ireland
Kate Gosselin
Audrina Patridge
Wendy Williams
Chynna Phillips
Martina Navratilova
Melissa Rycroft
Wynonna Judd
Leah Remini
NeNe Leakes
Betsey Johnson
Suzanne Somers
Kim Zolciak-Biermann
Marla Maples
N/A

Tristan MacManus
N/A
Nancy Grace
Gladys Knight
Pamela Anderson
Dorothy Hamill
Valerie Harper
N/A

Tyne Stecklein
N/A
Bill Nye
N/A

Valentin Chmerkovskiy
N/A
Elisabetta Canalis
Sherri Shepherd
Kelly Monaco
Zendaya
Elizabeth Berkley Lauren
Danica McKellar
Janel Parrish
Rumer Willis
Tamar Braxton
Ginger Zee
Laurie Hernandez
Normani Kordei
Victoria Arlen

Witney Carson
N/A
Cody Simpson
Alfonso Ribeiro
Chris Soules
Carlos PenaVega
Von Miller
Vanilla Ice
Chris Kattan
Frankie Muniz

text: Dance troupe and musicians

text: In season 12, the show introduced the troupe consisting of professional dancers who perform on the show but are not paired with celebrity partners.[12] The first troupe in season 12 included Oksana Dmytrenko, Tristan MacManus, Peta Murgatroyd, Kiki Nyemchek, Nicole Volynets, and Ted Volynets.[13] Members of the season 25 troupe are Artur Adamski, Brandon Armstrong, Hayley Erbert, Sasha Farber, Jenna Johnson, and Britt Stewart.[14] Other past troupe members include Sharna Burgess, Dasha Chesnokova, Emma Slater, Henry Byalikov, Sonny Fredie Pedersen, Witney Carson, Julz Tocker, Lindsay Arnold, Gleb Savchenko, Artem Chigvintsev, Alan Bersten, Brittany Cherry, Shannon Holtzapffel, Dennis Jauch, Kiril Kulish, and Keo Motsepe.

text: Key:

text:
[show]Troupe members

Dancers
Seasons

12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

Artur Adamski

Brandon Armstrong

Lindsay Arnold

Alan Bersten

Sharna Burgess

Henry Byalikov

Witney Carson

Dasha Chesnokova

Brittany Cherry

Artem Chigvintsev

Oksana Dmytrenko

Hayley Erbert

Sasha Farber

Shannon Holtzapffel

Dennis Jauch

Jenna Johnson

Kiril Kulish

Tristan MacManus

Keo Motsepe

Peta Murgatroyd

Kiki Nyemchek

Sonny Fredie Pedersen

Gleb Savchenko

Emma Slater

Britt Stewart

Julz Tocker

Nicole Volynets

Ted Volynets

text: For 17 seasons, the Harold Wheeler orchestra and singers provided the live music for the show. On Feb 7, 2014, it was announced that the new bandleader is Ray Chew. Along with him is a new band of instrumentalists and singers.[15]

text: Series overview

text:
Season
Number of
Duration dates
Partners in the finals

Couples
Weeks
First place
Second place
Third place

1
6
6
June 1 – July 6, 2005
Kelly Monaco & Alec Mazo
John O'Hurley & Charlotte Jørgensen
Joey McIntyre & Ashly DelGrosso

2
10
8
January 5 – February 24, 2006
Drew Lachey & Cheryl Burke
Jerry Rice & Anna Trebunskaya
Stacy Keibler & Tony Dovolani

3
11
10
September 12 – November 15, 2006
Emmitt Smith & Cheryl Burke
Mario Lopez & Karina Smirnoff
Joey Lawrence & Edyta Śliwińska

4
11
10
March 19 – May 22, 2007
Apolo Anton Ohno & Julianne Hough
Joey Fatone & Kym Johnson
Laila Ali & Maksim Chmerkovskiy

5
12
10
September 24 – November 27, 2007
Hélio Castroneves & Julianne Hough
Mel B & Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Marie Osmond & Jonathan Roberts

6
12
10
March 17 – May 20, 2008
Kristi Yamaguchi & Mark Ballas
Jason Taylor & Edyta Śliwińska
Cristián de la Fuente & Cheryl Burke

7
13
10
September 22 – November 25, 2008
Brooke Burke & Derek Hough
Warren Sapp & Kym Johnson
Lance Bass & Lacey Schwimmer

8
13
11
March 9 – May 19, 2009
Shawn Johnson & Mark Ballas
Gilles Marini & Cheryl Burke
Melissa Rycroft & Tony Dovolani

9
16
10
September 21 – November 24, 2009
Donny Osmond‡ & Kym Johnson
Mýa & Dmitry Chaplin
Kelly Osbourne & Louis Van Amstel

10
11
10
March 22 – May 25, 2010
Nicole Scherzinger & Derek Hough
Evan Lysacek & Anna Trebunskaya
Erin Andrews & Maksim Chmerkovskiy

11
12
10
September 20 – November 23, 2010
Jennifer Grey‡ & Derek Hough
Kyle Massey & Lacey Schwimmer
Bristol Palin & Mark Ballas

12
11
10
March 21 – May 24, 2011
Hines Ward & Kym Johnson
Kirstie Alley & Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Chelsea Kane & Mark Ballas

13
12
10
September 19 – November 22, 2011
J.R. Martinez & Karina Smirnoff
Rob Kardashian & Cheryl Burke
Ricki Lake & Derek Hough

14
12
10
March 19 – May 22, 2012
Donald Driver & Peta Murgatroyd
Katherine Jenkins & Mark Ballas
William Levy & Cheryl Burke

15
13
10
September 24 – November 27, 2012
Melissa Rycroft & Tony Dovolani
Shawn Johnson & Derek Hough
Kelly Monaco & Valentin Chmerkovskiy

16
12
10
March 18 – May 21, 2013
Kellie Pickler & Derek Hough
Zendaya & Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Jacoby Jones & Karina Smirnoff

17
12
11
September 16 – November 26, 2013
Amber Riley & Derek Hough
Corbin Bleu & Karina Smirnoff
Jack Osbourne & Cheryl Burke

18
12
10
March 17 – May 20, 2014
Meryl Davis & Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Amy Purdy & Derek Hough
Candace Cameron Bure & Mark Ballas

19
13
11
September 15 – November 25, 2014
Alfonso Ribeiro & Witney Carson
Sadie Robertson & Mark Ballas
Janel Parrish & Valentin Chmerkovskiy

20
12
10
March 16 – May 19, 2015
Rumer Willis & Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Riker Lynch & Allison Holker
Noah Galloway & Sharna Burgess

21
13
11
September 14 – November 24, 2015
Bindi Irwin & Derek Hough
Nick Carter & Sharna Burgess
Alek Skarlatos & Lindsay Arnold

22
12
10
March 21 – May 24, 2016
Nyle DiMarco & Peta Murgatroyd
Paige VanZant & Mark Ballas
Ginger Zee & Valentin Chmerkovskiy

23
13
11
September 12 – November 22, 2016
Laurie Hernandez* & Valentin Chmerkovskiy
James Hinchcliffe & Sharna Burgess
Calvin Johnson Jr. & Lindsay Arnold

24
12
10
March 20 – May 23, 2017
Rashad Jennings & Emma Slater
David Ross & Lindsay Arnold
Normani Kordei & Valentin Chmerkovskiy

25
13
10
September 18 – November 21, 2017
Jordan Fisher* & Lindsay Arnold
Lindsey Stirling & Mark Ballas
Frankie Muniz & Witney Carson

text:
* Youngest male winner at age 23; youngest female winner at age 16
‡ Oldest male winner at age 52; oldest female winner at age 50

text: Scoring and voting procedure

text: In seasons 1 and 2, only the overall ranking between competitors by the judges and the public was relevant. In season 3 and all subsequent seasons, the scoring system has made the exact scores relevant as well.

text: The scoring begins with the judges' marks. Each judge gives a numeric score from 1 to 10, for a total score of 3 to 30. The scoring was altered for the "all-star" season 15, during which judges could give scores at 1/2-point intervals from 0.5 to 10, for a total score of 1.5 to 30. When multiple performances are scored, only the cumulative total counts. The contestants' judges' shares are calculated as the % of the total number of points awarded to all contestants that evening. (For example, if a team earned 20 pts on a night when the judges awarded 200 pts, their judges' share would be 20/200 = 10%.) This % is then added to the % of North American votes received by each contestant. The bottom 2 couples are identified at the end of the show, and the couple with the lowest combined total gets eliminated.[16] Season 8 added an occasional 'dance-off', in which contestants could re-do 1 of their dances, in an effort to improve their judges' score. This was later discontinued.

text: Public voting is conducted via a toll-free number, the ABC website, and, most recently, text messages and Facebook; contestants can vote during and immediately after each performance show. The maximum number of votes per voter per medium is equal to the number of couples performing that night, or 5 votes, whichever is larger. In April 2010, it was revealed that former contestant Kate Gosselin had e-mailed friends and family asking them to vote as many as 10x each.[17] In Nov 2010, the Washington Post reported that online voting appeared not to require a valid email address, and accordingly that numerous votes apparently could be cast by 1 person.[18]

text: In several cases where ESPN coverage of Monday Night Football airs instead on an ABC affiliate in an NFL team's home market, the program is delayed to air immediately after that station's local news, and a voting window confined only to the area codes of the pre-empted market is opened up to allow affected viewers to still put their votes in for the competition, though this is on a market-by-market basis (in some markets, an alternate sister station or digital subchannel carries the program live as scheduled).

text: Seasons 1 and 3 featured only 2 celebrities in the final week instead of 3. Starting with season 16, 4 celebrities made it into the final week, although the top 3 finalists proceeded to dance 1 more time for the judges after the 4th place couple was announced. In season 20, there were 3 celebrities in the final week, but in seasons 21, 23 and 25, there were 4. In seasons 22 and 24, there were only 3 celebrities in the final week.

text: General information

text: Payment

text: On the April 18, 2006 episode of the Howard Stern Radio Show, Stern's wife Beth said that she was guaranteed to earn $125,000 for just appearing on DWTS (in season 3) and could earn up to more than double the original sum, depending on how long she lasted on the program.[19][20]

text: In season 21, Bindi Irwin had her payments withheld by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge because she was a minor, which therefore required her parents to sign-off on the contract.[21] But although her mother signed, the contract lacked her father's signature, so the judge refused to validate the contract, despite Irwin's father being the world-famous naturalist Steve Irwin, whose death in 2006 had been widely covered in the news/media. The judge later validated the contract once Steve Irwin's death certificate was presented to the court, resulting in Bindi receiving a $350,000 paycheck from the show.[22]

text: Withdrawals

text: The first person to withdraw from competition was Romeo in season 2.[23] His father, Master P, took his place in the competition before the beginning of broadcasts, being partnered with Ashly DelGrosso. However, Romeo later competed in season 12[24] and finished in 5th place. He was partnered with Chelsie Hightower.

text: On week six in season three, Sara Evans cited her divorce as the reason for leaving the competition. No one was eliminated that week.

text: Another withdrawal occurred during the run-up to season four on February 28, when Vincent Pastore withdrew from the competition after only one week of training. Pastore said he did not realize how much work was needed during a ten-week period, and that he was not up to the physical demands of the show. He was replaced on March 2 by Pixar voice actor John Ratzenberger who was partnered with Edyta Sliwinska.[25]

text: In season seven, Misty May-Treanor withdrew from the competition in week three, after rupturing her Achilles tendon when rehearsing her jive with her partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy. She did not perform the routine at all nor was she scored for it; no one else was eliminated that week.

text: In season eight, Jewel and Nancy O'Dell were injured before the season even began and could not compete. Jewel was diagnosed with fractured tibias in both legs; she came back later in the season to perform "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" on a results show. O'Dell suffered from a torn knee cartilage.[26] They were replaced by Holly Madison and Melissa Rycroft who would be dancing with their partners for the rest of the season (Dmitry Chaplin and Tony Dovolani).

text: Tom DeLay, in season nine, withdrew in week three of competition due to a full stress fracture that had developed in both feet from an earlier pre-stress fracture in one foot. DeLay was declared safe before he announced his withdrawal during the October 6, 2009 results show. Debi Mazar was still eliminated that night despite DeLay's departure.

text: In season sixteen, Olympic figure skating champion Dorothy Hamill had to withdraw from the competition due to doctor's orders for a spinal injury. A cyst had developed near her lower spine, and was pinching off the nerve in that area. Either boxing champion Victor Ortiz or reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump would've been eliminated, but Hamill withdrew before the results could be announced, meaning that no one was eliminated that week.

text: In season eighteen, week three, actor Billy Dee Williams withdrew, by advice from a doctor, due to a chronic back problem (which resulted in no elimination that week).[27]

text: In season twenty-one, week three, reality TV star Kim Zolciak-Biermann was forced to withdraw from the competition after suffering a blood clot which resulted in a mini stroke (which resulted in no elimination that week). Tamar Braxton also withdrew from the season due to blood clots in her lungs making it the first season to have two withdrawals in it.

text: Macy's Stars of Dance: Design a Dance

text: Beginning season 7, viewers had the opportunity to vote for their favorite pros (or in some cases former contestants) to dance to a style of dance as well as a song to dance to. An online contest is also usually held so viewers can submit drawings of outfits for the performance.

text: Special episodes

text: 100th episode

text: The show celebrated its 100th episode on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, during week 8 of season 6.[28] More than 30 former cast members and pros returned, with interviews with Stacy Keibler, Lisa Rinna, Jerry Springer, Vivica A. Fox, Joey Fatone, Kenny Mayne, Sabrina Bryan, and former winners Kelly Monaco, Drew Lachey, and Apolo Anton Ohno. Other appearances, besides the season 6 cast, included Paula Abdul (in a video introduction), Jane Seymour, Ian Ziering, Mark Cuban, Wayne Newton, Leeza Gibbons, Harry Hamlin, Shandi Finnessey, and Hélio Castroneves. New routines were performed by Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne Hough, Mel B and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, and by Mario Lopez with the cast of A Chorus Line, in which he was starring on Broadway. The musical guest was country group Rascal Flatts.[29]

text: The judges also presented a countdown of their choices for the top 10 perfect-scoring dances of the 1st 5 seasons. Their choices were:

text:
No.
Celebrity
Professional
Season
Week
Dance
Place

1
Mario Lopez
Karina Smirnoff
3
9
Tango
2nd

2
Mel B
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
5
7
Paso doble
2nd

3
Stacy Keibler
Tony Dovolani
2
8
Samba
3rd

4
Drew Lachey
Cheryl Burke
2
8
Freestyle
1st

5
Helio Castroneves
Julianne Hough
5
8
Quickstep
1st

6
Joey Fatone
Kym Johnson
4
7
Jive
2nd

7
Apolo Anton Ohno
Julianne Hough
4
9
Quickstep
1st

8
Emmitt Smith
Cheryl Burke
3
9
Cha-cha-cha
1st

9
Sabrina Bryan
Mark Ballas
5
4
Paso doble
7th

10
Kelly Monaco
Alec Mazo
1
6
Freestyle
1st

text: 200th episode

text: In season 11, viewers were allowed 2 votes per day on the DWTS website to vote for their favorite out of 30 given choices. On Oct 25, 2010, a countdown of the Top 10 voted for dances on the show was reported to celebrate the following week when the 200th show would be.

text:
No.
Celebrity
Professional
Season
Week
Dance
Place

1
Drew Lachey
Cheryl Burke
2
8
Freestyle
1st

2
Gilles Marini
Cheryl Burke
8
4
Argentine tango
2nd

3
Apolo Anton Ohno
Julianne Hough
4
5
Samba
1st

4
Nicole Scherzinger
Derek Hough
10
8
1950's Paso doble
1st

5
Mel B
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
5
7
Paso doble
2nd

6
Joanna Krupa
Derek Hough
9
8
Futuristic Paso doble
4th

7
Apolo Anton Ohno
Julianne Hough
4
10
Freestyle
1st

8
Helio Castroneves
Julianne Hough
5
8
Quickstep
1st

9
Donny Osmond
Kym Johnson
9
5
Argentine tango
1st

10
Shawn Johnson
Mark Ballas
8
11
Freestyle
1st

text: On the actual 200th show, several dances were performed again on the show and 6 of the past fan favorites came back to judge; Helio Castroneves, Emmitt Smith, Drew Lachey, Kelly Osbourne, Gilles Marini, Mel B, and more. The couples re-created their most memorable routines on the 200th episode; Kristi Yamaguchi and Apolo Ohno served as team captains for the team dances. Yamaguchi's team consisted of Rick & Cheryl, Kyle & Lacey and Bristol & Mark, while Brandy & Maksim, Jennifer & Derek and Kurt & Anna were on Ohno's team. On the results show of November 2, some awards were given out to past celebrity contestants and professionals.

text:
Category
Winner

Most Dramatic Moment
Marie Osmond

Worst Dancer
Kenny Mayne

Biggest Dancer Transformation
Louis van Amstel

text: 300th episode

text: The 300th episode took place on the week 9 results show of season 16.[30] 22 past and present pros performed an opening number choreographed by Jason Gilkinson. Past pros who performed were Chelsie Hightower, Dmitry Chaplin, Louis Van Amstel, and Anna Trebunskaya.[31] Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough danced their "Argentine tango" as the week's encore. However, the top 10 dances were not revealed, nor were the achievements.

text: 400th episode

text: The 400th episode took place on the season premiere of the twenty-fourth season. Tom Bergeron did mention so; however, no special dances took place.[32]

text: 10th Anniversary Special

text: On April 28, 2015, during season 20, a special pre-recorded episode aired as a 10th anniversary special with many former stars and professional dancers returning to the ballroom. Many past stars performed and reflected on their time on the show. Patti LaBelle, Amber Riley, and Lil' Kim performed LaBelle's "Lady Marmalade". The show closed with the largest number of people dancing in the show's history as stars, pros, hosts, and judges were all out on the dance floor.

text: Tributes

text: In seasons 9 and 10, three tribute performances were done to honor the memory of artists and others. The first was a tribute to recently deceased actor Patrick Swayze, on Sep 23, 2009. "She's Like the Wind" from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack (originally written by Swayze for Dirty Dancing), "Unchained Melody" from his film Ghost, and "(I've had) the Time of my Life" from Dirty Dancing were performed by select professional dancers of the show.

text: On Oct 20, 2009, a tribute was done for singer and dancer, Michael Jackson. "I Want You Back", "Man in the Mirror", and "Thriller" were performed—the first two songs by select professional dancers of the show, and all coming together for "Thriller".

text: In season 10, professional Haitian dancers performed as a tribute to victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake on March 30, 2010. One of the male dancers, Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine, had lost his son in the rubble. They were dancing to "Dance Like This" by Wyclef Jean.

text: In season 24, to honor the passing of season 11 contestant Florence Henderson on November 24, 2016, a special tribute to Henderson was displayed on the dance floor. The season 24 premiere aired on March 20, 2017.

text: Records

text: Average

text: This is a list of the celebrities with the highest averages. All averages above 27 out of a possible 30 are shown here. (Averages out of 40 were rounded to be out of 30)

text:
Rank
Season
Place
Celebrity
Professional
Average Score

1
18
Champion
Meryl Davis
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
28.40

2
6
Champion
Kristi Yamaguchi
Mark Ballas
28.33

3
8
Runner-up
Gilles Marini
Cheryl Burke
28.06

4
15
Champion
Melissa Rycroft
Tony Dovolani
28.00

20
Runner-up
Riker Lynch
Allison Holker

6
25
Champion
Jordan Fisher
Lindsay Arnold
27.94

7
15
Runner-up
Shawn Johnson
Derek Hough
27.93

8
21
Champion
Bindi Irwin
Derek Hough
27.88

9
14
Runner-up
Katherine Jenkins
Mark Ballas
27.87

18
Runner-up
Amy Purdy
Derek Hough

11
17
Champion
Amber Riley
Derek Hough
27.75

20
Champion
Rumer Willis
Valentin Chmerkovskiy

13
2
3rd Place
Stacy Keibler
Tony Dovolani
27.73

Champion
Drew Lachey
Cheryl Burke

15
23
Champion
Laurie Hernandez
Valentin Chmerkovskiy
27.70

19
Champion
Alfonso Ribeiro
Witney Carson

17
3
Runner-up
Mario Lopez
Karina Smirnoff
27.60

5
Runner-up
Mel B
Maksim Chmerkovskiy

19
15
6th Place
Gilles Marini
Peta Murgatroyd
27.55

20
20
4th Place
Nastia Liukin
Derek Hough
27.54

21
4
Champion
Apolo Anton Ohno
Julianne Hough
27.53

10
Champion
Nicole Scherzinger
Derek Hough

23
4
Runner-up
Joey Fatone
Kym Johnson
27.47

14
3rd Place
William Levy
Cheryl Burke

23
Runner-up
James Hinchcliffe
Sharna Burgess

26
24
3rd Place
Normani Kordei
Valentin Chmerkovskiy
27.45

27
16
Champion
Kellie Pickler
Derek Hough
27.40

28
17
Runner-up
Corbin Bleu
Karina Smirnoff
27.38

19
3rd Place
Janel Parrish
Valentin Chmerkovskiy

30
16
Runner-up
Zendaya
Valentin Chmerkovskiy
27.33

31
9
Runner-up
Mýa
Dmitry Chaplin
27.29

32
15
5th Place
Apolo Anton Ohno
Karina Smirnoff
27.25

33
19
4th Place
Bethany Mota
Derek Hough
27.20

34
11
Champion
Jennifer Grey
Derek Hough
27.18

21
Runner-up
Nick Carter
Sharna Burgess

36
5
Champion
Hélio Castroneves
Julianne Hough
27.13

22
Runner-up
Paige VanZant
Mark Ballas

38
15
8th Place
Sabrina Bryan
Louis Van Amstel
27.07

39
7
Champion
Brooke Burke
Derek Hough
27.06

14
Champion
Donald Driver
Peta Murgatroyd

41
25
Runner-up
Lindsey Stirling
Mark Ballas
27.05

42
4
3rd Place
Laila Ali
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
27.00

5
7th Place
Sabrina Bryan
Mark Ballas

18
5th Place
Charlie White
Sharna Burgess

24
Champion
Rashad Jennings
Emma Slater

text: Perfect scores

text: This is a list of celebrities who earned perfect scores (team dances are not included).

text:
Number of Perfect Scores
Season
Place
Celebrity
Professional

9
25
Champion
Jordan Fisher
Lindsay Arnold

8
21
23
Champion
Champion
Bindi Irwin
Laurie Hernandez
Derek Hough
Valentin Chmerkovskiy

6
11
18
20
Champion
Champion
Champion
Jennifer Grey
Meryl Davis
Rumer Willis
Derek Hough
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Valentin Chmerkovskiy

5
4
4
5
8
15
16
19
19
20
21
24
25
Champion
Runner-up
Runner-up
Runner-up
Champion
Runner-up
Champion
3rd Place
Runner-up
Runner-up
3rd Place
Runner-up
Apolo Anton Ohno
Joey Fatone
Mel B
Gilles Marini
Melissa Rycroft
Zendaya
Alfonso Ribeiro
Janel Parrish
Riker Lynch
Nick Carter
Normani Kordei
Lindsey Stirling
Julianne Hough
Kym Johnson
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Cheryl Burke
Tony Dovolani
Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Witney Carson
Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Allison Holker
Sharna Burgess
Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Mark Ballas

4
2
4
5
6
9
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
22
23
23
23
3rd Place
3rd Place
Champion
Champion
Runner-up
Champion
Champion
Champion
3rd Place
Runner-up
Champion
Champion
Runner-up
Runner-up
3rd Place
4th Place
Stacy Keibler
Laila Ali
Hélio Castroneves
Kristi Yamaguchi
Mýa
Nicole Scherzinger
Hines Ward
J.R. Martinez
William Levy
Shawn Johnson
Kellie Pickler
Amber Riley
Paige VanZant
James Hinchcliffe
Calvin Johnson, Jr.
Jana Kramer
Tony Dovolani
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Julianne Hough
Mark Ballas
Dmitry Chaplin
Derek Hough
Kym Johnson
Karina Smirnoff
Cheryl Burke
Derek Hough1
Derek Hough
Derek Hough
Mark Ballas
Sharna Burgess2
Lindsay Arnold
Gleb Savchenko

3
2
3
3
7
8
12
14
17
18
19
19
20
21
22
22
Champion
Champion
Runner-up
Champion
Champion
3rd Place
Runner-up
Runner-up
Runner-up
Runner-up
4th Place
4th Place
6th Place
Champion
3rd Place
Drew Lachey
Emmitt Smith
Mario Lopez
Brooke Burke
Shawn Johnson
Chelsea Kane
Katherine Jenkins
Corbin Bleu
Amy Purdy
Sadie Robertson
Bethany Mota
Nastia Liukin
Alexa PenaVega
Nyle DiMarco
Ginger Zee
Cheryl Burke
Cheryl Burke
Karina Smirnoff
Derek Hough
Mark Ballas
Mark Ballas
Mark Ballas
Karina Smirnoff
Derek Hough
Mark Ballas
Derek Hough
Derek Hough3
Mark Ballas4
Peta Murgatroyd
Valentin Chmerkovskiy

2
8
9
10
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
17
18
18
20
21
21
22
23
24
24
25
3rd Place
Champion
Runner-up
Runner-up
3rd Place
Champion
4th Place
5th Place
3rd Place
4th Place
6th Place
4th Place
5th Place
3rd Place
3rd Place
4th Place
4th Place
5th Place
Champion
4th Place
3rd Place
Melissa Rycroft
Donny Osmond
Evan Lysacek
Rob Kardashian
Ricki Lake
Donald Driver
Maria Menounos
Apolo Anton Ohno
Jacoby Jones
Alexandra Raisman
Elizabeth Berkley Lauren
James Maslow
Charlie White
Noah Galloway
Alek Skarlatos
Carlos PenaVega
Wanya Morris
Terra Jolé
Rashad Jennings
Simone Biles
Frankie Muniz
Tony Dovolani
Kym Johnson
Anna Trebunskaya
Cheryl Burke
Derek Hough
Peta Murgatroyd
Derek Hough
Karina Smirnoff
Karina Smirnoff
Mark Ballas
Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Peta Murgatroyd
Sharna Burgess
Sharna Burgess
Lindsay Arnold
Witney Carson
Lindsay Arnold
Sasha Farber
Emma Slater
Sasha Farber
Witney Carson

1
1
3
4
5
5
6
11
12
15
15
17
21
21
22
24
24
Champion
3rd Place
4th Place
4th Place
7th Place
Runner-up
4th Place
Runner-up
4th Place
8th Place
3rd Place
5th Place
7th Place
6th Place
2nd Place
8th Place
Kelly Monaco
Joey Lawrence
Ian Ziering
Jennie Garth
Sabrina Bryan
Jason Taylor
Brandy
Kirstie Alley
Emmitt Smith
Sabrina Bryan
Jack Osbourne
Tamar Braxton
Andy Grammer
Jodie Sweetin
David Ross
Heather Morris
Alec Mazo
Edyta Śliwińska
Cheryl Burke
Derek Hough
Mark Ballas
Edyta Śliwińska
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Cheryl Burke
Louis Van Amstel
Cheryl Burke
Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Allison Holker
Keo Motsepe
Lindsay Arnold
Maksim Chmerkovskiy

text:
1Shawn Johnson danced her Paso doble/Tango fusion dance with Mark Ballas instead of her partner Derek Hough due to him being injured.
2James Hinchcliffe danced his Viennese Waltz with Jenna Johnson instead of his partner Sharna Burgess due to her being injured.
3Nastia Liukin danced her Jive and Quickstep with Sasha Farber instead of her partner Derek Hough due to him being injured.
4For the switch-up week, Alexa PenaVega got a perfect score with Derek Hough instead of her original partner Mark Ballas.

text: Professionals with perfect scores

text:
46: Derek Hough
35: Valentin Chmerkovskiy
30: Mark Ballas
20: Cheryl Burke
18: Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Lindsay Arnold
14: Karina Smirnoff
12: Sharna Burgess
11: Kym Johnson, Tony Dovolani
9: Julianne Hough, Witney Carson
7: Peta Murgatroyd
6: Allison Holker
4: Dmitry Chaplin, Gleb Savchenko, Sasha Farber
2: Anna Trebunskaya, Edyta Sliwinska, Emma Slater
1: Alec Mazo, Louis Van Amstel, Keo Motsepe

text: Merchandise

text: Cardio dance DVDs

text: A DVD titled Dancing With The Stars: Cardio Dance was released on April 3, 2007 featuring Kym Johnson, Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Ashly DelGrosso. The program contains cardiovascular workouts adapted from cha-cha, Paso doble, samba, and jive dance routines.

text: A second DVD Dancing with the Stars: Latin Cardio Dance was released on September 13, 2008 featuring Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Cheryl Burke. The program contains cardiovascular workouts adapted from cha-cha, Merengue, samba and mambo dance routines.[33]

text: Companion book

text: A companion book written by Guy Phillips was released in the early fall of 2007. Titled Dancing with the Stars: Jive, Samba and Tango Your Way Into The Best Shape Of Your Life, the book includes fitness routines modeled by Alec Mazo and Edyta Sliwinska, as well as original costume designs, lists of performed songs during a dance, and a complete list of song-and-dance routine performed since the first season of the show.[citation needed]

text: Spin-offs

text: The first Dancing spin-off, Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann, premiered on January 7, 2008 on ABC. The show's format was similar to the BBC Television series, DanceX. The show was canceled after 1 season.

text: A figure skating spin-off similar to ITV's Dancing on Ice called Skating with the Stars aired on ABC on November 22, 2010. The series was canceled after one season.[34]

text: On May 16, 2017, a Dancing with the Stars Junior spin-off was announced. The dance competition spin-off was originally set to premiere in the spring of 2018 on ABC, and the format of the show will feature celebrity children and the children of celebrities paired with professional junior ballroom dancers.[35] In January 2018, ABC stated that Dancing with the Stars Junior is still in the works, but it didn't develop as quickly they hoped it would. So instead, the all-athletes edition will air in its place, with Dancing with the Stars Junior slated to air in summer 2018.

text: On November 21, 2017, ABC announced a special 4-week all-athletes edition of Dancing with the Stars, set to premiere in the spring of 2018 on ABC, and is set to be considered more of a mini-season/spin-off than a regular season. The format will feature 10 athletes from all corners of the sports world paired with the show's professional ballroom dancers for a chance at the Mirrorball. Bergeron and Andrews will return as hosts, with Bergeron confirming on Twitter that the athletes edition will start airing in late April. On January 8, 2018, ABC announced that the all-athletes edition would premiere on April 30, 2018.

text: Tours

text: An unofficial live tour show called Dancing Pros: Live! toured with several Dancing pros[36] since 2010.[37] A Dancing with the Stars: Live! official tour was announced on November 3, 2014 for the 2014-2015 season starting on December 27, 2014 in Niagara Falls, New York and ending February 15, 2015 hitting 33 cities.[38] A second tour, “Dancing with the Stars Live! : Dance All Night” was announced. A third tour, Dancing with the Stars: Live! - We Came to Dance, was announced on October 3, 2016 for 43 cities from December 16, 2016 to February 14, 2017.[39] A fourth tour, Dancing with the Stars: Light Up the Night, was announced in October 2017 and began on December 30, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina, performing 71 shows and ending in Los Angeles. [40]

text: Reception

text: In 2016, a New York Times study of the 50 TV shows with the most Facebook Likes found that "unlike So You Think You Can Dance, which is generally more of a city show, 'Dancing with the Stars' is most popular in the countryside. It also has a higher share of 'likes' from viewers aged 65 and up than any other show.[41]

text: U.S. Nielsen ratings

text:
Season
Timeslot (ET)
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
TV season
Rank
Avg. viewers
(millions)

Date
Viewers
(millions)
Date
Viewers
(millions)

1
Wednesday 9:00 p.m.
8
June 1, 2005 (2005-06-01)
13.5[42]
July 6, 2005 (2005-07-06)
22.4[43]
2004–05
6[44]
<17[43]

2
Thursday / Friday 8:00 p.m.
15
January 5, 2006 (2006-01-05)
N/A
February 24, 2006 (2006-02-24)
N/A
2005–06
7[45]
18.6[45]

3
Tuesday / Wednesday 8:00 p.m.
20
September 12, 2006 (2006-09-12)
N/A
November 15, 2006 (2006-11-15)
N/A
2006–07
3[46]
20.7[46]

4
Monday 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday 9:00 p.m.
20
March 19, 2007 (2007-03-19)
N/A
May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)
N/A
2006–07
5[46]
20[46]

5
21
September 24, 2007 (2007-09-24)
N/A
November 27, 2007 (2007-11-27)
N/A
2007–08
4[47]
19.58[47]

6
21
March 17, 2008 (2008-03-17)
20.90[48]
May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)
20.12[49]
2007–08
3[47]
21.67[47]

7
21
September 22, 2008 (2008-09-22)
21.12[50]
November 25, 2008 (2008-11-25)
20.58[51]
2008–09
3[52][53]
19.76[52]

8
21
March 9, 2009 (2009-03-09)
22.82[54]
May 19, 2009 (2009-05-19)
20.12[55]
2008–09
3[52][53]
19.76[52]

9
23
September 21, 2009 (2009-09-21)
17.79[56]
November 24, 2009 (2009-11-24)
19.29[57]
2009–10
3[52][53]
19.72[58]

10
19
March 22, 2010 (2010-03-22)
24.19[59]
May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25)
18.40[60]
2009–10
3[52][53]
19.72[58]

11
20
September 20, 2010 (2010-09-20)
20.99[61]
November 23, 2010 (2010-11-23)
24.14[62]
2010–11
3[52][53]
21.92[53]

12
19
March 21, 2011 (2011-03-21)
22.65[63]
May 24, 2011 (2011-05-24)
21.42[64]
2010–11
3[52][53]
21.92[53]

13
20
September 19, 2011 (2011-09-19)
19.03[65]
November 22, 2011 (2011-11-22)
19.45[66]
2011–12
5[67]
18.23[67]

14
20
March 19, 2012 (2012-03-19)
18.79[68]
May 22, 2012 (2012-05-22)
17.79[68]
2011–12
5[67]
18.23[67]

15
19
September 24, 2012 (2012-09-24)
14.11[69]
November 27, 2012 (2012-11-27)
16.73[70]
2012–13
7[71]
14.85[71]

16
20
March 18, 2013 (2013-03-18)
17.06[72]
May 21, 2013 (2013-05-21)
12.20[73]
2012–13
7[71]
14.85[71]

17
Monday 8:00 p.m.
12
September 16, 2013 (2013-09-16)
16.04[74]
November 26, 2013 (2013-11-26)
14.75[75]
2013–14
5[76]
15.2[76]

18
11
March 17, 2014 (2014-03-17)
15.44[77]
May 20, 2014 (2014-05-20)
15.07[78]
2013–14
5[76]
15.2[76]

19
Monday / Tuesday 8:00 p.m.
15
September 15, 2014 (2014-09-15)
13.64[79]
November 25, 2014 (2014-11-25)
15.98[80]
2014–15
9[81]
14.72[81]

20
14
March 16, 2015 (2015-03-16)
14.16[82]
May 19, 2015 (2015-05-19)
13.49[83]
2014–15
9[81]
14.72[81]

21
Monday 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday 9:00 p.m.
14
September 14, 2015 (2015-09-14)
13.13[84]
November 24, 2015 (2015-11-24)
13.49[85]
2015–16
8[86]
13.44[86]

22
Monday 8:00 p.m.
11
March 21, 2016 (2016-03-21)
12.46[87]
May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24)
10.49[88]
2015–16
8[86]
13.44[86]

23
Monday / Tuesday 8:00 p.m.
15
September 12, 2016 (2016-09-12)
12.19[89]
November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22)
10.97[90]
2016–17
14[91]
12.38[91]

24
Monday 8:00 p.m.
11
March 20, 2017 (2017-03-20)
12.09[92]
May 23, 2017 (2017-05-23)
8.91[93]
2016–17
14[91]
12.38[91]

25
12
September 18, 2017 (2017-09-18)
10.71[94]
November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21)
9.20[95]
2017–18
19
11.23

text: Awards and nominations

text: This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

text: Emmy Awards

text:
[show]Category
Nominee(s)
Result

58th Primetime Emmy Awards (2006)

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Richard Hopkins, Conrad Green
Nominated

Outstanding Art Direction For A Variety, Music Program, or Special
Patrick Doherty, James Yarnell

Outstanding Choreography
Cheryl Burke

Tony Dovolani

Cheryl Burke, Nick Kosovich

59th Primetime Emmy Awards (2007)

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Conrad Green
Nominated

Outstanding Choreography
Louis van Amstel

60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008)

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Tom Bergeron
Nominated

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Conrad Green

Outstanding Choreography
Julianne Hough

61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Tom Bergeron
Nominated

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Conrad Green

Outstanding Choreography
Derek Hough, Julianne Hough

62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2010)

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Conrad Green
Nominated

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Tom Bergeron

Outstanding Choreography
Derek Hough

Chelsie Hightower, Derek Hough

63rd Primetime Emmy Awards (2011)

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Conrad Green
Nominated

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Tom Bergeron

Outstanding Choreography
Mark Ballas

64th Primetime Emmy Awards (2012)

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Conrad Green
Nominated

Outstanding Choreography
Travis Wall, Teddy Forance, Nick Lazzarini

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Tom Bergeron
Won

65th Primetime Emmy Awards (2013)

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Tom Bergeron
Nominated

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Conrad Green

Outstanding Choreography
Derek Hough, Allison Holker

Derek Hough
Won

66th Primetime Emmy Awards (2014)

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Tom Bergeron
Nominated

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Conrad Green

Outstanding Choreography
Derek Hough

67th Primetime Emmy Awards (2015)

Outstanding Choreography
Derek Hough, Julianne Hough, Tessandra Chavez
Won

Witney Carson
Nominated

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Tom Bergeron

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Rob Wade

68th Primetime Emmy Awards (2016)

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Tom Bergeron
Nominated

Outstanding Choreography
Derek Hough
Nominated

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Rob Wade
Nominated

text: The program has also been nominated for various other production-related awards since premiering in 2005, including for hairstyling, makeup, lighting design, and technical direction.[citation needed]

text: Others

text:
[show]Year
Category
Nominee(s)
Result

People's Choice Awards

2007
Favorite Competition/Reality Show
Dancing with the Stars
Won

2008
Favorite Competition/Reality Show
Dancing with the Stars

2009
Favorite Competition Show
Dancing with the Stars
Nominated

2010
Favorite Competition Show
Dancing with the Stars

2011
Favorite TV Competition Show
Dancing with the Stars

2012
Favorite TV Competition Show
Dancing with the Stars

2013
Favorite Competition TV Show
Dancing with the Stars

2014
Favorite Competition TV Show
Dancing with the Stars

2015
Favorite Competition TV Show
Dancing with the Stars

2016
Favorite Competition TV Show
Dancing with the Stars

Teen Choice Awards

2005
Choice Summer Series
Dancing with the Stars
Nominated

2006
TV—Choice Reality Star (Male)
Drew Lachey
Won

2006
TV—Choice Reality Star (Female)
Stacy Keibler
Nominated

2007
Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star
Apolo Ohno

2007
Choice TV: Personality
Bruno Tonioli

2007
Choice TV: Reality/Variety Show
Dancing with the Stars

2008
Choice TV Female Reality/Variety Star
Kristi Yamaguchi

2008
Choice TV Reality Dance
Dancing with the Stars

2009
Choice TV Reality/Variety Star
Shawn Johnson

2009
Choice TV: Reality Competition
Dancing with the Stars

2010
Choice TV: Reality Competition
Dancing with the Stars

2012
Choice TV: Female Personality
Carrie Ann Inaba

2012
Choice TV: Male Reality Star
William Levy

2013
Choice TV: Female Personality
Carrie Ann Inaba

2013
Choice TV: Reality Competition Show
Dancing with the Stars

NAACP Image Awards

2007
Outstanding Reality Series[citation needed]
Dancing with the Stars
Nominated

2008
Outstanding Reality Series[citation needed]
Dancing with the Stars

2009
Outstanding Reality Series[citation needed]
Dancing with the Stars

2010
Outstanding Reality Series[citation needed]
Dancing with the Stars

Producers Guild of America Awards

2007
Non-Fiction Television Producer of the Year[citation needed]
Conrad Green, Richard Hopkins, Izzie Pick
Nominated

2008
Non-Fiction Television Producer of the Year[citation needed]
Conrad Green, Richard Hopkins, Izzie Pick

2009
Non-Fiction Television Producer of the Year[citation needed]
Conrad Green, Richard Hopkins, Izzie Pick

2012
Outstanding Producer of Competition Television

2013
Outstanding Producer of Competition Television

2014
Outstanding Producer of Competition Television
Ashley Edens Shaffer, Conrad Green, Joe Sungkur

Costume Designer Guild Awards

2007
Outstanding Costume Design for TV Series—Contemporary
Randall Christensen
Nominated

2009
Outstanding Costume Design for TV Series—Contemporary
Randall Christensen

2010
Outstanding Costume Design for TV Series—Contemporary
Randall Christensen

Eddie Awards (American Cinema Editors)

2007
Best Edited Reality Series
Pamela Malouf, Hans van Riet, David Timoner
Nominated

Imagen Awards

2007
Outstanding reality Series
Dancing with the Stars
Won


document_title: PJ Masks

question_text: what is gecko's name on pj masks

question_tokens: what is gecko 's name on pj masks

text: PJ Masks

text: Episodes

text:
Season
Segments
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
52
26
September 18, 2015 (2015-09-18)
February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)

Shorts
–
20
July 31, 2017 (2017-07-31)
December 1, 2017 (2017-12-01)

2
52[5]
TBA
January 15, 2018 (2018-01-15)
TBA

text: Characters

text: Heroes

text:
Connor/Catboy (voiced by Jacob Ewaniuk in Season 1, and Jacob Ursomarzo in Season 2) is a blue-eyed boy with brown hair. When he transforms he wears a blue cat costume with cat ears and a thin feline tail. He is the leader of the group.[6] He has super-hearing using Cat Ears, can leap high and far using Super Cat Jump, and sprints fast using Super Cat Speed,[7] or just Super Speed.[8] His main flaws are his impulsiveness and his need to control, flaws which can be exploited by the team's opponents. His vehicle is the Cat Car located in the middle segment of the PJ Masks' tower. His bedroom is on the second floor of a blue-roofed blue-doored house next to Amaya's.
Amaya/Owlette (voiced by Addison Holley) is an auburn-eyed girl with brown hair who wears red glasses. She is the only female member of the PJ Masks. she transforms into owelette, she has owl eyes which lets her see things that are far away up close, and she also has super owl wing wind. Her vehicle is the Owl-Glider, which can also do a "Super Owl Wing Wind". She is housed in her top segment of the PJ Masks' tower. Her bedroom is on the third floor of a red-roofed red-doored home with a walled-in yard between Connor and Greg's houses.
Greg/Gekko (voiced by Kyle Harrison Breitkopf) is a green-eyed, blonde haired boy.[9] When he transforms he wears a green costume with a thick reptilian tail, fins on top of his head. His powers are, Super Gekko Camouflage to go invisible or blend into his surroundings, Super Gekko Muscles (aka Super Muscles[8]) to lift heavy things, Super Lizard Grip to climb walls or anchor himself to stop vehicles, and Super Lizard Water Run to walk on water[7]. He has exhibited enough strength to lift a mobile laboratory off the ground. His vehicle is the Gekko-Mobile, which is also a submersible vehicle which can travel underwater and also ride up & over buildings via land on tank treads which is slower than the Cat-Car. His vehicle is located in the bottom segment of the PJ Masks tower. The vehicle has abilities similar to him, with a "Gekko-Mobile Camouflage" letting it blend in with surroundings. His bedroom is on the second floor of a green-roofed green-doored house next to Amaya's.
PJ Robot is a robot that Romeo created to infiltrate the PJ masks HQ, however PJ robot decided to be a PJ Mask rather than a villain's sidekick. He joined the PJ Masks Team in season 2.

tag: ul

text: Villains

text:
Armadillain (voiced by Max Calinescu) is one of the two main villains in the series who was transformed into a villain and a former PJ Mask member who got kicked off the team by the PJ Masks because he was too reckless. He becomes Romeo's ally and his main goal is to get revenge on PJ Masks for kicking him off their team.[citation needed]
Romeo (voiced by Alex Thorne presently and by Carter Thorne in Shorts) is the one of the two main villains in the series who comes up with a variety of devices from his mobile lab. His favorite inventions (as said in "Owlette's New Move") are his Robot, his La-Boggin, his Track-A-Whacker, and Radical Romeo Remote. He once took over the city in "Gekko and the Mayhem at the Museum"
Night Ninja (voiced by Trek Buccino in Season 1 and Devan Cohen in the short films and Season 2) is the tertiary villain who controls a bunch of minions called the Ninjalinos. He and Romeo once teamed up in "Catboy and the Shrinker."
Luna Girl (voiced by Brianna Daguanno) is the secondary villain with a Luna Magnet device. This once included a giant Moon-Ball, which could steal objects and swallow her enemies. She once teamed with her all time enemies while defeating Romeo in "Gekko and the Mighty Moon Problem."
Werewolf Kids / Howler, Rip, and Kevin, (voiced by Ethan Puggiotto) are new kids that turn to werewolves when the full moon is out.

text: Recurring

text:
Cameron (voiced by Tristan Samuel in Season 1 and Jonah Wineberg in Season 2) is a boy in the same class as PJ Masks when they attend school during the day as civilians. He once scared Amaya with a T-Rex cutout the same way Connor did earlier in "Owlette's Terrible Pterodactyl Trouble", but Connor learned his lesson and tells Cameron not to do it.
Teacher (voiced by Rob Tinkler) is an unnamed adult male who teaches Connor, Greg, and Amaya's class. When things disappear, he thinks it's strange.
Jayden Houston is a popular singer that is known for his golden microphone. His microphone was stolen by Luna Girl in "Catboy's Tricky Ticket," but was later recovered by the PJ Masks.
Master Fang is the protagonist of his own comic book and TV series. He is largely looked up to by Connor and Greg, but Amaya doesn't seem to care about him much. He is known for his signature sword which was stolen by Night Ninja in "Catboy and Master Fang's Sword."
Kick McGee is Master Fang's unseen sidekick. His persona is often used by during missions.
Flossy Flash is a female comic book superhero that is looked up to by Owlette. Owlette prefers her over Master Fang and Kick McGee who are favored by Catboy and Gekko.
The announcer (voiced by Ron Pardo) is a male voice that is heard in every episode. He is never seen, but is known for saying his signature introduction sequence.
Robette is one of Romeo’s inventions it began to try to take over the world herself in "Catboy and Gekko's Robot Rampage". This was due to a loose screw and was later resolved. During the episode, Romeo's original robot became jealous of Robette, which resulted in the robot running away. This was also later resolved and Romeo became friends with Robot again. She returned again in Season 2.

text: Production

text: PJ Masks is a British/French coproduction by Entertainment One, Frog Box, and TeamTO.[10] The series was renewed for a second season consisting of 52 11-minute segments in June 2016;[4] the second season premiered on January 15, 2018.


document_title: The Young and the Restless

question_text: where does the young and the restless film

text: The Young and the Restless

text: Production[edit]

text: To compete with the youthful ABC soap operas, All My Children, One Life to Live, and General Hospital, CBS executives wanted a new daytime serial that was youth oriented.[16] William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell created The Young and the Restless in 1972 for the network under the working title, The Innocent Years![16][17] "We were confronted with the very disturbing reality that young America had lost much of its innocence," Bell said. "Innocence as we had known and lived it all our lives had, in so many respects, ceased to exist."[18] They changed the title of the series to The Young and the Restless because they felt it "reflected the youth and mood of the early seventies."[18] The Bells named the fictional setting for the show after the real Genoa City, Wisconsin, which was located on their way from their then-home in Chicago to their annual summer vacation spot in Lake Geneva.[2]

text: The Young and the Restless began airing on March 26, 1973, replacing the cancelled soap opera, Where the Heart Is.[5] Bell worked as head writer from the debut of the series until his retirement in 1998.[19] He wrote from his home in Chicago while production took place in Los Angeles, California. Originally, Bell wanted to shoot the series in New York, however, CBS executives felt that Los Angeles would be more cost effective.[9] John Conboy acted as the show's first executive producer, staying in the position until 1982.[5] Bell and H. Wesley Kenney became co-executive producers that year until Edward Scott took over in 1989. Bell then became senior executive producer.[5] Other executive producers included David Shaughnessy,[20] John F. Smith,[21] Lynn Marie Latham,[22] Josh Griffith,[23] Maria Arena Bell, and Paul Rauch.[24]

text: In the mid-1980s, Bell and his family moved to Los Angeles to create a new soap opera.[9] During this time, his three children, William Jr., Bradley, and Lauralee Bell, each became involved in soap operas. Lauralee Bell worked as an actress on The Young and the Restless. Bradley Bell co-created The Bold and the Beautiful with his father. William Bell Jr. became involved in the family's production companies as president of Bell Dramatic Serial Co. and Bell-Phillip Television Productions Inc.[9] "It's worked out very well for us because we really all worked in very different aspects of the show," William Bell Jr. said. "With my father and I, it was a great kind of partnership and pairing in the sense that he had a total control of the creative side of the show and I didn't have even the inclination to interject in what he was doing."[9]

text: After William J. Bell's 1998 retirement, a number of different head writers took over the position, including Kay Alden, Trent Jones, John F. Smith, Lynn Marie Latham, Scott Hamner, Josh Griffith, Maria Arena Bell, and Hogan Sheffer.[20][21][22][23][24][25][26]

text: In 2012, former General Hospital executive producer Jill Farren Phelps was hired as the new executive producer of the soap, replacing Bell. Griffith was also named the sole head writer.[27] On August 15, 2013, it was speculated and reported by several online sources that Griffith had resigned as head-writer of the serial.[28][29] Further speculation adds that Shelly Altman may take over as the new scribe, alongside Tracey Thomson or Jean Passanante may be brought aboard as co-head scribe.[30][31] On September 12, 2013, it was announced that Passanante and Altman were named head writers of the show, with Thomson promoted to co-head writer.[32]

text: On September 18, 2014, former All My Children, Santa Barbara and General Hospital head writer Charles Pratt, Jr. was named as the new head writer of the show. Passanante, Altman and Thomson have been demoted to breakdown writers. Pratt was also named as co-executive producer sharing the credit with Phelps.[33] On June 7, 2016, Serial Scoop announced that Phelps had been terminated from her position as executive producer; a replacement was not named at the time of their reporting.[34] The following morning, Sony Pictures Television confirmed to several media outlets that Phelps had been let go from her position; British television producer Mal Young was announced as Phelps' replacement.[35] Phelps' last appearance as executive producer was July 12, 2016, while Young's first appearance occurred the following day on July 13.[36] On September 13, 2016, it was announced that Pratt was named as executive producer and show-runner of Lee Daniels' Star.[37][38] The same day, Daytime Confidential revealed that former Generations and Days of Our Lives head writer Sally Sussman, who previously had positions with the show, such as Associate Head Writer, was in-talks to replace Pratt as Head Writer.[39] On September 15, 2016, it was confirmed that Sussman was named as the soap's new head writer.[40][41]

text: On September 21, 2016, Daytime Confidential reported that after ten years since leaving the soap, Alden had been re-hired to be a story consultant under Sussman's regime.[42] Sussman's tenure as head writer began taping on October 20, 2016, and began airing on December 7, 2016.[43] On June 20, 2017, CBS announced its decision to renew the serial for three years.[44][45] On July 31, 2017, it was announced that both Alden and Sussman would retire from their positions; Young was named as Sussman's successor as head writer.[46][47] Sussman last aired as head writer on October 24, 2017. Young's tenure as head writer aired on October 25, 2017.[48][49]

text: Videotaping and broadcasting[edit]

text: Taped at CBS Television City, studios 41 and 43 in Hollywood since its debut on March 26, 1973,[50] the show was packaged by the distribution company Columbia Pictures Television, which has now been replaced by Sony Pictures Television.[4][51] The Young and the Restless originally aired as a half-hour series on CBS and was the first soap opera to focus on the visual aspects of production, creating "a look that broke with the visual conventions of the genre."[3][4] Similar to the radio serials that had preceded them, soap operas at the time primarily focused on dialogue, characters, and story, with details like sets as secondary concerns.[3] The Young and the Restless stood out by using unique lighting techniques and camera angles, similar to Hollywood-style productions.[51][52] The style of videotaping included using out-of-the-ordinary camera angles and a large number of facial close-ups with bright lighting on the actors' faces.[3][51][52][53] Conboy said he used lighting to create "artistic effects".[52] Those effects made the series look dark, shadowy, and moody.[3][52] The Young and the Restless' look influenced the taping styles of other soap operas.[3] When H. Wesley Kenney replaced Conboy as executive producer, he balanced the lighting of the scenes.[53]

text: Due to the success of the series, CBS and their affiliates pressured Bell to lengthen the series from 30 minutes to a full hour. Bell attributed this change to the show's fall from number one in the Nielsen ratings, since the lengthening of the show led to the departure of a number of cast members.[3] "The issue of performing in a one-hour show had not been part of their contracts," Bell said.[3] This forced the show to recast multiple main characters and eventually phase out the original core families in favor of new ones.[3] The show expanded to one hour on February 4, 1980. It airs at 12:30pm ET/11:00am CT/PT, although some stations opt to air it at 11:30am CT.

text: Exteriors used in the late 1980s and early 1990s (and reused years later) included locations in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, including Allegheny General Hospital, One Oxford Centre, the Duquesne Club, Hampton Township and the prison. Phillip Chancellor died in the Richland, Pennsylvania area, where the police chief was not told and believed the accident really happened.[54]

text: On June 27, 2001, The Young and the Restless became the first daytime soap opera to be broadcast in high-definition.[55] In September 2011, its sister soap The Bold and the Beautiful became the last soap to make the transition from SD to HD before All My Children ended its ABC run on September 23, 2011 and began its TOLN run online on April 29, 2013. On April 24, 2006, SoapNet began airing same-day episodes of the series.[6] The final airing on SoapNet was on June 28, 2013. The soap has moved from SoapNet to TV Guide Network.[56] The same day episodes begin airing on TVGN (now Pop) weeknights on July 1, 2013.[57][58]

text: Casting and story development[edit]

text: Co-creators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell centered The Young and the Restless around two core families, the wealthy Brooks' and the poor Fosters.[3][16][18] Bell borrowed this technique of soap opera building from his mentor, Irna Phillips.[51]

text: While casting for the series, Bell and executive producer John Conboy auditioned 540 actors for the 13 main characters.[59] They assembled the youngest group of actors ever cast on a soap opera at the time, hiring mostly unknown actors[60] who they considered "glamorous model types".[51] Chemistry between actors also factored into the criteria for casting.[52] The stories focused on the younger characters, with an emphasis in fantasy.[3][18] The fantasy element was reflected in the love story between Jill Foster and the millionaire Phillip Chancellor II; the Leslie Brooks, Brad Elliot, and Lorie Brooks love triangle; and Snapper Foster's romance with Chris Brooks.[3][52]

text: Sexuality also played a major role in the stories.[3][51][53] Formerly, soap operas did not delve into the sexual side of their romances. Bell changed that, first during his time as head writer of Days of Our Lives and again on The Young and the Restless.[51] William Gray Espy's Snapper Foster is considered the "first to discover sex on a soap opera."[53] During the story, the character is engaged to Chris Brooks (Trish Stewart) and having a sexual relationship with Sally McGuire (Lee Crawford).[53] Other plots reflected sexual themes as well. For the first time in the genre, the dialogue and the story situations included explicit sexual themes such as premarital intercourse, impotence, incest, and rape.[3] The first two rape storylines that would be told on the serial were controversial at the time as they reflected a more introspective and analytic storytelling style, the first time rape storylines would be addressed in this manner in the genre.[61] The first, in 1973-74, revolved around the rape of Chris Brooks and the aftermath, in which she entertained (and, eventually, rejected) the idea that she was perhaps at fault for her attack. The second, in 1976, involved Chris's sister Peggy (Pamela Peters Solow) and was meant to serve as a cut-and-dried story in which no viewer could justify this attack, committed out of the blue by an authority figure.[61]

text: The series also explored social issues. Jennifer Brooks underwent the first mastectomy on a soap opera.[52] Other social issue storylines included bulimia, alcoholism, and cancer.[62] Lesbianism was also touched on with Katherine Chancellor, who flirts with Jill while drunk in 1974 and has a brief relationship with Joann Curtis (Kay Heberle) in 1977.[62]

text: When the series lengthened from a half-hour to an hour in 1980, multiple cast members who portrayed characters from the original core families departed because their contracts only bound them to performing in a half-hour show.[3] A number of the characters were recast until one of the few remaining original actors, Jaime Lyn Bauer, who portrayed Lorie Brooks, decided to leave. When she announced her intention not to renew her contract, Bell decided to replace the original core families.[3] "As I studied the remaining cast, I realized I had two characters- Paul Williams, played by Doug Davidson, and Jack Abbott, played by Terry Lester- both of whom had a relatively insignificant presence on the show," Bell said. "They didn't have families. Hell, they didn't even have bedrooms. But these became the two characters I would build our two families around."[3]

text: The characters from the Abbott and Williams families were integrated into the series while the Brooks and Foster families, with the exception of Jill, were phased out. The continuity of the feud between Jill and Katherine, which began in the early years of the show, smoothed the transition.[3] The relationship between the two characters remained a central theme throughout the series and became the longest lasting rivalry in daytime history.[12]

text: Another character introduced in the 1980s was Eric Braeden's Victor Newman.[3][10] Originally, the character was "a despicable, contemptible, unfaithful wife abuser" who was intended to be killed off.[10] Braeden's tenure on the show was meant to last between eight and twelve weeks. "When I saw Eric Braeden's first performance- the voice, the power, the inner strength- I knew immediately that I didn't want to lose this man," Bell said. "He was exactly what the show needed. Not the hateful man we saw on-screen, but the man he could and would become."[10] Bell rewrote the story to save the character and put Braeden on contract. Victor's romance with Nikki Reed became a prominent plot in the series.[10]

text: With the success of another iconic character, Kimberlin Brown's Sheila Carter, Bell made daytime drama history in 1992 by successfully crossing her over from The Young and the Restless to his second soap, The Bold and the Beautiful. The success of the crossover was due, in part, to the creativity of Bell, as the nefarious character of Sheila was presumed to have died in a fire on The Young and the Restless.

text: In the 1980s, core black characters were introduced with the Barber and Winters families. Victoria Rowell (Drucilla Barber) and Tonya Lee Williams (Dr. Olivia Barber) were cast as the nieces of the Abbott's maid, Mamie Johnson, in 1990.[63] The brothers Neil (Kristoff St. John) and Malcolm Winters (Shemar Moore) were introduced as love interests for Olivia and Drucilla.[11] The Young and the Restless became popular among black viewers, which Williams and St. John attributed to the writing for the black characters.[11][64][65] "I play a CEO at a major corporation, that's something we don't see that often," St. John said. "And the show doesn't use the old African-American stereotypes that we have been seeing on TV, like the hustler, the pimp, the drug dealer. We have come a long way."[64] Though the characters held prominent positions in the fictional work place of Genoa City, they had little interaction with other characters outside of their jobs.[66]

text: Executive producers and head writers[edit]

text: Executive producers

text:
Name
Years
Production Notes/Contributions

William J. Bell
1973–2005
Also the show's creator and longtime head writer (until 1998), he served as the main executive producer while working alongside of other executive producers. He wasn't credited as an executive producer until 1982 when his credit began appearing with H. Wesley Kenney. Served as solo EP from 1986 to 1987 after the departure of Kenney. He received the title of "senior executive producer" when Edward Scott became EP and remained credited with the title until 2004 when he returned to the executive producer credit with John F. Smith as co-executive producer. William J. Bell died on April 29, 2005 and on the following Monday, his credit as EP was edited from the show; he was still living when those episodes were filmed.

John Conboy
1973–82
Served as the show's first executive producer while credited with the "produced by" credit as the title of executive producer was credited hardly on any soaps (other than a small few), until the mid-1970s to 1980s. It was under his run when CBS wanted Y&R expanded from 30 minutes to an hour with the cancellation of Love of Life. Also the show switched from the live-to-tape filming technique to pre-recording episodes, a practice that remains in effect to this date as with all soaps. John departed in 1982 to produce his newly created soap Capitol, which was later cancelled to make room for Y&R's sister show The Bold and the Beautiful.

H. Wesley Kenney
1982–86
Guided the show with more action-driven story direction inspired in large part by the more action oriented soap General Hospital which was a ratings smash at the time. The change to more action storylines are believed to be what helped the show win Daytime Emmy Awards in 1983, 1985 and 1986. Began crediting the show's cast in alphabetical order, a standard that remains to this date. Ceased the fade to next scene transition effect within the show's episodes. Had artist Sandy Dvore, who designed the art drawing photos in the shows main title, to design the show's signature stylized brush stroke logo on Y&R merchandise in 1982, leading to the debut of the logo in the show's main title in January 1984.

Edward J. Scott
1987–2001
Debuted on the show in 1976 as an associate producer eventually becoming the "produced by" producer under John Conboy until 1987. Briefly filled in as EP for H. Wesley Kenney in 1986. Helped the show rise to co-#1 in 1987 with General Hospital in ratings before it solely dethroned GH as #1 in 1988 and has since remained there. Retired the longtime art drawings cast montage of the opening credits in 1988. Began the practice of crediting production principals on opening scenes of the show and adding the cast members' real-life names to the opening credits in 1999. Ceased the last commercial break between the last scene and end credits. Converted the show into HDTV in 2001, making it the first soap in history to do so. Returned from 2004 to 2007 as "supervising producer", a position he previously had briefly in 1987. Real-life husband of actress Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Reed Newman).

David Shaughnessy
2001–04
Assumed executive producer position after serving as a producer and supervising producer since 1991. The Bell Dramatic Serial Co. production logo began appearing with end credits under his run. He managed to score brief returns by veteran actors such as Jaime Lyn Bauer, William Gray Espy, Meg Bennett and James Houghton (who wrote on the show between 1991 and 2006), all of whom who left the show back in the 1970s and 1980s, for brief storylines in 2002 and 2003. Debuted "next episode" preview scenes in 2003, a practice started with the ABC soaps in 1998.

John F. Smith
2003–06
Became co-executive producer with William J. Bell and David Shaughnessy while still serving as co-head writer with Kay Alden and Trent Jones (until 2004). Worked as a writer on the show since the early 1980s. Still maintained the co-EP title after William J. Bell's passing in 2005. Stepped down in 2006 as EP while remaining as co-head writer until November 2006.

Lynn Marie Latham
2006–07
Brought on as a "creative consultant" under John F. Smith in November 2005; Latham would later fire Smith as co-head writer in 2006. Promoted to head writer with Kay Alden and Smith in February 2006, then promoted to executive producer, becoming the show's first female EP in October 2006, after the show went that summer without an EP. Tenure as EP/HW was criticized by viewers and insiders for damaging the show's history with out-of-text writing, firing several longtime cast and crew members in favor of several unknowns, and doing too much favoritism. She was fired when she abandoned her post as EP to go on strike for the 2007–08 writer's strike.

Josh Griffith
2006–08
Brought on by Lynn Marie Latham as her co-executive producer in 2006. Assumed full producer duties in December 2007, when Latham was fired. He also served as head writer with Maria Arena Bell during the 2007–08 writers strike. Remained as EP when Bell became sole head writer until he was fired when it was learned that he was tampering with Bell's stories; this was also known as former EP Edward Scott, who is friends with Griffith, was said to be doing the same thing on Days of Our Lives, leading to his departure from that show.

Paul Rauch
2008–11
The veteran producer debuted as Maria Arena Bell's co-executive producer in October 2008. It was established that his role as co-executive producer would be to only foresee everything with the production of the show while Bell was solely responsible for the stories. This was the only time Paul ever been a co-EP and his first stop back to soap operas in six years since his 2002 departure from Guiding Light. He opted not to renew his contract with Y&R after three years with the show and stepped down in May 2011.

Maria Arena Bell
2008–12
Bell is the wife of William Bell, Jr., the oldest son of William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell. Under her run, she brought the show's fictional Jabot Cosmetics to life by teaming up with a real cosmetics marketing company to help distribute the products. Named head writer in December 2007. Bell was named executive producer in October 2008, after Josh Griffith was ousted for tampering with her stories. Bell brought along veteran producer Paul Rauch to help her with the production of the show while she mostly focused on the stories. She was known for steering away from character-driven storylines in favor of plot-driven ones, which was criticized. From 2008 to 2010, she was credited as co-executive producer as well as Rauch, while her credit appeared first. Bell was let go in July 2012; an official reason was never given for her departure, however many sources speculate it was due to the controversial pairing of characters Sharon and Victor Newman (Sharon Case and Eric Braeden).[67] One of the final milestones to happen under Bell's regime was the celebration of the 10,000th episode.[68] The final episode under Bell's direction was broadcast on October 11, 2012; but she was credited until October 22.[69]

Jill Farren Phelps
2012–16
Named executive producer in July 2012 upon the dismissal of Maria Arena Bell. This marked the second CBS soap opera Phelps executive produced, with the first being Guiding Light from 1991 to 1995. While Maria Arena Bell was still credited, Phelps began her tenure by August as she made several immediate casting changes (such as hiring Robert Adamson and Hunter King, two young actors she worked with on the primetime soap Hollywood Heights, respectively). By October, she was still uncredited as executive producer although her first episode aired on October 12, 2012,[69] and received her first official credit on October 23, 2012. On June 7, 2016, Serial Scoop and Daytime Confidential reported that Phelps had been terminated at that soap, with no confirmation of final airdate made at press time.[34] Phelps' exit was confirmed the following day by Sony Pictures Television.[35] Phelps was last credited as executive producer on July 12, 2016.[36][70]

Charles Pratt, Jr.
2015–16
Named co-executive producer in September 2014, sharing the position with Phelps, a position he previously served on NBC soap opera Santa Barbara.[71] Pratt's first episode as HW and co-EP aired on January 16, 2015.[72][73] On September 13, 2016, it was announced that Pratt would no longer co-executive producer the soap, given his new position as show-runner of Lee Daniels' Star.[37][38] Pratt was last credited as head writer and co-executive producer on December 6, 2016.

Mal Young
2016–present
Named executive producer in June 2016 upon the dismissal of Jill Farren Phelps. This marks the first American soap opera Young executive produced, having previously been the producer and executive producer of British soap operas Brookside, EastEnders and Holby City.[35] July 13, 2016, marked Young's first appearance as executive producer.[36][74] Immediate changes made under Young included the return of actress Elizabeth Hendrickson and a return guest appearance from Michael Graziadei in the roles of Chloe Mitchell and Daniel Romalotti, respectively. The series will also celebrate its 11,000th episode under Young's credit on September 1, 2016.[1] In 2017, it was announced that Young would take on head writer duties after Sally Sussman's retirement.[46] Young's first credit as head writer will appear on October 25, 2017.[49]

Sally Sussman
2016–17
Named co-executive producer in September 2016 upon the dismissal of Pratt, Jr.. Sussman shares the position with Young, a position she previously served on NBC soap opera Generations.[39][40][41] Sussman's first credit as head writer and co-executive producer appeared on December 7, 2016.[43] In July 2017, it was announced that Sussman would retire; she received her last credit as head writer and co-executive producer on October 24, 2017.[46][49]

text: Head writers

text:
Years
Head writer(s)

March 26, 1973–97
William J. Bell

1997–98

William J. Bell
Kay Alden

1998–2000
Kay Alden

2000–02

Kay Alden
Trent Jones

2002–06

Kay Alden
John F. Smith

2006

Kay Alden
John F. Smith
Lynn Marie Latham

2006–07

Lynn Marie Latham
Scott Hamner

2007–08

Josh Griffith
Maria Arena Bell

2008–12

Maria Arena Bell
Hogan Sheffer
Scott Hamner

2012–13

Josh Griffith
Hogan Sheffer
Tracey Thomson
Shelly Altman

2013–15

Shelly Altman
Jean Passanante
Tracey Thomson

2015–16
Charles Pratt, Jr.

2016–17
Sally Sussman

2017–
Mal Young

text: Awards[edit]

text: The serial has won 116 Daytime Emmys, among 360 nominations. The following list summarizes awards won by The Young and the Restless:

text: Daytime Emmy Awards[edit]

text:
Category
Recipient
Role
Year(s)

Outstanding Drama Series

1975,[75] 1983,[76] 1985,[77] 1986,[78] 1993,[79] 2004,[80] 2007 (tied with Guiding Light),[81] 2014,[82] 2015 (tied with Days of Our Lives)[83]

Outstanding Individual Director in a Daytime Drama Series
Richard Dunlap

1975,[84] 1978[85]

Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team

1986, 1987, 1988, 1989,[86] 1996,[87] 1997,[88] 1998,[89] 1999,[90] 2001,[91] 2002,[92] 2011[93]

Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team

1992,[94] 1997,[88] 2000, 2006,[95] 2011,[93] 2014,[82] 2017

Lead Actor
Peter Bergman
Eric Braeden
Christian LeBlanc
Doug Davidson
Billy Miller
Jack Abbott
Victor Newman
Michael Baldwin
Paul Williams
Billy Abbott
1991,[96] 1992,[97] 2002[92]
1998[89]
2005,[98] 2007[81] 2009[99]
2013[100]
2014[82]

Lead Actress
Jess Walton
Michelle Stafford
Jeanne Cooper
Gina Tognoni
Jill Foster Abbott
Phyllis Summers
Katherine Chancellor
Phyllis Summers
1997[88]
2004[80]
2008[101]
2017

Supporting Actor
Shemar Moore
Greg Rikaart
Kristoff St. John
Billy Miller
Steve Burton
Malcolm Winters
Kevin Fisher
Neil Winters
Billy Abbott
Dylan McAvoy
2000[102]
2005[98]
2008[101]
2010,[103] 2013 (tied with Scott Clifton)[104]
2017

Supporting Actress
Beth Maitland
Jess Walton
Michelle Stafford
Sharon Case
Amelia Heinle
Jessica Collins
Traci Abbott Connolly
Jill Foster Abbott
Phyllis Summers
Sharon Newman
Victoria Newman
Avery Bailey Clark
1985[77]
1991[96]
1997[88]
1999[105]
2014[82]
2015, 2016

Younger Actress
Tracey E. Bregman
Tricia Cast
Heather Tom
Camryn Grimes
Christel Khalil
Hunter King
Lauren Fenmore
Nina Webster
Victoria Newman
Cassie Newman
Lily Winters
Summer Newman
1985[77]
1992[97]
1993,[79] 1999[90]
2000[102]
2012[106]
2014,[82] 2015

Younger Actor
Kristoff St. John
David Tom
David Lago
Bryton James
Neil Winters
Billy Abbott
Raul Guittierez
Devon Hamilton
1992[97]
2000[102]
2005 [98]
2007[81]

Lifetime Achievement Award
William J. Bell
Jeanne Cooper
Lee Phillip Bell
creator
Katherine Chancellor
co-creator
1992[97]
2004[80]
2007[81]

text: TV Soap Golden Boomerang Awards[edit]

text: 2006 "Hall of Fame Inductee" Eric Braeden (Victor Newman)

text: Writers Guild of America Awards[edit]

text:
2003 "Best Daytime Serial" Written by Kay Alden, Trent Jones, John F. Smith, Jerry Birn, Jim Houghton, Natalie Minardi, Janice Ferri, Eric Freiwald, Joshua McCaffrey, Michael Minnis, Rex M. Best
2006 "Best Daytime Serial" Written by Kay Alden, John F. Smith, Janice Ferri, Jim Houghton, Natalie Minardi Slater, Sally Sussman Morina, Sara Bibel, Eric Freiwald, Linda Schreiber, Joshua S. McCaffrey, Marc Hertz, Sandra Weintraub
2008 "Best Daytime Serial" Written by Lynn Marie Latham, Scott Hamner, Bernard Lechowick, Cherie Bennett, Jeff Gottesfeld, Jim Stanley, Natalie Minardi Slater, Lynsey Dufour, Marina Alburger, Sara Bibel, Sandra Weintraub

text: Broadcast[edit]

text: In Belize, Channel 5 Great Belize Television airs the soap, while rival Channel 7 Tropical Vision Limited also airs the soap.

text: In Canada, the Global Television Network airs new episodes a day ahead of the US broadcast. Most Global stations use The Young and the Restless as a late-afternoon lead-in for their local newscasts,[citation needed] but times vary by market. It also airs on NTV in Newfoundland and Labrador which airs the program on a same-day-as-CBS basis.

text: In Jamaica, the show airs on CVMTV.

text: In Trinidad, the show airs weekdays on CBS and has been airing in Trinidad since the 1980s. In 1988, 70 percent of Trinidadians who had access to a television watched daily episodes of The Young and the Restless, a series that emphasized family problems, sexual intrigue, and gossip.[107]

text: Oceania[edit]

text: In Australia, The Young and the Restless airs after Days of Our Lives on Arena. It previously aired on the Nine Network from April 1, 1974 to February 23, 2007, before joining the W line-up on April 2, 2007, to August 17, 2012, On July 20, 2012, it was announced that the show would move to Arena on August 20, 2012, after W rebranded as SoHo. Episodes are approximately four months behind those airing in the US at present.

text: In New Zealand, The Young and the Restless aired alongside Days of Our Lives on TV ONE and ended on November 6, 2009. The soap was approximately four seasons behind the CBS season due to being preempted by holiday and sporting programming.

text: In the Philippines, aired from 1987 to 1989 on ABS-CBN.

text: Europe[edit]

text: In the United Kingdom, The Young and The Restless has aired on many TV channels starting in 1990, when episodes from 1987 debuted on BSB Galaxy in a regular weekday timeslot. When BSB merged with Sky in November 1990, the soap moved to Sky's flagship channel Sky One and aired at 11:00 weekdays until the end of 1992. When BSB's original three-year contract to air the soap expired, Sky chose not to renew it. In 1993, Y&R was picked up by UK Living (then known as simply Living, now Sky Living) in a primetime timeslot, picking up where Sky left off. This lasted until late 1995. In 2007, Zone Romantica, now CBS Drama began broadcasting the show weekdays [four years behind US]. In 2009, when CBS went into partnership with and took over the Chellozone Channels the show was relegated to just one showing a day [in favor of repeating shows such as Dynasty and Dallas in the daytime]. It was attracting around 18–20,000 viewers at midnight in the last week of its broadcast in the UK in August 2010.

text: African/Eastern[edit]

text: In India, the show began airing in February 2007 on Zee Café. The channel started with episodes from 2004.

text: In South Africa, the show airs on e.tv. The show was originally aired in South Africa in the early 1990s, dubbed into the Afrikaans language, and entitled 'Rustelose Jare' (Restless Years). In 1999 The Young and the Restless was canceled but the show returned to South African television screens in June 2004, with no overhead foreign translations. As of June 2014, episodes are screened nine months behind the US. Because of "continual viewing" with no breaks, South African audiences will catch up with the US broadcast by mid-2016.

text: Theme music and other music[edit]

text: "Nadia's Theme" has been the theme music of The Young and the Restless since the show's debut in 1973.[5][9] The melody, originally titled "Cotton's Dream", was composed by Barry De Vorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. for the 1971 theatrical film Bless the Beasts and Children. The melody was later renamed "Nadia's Theme" after the ABC television network's sports summary program Wide World of Sports lent the music for a montage of Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci's routines during the 1976 Summer Olympics;[108] despite the title, Nadia never performed her floor exercises using this piece of music. Instead, she used a piano arrangement of a medley of the songs "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" and "Jump in the Line."

text: Botkin wrote a rearranged version of the piece specifically for The Young and the Restless' debut.[9] The song remained unchanged, save for a slight remix in 1988 and a three-year stint in the early 2000s (decade), when an alternate, more jazzy arrangement of that tune was used, using portions of the longer closing version of the original theme.[9]

text: An LP album was published in 1976 by A&M Records. The track list contains two titles of the French composer Michel Colombier, Rainbow and Emmanuel, a success track[clarification needed] which he wrote in memory of the death of his son.[citation needed]

text: In late September and early October 2012, upon the show's 10,000th episode, the current form of opening credits were updated. In the years prior, fans criticized them for their lack of updates and cast additions (some contract players, such as Adrienne Frantz, and Kimberlin Brown came and went without being added).

text: In mid-February 2017, the current form of opening credits were updated to honor the history on CBS Daytime and to carry them into the future as they approach the 44th anniversary.[109]

text: Ratings[edit]

text: As of 2010, The Young and the Restless has managed over 1,000 consecutive weeks in the #1 spot for daytime dramas.[110] On the week ending April 6, 2012, The Young and the Restless was watched by a new low of an average of 3,960,000 viewers for the week, beating its previous low of 4.209 million in October 2011, as well as being the only week to date below 4 million viewers.[111] Currently, the show is still the most-watched daytime drama; and for the season 2011–12, has a household rating of 3.5, and 1.5 for the Women 18–49 demographic.[112] As of 2008, the Tuesday episodes of The Young and the Restless on average is the most-watched daytime drama showing.[113]

text: When introduced during the 1972–73 season, the show was at the bottom of the ratings, but rose rapidly: ninth by 1974–75 and third by 1975–76. By 1988–89 it had dethroned long-time leader General Hospital as the top-rated soap, a position it has held ever since. During the week of December 2, 2013, the series celebrated their twenty-fifth year as the number one daytime drama.[114] The Young and the Restless airs every weeknight on Pop, where it averaged 362,000 viewers from July to September 2013.[115]

text: Ratings history[edit]

text:
Season
Rating
Season rank

1972–73A
5.0
15th

1973–74
6.2
13th

1974–75
8.4
9th

1975–76
8.6
3rd

1976–77
8.7
4th

1977–78
7.8
5th

1978–79
8.6
3rd

1979–80
8.8
3rd

1980–81
7.8
6th

1981–82
7.4
5th

1982–83
8.0
4th

1983–84
8.8
3rd

1984–85
8.1
3rd

1985–86
8.3
2nd

1986–87
8.0
2nd

1987–88B
8.1
1st

1988–89
8.1
1stC

1990–91
8.1
1st

1991–92
8.2
1st

1992–93
8.4
1st

1993–94
8.6
1st

1994–95
7.5
1st

1995–96
7.6
1st

1996–97
7.1
1st

1997–98
6.8
1st

1998–99
6.9
1st

1999–00
6.8
1st

2000–01
5.8
1st

2001–02
5.0
1st

2002–03
4.7
1st

2003–04
4.4
1st

2004–05
4.2
1st

2005–06
4.2
1st

2006–07
4.2
1st

2007–08
4.1
1st[116]

2008–09
3.7
1st[117]

2009–10
3.8
1st[118]

2010–11
3.6
1st[119]

2011–12
3.5
1st[112]

2012–13
3.6
1st[112]

2013–14
3.4
1st[112]

2014–15
3.5
1st[112]

2015-16
3.6
1st[112]

2016-17
3.5
1st[112]

text:
^A (debut)
^B Tied in rating (8.1) with General Hospital; however General Hospital drew more viewers in millions.
^C The Young and the Restless was number-one solo (for the first time) for the 1988–89 and has retained this position ever since.