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Dancing with the Stars

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Episode 9 airs Monday, Nov 2 at 8 PM ET on ABC and Disney+ in 4 days This season isn’t playable on Pick the Cast. Join the waitlist to hear when parties open.

Pick two couples after premiere week and score every 10, every close call and every step toward the Mirrorball.

Celebrities are paired with professional dancers and perform a live routine each week, scored 1 to 10 by each judge. Judges' scores are combined with viewer votes cast during the live broadcast to decide which couples are in jeopardy and who is eliminated. The finalists dance in a live finale, and the winners take home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.

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Each player picks
two couples
Format
Locked picks
Picks lock
Picks lock at the end of premiere week, after every couple has danced once. Scoring starts with Week 2.
Party size
4-12 players works best

Next season not confirmed yet. Season 35 is airing on ABC and Disney+, with the finale scheduled for Nov 24, 2026. No Season 36 renewal had been announced as of Oct 26, 2026. Source

How it will work

The proposed format for when Dancing with the Stars opens. Details can change before launch.

  1. Watch premiere week

    Join a party and see every couple dance once before you commit.

  2. Pick two couples

    Lock in two celebrity-and-pro couples by the end of premiere week. Picks can't change after you confirm.

  3. Score every routine

    Your couples earn points for judges' 10s, perfect scores, topping the leaderboard and surviving close calls, and lose points for the bottom spot, jeopardy and elimination.

  4. Dance to the finale

    Finalists, placings and the Mirrorball win score big. Highest total after the finale wins the party.

Dancing with the Stars 35 cast

Dancing with the Stars 35 is airing now on ABC. Pick the Cast parties for Dancing with the Stars open in a future season.

Julia Stiles & Ezra SosaEmmy and Golden Globe Award-nominated actress, director, writer and producer
Jenna Dewan & Val ChmerkovskiyActress and former backup dancer; stars on ABC’s ‘The Rookie’, breakout role in ‘Step Up’
Tatyana Ali & Jan RavnikActress, singer and writer; Ashley Banks on ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’
Taylor Hanson & Britt StewartMusician and songwriter; one-third of the pop-rock band Hanson
Ezra Frech & Daniella KaragachTwo-time Paralympic gold medalist, advocate, model and motivational speaker
Amber Glenn & Pasha PashkovOlympic gold medalist and three-time U.S. national champion figure skater
Connor Wood & Rylee ArnoldComedian and social media personality known as Fibula
Sarah Jane Nader & Hailey BillsActress and model; stars in Hulu/Disney+ series ‘Love Thy Nader’
Tyler Cameron & Sharna BurgessCompeted on season 15 of ‘The Bachelorette’; runs a construction and home-flipping business
Giada De Laurentiis & Alan BerstenEmmy Award-winning chef, television personality and bestselling author; Food Network’s ‘Everyday Italian’
Harry Shum Jr. & Jenna JohnsonActor; Mike Chang on ‘Glee’
Conner Leavitt & Adele ZaikmanPerformer, producer and creator; known from Hulu’s ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’
Guillermo Rodriguez & Witney CarsonJimmy Kimmel’s comedic sidekick on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
Maura Higgins & Mark BallasTV personality and host; ‘Love Island’ and runner-up on ‘The Traitors’
Ciara Miller & Brandon ArmstrongModel and television personality, best known for Bravo’s ‘Summer House’
Jackson Olson & Emma SlaterSavannah Bananas baseball player and content creator

Meet the cast

Your couples, your party.

Pick two couples, then follow them all season. Every result moves the standings in your private party.

Your picks Demo
  • Couple A
  • Couple B picked
  • Couple C
  • Couple D
  • Couple E picked
  • Couple F
  • Couple G
  • Couple H
2 of 2 picked
Standings Sample party
  1. 1 Maya Couple ACouple D 64 +9 this week
  2. 2 Jordan Couple BCouple E 58 +4 this week
  3. 3 You Couple CCouple D 51 +7 this week
  4. 4 Priya Couple ACouple F 37 −6 this week
  5. 5 Sam Couple BCouple F 30 +2 this week
Illustration with made-up players and demo couples, not real results.

Scoring

Proposed point values. They may change before the show opens.

Competition

  • Judge's 10 (per 10)+1
  • Perfect score (per routine)+3
  • Top of the leaderboard+3
  • Won a special round (per round)+3
  • Won the team dance+2

Survival

  • Survived an elimination night+2
  • Survived jeopardy+3
  • Medical withdrawal0

Penalties

  • Bottom of the leaderboard−2
  • In jeopardy−2
  • Eliminated−10
  • Quit or removed−10

All 17 scoring events

Rules

The proposed rulebook for when Dancing with the Stars opens.

Picks and the lock

Each player picks two couples still in the competition. Picks lock at 11:59 PM after the last premiere-week show and can't be changed after you confirm. Several players may pick the same couple.

A pick is the celebrity's entry

If the pro partner changes because of injury, suspension or a special week, your pick stays with that celebrity's couple.

When scoring starts

Scoring runs from Week 2 through the finale. Premiere week doesn't score.

Leaderboards and two-night weeks

Top and bottom of the leaderboard use each night's judges' total for the couple's own routines, including any bonus points shown. Each night of a two-night week counts on its own.

Guest judges and perfect scores

10s from guest judges count. A perfect score means every judge on that night's panel gave a 10.

No-elimination weeks

10s, perfect scores and leaderboard points still count, but nobody earns the survival points that night. Carried-over scores are never counted twice.

Jeopardy

In-jeopardy and survived-jeopardy points are given only when the broadcast names the couples at risk. Vote counts are never used.

Eliminations and withdrawals

Eliminated couples score -10 and nothing after. Medical withdrawals score 0. Other withdrawals or removals score -10. Picks are never replaced.

Replacements and returns

A replacement celebrity is a new couple that can't be picked after the lock. A couple brought back after elimination keeps its -10 and scores again from the night it returns.

Finale

Every finalist gets the finale bonus. Third place, runner-up and the Mirrorball winner earn more on top. Finale routines still earn 10s and perfect scores.

Ties

Equal totals share a rank. Hosts can turn on a display-only tie-breaker: more finale points first, then more perfect scores.

Official voting

Pick the Cast is a fan game and never collects, relays or rewards official show votes. Fantasy points come only from what airs.

Source of truth and corrections

Results come from the live ABC and Disney+ broadcast and publish after the show ends. Any correction is audited and recalculated for every party.

Predictions and polls

In development. Questions like these will open week by week, scored for fun, never for money.

  • Coming later

    Who tops the judges' leaderboard tonight?

  • Coming later

    Will anyone earn a perfect score tonight?

  • Coming later

    Which two couples will be in jeopardy tonight?

  • Coming later

    Who goes home tonight?

Questions about Dancing with the Stars on Pick the Cast

Can I play Dancing with the Stars fantasy on Pick the Cast yet?

Not yet. Dancing with the Stars is coming soon, and the rules and scoring on this page are the proposal. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you once, when Dancing with the Stars parties open.

How many couples do you pick?

Two. Everyone in the party picks before the deadline, and picks are locked for the season, so friends can back the same couple.

When are picks due?

Picks lock at the end of premiere week, after every couple has danced once. Scoring starts with Week 2.

How does Dancing with the Stars fantasy scoring work?

Points come from what happens on the show. The biggest: won the Mirrorball (+20), reached the finale (+10) and runner-up (+8). The steepest loss: quit or removed (−10). Every event and its points are on the scoring page. These values are proposed and can change before the show opens.

How many people should be in a party?

4-12 players works best, up to 20. Parties can be private (invite link or code) or public.

Is Pick the Cast affiliated with ABC or Dancing with the Stars?

No. Pick the Cast is an independent fan game. It isn’t affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by any network, streaming service, studio or show.

Every Dancing with the Stars scoring event · General questions

Show facts on this page were checked Oct 26, 2026. Sources

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