Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to 60 territories.

"DWTS" redirects here. For the comic book series, see Death Walks the Streets (comics).
This article is about the television franchise series. For the American edition, see Dancing with the Stars (American TV series). For the video game based on the American series, see Dancing with the Stars (video game).

Dancing with the Stars
International logo of Dancing with the Stars
Created byFenia Vardanis
Richard Hopkins
Karen Smith
Original workStrictly Come Dancing (United Kingdom)
Years2004–present
Films and television
Television seriesDancing with the Stars (independent international versions, see below)
Miscellaneous
GenreDance
First aired15 May 2004 (2004-05-15)
DistributorBBC Studios
Based onCome Dancing by Eric Morley

Versions have also been produced in dozens of countries across the world. As a result, the series became the world's most popular television programme among all genres in 2006 and 2007, according to the magazine Television Business International, reaching the Top 10 in 17 countries.

The show pairs a number of well known celebrities with professional ballroom dancers, who each week compete by performing one or more choreographed routines that follow the prearranged theme for that particular week. The dancers are then scored by a panel of judges. Viewers are given a certain amount of time to place votes for their favorite dancers, either by telephone or (in some countries) online. The couple with the lowest combined score provided by the judges and viewers is eliminated. This process continues until there are only two, three, or four couples left; when they have competed for the last time one couple is declared the champion and wins a trophy.

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