The 17th-season opener begins with 12 celebrities, including Valerie Harper, Leah Remini, Jack Osbourne, Elizabeth Berkley Lauren, Bill Nye and Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi. In a new twist, performance and results shows will be combined this season.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 17 Episode 1 of Dancing With the Stars was watched by 16,040,000 viewers, resulting in a 3.10 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

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Dancing With the Stars Season 17 Episodes...

• s17e01 - Season 17, Episode 1
• s17e02 - Season 17, Episode 2
• s17e03 - Season 17, Episode 3
• s17e04 - Season 17, Episode 4
• s17e05 - Season 17, Episode 5
• s17e06 - Season 17, Episode 6
• s17e07 - Season 17, Episode 7
• s17e08 - Week 8 - Cher Night
• s17e09 - Week 9 - Trio Dances
• s17e10 - Week 10 - Semi-Finals
• s17e11 - Week 11 - Final
• s17e12 - Week 11 - Final (2)

Dancing With the Stars Show Summary

Dancing with the Stars is a series that pairs a celebrity with a professional dance partner as they train and then compete in front of a studio audience in a televised dance competition. The pairs will be judged by a panel of experts and also by viewers at home, with one couple being eliminated each week.

In each round of competition, each couple will demonstrate how well their training and rehearsing has paid off, by performing a choreographed routine.

At the end of each performance, judges will give each couple a score. At the end of the broadcast, viewers will be instructed on how to call in and cast their vote for their favorite couple. In the results show the next day, one couple will be eliminated.