Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars is an Australian reality TV show that has won a Logie Award. It airs on the Seven Network and is broadcast live from the HSV-7 studios in Melbourne. The program is inspired by the UK’s BBC series Strictly Come Dancing and is part of the global Dancing with the Stars franchise by BBC Worldwide.

The show first aired briefly from October to November 2004 and made a comeback the following February. It was renewed for a ninth season by the Seven Network.

Dancing with the Stars has been a ratings hit, drawing an average of 2 million viewers weekly at its peak, making it the top show of the day.

In the show, celebrities are paired with professional ballroom dancers, and each week they compete in dance-offs to win over a panel of judges and the audience, aiming to avoid elimination. Viewers participate by voting for their favorite pairs via phone and SMS, and these votes are combined with the judges’ scores to decide which pair is eliminated.

Daniel MacPherson and Edwina Bartholomew hosted the thirteenth season in 2013.

The logo for the first seven seasons of Dancing with the Stars closely resembled that of Strictly Come Dancing. From the eighth season onward, the logo was updated to resemble the one used by the American version of Dancing with the Stars.