Dancing With The Stars is returning with season 35. The show will premiere on September 15, 2026, and the next day, September 16, 2026. The show will stream on ABC and Disney+, along with Hulu (the next day). Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough will host the show, while the judges’ panel will feature Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough. This year, the new surprise is that there will be a companion show named DWTS After Party, hosted by Robert Irwin, who won DWTS 34.
The star-studded 16-celebrity cast has been revealed, and DWTS fans are excited. The winner will get the famous Mirrorball trophy along with a lucrative cash prize. ABC has never really revealed the salaries of contestants on the show; however, over the years, some information has been leaked. And amid DWTS season 35’s cast reveal, let’s have a look at the alleged salary that the celebrities and pro-partners generally earn from the ABC show.
Dancing With The Stars 2026: A look at the salary scale for celebrities
The 16 celebrities who will be seen on season 35 are Tatyana Ali, Amber Glenn, Giada De Laurentiis, Jenna Dewan, Julia Stiles, Harry Shum Jr., Taylor Hanson, Ezra Frech, Guillermo Rodriguez, Jackson Olson, Maura Higgins, Ciara Miller, Conner Leavitt, Connor Wood, Sarah Jane Nader, and Tyler Cameron. If the reports by Variety and other publications are to be followed, in earlier seasons, celebrities generally got paid an amount of USD 125K for completeing 20 hours of training, including the ones prior to the premiere show.
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