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is back for Season 31, on its new home on Disney+, and the familiar show felt largely unchanged in its new modified, commercial-free format that gave more time for the dances and the judges' feedback.Returning host Tyra Banks was joined by new co-host Alfonso Ribeiro — as well as returning judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli — as they saw a new slate of celebs hit the dance floor for their debut performances.With the theme of Premiere Night Party, the slate of 16 celeb-pro couples brought their best to the dance floor with numbers set to the stars' favorite party songs. Some performances, as expected, fell a bit flat, while others wowed the judges and earned some impressive scores.Here's a look at some of the best numbers of the night, and the celebs who are already leading the pack as front runners in the race for the Mirrorball trophy.

Emily Longeretta The star-studded 31st season of “Dancing With the Stars” has arrived. For the first time, the show moved from ABC to Disney+, which meant two hours of live entertainment — and no commercial breaks. The broadcast two-hour telecast equals about 86 minutes, so the producers were tasked with finding a way to fill 34 more minutes.

Disney Plus.  Dancing With the Stars first debuted in June 2005 on ABC and soon became one of its most popular shows, though ratings have dropped in recent years. While it may not be the powerhouse it used to be, DWTS still has allure for Disney Plus, which is seeking to expand its subscriber base with different offerings.

Peta Murgatroyd is ready for her epic return! ET spoke with Peta and several other DWTS pros as they shot a portion of their opening number at Disneyland, and the dancer promised that big things are coming in season 31.«It’s just bigger and better than ever. I mean, season 31, it's gonna be the best,» Peta, who last appeared on season 29, said. "... I am so excited.

Disney Plus.  Dancing With the Stars first debuted in June 2005 on ABC and soon became one of its most popular shows, though ratings have dropped in recent years. While it may not be the powerhouse it used to be, DWTS still has allure for Disney Plus, which is seeking to expand its subscriber base with different offerings.

Dancing with the Stars” hosts Tyra Banks and Alfonso Ribeiro via Zoom on Friday prior to the show’s season premiere on Disney+ on Monday — and the pair reminisced about starring on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” together back in 1993.“We were love interests for one act,” said Banks, 48, of the sitcom, which was the California native’s first-ever acting gig. On the beloved ’90s series, Riverdale, Bronx native Ribeiro, 50, played Will Smith’s character’s cousin, Carlton, and when Banks’ character, Jackie, debuted, “it was Jackie and Carlton and we were so into each other,” she continued.“And then she sees Will,” Ribeiro interrupted. “And the short guy gets dissed again.

Alfonso Ribeiro has stepped into Tom Bergeron's dancing shoes not once, not twice, but three times. But if the new  co-host had his druthers, he'd like to step into Bergeron's shoes again and again and again.Ahead of the season 31 premiere Monday, Sept. 19 on Disney+, Ribeiro spoke with ET's Matt Cohen and opened up about co-hosting and how he's no stranger to following in Bergeron's footsteps.

Time for a shake-up! Tyra Banks dished on the changes coming to Dancing With the Stars for the reality competition’s 31st season.

The “Dancing with the Stars” season 31 cast has been announced.

Dancing with the Stars is logging a couple of firsts in its 31st season. Chief among them: a new digital home, a significant star from a competing broadcast network and its first-ever drag queen competitor.

 on Thursday, announcing a glitzy list of celebrities.The network announced their full list of dancing duos via  just two days after Charli and Heidi D'Amelio confirmed their casting to Michael Strahan following several weeks of rumors. “I don’t know how fist pumping and ballroom go together but I’m going to figure it out.” — @VINNYGUADAGNINO on joining #DWTS!#DancingOnGMA@officialdwtshttps://t.co/YkppryqQfUpic.twitter.com/zasjIhdBeCMeet the season 31 contestants! Selma Blair joins  four years after first announcing her multiple sclerosis diagnosis, and just several months removed from the release of her memoir,. As an actress, Blair is perhaps most well known for her roles in and and in 2017, she was named one of ’s People of The Year as one of their Silence Breakers. Current Bachelorette Gabby Windey's cast announcement comes only a few days before next week's  finale.

Emily Longeretta The cast of “Dancing With the Stars” Season 31, the first season that will air on Disney+ instead of ABC, has been announced. The celebrities and their professional partners were revealed on “Good Morning America” on Thursday. Tyra Banks is set to return as host alongside a new co-host, Alfonso Ribeiro, who previously won Season 19 of the dance competition.

Tyra Banks and her newly named co-host, Alfonso Ribeiro, have entered the world of Disney in the latest promo for “Dancing With the Stars”.

Tyra Banks and her newly named co-host, Alfonso Ribeiro, have entered the world of Disney in the latest promo for .In the teaser, shared to Instagram Monday, Banks and Ribeiro, who are co-hosting season 31 of the long-running series marvel at the show's new landscape now that the dance competition series has made the move to streaming, going from ABC to Disney+.«Uh, Tyra, I don't think we're in L.A. anymore,» a bewildered Ribeiro tells Banks — both of whom are dressed in their  finest.

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EXCLUSIVE: They call it “the show that captured hearts for 30 seasons.” And now, the hope is that hearts will follow the former ABC hit to Disney+.

While the announcement has yet to be made about which celebs will be competing, “Dancing With the Stars” has revealed six of the pro dancers who will be taking to the ballroom in the show’s upcoming 31st season.

is coming to Disney+, and only ET exclusively premieres the new promo touting the move to streaming for the upcoming 31st season.Featuring married pros Daniella Karagach — who won the mirrorball trophy last season with Iman Shumpert — and Pasha Pashkov, as well as Artem Chigvintsev, Witney Carson, Brandon Armstrong and Cheryl Burke in blink-and-you'll-miss-them moments, the promo serves as a PSA of sorts, sharing with viewers who were unaware or had simply forgotten about the franchise's move from ABC to Disney+ and how they can tune in for the new season. The teaser opens with Karagach and Pashkov finishing a dance routine on TV as a family watches together in the living room before the daughter exclaims, «is moving to Disney+?» Karagach and Pashkov, along with the other pros, then magically appear in the family's living room to dance with the family members. «Let the magic of dance come alive,» Karagach says, throwing some magic fairy dust in the air before she twirls into the family's home and turns it into their own personal ballroom dance floor.Almost as if they're expecting some hiccups along the way in its inaugural streaming season, the promo ends with the majority of the family members giving the performance «10s» across the board — except for grandma, who scores it a «9.» «We can't expect perfection on the try,» the grandmother reasons. Watch the promo above.The new season of will return Tyra Banks as host, but this time she'll be joined with newly named co-host Alfonso Ribeiro.Longtime judges Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli will all return to the judges' table, while Derek Hough will also be back. Dancing With the Stars streams live starting Monday, Sept. 19 at 5 p.m.

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The ballroom opens up in September on Disney+.