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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tonya Harding Lead Atletes Competing On Dancing with the Stars!

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DANCING WITH THE STARS: ATHLETES – Keo Motsepe and Olympic gold medalist (softball) Jennie Finch Daigle – Photo by Craig Sjodin/Courtesy of ABC.

If you want to see an all-time great NBA star, a controversial figure skating champ, an NCAA buzzer beating women’s basketball hero, the highest-paid NFL cornerback and other elite athletes – past and current – you can see them all when ABC’s Dancing with the Stars: Athletes premieres on Monday, April 30th (8/7C).

The list of competitors includes author, pundit, activist and all-time NBA great,Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; retired figure skater Tonya Harding; the woman who sank buzzer beaters in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Fur and Championship Game, Arike Ogunbowale; Washington Redskins’ cornerback,Josh Norman; baseball great,Johnny Damon;Olympic figure skater/activist,Adam Rippon and more.

Details follow.

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Dancing with the Stars Season 25 Cast Unveiled!

GOOD MORNING AMERICA – The cast of Season 25 of “Dancing with the Stars,” are announced live on “Good Morning America,” Wednesday, September 6, 2017 on the ABC Television Network – Debbie Gibson, Alan Bersten, Emma Slater, Drew Scott, Lindsey Stirling, Mark Ballas, Derek Fisher, Sharna Burgess, Nikki Bella, Barbara Corcoran, Artem Chigvintsev, Keo Motsepe, Terrell Owens, Cheryl Burke – Photo by Lou Rocco/Courtesy of ABC.

ABC has announced the celebrity cast for season 25 of Dancing with the Stars. The reveal took place on the network’s morning show, Good Morning America.

The celebrities include: former NFL star Terrell Owns, former NBA star Derek Fisher, singer Debbie Gibson, actors Sasha Pieterse and Frankie Muniz and more.

Dancing with the Stars’ 25th season premieres on Monday, September 18th.

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Pity The Fool Who Misses So You Think You Can Dance!

Mr. T is one of the new competitors on Dancing with the Stars – ABC’s long-running (24th cycle) dance-off that pairs celebrities with professional dancers.

Other new faces include original ‘CuchiCuchi’ girl Charo, free agent NFL safety Rashad Jennings and 19-year old gymnastics phenom, Simone Biles.

‘Dancing with the Stars’ returns with a live premiere on Monday, March 20 (8/7C).

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Prophecy Fulfilled Department: Ryan Lochte Joins Cast of Dancing with the Stars!

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More than a few pundits/critics/ticked off fans predicted that Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte would begin his ‘Forgive Me Tour’ (or words to that effect) by appearing on Dancing with the Stars.

They nailed it.

Lochte, Presidential wannabe Rick Perry, Marcia! Marcia! Marcia! herself, Maureen McCormick, Marilu Henner and Vanilla Ice are among the celebrity contestants on this season’s edition of the show.

Follow the jump for contestant bios. The 23rd season of ABC’s DwtS premieres on Monday, September 12th (8/7C).

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Doug Flutie, Mischa Barton Head List of Competitors on DWTS!

DANCING WITH THE STARS - DOUG FLUTIE AND KARINA SMIRNOFF - The stars grace the ballroom floor for the first time on live national television with their professional partners during the two-hour season premiere of "Dancing with the Stars," which airs MONDAY, MARCH 21 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Craig Sjodin)
DANCING WITH THE STARS – DOUG FLUTIE AND KARINA SMIRNOFF – MONDAY, MARCH 21 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Craig Sjodin)

Dancing with the Stars returns with a host of wannabe dancers including former NFL/CFL great Doug Flutie (above with Karina Smirnoff), Mischa Barton, Antonio Brown and nine more.

DWTS premieres on Monday, March 21st (8/7C). Follow the jump for the complete list of competitors.

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Once Upon a Time: An Evening with Snow White & the Evil Queen

ONCE UPON A TIME - ABC's "Once Upon a Time" stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret and Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina. (ABC/Bob D’Amico)
ONCE UPON A TIME – ABC’s “Once Upon a Time” stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret and Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina. (ABC/Bob D’Amico)

The ABC Television Network spotlights the creative forces and stars from some of its most exciting shows at D23 EXPO 2015, with exclusive Q&As and autograph sessions.

“Once Upon a Time” panel features series creators/executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, as well as stars Ginnifer Goodwin and Lana Parrilla, who will talk about their hit ABC series.

Find out what it’s like to work with the Muppets in a special panel featuring the talented performers working on the new ABC primetime series “The Muppets”.

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Meet the New Cast for “Dancing with the Stars”

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The latest cast for “Dancing with the Stars” was announced this morning on “Good Morning America”. This cast of true characters made up of a Duck Dynasty heiress, comedy legend, fashion icon, and ultimate fighter and so many more, lends itself to what should be the makings of another roller coaster of a ride season.

“Dancing with the Stars” Premieres Live on Monday, September 15 8:00-10:01 p.m., ET

Full cast details after the jump!

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ABC Sets Premiere Dates for Two New Series, Two Returning Series and a Toy Story Special!

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ABC has announced release dates for two new series, Black Box (Thursday, April 24th) and Mind Games (Tuesday, February 25th); two returning shows, The Bachelor and Dancing With the Stars (Monday, March 17th), and a new Toy Story holiday adventure, Toy Story That Time Forgot (Holiday 2014).

Black Box is a unique medical series starring Kelly Reilly as Catherine Black (above left), a world famous neurologist at the state of the art medical facility known as The Cube. As the staff of The Cube attempt to unravel the mysteries of the brain, Black hides from them the fact that she is bipolar.

Mind Games (above right) stars Christian Slater as Ross Edwards, con artist and ex-con who, with his brilliant, bipolar, behavioral scientist brother, Clark, sets up a company to use their unique skills to influence situations to their clients’ advantage without the clients’ target even knowing that they’re doing it. Their methods could be described as ‘a little bit of science, a dash of con-artistry, plus a smattering of Jedi mind tricks.’

Follow the jump for series descriptions, dates and times.

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ABC Unveils Mid-Season Premieres!

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ABC announced the eight shows that will comprise the additions to its mid-season schedule – including one sitcom [Work It, four reality shows [Celebrity Wife Swap, Wipeout, Shark Tank and the next round of Dancing With the Stars] and three hour-long shows [The River, GCB and Missing].

Network descriptions for the new shows and premiere dates – all Eastern Time – follow the jump.

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Television: TV Guide Reveals The Winners of Their ‘Fan Favorites’ Poll And Put’s Them On The Cover

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TV Guide Magazine has come to realize that the Nielsen Ratings doesn’t always give a true picture of which TV shows are fan favorites. That’s why they chose to give the fans a voice in showing their appreciation for their favorites. TV Guide ran a poll, the fans voted and some of the winners are:

Castle, The Big Bang Theory, Dancing with the Stars, Chuck and Supernatural. Congratulations to Jensen Ackles for winning best actor , Misha Collins for winning best Non-Human Character and Timothy Dalton for winning Best Villain.

Check out the video after the jump to see what the stars of all these shows had to say about winning this award.

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