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Dancing with the Stars Season 35 Cast; Disney Comedy Vampirina: Teenage Vampire Returns October 6

The Dancing with the Stars Season 35 celebrity cast and their professional dancing partners were announced on ABC's Good Morning America. Co-hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, the series returns for a two-night premiere, Tuesday, Sept. 15 and Wednesday, Sept. 16 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), simulcast LIVE on ABC and Disney+, and streams next day on Hulu.

This season's celebrities and professional dancers are as follows (in alphabetical order): 

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Tatyana Ali with partner Jan Ravnik
TV personality and host Tyler Cameron with partner Sharna Burgess
Celebrity chef and host Giada De Laurentiis with partner Alan Bersten
Star of The Rookie Jenna Dewan with partner Val Chmerkovskiy
Paralympian gold medalist Ezra Frech with partner Daniella Karagach
Olympian gold medalist Amber Glenn with partner Pasha Pashkov
From "Hanson" Taylor Hanson with partner Britt Stewart
Reality star and model Maura Higgins with partner Mark Ballas
From The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Conner Leavitt with partner Adele Zaikman
Reality star and host Ciara Miller with partner Brandon Armstrong
From Love Thy Nader Sarah Jane Nader with partner Hailey Bills
Savannah Bananas star Jackson Olson with partner Emma Slater
From Jimmy Kimmel Live Guillermo Rodriguez with partner Witney Carson
From Grey's Anatomy Harry Shum Jr. with partner Jenna Johnson
Film and TV star Julia Stiles with partner Ezra Sosa
Comedian and podcaster Connor Wood with partner Rylee Arnold

The pairs will be judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.

The Dancing with the Stars Official Podcast returns for a second season with a new host, Season 34 contestant Andy Richter, sharing cast interviews, special guests, behind-the-scenes insights and expert breakdowns of the performances, Thursday, Sept. 10. New episodes air every Thursday on Disney+ and Hulu, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Hosted by Season 34 Mirrorball Champion Robert Irwin, the DWTS After Party finds viewers immediately following “Premiere: Night Two,” checking in with eliminated contestants and breaking down the best moments with DWTS alumni with never-before-seen footage and special teases. The aftershow airs LIVE Wednesday Sept. 16, at 10:00 p.m. on ABC and Disney+ and streams next day on Hulu.

A second season of the music-driven, live-action adaptation Vampirina: Teenage Vampire returns Oct. 6 on Disney Channel, and the full season will stream the next day on Disney+.

Jodie Sweetin (Full House) and Ava Jean (Camp Rock 3) join as recurring guest stars for the sophomore season, with Hollywood Records artist Hudson Stone (Camp Rock 3, The Mickey Mouse Club pilot) set to guest star, alongside Kim Coles (Living Single) returning as Dean Merriweather.

Vampirina: Teenage Vampire stars Kenzi Richardson (Aquamarine TV pilot) as the edgy and adorable Vee; Jiwon Lee as Sophie, Vee's kind and girly-girl roommate; Shaun Dixon as the intriguing and laid-back Elijah; Milo Maharlika as the 600-year-old ghost Demi; and Faith Hedley as Britney, a super-talented legacy student.

Beloved by fans of the popular book saga and record-breaking Disney Jr. series Vampirina, Vampirina: Teenage Vampire tells the story of a tween vampire girl who leaves the safety of Transylvania to attend a performing arts boarding school. Living among humans for the first time, she pursues her passion for music while keeping her vampire identity a secret. This season, after successfully performing for the entire school in front of her idol, Millie Eyelash - and inadvertently releasing a horde of monsters previously imprisoned in the mirror realm - Vee and her gang return to Wilson Hall with new musical dreams, while trying to make sense of a prophecy that dictates Vee and Elijah can never be together.

Freeform's 31 Nights of Halloween 2026 Schedule; Great Entertainment Television's Walker, Texas Ranger Labor Day Marathon

This October, Freeform's coven is growing! "31 Nights of Halloween" returns with the highly anticipated premiere of Coven Academy and a lineup of classics, including Hocus Pocus, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas and Casper, guaranteed to raise the spirits.

New supernatural teen drama series Coven Academy premieres October 1 on Freeform at 8 p.m. EDT/PDT. The full season will be available the next day on Disney+, Hulu and Freeform on Demand.

Fans can spend Friday, October 16, taking a haunting trip through Tim Burton's gothic world with a marathon featuring Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Dark Shadows and Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

. Monster mash, anyone? Freeform's October lineup is crawling with creature features, including Monsters, Inc., Monsters University, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed and Frankenweenie. From lovable beasts to mischievous misfits, these monstrously entertaining adventures prove there's nothing to fear except missing movie night.

And no October at Freeform would be complete without a spooktacular haunted house call. Beetlejuice, Casper and the Ghostbusters franchise return to keep things appropriately ghoulish all season, including a Freeform premiere of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. So dust the cobwebs off your broomstick and get ready for a frightfully fun October.

View and discuss the full schedule here.

The fans have made their voices heard again! Great Entertainment Television will be airing a fan-voted Labor Day marathon of Walker, Texas Ranger, on Monday, September 7 from 9am-6pm. Fans had the opportunity to vote for their favorite episodes via Great Entertainment Television's website, with voting ending Thursday, August 27.

The schedule can be found here.

Great Entertainment Television (GREAT) is a national TV network dedicated to your favorite TV series. GREAT, which re-launched in HD February 2026 with a new look and feel, is a top 15 diginet. GREAT is the home of some of tv’s most memorable characters and programs including Monk, Psych, The Rockford Files and Walker, Texas Ranger. It’s not just good tv – it’s Great. Great Entertainment Television is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.

BET's Lot Patrol Bonus Episodes; Netflix Renews Tires for Season 4

Following the highly successful debut of Manny Halley Productions' hit original comedy series Lot Patrol on BET, it was revealed that five bonus episodes will premiere Tuesday, November 3, at 9:30 PM ET/CT, rounding out season one with 10 full episodes. The five bonus episodes will be shot at IMANI Studio, Manny Halley's newly rebranded production facility in Pacoima, formerly operated as Quixote North Valley Studios.

Debuted this summer on BET with record ratings, Lot Patrol presents a laugh-out-loud look at Hollywood from a perspective the industry rarely shows and features a who's who of comedy talent, including DeRay Davis (21 Jump Street, Semi-Pro), Carl Anthony Payne II (Martin, House Party), Tamera Kissen (White Men Can't Jump, House Party), and comedians Skeet Carter, TK Kirkland, Alex Thomas, Tanjareen Thomas, Lionell Dalton,Nick Nervies, Dawn Raven, Iyana Halley, and G Thang.

In Lot Patrol, a mismatched squad of eccentric security guards patrols the chaotic backlot of a major Hollywood studio, wrangling unhinged actors, rogue crew members, and their own wildly dysfunctional personal lives. Shot in a sharp-witted mockumentary style, Lot Patrol blends absurd encounters, razor-sharp urban humor, and unexpectedly heartfelt moments, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the industry through the eyes of those barely holding it together.

Together, they bring to life a comedy series rooted in BET's pillars of community, culture, and connection, finding all three in the most unlikely crew: underpaid dreamers, washed-up has-beens, and borderline con artists just trying to hold it together on the world's most chaotic lot.

Netflix announced that the comedy series, Tires, has been renewed for a fourth season. The news arrives as Tires season three earned its highest-ever ranking on the Global Top 10 English TV list, reaching #5 the week of August 17, 2026.

Will (Steve Gerben), the nervous and unqualified heir to an auto repair chain, attempts to turn his father's business around despite constant torture from his cousin and now employee, Shane (Gillis). While settling in as part owners, Will and Shane struggle to keep Valley Forge afloat. Just as their business and friendship hit a breaking point, Will and Shane look to their past to figure out the future.

Tires, starring, co-created and co-written by Shane Gillis, alongside co-creator, director and EP John McKeever and star, co-creator and EP Steve Gerben, has filmed all three seasons in the Pennsylvania region, working with more than 250 local vendors and businesses across six towns - including West Chester, Philadelphia, Phoenixville, Oaks, Frazer, and Glenside.