'Dancing With The Stars' Premiere VIDEO: Season 17 Contestant Bill Nye 'Eliminated First Week,' He Says
Dancing With The Stars is set to premiere its 17th season Monday night at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.
The cast was officially announced weeks ago on Good Morning America morning show and fans will get to watch this new group of celebrities face off in a dance showdown every week.
Contestant Bill Nye, also known as "The Scientist Guy" admitted that he's not sure if he has all the physical forces compared to his other 11 contestants.
"I'm in to win. But whether I can is another story," he said, according to USA Today. "Look at the cast: Corbin Bleu is a professional dancer. Elizabeth Berkley had great success as a dancer. Even Snooki is working it. What am I doing here? I may get eliminated the first week."
The show's executive producer, Conrad Green said this season's cast has no weak links.
"The quality of dancing may well be the best across the board that we have had," Green said. "Even the people that have never done any real dancing before, they are looking extremely good from what I have seen. There's a very consistent quality. I'm intrigued by all of them."
Here is the list of the competitors on season 17 and their partners:
- "Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi with Sasha Farber
- Valerie Harper and Tristan MacManus
- "Saved By the Bell" and "Showgirls" star Elizabeth Berkley with Valentin Chmerkovskiy
- "Glee" star Amber Riley with Derek Hough
- Former NFL player/ESPN Analyst Keyshawn Johnson with Sharna Burgess
- "High School Musical" star Corbin Bleu with Karina Smirnoff
- "King of Queens" star Leah Remini with Tony Dovolani
- "The Voice" star Christina Milian with Mark Ballas
- Bill Nye "The Science Guy" with Tyne Stecklein
- "Pretty Little Liars " and "Army Wives" actor Brant Daugherty with Peta Murgatroyd
- Jack Osbourne with Cheryl Burke
- "Blue Collar Comedy's" Bill Engvall with Emma Slater
