| Former 98 Degrees boy band member Drew | | | | will be given the chance to choose which |
| Lachey, who recently emerged victorious in | | | | performers will stay and who will leave in |
| the second season of Dancing with the Stars, | | | | the live, hour-long reality series. |
| will be again appearing on stage, as he is | | | | |
| now the host of a new Dancing with the Stars | | | | Dancing with the Stars airs its new season on |
| spin off. Entitled Dance War: Bruno vs. | | | | Monday, September 24, with celebrities such |
| Carrie Ann, the six-week-long series will be | | | | as billionaire Dallas Mavericks basketball |
| airing this winter on ABC. Open auditions for | | | | team owner Mark Cuban, Sports Illustrated |
| the new reality series started this month. | | | | swimsuit model Josie Maran and iconic Las |
| | | | Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton appearing on |
| On the new show, Dancing with the Stars | | | | the show. |
| judges Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba | | | | |
| will be pit against each other to show off | | | | For the first time in the show's history, |
| their choreographic prowess. Right now, the | | | | this season's Dancing with the Stars will |
| two are on the hunt for talented amateur | | | | features 12 celebrities competing for the |
| dancers and singers in the open auditions | | | | title. Six men and six women comprise the |
| held in New York, Los Angeles and Nashville. | | | | largest cast on the show to date. The first |
| | | | week will feature a showdown between the men |
| After the contestants are chosen, they split | | | | and women, as the women's performances will |
| into teams with Bruno or Carrie Ann to | | | | be aired on September 24, while the men will |
| compete in song in dance to eventually form | | | | perform the following night, Tuesday, |
| "the ultimate dance team." Audiences at home | | | | September 25. |