Dancing with the Stars Episode #18.1 (Season 18, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | Family, Music, Reality-TV

Dancing with the Stars

Episode #18.1 (Season 18, Episode 1)

TV-PG

TV Episode | Family, Music, Reality-TV

Past competitor Erin Andrews returns as the new co-host for season 18. R2D2 makes an appearance as Billy Dee Williams dances to a Star Wars medley opposite a pair of storm troopers and Ewoks.

Director

Alex Rudzinski

Writers

Christine Castanon | Matthew Traylor

Producer

Megan Wade

Editors

Evan Finn | David Timoner

Production Designer

James Yarnell

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 17, 2014

Release date

Mar 17, 2014 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 21 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 27 wins & 191 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
36 cast members

Name	Known for
Tom Bergeron Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Dancing with the Stars (I) (2005)
Erin Andrews Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	That's My Boy (2012)
Len Goodman Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	Dancing with the Stars (I) (2005)
Bruno Tonioli Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	What a Girl Wants (2003)
Carrie Ann Inaba Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	Dancing with the Stars (2007)
Sean Avery Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Tenet (2020)
Mark Ballas Self - Partner: Candace Cameron Bure Self - Partner: Candace Cameron Bure See fewer	Samantha Who? (2007)
Sharna Burgess Self - Partner: Charlie White Self - Partner: Charlie White See fewer	Strictly Come Dancing (2004)
Cheryl Burke Self - Partner: Drew Carey Self - Partner: Drew Carey See fewer	Dancing with the Stars (I) (2005)
Henry Byalikov Self - Partner: Diana Nyad Self - Partner: Diana Nyad See fewer	The Great Gatsby (2013)
Candace Cameron Bure Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Full House (1987)
Drew Carey Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The Drew Carey Show (1995)
Witney Carson Self - Partner: Cody Simpson Self - Partner: Cody Simpson See fewer	Dancin': It's on! (2015)
Artem Chigvintsev Self - Dance Troupe Self - Dance Troupe See fewer	La La Land (2016)
Maksim Chmerkovskiy Self - Partner: Meryl Davis Self - Partner: Meryl Davis See fewer	Byrd and the Bees
Val Chmerkovskiy Self - Partner: Danica McKellar Self - Partner: Danica McKellar See fewer	Being the Ricardos (2021)
Meryl Davis Self Self See fewer	Shall We Dance on Ice? (2010)
Driton 'Tony' Dovolani Self - Partner: NeNe Leakes (as Tony Dovolani) Self - Partner: NeNe Leakes (as Tony Dovolani) See fewer	Shall We Dance? (2004)
HannaH Eisenmann Ewok Ewok See fewer	Criminal Minds (2005)
Stone Eisenmann Ewok Ewok See fewer	New Girl (2011)
Gigi Hadid Self - Audience Member Self - Audience Member See fewer	Ocean's Eight (2018)
Derek Hough Self - Partner: Amy Purdy Self - Partner: Amy Purdy See fewer	Dancing with the Stars (I) (2005)
NeNe Leakes Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The New Normal (2012)
James Maslow Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Big Time Rush (2009)
Danica McKellar Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The Wonder Years (1988)
Peta Murgatroyd Self - Partner: James Maslow Self - Partner: James Maslow See fewer	Faith, Hope & Love (2019)
Diana Nyad Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Nyad (2023)
Amy Purdy Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Dark Place (2019)
Alli Simpson Self - Audience Member Self - Audience Member See fewer	Finding Cody (2012)
Angie Simpson Self - Audience Member Self - Audience Member See fewer	The Amazing Race Australia (2011)
Cody Simpson Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Escape from Planet Earth (2012)
Emma Slater Self - Partner: Billy Dee Williams Self - Partner: Billy Dee Williams See fewer	Mamma Mia! (2008)
Karina Smirnoff Self - Partner: Sean Avery Self - Partner: Sean Avery See fewer	Dark Feathers (2024)
Giovanni Velazquez Self - Dancer Self - Dancer See fewer	¡Mira quién baila! (2005)
Charlie White Self Self See fewer	Shall We Dance on Ice? (2010)
Billy Dee Williams Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)