Broadway's Alfonso Ribeiro to Join DANCING WITH THE STARS as Guest Judge

Host of "America's Funniest Home Videos" and Season 19 Mirrorball Champion, Alfonso Ribeiro, returns to the ballroom for a special TV Night themed episode of "Dancing with the Stars" LIVE on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Taking part in the celebration, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, The Great Gonzo, Pepé the King Prawn, and other Muppets will kick off the evening followed by a huge opening number featuring the cast of "Dancing with the Stars." The night continues when each couple performs an all-new routine to a theme song that commemorates iconic television throughout history, from "Breaking Bad" to "I Dream of Jeanie" and beyond. At the end of the night, the couple with the lowest combined judges and viewer votes from Tuesday, September 22 will be eliminated.

Couples Will Dance to Songs From the Following TV Shows:

Alek Skarlatos & Lindsay Arnold - True Blood

Alexa PenaVega & Mark Ballas - Breaking Bad

Andy Grammer & Allison Holker - American Bandstand

Bindi Irwin & Derek Hough - The Jeffersons

Carlos PenaVega & Witney Carson - The Golden Girls

Gary Busey & Anna Trebunskaya - The Addams Family

Hayes Grier & Emma Slater - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Kim Zolciak Biermann & Tony Dovolani - I Dream of Jeannie

Nick Carter & Sharna Burgess - Downton Abbey

Paula Deen & Louis van Amstel - Gilligan's Island

Tamar Braxton & Valentin Chmerkovskiy -- Mad Men

Hosted by Emmy® Award-winning host Tom Bergeron ("America's Funniest Home Videos") and Erin Andrews (sports host & "Dancing with the Stars" Season 10 finalist), "Dancing with the Stars" is the hit series in which celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts including dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba and ballroom dancer and Emmy® Award-winning choreographer Julianne Hough.

Beginning week three until the finale, viewers may cast their votes for their favorite couples via phone on Monday nights during and up to 60 minutes after the end of the "Dancing with the Stars" broadcast in each time zone. Online voting at www.ABC.com and on Facebook at https://apps.facebook.com/votedwts/ is open for 24 hours, beginning from the start of each episode on the East Coast at 8:00 p.m., ET/5:00 p.m., PT and closing at 8:00 p.m., ET/5:00 p.m., PT on Tuesday evenings.

"Dancing with the Stars" is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Rob Wade, Ashley Edens-Shaffer and Joe Sungkur are executive producers. Alex Rudzinski directs. "Dancing with the Stars" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-PG, L parental guideline.

About BBC Worldwide Productions

BBC Worldwide Productions is a key business under BBC Worldwide North America, the U.S. division of the main commercial arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), BBC Worldwide. Based in Los Angeles, BBC Worldwide Productions develops and produces scripted and unscripted projects based on BBC formats/brands for cable and broadcast networks, as well as digital platforms. The production company is producer of Dancing with the Stars (ABC), Getting On (HBO), Top Gear (HISTORY) and the upcoming limited series, Crime (HBO).

Photo: Fred Lee/ABC