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ABC announced the celebrity-pro pairings for the upcoming edition of DANCING WITH THE STARS: ALL-STARS on today's Good Morning America.

In a show first, fans will determine who the final All-Star cast member will be. Fan favorite Carson Kressley recently made a video campaigning for the final spot in the upcoming season's cast. Check it out below!

The cast of DANCING WITH THE STARS: ALL STARS has just been announced. The show will premiere Monday, September 24, 8:00-10:00 p.m., ET/PT on the ABC Network. The All-Stars cast will feature Gilles Marini, Pamela Anderson, Kelly Monaco, Shawn Johnson, Melissa Rycroft, Joey Fatone, Helio Castroneves, Drew Lachey, Bristol Palin, Apolo Anton Ono, Kirstie Alley and Emmit Smith.

Veteran program executive Pearlena Igbokwe has been named Executive Vice President, Drama Development for NBC Entertainment, it was announced today by Jennifer Salke, President of NBC Entertainment, to whom Igbokwe will report.

Hosted by 'Good Morning America's' Lara Spencer and by actor, 'Good Morning America' contributor and former 'Dancing with the Stars' contestant Cameron Mathison, 'Dance Floor Confidential' takes viewers backstage to reveal the secrets to the music, the dance, the costumes, the tanning, the judges, and even the tension and high octane pressure that make the show one of the most competitive on TV. Also, former 'Dancing with the Stars' favorites including Kirstie Alley, Joey Fatone, Julianne Hough, Ricki Lake and Mario Lopez talk candidly about the show that brought them a new level of fame, and in some cases, some dramatic weight loss.

Hosted by 'Good Morning America's' Lara Spencer and by actor, 'Good Morning America' contributor and former 'Dancing with the Stars' contestant Cameron Mathison, 'Dance Floor Confidential' takes viewers backstage to reveal the secrets to the music, the dance, the costumes, the tanning, the judges, and even the tension and high octane pressure that make the show one of the most competitive on TV. Also, former 'Dancing with the Stars' favorites including Kirstie Alley, Joey Fatone, Julianne Hough, Ricki Lake and Mario Lopez talk candidly about the show that brought them a new level of fame, and in some cases, some dramatic weight loss.

ABC details its 13 comedy pilots under consideration for next season.

A star-studded cast of eleven celebrities, paired with the world's top professional ballroom dancers will hit the floor on March 10th as DANCING WITH THE STARS, Season 12 comes to GSN. DANCING WITH THE STARS, Season 12, premieres on Saturday, March 10th at 6:00 p.m. ET.

A star-studded cast of eleven celebrities, paired with the world's top professional ballroom dancers will hit the floor on March 10th as DANCING WITH THE STARS, Season 12 comes to GSN. DANCING WITH THE STARS, Season 12, premieres on Saturday, March 10th at 6:00 p.m. ET.

Seattle sketch mavens Lisa Koch and Peggy Platt (Dos Fallopia) ring in the holidays with the 11th edition of their cult holiday show, chock full of maladjusted characters, tacky costumes, and more wigs than Lady GaGa.

GSN (Game Show Network) announced today that it has acquired the exclusive off-network rights to ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS from Disney-ABC Domestic Television, which will make GSN the only network on which previous seasons of the mega-hit dance competition can be seen.

Today we are talking to one of the brightest stars on Broadway whose career has virtually exploded over the last few years with recurring roles on Fox's hit musical dramedy series GLEE, as well as NBC's multi-award-winning 30 ROCK - in addition to his newly minted classic character in the canon of unforgettable personalities on Larry David's HBO series CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM - the astonishingly gifted Cheyenne Jackson. Talking all about his Broadway roots and starring in musicals such as XANADU, FINIAN'S RAINBOW, ALL SHOOK UP and more, Jackson and I also discuss some of his favorite performers and co-stars and he shares fond remembrances of musicals and appearances past, as well as looks ahead to what he would like to do in the future, both near and far. Jackson also reveals what the next few months hold - the early 2012 return of 30 ROCK; the release of his new film THE GREEN - and describes what audiences can expect from his 50s and 60s-themed Carnegie Hall concert on November 18, CHEYENNE JACKSON'S COCKTAIL HOUR: MUSIC OF THE MAD MEN ERA. Plus, first news on his self-penned solo album with collaborator/muse Sia, as well as his upcoming film appearances - and much, much more!

Digital Spy reports that Michael Rispoli is set to join the upcoming Kirstie Alley pilot THE MANZANIS for ABC.

According to the NY Times, Kirstie Alley is currently in negotiations to star in THE FABULOUS LIES OF HOLLYWOOD WHORES, a new play that is aimimg for a Broadway run in 2012. Broadway veteran and music star Lance Basss serves as a producer for the show, along with Jamie Kennedy, Beverley Mitchell and Matt Seifnia.

High praise from his dance partner aside, Kressley revealed for the first time, on 'GMA,' that Trebunskaya was not his first choice for a professional partner. Comparing the process of the show's 13 celebrities being paired with professional dancers to online dating, Kressley said it was Russian dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy, paired this season with U.S. soccer star Hope Solo, whom he really wanted to move with on the dance floor.

Kirstie Alley was back in the spotlight this year due to her success on 'Dancing with the Stars.' As previously reported, the actress has been vocal about her her desire to take her talents to the Broadway stage in a play. Now according to Deadline.com, Alley is ditching her dreams of starring in a Broadway show to star in a new coedy for ABC titled The Manzani's. As described by Deadline, the show is 'a new take on Roseanne, and stars Alley as a very opinionated wife/mother who, along with her family, the Manzanis, moves to repressed country club town.'

It's that time of year again: a new crop of celebrities, a new ballroom stage, and a new season of Dancing With the Stars!

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