Kirstie Alley News

USA Today reports that long-time DANCING WITH THE STARS pro Maks Chmerkovskiy will exit the ballroom competition after the upcoming season. Maks will re-team with previous partner Kirstie Alley in the first-ever 'All Stars' season beginning Monday night.

To celebrate the upcoming season of the hit series "Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars," ABC and affiliates around the country are challenging fans to be the Ultimate "Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars" super fan blogger, www.dwtsblogcontest.com. Fans in key ABC Markets will have the opportunity to compete to be their market's official show blogger for the season. The super bloggers from all participating markets will then compete and one lucky super blogger will be flown to the season finale.

The two-time Emmy(R) Award-winning, critically acclaimed and nationally syndicated THE DR. OZ SHOW begins its fourth season today, Sept. 10, with brand new episodes that further the mission that made host Mehmet Oz, M.D., and 'The Dr. Oz Show' an unparalleled phenomenon and the undisputed venue for our national conversation on health.

The two-time Emmy(R) Award-winning, critically acclaimed and nationally syndicated THE DR. OZ SHOW begins its fourth season Monday, Sept. 10, with brand new episodes that further the mission that made host Mehmet Oz, M.D., and 'The Dr. Oz Show' an unparalleled phenomenon and the undisputed venue for our national conversation on health.

With only a few short weeks until the premiere of DANCING WITH THE STARS:ALL STARS, the competitors are hard at work polishing up their dance moves. ABC has just released a promo featuring contestants Gilles Marini, Pamela Anderson, Emmitt Smith and Bristol Palin as they talk about their decision to vie once again for the coveted mirror ball trophy. Check it out below!

Sabrina Bryan has won the viewers' choice vote to become the thirteenth contestant on ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS: ALL STARS. "I am so excited. I'm getting teary eyed just right now," Bryan said today on 'Good Morning America' when the results of the vote were revealed. 'It was a fight…we all three really wanted it. I'm the lucky one with some amazing, incredible fans that have really stuck behind me.'

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.