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The 33rd season of ABC's Dancing With the Stars begins tonight and will bring famous faces like Anna Delvey, Joey Graziadei and Tori Spelling together on your TV screen.
In total, 13 celebrities (along with their professional dancing partners) will star in the competition show co-hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough. Dances on display in the premiere include tango, cha-cha, salsa, foxtrot and jive, according to ABC.
If you don't have cable and want to watch the start of the new Dancing With the Stars season live, you have two solid options: a live TV streaming service or Disney Plus. Here's everything you need to know before the performances get underway.
You can tune in to watch the new season live tonight, Tuesday, Sept. 17, on ABC or Disney Plus at the following times: 8 p.m. (for ET and PT) and 7 p.m. (for CT). The premiere is set to stream on Disney Plus at the same time as the broadcast on your local ABC station, based on where you are, according to Disney.
If you don't need to catch the competition live, you can stream the episode on Hulu the next day, Sept. 18.
You can watch ABC without cable by signing up for a live TV streaming service that includes the channel in its lineup. Hulu Plus Live TV and YouTube TV are two popular services that check that box, and a Sling Blue subscription is a less expensive option that could supply ABC if you're in a select city.
Viewers who want to cast votes for their favorite contestants can do so as the show airs live in the ET/CT timezones (this excludes PT). During this broadcast window, online voting will be available via dwtsvote.abc.com for any time zone in the US, its territories and Canada. US fans can also vote by text message.
Hulu's plans without live TV -- Hulu and Hulu (No Ads) -- will stream the Dancing with the Stars premiere the day after it airs. Right now, you can subscribe for $8 or $18 per month, but like Disney Plus, Hulu won't cost the same after Disney's October price hike.
Hulu Plus Live TV includes ABC and is a way to watch the Dancing with the Stars premiere live without cable. The streaming service costs $77 per month (it'll soon be $83) and comes with the ad-supported versions of Disney Plus, Hulu and ESPN Plus.
Sling's Blue plan may throw in ABC, but it depends on what city you're located in. Head to this site to check. Sling Blue costs between $40-45 per month.