[4] Tyra Banks returned as host, while season 19 champion Alfonso Ribeiro joined as co-host.

[7] Soon after, Joseph Baena, Wayne Brady, Daniel Durant,[8][9] Jordin Sparks,[10] Gabby Windey,[11] and Trevor Donovan[12] were all reported as celebrity participants as well.

[16] A promo for the season released on August 18 featured professional dancers Daniella Karagach, Pasha Pashkov, Artem Chigvintsev, Witney Carson, Brandon Armstrong, and Cheryl Burke.

[17] Britt Stewart, Peta Murgatroyd, Emma Slater, Koko Iwasaki, Val Chmerkovskiy, Alan Bersten, Gleb Savchenko, and Louis Van Amstel were later revealed to be the rest of the professional dancers for the season.

[19] Sasha Farber was initially reported to be a troupe member this season, but was later revealed to also be returning as a pro.

[25] On November 20, 2022, professional dancer Cheryl Burke announced her retirement from the show after 26 seasons.

Additionally, it was announced that season nineteen champion Alfonso Ribeiro would be joining the show alongside Banks as co-host.

Color key: Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Derek Hough, Bruno Tonioli.

Selma Blair announced that she had to withdraw from the competition for medical reasons, although she and Sasha Farber still performed their waltz.

Due to Selma Blair's withdrawal,[31] the judges' scores and viewer votes from both nights were combined.

Individual judges' scores are given in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Michael Bublé, Derek Hough, Bruno Tonioli.

Vanilla Ice, En Vogue, Salt-N-Pepa, and Kid 'n Play performed their respective songs during the dance relays.