Overview
- The 19th season begins Friday, 27 February 2026 with the Kennenlern-Show, followed by twelve live episodes mostly on Fridays at 20:15, with the fourth show moved to Sunday for a DFB test match, airing on RTL and streaming on RTL+.
- RTL confirms a 14-celebrity field including Bianca Heinicke, Ross Antony, Esther Schweins, Nadja Benaissa, Betty Taube, Gustav Schäfer, Jan Kittmann, Joel Mattli, Milano, Simon Gosejohann, Willi Whey, Anna-Carina Woitschack, Sonya Kraus and Vanessa “Nessi” Borck.
- Fourteen professional dancers are set, with fan favorites Ekaterina Leonova, Kathrin Menzinger, Vadim Garbuzov and Valentin Lusin returning and Victoria Sauerwald joining as a newcomer, while Christina Hänni says she was not invited this year.
- Daniel Hartwich and Victoria Swarovski resume hosting duties as Motsi Mabuse, Joachim Llambi and Jorge González return to the jury.
- RTLup mounts a 27 February lead-in with “Die Magic Moments der Profis” at 13:30 and “15 Jahre Let’s Dance – Tänze, Bilder, Emotionen” at 16:45, part of a broader strategy of staggered contestant reveals that media economist Armin Rott says sustains weeks of coverage.