Unpredictable comedian? Check. Olympians? Check. Bunch of people you've never heard of? Of course.
ABC announced the new contestants for fading reality series "Dancing With the Stars," and went with the usual mix of young Disney talent, athletes, and weirdos.
Andy Dick will provide the unpredictability, given a history of alcohol-related groping and indecent exposure arrests. D.L. Hughley will also represent the comedy world, but is more likely to keep his clothes on.
Wynonna Judd and Kellie Pickler will give country music fans a couple of people to root for. And Judd could be this year's Bristol Palin -- in other words, someone sort of political -- if half-sister Ashley Judd opts to run for the U.S. Senate from Kentucky.
Olympians Dorothy Hamill and Alexandra Raisman will add some respectability to the whole affair. NFL star Jacoby Jones and boxer Victor Ortiz's athleticism make them serious contenders as well, to the extent that anything about "DWTS" is serious.
The show will need lots of competitors who know how to stage a comeback, because it's attempting one as well. Ratings are down, and a recent All-Star season failed to inject new life into the series.
Here's the Season 16 cast:
ABC announced the new contestants for fading reality series "Dancing With the Stars," and went with the usual mix of young Disney talent, athletes, and weirdos.
Andy Dick will provide the unpredictability, given a history of alcohol-related groping and indecent exposure arrests. D.L. Hughley will also represent the comedy world, but is more likely to keep his clothes on.
Wynonna Judd and Kellie Pickler will give country music fans a couple of people to root for. And Judd could be this year's Bristol Palin -- in other words, someone sort of political -- if half-sister Ashley Judd opts to run for the U.S. Senate from Kentucky.
Olympians Dorothy Hamill and Alexandra Raisman will add some respectability to the whole affair. NFL star Jacoby Jones and boxer Victor Ortiz's athleticism make them serious contenders as well, to the extent that anything about "DWTS" is serious.
The show will need lots of competitors who know how to stage a comeback, because it's attempting one as well. Ratings are down, and a recent All-Star season failed to inject new life into the series.
Here's the Season 16 cast:
- Wynonna Judd, five-time Grammy-winning country star (with Tony Dovolani)
- D.L. Hughley, comedian and actor (with Cheryl Burke)
- Jacoby Jones, Baltimore Ravens wide receiver (with Karina Smirnoff)
- Lisa Vanderpump, star of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" and "Vanderpump Rules" (with Gleb Savchenko)
- Andy Dick, actor and comedian (with Sharna Burgess)
- Victor Ortiz, former WBC Welterweight Champion (with "So You Think You Can Dance" finalist Lindsay Arnold)
- Zendaya Coleman, Disney Channel star (with Val Chmerkovskiy)
- Aly Raisman, Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics (with Mark Ballas)
- Ingo Rademacher, "General Hospital" star (with Kym Johnson)
- Kellie Pickler, country music star and former "American Idol" contestant (with Derek Hough)
- Dorothy Hamill, Olympic gold medalist in figure skating (with Tristan MacManus)
