Alfonso Ribeiro Says the ‘DWTS’ Lineup Pairings Were Different a Few Weeks Ago

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00:00What was your first impressions when you saw it?

00:02Oh, I knew it was going to be a great season.

00:03I mean, it's really incredible, the amount of incredible personalities.

00:08And, you know, we haven't seen this yet, but great dancing, great stories to tell, nostalgia, new.

00:16Like, there's a lot of everything coming.

00:18You know, it's like when you think about the Mormon wives, right?

00:21Like, they're new to being, you know, in show business and famous and all of that, right?

00:25But then you still have, you know, Corey Feldman from the 80s, right?

00:29You've got, you know, Andy Richter right here, right?

00:32Like, you've got so many great people from different generations coming together.

00:36And the vibe is right.

00:38Everyone's getting along.

00:39Everyone's having a great time.

00:40I think it's going to be an incredible season.

00:42It really is.

00:43Do you get, like, do you get a heads up, like, well in advance of who's going to be on the cast?

00:46Not well in advance.

00:47I know it before they know it.

00:49Okay.

00:50Typically, once we, you know, have a list of the pros that are going to be on,

00:55we then at some point will get the opportunity to, you know, hear who's going to be.

01:00But it's never final, right?

01:02It's always changing.

01:03I know about Lauren coming in, like, two years.

01:05Right, two days ago, right?

01:06Like, so it's ever-changing.

01:08And, you know, there were some pairings that were different three weeks ago, right?

01:13And so things continue to evolve as new people come in and you realize,

01:19ooh, actually this is a better pairing than that pairing.

01:22And they work on it right up until the final day until they meet each other.

01:26And, you know, look, Dina Katz, Conrad Green, Rob Mills at ABC, they always get it right.

01:32They figure out, I don't know how they do it,

01:34but they always figure out how to put the right person, the right people together.

01:38Sure, yeah.

01:38It's like personality testing.

01:40Yes, yes.

01:41They're magical.

01:42It really is.

01:43It really is.

01:44Yeah.

01:44I don't know if you got to sneak into any rehearsals thus far.

01:47No, no, no.

01:48They're just getting started.

01:49They're just getting started.

01:50They're getting started.

01:51But, you know, you've heard things.

01:52Sure, yeah.

01:53You know, you've heard things, you know, about, you know, this couple here,

01:55these two right here.

01:57Like, I've heard some things.

01:58Okay, heard some things.

01:59You know what I mean?

02:00So, you know, there's going to be some fun stuff.

02:02Okay, so based on what you've heard, who do we think is going to be the underdog?

02:06Who do you think was going to be the one to beat this season?

02:08Well, I think, you know, I will say this.

02:10It's impossible to say today because I've always said this show is a reality show

02:17wrapped in a dance competition.

02:19So it's part of who's going to be willing to share their heart with America while dancing.

02:26So there might be some on the dance floor frontrunners, but they may not be actual frontrunners.

02:32Sure.

02:33Because we've seen in the past people go home early when they don't showcase their personality.

02:39Sure, no, that's so true.

02:39Right?

02:40So that's the interesting part.

02:43Is anything changing with, like, the way that we're judging, the way that we're scoring,

02:46the way that we're eliminating this year?

02:47Not that I'm aware of.

02:48Nothing that I'm aware of in terms of the structure of the show.

02:51Okay.

02:51It's still the structure of the show.

02:53We've got some great surprises coming.

02:54We've got some pretty cool theme weeks coming.

03:00We're moving things around.

03:02It's going to be an eventful season.

03:06Trust me when I tell you.

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