NINE REMAINING CELEBRITIES COMPETE DURING "THE SWITCH UP" ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS," MONDAY, OCTOBER 12

Maksim Chmerkovskiy to Guest Judge

Fan engagement through social media has helped to switch up the nine remaining couples. Celebrities and professional dancers switch partners on MONDAY, OCTOBER 12 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on "Dancing with the Stars." Season 18 Mirrorball-winner Maksim Chmerkovskiy will guest judge alongside Julianne Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli. The pressure is on for the pro dancers to choreograph new dances with new partners. Each couple will dance to a different style of dance, including the Jive, Cha Cha and Tango. Celebrities will perform one routine with their "switch up" partner and return to their original dance partners the following week.

The "Switch Up" pairings and styles of dance are:

Alek Skarlatos & Emma Slater dancing the Rumba
Alexa PenaVega & Derek Hough dancing the Tango
Andy Grammer & Sharna Burgess dancing the Argentine Tango
Bindi Irwin & Valentin Chmerkovskiy dancing the Cha Cha
Carlos PenaVega & Lindsay Arnold dancing the Quickstep
Hayes Grier & Allison Holker dancing the Viennese Waltz
Nick Carter & Witney Carson dancing the Paso Doble
Paula Deen & Mark Ballas dancing the Jive
Tamar Braxton & Louis van Amstel dancing the Samba

Hosted by Emmy(R) Award-winning host Tom Bergeron ("America's Funniest Home Videos") and Erin Andrews (sports host & "Dancing with the Stars" Season 10 finalist), "Dancing with the Stars" is the hit series in which celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba and ballroom dancer and Emmy(R)-nominated choreographer Julianne Hough.

Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite couples via phone on Monday and Tuesday night during and up to 60 minutes after the end of "Dancing with the Stars" broadcast in each time zone. Online voting at www.ABC.com and on Facebook at https://apps.facebook.com/votedwts/ is open for 15 hours, beginning from the start of the episode on the East Coast at 8:00 p.m., ET/5:00 p.m., PT and closing at 11:00 a.m., ET/8:00 a.m., PT the next day. From week three until the finale, viewers may cast their votes for their favorite couples via phone on Monday nights during and up to 60 minutes after the end of the "Dancing with the Stars" broadcast in each time zone. Online voting at www.ABC.com and on Facebook at https://apps.facebook.com/votedwts/ is open for 24 hours, beginning from the start of each episode on the East Coast at 8:00 p.m., ET/5:00 p.m., PT and closing at 8:00 p.m., ET/5:00 p.m., PT on Tuesday evenings.

"Dancing with the Stars" is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Rob Wade, Ashley Edens-Shaffer and Joe Sungkur are executive producers. Alex Rudzinski directs. "Dancing with the Stars" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-PG, L parental guideline.

About BBC Worldwide Productions

BBC Worldwide Productions is a key business under BBC Worldwide North America, the U.S. division of the main commercial arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), BBC Worldwide. Based in Los Angeles, BBC Worldwide Productions develops and produces scripted and unscripted projects based on BBC formats/brands for cable and broadcast networks, as well as digital platforms. The production company is producer of Dancing with the Stars (ABC), Getting On (HBO), Top Gear (HISTORY) and the upcoming limited series, Crime (HBO).