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´óÏó´«Ã½ Worldwide Productions Dancing with the Stars, received 10 61st Primetime Emmy Award nominations - more than any other reality show, it was announced today by the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences. This is the fourth consecutive year that the show has received a nomination for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program.

Additionally, Dancing with the Stars' host and veteran television personality, Tom Bergeron, was nominated in the Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program category for the second year in a row.

Dancing with the Stars also received nominations in the following categories:

• Outstanding Choreography
• Outstanding Music Direction
• Outstanding Hairstyling For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special
• Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
• Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) For Variety, Music Or Comedy Programming
• Outstanding Short Form Picture Editing
• Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special
• Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series

"We are extremely proud of Dancing with the Stars and everyone involved in the production," said Jane Tranter, Executive Vice President, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Worldwide Productions. "It is a great honor to be acknowledged by the Television Academy in each of these categories."

"We have a fantastic team of talented professionals on Dancing with the Stars, all of whom own a piece of these nominations," said Conrad Green, Executive Producer, Dancing with the Stars. "We thank the Academy for again recognizing us as a contender and congratulate our fellow nominees."

Dancing with the Stars is the U.S. version of the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s international smash hit series, Strictly Come Dancing, where celebrities are paired with professional ballroom dance instructors and compete for a coveted mirror ball trophy. The teams are judged, critiqued and scored by a panel of dance experts - renowned ballroom judge Len Goodman, and dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba. Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris host. Dancing with the Stars is produced by ´óÏó´«Ã½ Worldwide Productions for ABC. Conrad Green serves as executive producer and Rob Wade and Matilda Zoltowski are co-executive producers. Alex Rudzinski is director.

Dancing with the Stars will enter its ninth season on ABC September 21, 2009.

Christine Shaw Davis