The Season 33 premiere of "Dancing With the Stars" saw a slight uptick in ratings compared to last season as it welcomed a new slew of celebrities. The debut scored 4.97 million viewers across ABC and Disney+,

It was Chandler Kinney who “set the bar so high,” according to Inaba. She and partner Brandon Armstrong absolutely killed their tango, topping the leaderboard with a score of 23/30. However, Dwight Howard and Daniella Karagach came in second with 22/30.

Among the cast who will be learning to samba, jive, and rumba their way to the top of the leaderboard is fake heiress and convicted con artist Anna Delvey, who will compete on the season with the permission of ICE as she’s still under house arrest and wearing an ankle monitor.

Dancing with the Stars” returns tonight, September 17, for its 33rd season with 13 new celebs competing for the Len Goodman Mirror Ball Trophy. Every week those contestants will perform in a new dance style and be judged and scored by Carrie Ann Inaba,

Inaba's fellow judges had relatively positive feedback for Delvey, as Bruno Tonioli joked that she was "reinventing Anna yet again" and Derek Hough was left speechless by her pote

Season 33 of Dancing With The Stars premiered last night. Heading into the show, many were curious to see the performance of convicted felon Anna Delvey, whose casting on the show has been seen as controversial.

Anna Delvey is one of the most controversial competitors in Dancing With the Stars history. As a convicted fraudster, she would always face an uphill battle with viewers. As the past has taught us, viewers have a lot of sway in which competitors remain in contention for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.