The crowd roared and groaned -- even though there wasn't one -- as "Dancing With the Stars" kicked off its season in rather stumbling fashion, with a new host and a number of changes as the ABC show sought to fit coronavirus protocols into its routine./Credit:	Eric McCandless/American Broadcasting Companies, Inc./ABC

The crowd roared and groaned -- even though there wasn't one -- as "Dancing With the Stars" kicked off its season in rather stumbling fashion, with a new host and a number of changes as the ABC show sought to fit coronavirus protocols into its routine./Credit: Eric McCandless/American Broadcasting Companies, Inc./ABC

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The crowd roared and groaned -- even though there wasn't one -- as "Dancing With the Stars" kicked off its season in rather stumbling fashion, with a new host and a number of changes as the ABC show sought to fit coronavirus protocols into its routine.