Dancing with the Stars (American season 28)
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Promotional poster featuring the cast of Season 28
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 16, 2019 – November 25, 2019 |
| Additional information | |
| Celebrity winner | Hannah Brown |
| Professional winner | Alan Bersten |
Season twenty-eight of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 16, 2019 on the ABC network.[1]
On November 25, 2019, The Bachelorette star Hannah Brown and professional dancer Alan Bersten were announced winners, marking Bersten’s first win. Actor and comedian Kel Mitchell and Witney Carson finished second, while singers Ally Brooke and Sasha Farber and Lauren Alaina and Gleb Savchenko came in third and fourth place respectively.
Contents
Cast
Couples
For the first time, the couples were not announced in advance, but were revealed on the season premiere.[2] On August 19, 2019, Peta Murgatroyd announced that she would be returning as a professional and on August 21, the cast was revealed on Good Morning America.[3][4] Artem Chigvintsev and last season's champion Sharna Burgess did not return for this season.[5] Two new dancers, Daniella Karagach and Pasha Pashkov, were added to the pro line-up.[6] Karagach and returning pro Keo Motsepe do not have partners this season.[7] This is the first season in which all the competing female pros have won prior.
On September 16, it was announced that Christie Brinkley would withdraw from competing in the season due to injuries in rehearsals. Due to this, her daughter, Sailor, took her place.[8][9]
| Celebrity | Notability (known for) | Professional partner | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Wilson | The Supremes singer | Brandon Armstrong | Eliminated 1st on September 23, 2019 |
[10] |
| Ray Lewis | Former NFL linebacker | Cheryl Burke | Withdrew on September 30, 2019 |
[11] |
| Lamar Odom | Former NBA forward | Peta Murgatroyd | Eliminated 2nd on October 7, 2019 |
[12] |
| Sailor Brinkley-Cook | Model & daughter of Christie Brinkley | Valentin Chmerkovskiy | Eliminated 3rd on October 21, 2019 |
[13] |
| Karamo Brown | Queer Eye expert & activist | Jenna Johnson | Eliminated 4th on October 28, 2019 |
[14] |
| Kate Flannery | The Office actress | Pasha Pashkov | Eliminated 5th on November 4, 2019 |
[15] |
| Sean Spicer | Former White House Press Secretary | Lindsay Arnold Jenna Johnson (weeks 8-9) |
Eliminated 6th on November 11, 2019 |
[16] |
| James Van Der Beek | Dawson's Creek actor | Emma Slater | Eliminated 7th on November 18, 2019 |
[17] |
| Lauren Alaina | Country music singer | Gleb Savchenko | Fourth place on November 25, 2019 |
[18] |
| Ally Brooke | Fifth Harmony singer | Sasha Farber | Third place on November 25, 2019 |
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| Kel Mitchell | Nickelodeon actor & comedian | Witney Carson | Runners-up on November 25, 2019 |
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| Hannah Brown | The Bachelorette star | Alan Bersten | Winners on November 25, 2019 |
Hosts and judges
Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews returned as hosts, while Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli, returned as judges.[19]
Dance troupe
There was no troupe this season.[6]
Scoring charts
| Couple | Place | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 3+4 | 5 | 6 | 5+6 | 7 | 8 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah & Alan | 1 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 25+27=52 | 29+2=31 | 32+39=71 | 27+27=54 | 28+30=58 |
| Kel & Witney | 2 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 27+24=51 | 28+2=30 | 34+40=74 | 27+30=57 | 30+29=59 |
| Ally & Sasha | 3 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 27+27=54 | 30 | 40+40=80 | 29+30=59 | 30+30=60 |
| Lauren & Gleb | 4 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 27+27=54 | 24 | 34+36=70 | 27+27=54 | 27+30=57 |
| James & Emma | 5 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 27+27=54 | 30+2=32 | 36+36=72 | 24+27=51 | |
| Sean & Lindsay | 6 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 18+24=42 | 20 | 26+24=50 | ||
| Kate & Pasha | 7 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 24+24=48 | 24+2=26 | |||
| Karamo & Jenna | 8 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 25+24=49 | ||||
| Sailor & Val | 9 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 24 | 27 | 51 | |||||
| Lamar & Peta | 10 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 20 | 32 | ||||||||
| Ray & Cheryl | 11 | 15 | 15 | 30 | — | ||||||||||
| Mary & Brandon | 12 | 17 | 15 | 32 | |||||||||||
- Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week
- Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week
- the couple eliminated that week
- the returning couple that was in the bottom two
- the couple withdrew from the competition
- the winning couple
- the runner-up couple
- the third place couple
- the fourth place couple
Average score chart
This table only counts dances scored on a 30-point scale (scores by guest judges and those awarded in the dance-offs are excluded).
| Rank by average |
Place | Couple | Total points |
Number of dances |
Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Ally & Sasha | 399 | 15 | 26.6 |
| 2 | 1 | Hannah & Alan | 384 | 15 | 25.6 |
| 3 | 2 | Kel & Witney | 382 | 15 | 25.5 |
| 4 | 5 | James & Emma | 326 | 13 | 25.1 |
| 5 | 4 | Lauren & Gleb | 371 | 15 | 24.7 |
| 6 | 7 | Kate & Pasha | 202 | 9 | 22.4 |
| 7 | 9 | Sailor & Val | 133 | 6 | 22.2 |
| 8 | 8 | Karamo & Jenna | 168 | 8 | 21.0 |
| 9 | 6 | Sean & Lindsay | 197 | 11 | 17.9 |
| 10 | 12 | Mary & Brandon | 32 | 2 | 16.0 |
| 11 | 11 | Ray & Cheryl | 30 | 2 | 15.0 |
| 12 | 10 | Lamar & Peta | 48 | 4 | 12.0 |
Highest and lowest scoring performances
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:
| Dance | Highest scored dancer(s) | Highest score | Lowest scored dancer(s) | Lowest score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cha-cha-cha | Kel Mitchell James Van Der Beek |
24 | Lamar Odom | 12 |
| Foxtrot | James Van Der Beek Lauren Alaina |
27 | Lamar Odom | 11 |
| Salsa | Kel Mitchell | 28 | Sean Spicer Lamar Odom |
12 |
| Tango | Hannah Brown | 29 | Kel Mitchell Sean Spicer |
16 |
| Rumba | Lauren Alaina Hannah Brown |
27 | Sailor Brinkley-Cook | 18 |
| Viennese waltz | Kel Mitchell | 30 | Lamar Odom | 13 |
| Paso doble | Ally Brooke | 30 | Sean Spicer | 15 |
| Quickstep | Hannah Brown | 29 | Karamo Brown Sean Spicer |
19 |
| Samba | Ally Brooke | 30 | Kel Mitchell | 20 |
| Jive | Ally Brooke | 30 | Karamo Brown | 16 |
| Argentine tango | Lauren Alaina | 27 | Kate Flannery Sean Spicer |
19 |
| Jazz | Ally Brooke Kel Mitchell |
30 | Sean Spicer | 20 |
| Contemporary | James Van Der Beek Kel Mitchell |
30 | Karamo Brown | 25 |
| Team dances | Ally Brooke Hannah Brown James Van Der Beek Lauren Alaina |
27 | Karamo Brown Kate Flannery Kel Mitchell Sean Spicer |
24 |
| Charleston | Ally Brooke | 30 | — | — |
| Freestyle | Ally Brooke Lauren Alaina Hannah Brown |
30 | Kel Mitchell | 29 |
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances
Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum.
| Couple | Highest scoring dance(s) | Lowest scoring dance(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah & Alan | Freestyle (30) | Cha-cha-cha (20) |
| Kel & Witney | Viennese waltz, Contemporary & Jazz (30) | Tango (16) |
| Ally & Sasha | Paso doble, Samba, Jazz, Charleston, Jive & Freestyle (30) | Cha-cha-cha (16) |
| Lauren & Gleb | Freestyle (30) | Cha-cha-cha & Paso doble (19) |
| James & Emma | Contemporary (30) | Cha-cha-cha (20) |
| Sean & Lindsay | Viennese waltz (21) | Salsa (12) |
| Kate & Pasha | Viennese waltz (27) | Cha-cha-cha (15) |
| Karamo & Jenna | Contemporary & Paso doble (25) | Jive (16) |
| Sailor & Val | Jive (27) | Foxtrot & Rumba (18) |
| Lamar & Peta | Viennese waltz (13) | Foxtrot (11) |
| Ray & Cheryl | Salsa & Foxtrot (15) | Salsa & Foxtrot (15) |
| Mary & Brandon | Foxtrot (17) | Cha-cha-cha (15) |
Weekly scores
Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
Week 1: First Dances
On the first night, couples danced the cha-cha-cha, foxtrot, salsa or tango.
For the first time in the show's history, the official partnerships were revealed to the public during the live broadcast.[20]
At the end, the show paid tribute to season 17 contestant, Valerie Harper who died sixteen days earlier.
- Running order
| Couple | Scores[21] | Dance | Music[22] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah & Alan | 20 (7, 7, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"—Whitney Houston |
| Kel & Witney | 16 (6, 5, 5) | Tango | "Sucker"—Jonas Brothers |
| Kate & Pasha | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "She Works Hard for the Money"—Donna Summer |
| Lamar & Peta | 11 (5, 3, 3) | Foxtrot | "Feeling Good"—Michael Bublé |
| Lauren & Gleb | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"—Shania Twain |
| Sailor & Val | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "Uptown Girl"—Billy Joel |
| Karamo & Jenna | 17 (6, 5, 6) | Salsa | "Juice"—Lizzo |
| Ray & Cheryl | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Salsa | "Hot in Herre"—Nelly |
| Mary & Brandon | 17 (6, 5, 6) | Foxtrot | "Baby Love"—The Supremes |
| Ally & Sasha | 16 (5, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Work from Home"—Fifth Harmony |
| Sean & Lindsay | 12 (4, 4, 4) | Salsa | "Spice Up Your Life"—Spice Girls |
| James & Emma | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Whatever It Takes"—Imagine Dragons |
Week 2: First Elimination
The couples danced one unlearned dance; Paso doble, quickstep, rumba, samba and Viennese waltz are introduced.
Two new format changes were introduced for the remainder of the season: live voting during the broadcast(only viewers in the Central and Eastern time zones), and a judges' save for one of the bottom two couples.
- Running order
| Couple | Scores[23] | Dance | Music[24] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James & Emma | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Dancing on the Ceiling"—Lionel Richie | Safe |
| Sailor & Val | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Rumba | "Señorita"—Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello | Safe |
| Ray & Cheryl | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "September"—Earth, Wind & Fire | Bottom two |
| Ally & Sasha | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Viennese waltz | "Iris"—Kina Grannis | Safe |
| Mary & Brandon | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Think"—Aretha Franklin | Eliminated |
| Lauren & Gleb | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Paso doble | "Confident"—Demi Lovato | Safe |
| Sean & Lindsay | 16 (6, 5, 5) | Tango | "Shut Up and Dance"—Walk the Moon | Safe |
| Karamo & Jenna | 19 (7, 5, 7) | Quickstep | "Let's Go Crazy"—Prince & The Revolution | Safe |
| Kate & Pasha | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Fly Me to the Moon"—Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Kel & Witney | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Samba | "Every Little Step"—Bobby Brown | Safe |
| Lamar & Peta | 12 (4, 4, 4) | Salsa | "Con Calma"—Daddy Yankee feat. Snow | Safe |
| Hannah & Alan | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Lover"—Taylor Swift | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Inaba: Mary & Brandon
- Tonioli: Ray & Cheryl
- Goodman: Ray & Cheryl
Week 3: Movie Night
The couples performed one unlearned dance to famous film songs; jive is introduced.
At the beginning of the show, it was announced that Ray Lewis had withdrawn from the competition due to a prior toe injury sustained in rehearsals. His dance partner, Cheryl Burke, performed their routine during the live show with season 24 winner Rashad Jennings as a stand-in. There was no additional elimination.
- Running order
| Couple | Scores[25] | Dance | Music[26] | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren & Gleb | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Tango | "Oh, Pretty Woman"—Roy Orbison | Pretty Woman | Safe |
| Hannah & Alan | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Rumba | "Hold On"—Wilson Phillips | Bridesmaids | Safe |
| Karamo & Jenna | 16 (5, 5, 6) | Jive | "I'm Still Standing"—Elton John | Rocketman | Safe |
| Ally & Sasha | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "Dreaming of You"—Selena | Selena | Safe |
| Ray & Cheryl | N/A | Cha-cha-cha | "Twist and Shout"—The Beatles | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Withdrew |
| James & Emma | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Rumba | "Shallow"—Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper | A Star Is Born | Safe |
| Kate & Pasha | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "9 to 5"—Dolly Parton | 9 to 5 | Safe |
| Lamar & Peta | 12 (4, 4, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "Old Time Rock and Roll"—Bob Seger | Risky Business | Bottom two |
| Sailor & Val | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Tango | "Mamma Mia"—Meryl Streep | Mamma Mia! | Safe |
| Kel & Witney | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Rumba | "My Heart Will Go On"—Celine Dion | Titanic | Bottom two |
| Sean & Lindsay | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Night Fever"—Bee Gees | Saturday Night Fever | Safe |
Week 4: Top 10
Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Leah Remini, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
The couples performed one unlearned dance; Argentine tango is introduced.
As part of ABC's "Cast from the Past Week," season 17 contestant Leah Remini served as a guest judge for this week.
- Running order
| Couple | Scores[27] | Dance | Music[28] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean & Lindsay | 21 (5, 6, 5, 5) | Paso doble | "Bamboléo"—Gipsy Kings | Safe |
| Ally & Sasha | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Proud Mary"—Tina Turner | Safe |
| Kel & Witney | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "If I Can't Have You"—Shawn Mendes | Safe |
| Kate & Pasha | 26 (7, 7, 6, 6) | Argentine tango | "Hands to Myself"—Selena Gomez | Safe |
| James & Emma | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Walking on Sunshine"—Katrina and the Waves | Safe |
| Hannah & Alan | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "I Love It"—Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX | Safe |
| Lamar & Peta | 20 (5, 7, 4, 4) | Viennese waltz | "Kiss from a Rose"—Seal | Eliminated |
| Sailor & Val | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"—Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | Safe |
| Lauren & Gleb | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Jolene"—Dolly Parton | Safe |
| Karamo & Jenna | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Old Town Road"—Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus | Bottom two |
- Judges' votes to save
- Inaba: Karamo & Jenna
- Tonioli: Karamo & Jenna
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Karamo & Jenna
Week 5: Disney Night
The couples performed one unlearned dance to songs from Disney films; contemporary and jazz are introduced.
No elimination took place this week.
- Running order
| Couple | Scores[29] | Dance | Music[30] | Disney film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sailor & Val | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes"—Lily James | Cinderella |
| Karamo & Jenna | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Samba | "I Just Can't Wait to Be King"—JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph & John Oliver | The Lion King |
| Kate & Pasha | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jazz | "A Spoonful of Sugar"—Julie Andrews | Mary Poppins |
| Sean & Lindsay | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "You've Got a Friend in Me"—Randy Newman | Toy Story 4 |
| Ally & Sasha | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Contemporary | "Beauty and the Beast"—Ariana Grande & John Legend | Beauty and the Beast |
| Lauren & Gleb | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Samba | "Under the Sea"—Samuel E. Wright | The Little Mermaid |
| Kel & Witney | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Jazz | "We're All in This Together"—Cast of High School Musical | High School Musical |
| Hannah & Alan | 25 (9, 7, 9) | Foxtrot | "A Whole New World"—Zayn & Zhavia Ward | Aladdin |
| James & Emma | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Paso doble | "He's a Pirate"—Klaus Badelt | Pirates of the Caribbean |
Week 6
The couples danced one unlearned dance.
- Running order
| Couple | Scores[31] | Dance | Music[32] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ally & Sasha | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Quickstep | "Take On Me"—A-ha | Bottom two |
| Kate & Pasha | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "I Have Nothing"—Whitney Houston | Safe |
| Kel & Witney | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Quickstep | "Part-Time Lover"—Stevie Wonder | Safe |
| Karamo & Jenna | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Contemporary | "Someone You Loved"—Lewis Capaldi | Safe |
| Hannah & Alan | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Samba | "Southbound"—Carrie Underwood | Safe |
| Sailor & Val | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Jive | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"—Wham! | Eliminated |
| Sean & Lindsay | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Viennese waltz | "Somebody to Love"—Queen | Safe |
| James & Emma | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Samba | "Light It Up"—Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG | Safe |
| Lauren & Gleb | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Contemporary | "The Other Side"—Lauren Alaina | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Inaba: Ally & Sasha
- Tonioli: Ally & Sasha
- Goodman: Did not vote
Week 7: Halloween Night
The couples performed one unlearned dance and a team dance to Halloween themes and songs.
- Running order
| Couple | Scores[33] | Dance | Music[34] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kel & Witney | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Jive | "Time Warp"—Cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Safe |
| James & Emma | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "I Put a Spell on You"—Annie Lennox | Safe |
| Ally & Sasha | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Sweet but Psycho"—Ava Max | Safe |
| Hannah & Alan | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Jazz | "Bad Girls"—Donna Summer | Safe |
| Karamo & Jenna | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Survivor"—2WEI | Eliminated |
| Lauren & Gleb | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Argentine tango | "Whatever Lola Wants"—Gotan Project | Safe |
| Sean & Lindsay | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Jive | "Monster Mash"—Bobby Pickett | Safe |
| Kate & Pasha | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "Wicked Game"—Chris Isaak | Bottom two |
| Ally & Sasha Hannah & Alan James & Emma Lauren & Gleb |
27 (9, 9, 9) | Freestyle (Team Trick) |
"Somebody's Watching Me"—Rockwell | |
| Karamo & Jenna Kate & Pasha Kel & Witney Sean & Lindsay |
24 (8, 8, 8) | Freestyle (Team Treat) |
"Sweet Dreams"—Beyoncé | |
- Judges' votes to save
- Inaba: Karamo & Jenna
- Tonioli: Kate & Pasha
- Goodman: Kate & Pasha
Week 8: Dance-Off Week
The couples performed one unlearned dance and participated in specific dance-offs for extra points. Due to being on top of the previous week's leaderboard and holding the highest average of the season thus far, James & Emma earned immunity from competing in the dance-off and automatically received two bonus points added to their total score.
Due to Lindsay Arnold's mother-in-law passing away, Jenna Johnson stepped in to dance with Sean Spicer for this week.
- Running order
| Couple | Scores[35] | Dance | Music[36] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean & Jenna | 20 (7, 7, 6) | Jazz | "Come Sail Away"—Styx | Safe |
| Lauren & Gleb | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Hound Dog"—Elvis Presley | Safe |
| Kel & Witney | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Salsa | "This Is How We Do It"—Montell Jordan | Safe |
| Ally & Sasha | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Paso doble | "Higher"—Ally Brooke feat Matoma | Bottom two |
| Hannah & Alan | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Quickstep | "American Girl"—Elle King | Safe |
| Kate & Pasha | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Heat Wave"—Linda Ronstadt | Eliminated |
| James & Emma | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Contemporary | "Don't Stop Believin'"—Ray Chew | Safe |
| Couple | Judges' votes | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kel & Witney | Kel, Ally, Kel | Jive | "Don't Stop Me Now"—Queen | Winner (2 pts) |
| Ally & Sasha | Loser | |||
| Kate & Pasha | Kate, Kate, Kate | Cha-cha-cha | "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"—C+C Music Factory | Winner (2 pts) |
| Sean & Jenna | Loser | |||
| Hannah & Alan | Hannah, Hannah, Hannah | Salsa | "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"—Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine | Winner (2 pts) |
| Lauren & Gleb | Loser |
- Judges' votes to save
- Inaba: Ally & Sasha
- Tonioli: Ally & Sasha
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Ally & Sasha
Week 9: Boy Band & Girl Group Night
Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Joey Fatone, Bruno Tonioli.
The couples performed two unlearned dances to songs from famous girl groups (the first round) and boy bands (the second round) throughout history.
Season 4 runner-up, season 15 competitor and NSYNC member Joey Fatone served as a guest judge for this week. Spice Girls member Emma Bunton was originally supposed to guest judge the girl group round but could not attend due to scheduling conflicts. Emma Bunton was not replaced.
For the second consecutive week, Jenna Johnson danced with Sean Spicer on account of Arnold's absence.
- Running order
| Couple | Scores[37] | Dance[lower-alpha 2] | Music[38] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James & Emma | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Jive | "I'm So Excited"—The Pointer Sisters | Safe |
| 36 (9, 8, 10, 9) | Jazz | "Bye Bye Bye"—NSYNC | ||
| Sean & Jenna | 26 (7, 6, 7, 6) | Argentine tango | "Bills, Bills, Bills"—Destiny's Child | Eliminated |
| 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "Story of My Life"—One Direction | ||
| Hannah & Alan | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Salsa | "No Scrubs"—TLC | Safe |
| 39 (10, 9, 10, 10) | Tango | "Boy with Luv"—BTS | ||
| Ally & Sasha | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Samba | "Wannabe"—Spice Girls | Safe |
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Jazz | "Step by Step"—New Kids on the Block | ||
| Lauren & Gleb | 34 (9, 9, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "You Can't Hurry Love"—The Supremes | Bottom two |
| 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "I Want It That Way"—Backstreet Boys | ||
| Kel & Witney | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Free Your Mind"—En Vogue | Safe |
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Viennese waltz | "I'll Make Love to You"—Boyz II Men |
- Judges' vote to save
- Inaba: Lauren & Gleb
- Tonioli: Lauren & Gleb
- Goodman: Did not vote
Week 10: Semifinals
During the first round, the couples performed a redemption dance to a new song that was coached by one of the three judges. They also later danced one unlearned dance in the second round.
Charleston is introduced.
- Running order
| Couple | Scores[39] | Dance[lower-alpha 3] | Music[40] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren & Gleb | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"—Kelly Clarkson | Safe |
| 27 (9, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Humble and Kind"—Tim McGraw | ||
| Kel & Witney | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Get Ready"—The Temptations | Safe |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Contemporary | "I Will Always Love You"—Whitney Houston | ||
| Ally & Sasha | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Viennese waltz | "Perfect"—Ed Sheeran | Bottom two |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)"—Benny Goodman | ||
| Hannah & Alan | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Dancing with a Stranger"—Sam Smith & Normani | Safe |
| 27 (9, 9, 9) | Contemporary | "Lose You to Love Me"—Selena Gomez | ||
| James & Emma | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Canned Heat"—Jamiroquai | Eliminated |
| 27 (9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Take Me to Church"—Hozier |
- Judges' vote to save
- Inaba: Ally & Sasha
- Tonioli: Ally & Sasha
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Ally & Sasha
Week 11: Finale
The couples performed their favorite dance of the season and a freestyle routine.
- Running order
| Couple | Scores[41] | Dance | Music[42] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ally & Sasha | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Jive | "Proud Mary"—Tina Turner | Third place |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Conga"—Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine | ||
| Lauren & Gleb | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Jolene"—Dolly Parton | Fourth place |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"—Luke Bryan | ||
| Kel & Witney | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Jazz | "We're All in This Together"—Cast of High School Musical | Runner-up |
| 29 (10, 9, 10) | Freestyle | "Jump"—Kris Kross | ||
| Hannah & Alan | 28 (10, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Lover"—Taylor Swift | Winners |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Girl on Fire"—Alicia Keys / "Hollaback Girl"—Gwen Stefani |
Dance chart
The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week:
- Week 1: Cha-cha-cha, foxtrot, salsa and tango (First Dances)
- Week 2: One unlearned dance
- Week 3: One unlearned dance (Movie Night)
- Week 4: One unlearned dance
- Week 5: One unlearned dance (Disney Night)
- Week 6: One unlearned dance
- Week 7: One unlearned dance and team dances (Halloween Night)
- Week 8: One unlearned dance and dance-offs (Dance-Off Week)
- Week 9: Two unlearned dances (Boy Band & Girl Group Night)
- Week 10: Redemption dance and one unlearned dance (Semifinals)
- Week 11: Favorite dance and freestyle (Finale)
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah & Alan | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | Rumba | Paso doble | Foxtrot | Samba | Jazz | Freestyle (Team "Trick") |
Quickstep | Salsa | Salsa | Tango | Rumba | Contemporary | Viennese waltz | Freestyle |
| Kel & Witney | Tango | Samba | Rumba | Cha-cha-cha | Jazz | Quickstep | Jive | Freestyle (Team "Treat") |
Salsa | Jive | Paso doble | Viennese waltz | Tango | Contemporary | Jazz | Freestyle |
| Ally & Sasha | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | Rumba | Jive | Contemporary | Quickstep | Tango | Freestyle (Team "Trick") |
Paso doble | Jive | Samba | Jazz | Viennese waltz | Charleston | Jive | Freestyle |
| Lauren & Gleb | Cha-cha-cha | Paso doble | Tango | Foxtrot | Samba | Contemporary | Argentine tango | Freestyle (Team "Trick") |
Jive | Salsa | Quickstep | Rumba | Paso doble | Viennese waltz | Foxtrot | Freestyle |
| James & Emma | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Rumba | Quickstep | Paso doble | Samba | Viennese waltz | Freestyle (Team "Trick") |
Contemporary | Immunity | Jive | Jazz | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | ||
| Sean & Lindsay | Salsa | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Paso doble | Quickstep | Viennese waltz | Jive | Freestyle (Team "Treat") |
Jazz | Cha-cha-cha | Argentine tango | Foxtrot | ||||
| Kate & Pasha | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Quickstep | Argentine tango | Jazz | Viennese waltz | Rumba | Freestyle (Team "Treat") |
Jive | Cha-cha-cha | ||||||
| Karamo & Jenna | Salsa | Quickstep | Jive | Tango | Samba | Contemporary | Paso doble | Freestyle (Team "Treat") |
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| Sailor & Val | Foxtrot | Rumba | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | Jive | ||||||||||
| Lamar & Peta | Foxtrot | Salsa | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | ||||||||||||
| Ray & Cheryl | Salsa | Foxtrot | Cha-cha-cha | |||||||||||||
| Mary & Brandon | Foxtrot | Cha-cha-cha | ||||||||||||||
- Highest scoring dance
- Lowest scoring dance
- Not scored or danced by the celebrity
- Gained bonus points for winning this dance-off
- Gained no bonus points for losing this dance-off
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "2019 Season Premiere" | September 16, 2019 | 1.0/5 | 8.07[43] |
| 2 | "First Elimination" | September 23, 2019 | 0.8/4 | 6.40[44] |
| 3 | "Movie Night" | September 30, 2019 | 0.8/4 | 6.58[45] |
| 4 | "Top 10" | October 7, 2019 | 0.8/3 | 6.40[46] |
| 5 | "Disney Night" | October 14, 2019 | 0.9/4 | 6.61[47] |
| 6 | "Week 6" | October 21, 2019 | 0.7/3 | 6.28[48] |
| 7 | "Halloween Night" | October 28, 2019 | 0.9/4 | 6.40[49] |
| 8 | "Dance-Off Week" | November 4, 2019 | 0.8/3 | 6.20[50] |
| 9 | "Boy Band & Girl Group Night" | November 11, 2019 | 0.9/4 | 6.75[51] |
| 10 | "Semi-Finals" | November 18, 2019 | 0.8/4 | 6.63[52] |
| 11 | "Finale" | November 25, 2019 | 1.1/5 | 7.79[53] |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The couples were scored on a 40-point scale due to the presence of a guest judge.
- ↑ In the second round, the dance order changed so that Hannah & Alan performed before Sean & Jenna, while Ally & Sasha performed last.
- ↑ In the second round, the dance order changed so that James & Emma performed before Hannah & Alan.
References
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