Dancing with the Stars' 22nd season got off to a great start for three couples, who tied for first place on the judges' leaderboard during Monday night's premiere broadcast on ABC.
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Good Morning America meteorologist Ginger Zee, Boyz II Men member Wanya Morris, and America's Next Top Model winner Nyle DiMarco all topped the judges' leaderboard out of the 12 competing couples when they each received 23 out of 30 points from Dancing with the Stars judges Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli.
Wanya and his pro partner Lindsay Arnold danced the cha cha, Ginger and her pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy performed the jive, and Nyle and pro partner Peta Murgatroyd danced the cha cha.
Fourth place also represented a tie amongst four pairs, who each earned 21 points from the judges. NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown and partner Sharna Burgess took the stage with a quickstep routine as well as Donald Trump's second ex-wife Marla Maples and partner Tony Dovolani.
The other two couples danced a foxtrot routine: UFC fighter Paige VanZant and partner Mark Ballas, and NFL player and Super Bowl MVP Von Miller and partner Witney Carson.
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Fuller House star Jodie Sweetin and The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kim Fields tied for eighth place on the judges' leaderboard with 20 points each. Jodie and partner Keo Motsepe performed the tango, while Kim and partner Sasha Farber took the stage with a cha cha routine.
Tenth place went to former The O.C. star Mischa Barton and partner Artem Chigvintsev, who received 16 points from the judges for their tango routine.
Retired NFL quarterback Doug Flutie and partner Karina Smirnoff finished the night in eleventh place on the leaderboard with 15 points after taking the stage with a foxtrot routine.
Political correspondent and former The Celebrity Apprentice runner-up Geraldo Rivera unfortunately landed at the bottom of Monday night's leaderboard with only 13 points after dancing the cha cha with partner Edyta Sliwinska.
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