Dancing with the Stars 23 (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Season twenty-three of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 12, 2016, on the ABC network.

On November 23, 2016, Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez and Valentin Chmerkovskiy were announced the winner; IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe and Sharna Burgess placed second, and retired NFL player Calvin Johnson Jr. and Lindsay Arnold placed third. Having won at age 16, Hernandez is currently the youngest winner of the show, surpassing Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson (season 8).

Cast

Couples

The first eight professional dancers were revealed on Good Morning America on August 23, 2016, and have all appeared on the show before. The six returning from the previous season include Lindsay Arnold, Sharna Burgess, Witney Carson, Artem Chigvintsev, Val Chmerkovskiy, and Sasha Farber; the two returning from past seasons are Allison Holker (last seen in season 21) and Gleb Savchenko (from season 16). Later, other returning dancers were announced: Emma Slater (last seen in season 21), Maksim Chmerkovskiy (last competed in season 18), Derek Hough (last competed season 21) and Cheryl Burke (last competed season 19). Past troupe member Jenna Johnson is the only new pro this season. Pros from the previous season who did not return this season include reigning champion Peta Murgatroyd, who was expecting a child, Mark Ballas, Tony Dovolani, Edyta ?liwi?ska, and Karina Smirnoff. Keo Motsepe returned, but as a member of the show's dance troupe.

The full cast of celebrities and pros was revealed on August 30, 2016, on Good Morning America. They are:

Celebrity	Notability (known for)	Professional partner	Status
Jake T. Austin	Actor	Jenna Johnson	Eliminated 1st
Rick Perry	Republican politician	Emma Slater	Eliminated 2nd
Babyface	Singer, songwriter & record producer	Allison Holker	Eliminated 3rd
Vanilla Ice	Rapper & actor	Witney Carson	Eliminated 4th
Amber Rose	Model & actress	Maksim Chmerkovskiy	Eliminated 5th
Maureen McCormick	Actress & author	Artem Chigvintsev	Eliminated 6th
Ryan Lochte	Olympic swimmer	Cheryl Burke	Eliminated 7th
Marilu Henner	Actress, broadcaster & author	Derek Hough	Eliminated 8th
Terra Jol	Reality television star	Sasha Farber	Eliminated 9th
Jana Kramer	Country music singer & actress	Gleb Savchenko	Eliminated 10th
Calvin Johnson Jr.	Former American football wide receiver	Lindsay Arnold	Third place
James Hinchcliffe	Race car driver	Sharna Burgess	Runner-up
Laurie Hernandez	Olympic artistic gymnast	Valentin Chmerkovskiy	Winner

Hosts and judges

Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews return as hosts, and Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli return as judges. On August 26, 2016, it was reported that Julianne Hough would return to the show as a judge following a hiatus. Due to a personal tragedy involving her boyfriend, Erin Andrews took a week off from her co-hosting duties; former pro Kym Johnson-Herjavec filled in during week 3 Tuesday's results show. On October 17, Pitbull took over Len Goodman's position as a guest judge for week 6. On November 7, Idina Menzel took over for Goodman as a guest judge for week 9.

Scoring charts

Couple	Place	1	2	1+2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Laurie & Val	1	31	32	63	31	30	25	37	34+35=69	30+3=33	40+40=80	30+30=60	38+40=78	+40=118
James & Sharna	2	31	29	60	29	28	29	38	36+38=74	30+5=35	36+37=73	29+30=59	37+40=77	+40=117
Calvin & Lindsay	3	26	28	54	32	23	24	37	36+38=74	30	37+37=74	26+30=56	35+40=75	+40=115
Jana & Gleb	4	27	29	56	26	23	26	40	34+35=69	27+3=30	40+40=80	28+30=58	35+36=71
Terra & Sasha	5	25	31	56	30	25	27	30	34+35=69	24	38+36=74	30+30=60
Marilu & Derek	6	27	29	56	28	21	27	34	29+35=64	23	36+36=72
Ryan & Cheryl	7	24	24	48	25	22	24	30	28+38=66	23+3=26
Maureen & Artem	8	22	26	48	28	24	24	31	28+38=66
Amber & Maks	9	24	24	48	25	24	24	28
Vanilla Ice & Witney	10	25	26	51	23	23
Babyface & Allison	11	26	30	56	25	18
Rick & Emma	12	20	22	42	23
Jake & Jenna	13	22	24	46

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 the last to be called safe

the couple earned immunity, and could not be eliminated

{{colorbox}} the winning couple

{{colorbox}} the runner-up couple

{{colorbox}} the third-place couple

Average score chart

This table only counts dances scored on a 40-point scale (Weeks in which the scores were out of 30 have been rounded to be out of 40).

Rank by average	Place	Couple	Total points	Number of dances	Average
1	1	Laurie & Val	591	16	36.9
2	2	James & Sharna	586		36.6
3	3	Calvin & Lindsay	564		35.3
4	4	Jana & Gleb	521	15	34.7
5	5	Terra & Sasha	440	13	33.9
6	6	Marilu & Derek	349	11	31.7
7	8	Maureen & Artem	237	8	29.6
8	7	Ryan & Cheryl	261	9	29.0
9	9	Amber & Maks	165	6	28.4
10	11	Babyface & Allison	99	4	24.8
11	10	Vanilla Ice & Witney	97	4	24.3
12	13	Jake & Jenna	46	2	23.0
13	12	Rick & Emma	65	3	21.7

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 40-point scale (Weeks in which the scores were out of 30 have been rounded to be out of 40) are as follows:

Dance	Highest scored dancer(s)	Highest score	Lowest scored dancer(s)	Lowest score
Jive	James Hinchcliffe	40	Jake T. Austin	22
Foxtrot	Laurie Hernandez	40	Ryan Lochte Amber Rose	24
Cha-cha-cha	Marilu Henner	34	Rick Perry	20
Viennese Waltz	Laurie Hernandez James Hinchcliffe	40	Maureen McCormick	22
Quickstep	Calvin Johnson Jr.	40	Rick Perry	22
Tango	Terra Jol	40	Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds	24
Argentine tango	Jana Kramer Laurie Hernandez	40	Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds	30
Paso doble	Jana Kramer	40	Rick Perry Vanilla Ice	23
Salsa	Calvin Johnson Jr.	40	Amber Rose	25
Charleston	Terra Jol	38	Marilu Henner	29
Samba	Laurie Hernandez	40	Maureen McCormick	31
Jazz	Laurie Hernandez	40	Calvin Johnson Jr.	32
Contemporary	Laurie Hernandez Jana Kramer	40	Ryan Lochte	32
Rumba	Terra Jol	40	Ryan Lochte	28
Jitterbug	James Hinchcliffe	36	"?	"?
Team dance	Ryan Lochte James Hinchcliffe Maureen McCormick Calvin Johnson, Jr	38	Laurie Hernandez Terra Jol Jana Kramer Marilu Henner	35
Waltz	Jana Kramer	40	Calvin Johnson Jr.	37
Team-up dance	Laurie Hernandez Jana Kramer	40	Marilu Henner Terra Jol	36
Freestyle	Calvin Johnson Jr. Laurie Hernandez James Hinchcliffe	40	Jana Kramer	36
Fusion dance	Laurie Hernandez James Hinchcliffe Calvin Johnson Jr.	40	"?	"?

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

Scores are based upon a potential 40-point maximum (Weeks in which the scores were out 30 have been rounded to be out of 40).

Couples	Highest scoring dance(s)	Lowest scoring dance(s)
Laurie & Val	Jazz, Viennese Waltz, Argentine tango, Contemporary, Foxtrot, Samba, Freestyle & Foxtrot/Argentine tango fusion (40)	Cha-cha-cha & Tango (31)
James & Sharna	Viennese Waltz, Jive, Freestyle & Viennese Waltz/Foxtrot fusion (40)	Paso doble & Cha-cha-cha (29)
Calvin & Lindsay	Quickstep, Salsa, Freestyle & Jive/Quickstep fusion (40)	Cha-cha-cha (26)
Jana & Gleb	Argentine tango, Waltz, Contemporary & Paso doble (40)	Jive (26)
Terra & Sasha	Rumba & Tango (40)	Jive (25)
Marilu & Derek	Viennese Waltz, Samba & Jazz (36)	Jive (27)
Ryan & Cheryl	Team Dance (38)	Foxtrot & Quickstep (24)
Maureen & Artem	Team Dance (38)	Viennese Waltz (22)
Amber & Maks	Argentine tango & Samba (32)	Foxtrot & Viennese Waltz (24)
Vanilla Ice & Witney	Viennese Waltz (31)	Paso doble (23)
Babyface & Allison	Argentine tango (30)	Tango (24)
Rick & Emma	Paso doble (23)	Cha-cha-cha (20)
Jake & Jenna	Cha-cha-cha (24)	Jive (22)

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, Julianne Hough, Bruno Tonioli.

Week 1: First Dances

The couples danced the cha-cha-cha, foxtrot, jive, or Viennese Waltz.

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music
Marilu & Derek	27 (7, 7, 6, 7)	Jive	"Can't Stop Dancin'"?Captain & Tennille
James & Sharna	31 (8, 8, 7, 8)	Foxtrot	"Live Life""?Zayde Wlf
Calvin & Lindsay	26 (7, 6, 6, 7)	Cha-cha-cha	"That's What I Like""?Flo Rida feat. Fitz
Maureen & Artem	22 (6, 5, 5, 6)	Viennese Waltz	"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman""?Mary J. Blige
Babyface & Allison	26 (7, 6, 6, 7)	Foxtrot	"'Deed I Do""?Ray Charles
Amber & Maks	24 (6, 6, 6, 6)	Foxtrot	"Here""?Alessia Cara
Vanilla Ice & Witney	25 (7, 5, 6, 7)	Cha-cha-cha	"Ice Ice Baby""?Vanilla Ice
Jana & Gleb	27 (7, 6, 6, 8)	Viennese Waltz	"Dangerous Woman""?Ariana Grande
Jake & Jenna	22 (5, 6, 5, 6)	Jive	"Kiss You""?One Direction
Rick & Emma	20 (5, 5, 5, 5)	Cha-cha-cha	"God Blessed Texas""?Little Texas
Terra & Sasha	25 (7, 6, 6, 6)	Jive	"Stuff Like That There""?Betty Hutton
Ryan & Cheryl	24 (6, 6, 6, 6)	Foxtrot	"Call Me Irresponsible""?Michael Bubl
Laurie & Val	31 (8, 8, 7, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"American Girl""?Bonnie McKee

Week 2: TV Night

The couples performed one unlearned dance to famous TV theme songs; Argentine tango, paso doble, quickstep, and tango are introduced.

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	TV show	Result
Maureen & Artem	26 (7, 6, 6, 7)	Quickstep	"The Brady Bunch""?Peppermint Trolley Company	The Brady Bunch	Safe
Jana & Gleb	29 (7, 8, 7, 7)	Tango	"I Don't Want to Be""?Gavin DeGraw	One Tree Hill	Safe
Rick & Emma	22 (6, 5, 6, 5)	Quickstep	"Green Acres Theme""?Vic Mizzy	Green Acres	Safe
Calvin & Lindsay	28 (7, 7, 7, 7)	Foxtrot	"As Days Go By""?Jesse Frederick	Family Matters	Safe
Amber & Maks	24 (6, 6, 6, 6)	Viennese Waltz	"Game of Thrones Theme""?Ramin Djawadi	Game of Thrones	Safe
Jake & Jenna	24 (6, 6, 6, 6)	Cha-cha-cha	"Go, Diego, Go! Theme"	Go, Diego, Go!	Eliminated
Vanilla Ice & Witney	26 (6, 7, 6, 7)	Foxtrot	"Love and Marriage""?Frank Sinatra	Married... with Children	Safe
Terra & Sasha	31 (8, 7, 8, 8)	Quickstep	"Bewitched Theme""?Howard Greenfield & Jack Keller	Bewitched	Safe
Babyface & Allison	30 (8, 7, 7, 8)	Argentine tango	"The X-Files""?Mark Snow	The X-Files	Safe
Laurie & Val	32 (8, 8, 8, 8)	Jive	"DuckTales""?Mark Mueller	DuckTales	Safe
James & Sharna	29 (7, 7, 7, 8)	Paso doble	"The Walking Dead Theme""?Bear McCreary	The Walking Dead	Safe
Marilu & Derek	29 (7, 8, 7, 7)	Foxtrot	"Angela""?Bob James	Taxi	Safe
Ryan & Cheryl	24 (6, 6, 6, 6)	Quickstep	"The Muppet Show Theme""?Jim Henson & Sam Pottle	The Muppet Show	Last to be called safe

Week 3: Face-off Night

The couples were paired off into six sets, with each set of couples performing the same dance to different songs. The highest-scoring couple from each set won immunity, and could not be eliminated (ties were broken by Len Goodman's deciding vote). Salsa is introduced. The show was shortened to one hour due to the presidential debate.

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Babyface & Allison	25 (7, 6, 6, 6)	Jive	"Great Gosh A'Mighty""?Little Richard	Safe
Jana & Gleb	26 (6, 7, 6, 7)		"Too Many Fish in the Sea""?Bette Midler	Immunity
Rick & Emma	23 (6, 5, 6, 6)	Paso doble	"Tamacun""?Rodrigo y Gabriela	Eliminated
Vanilla Ice & Witney	23 (6, 6, 5, 6)		"Save Tonight""?Zayde Wlf	Immunity
James & Sharna	29 (7, 7, 8, 7)	Cha-cha-cha	"Big Trouble""?Outasight	Immunity
Ryan & Cheryl	25 (6, 7, 6, 6)		"If It Ain't Love""?Jason Derulo	Safe
Terra & Sasha	30 (8, 7, 8, 7)	Viennese Waltz	"Iris""?Goo Goo Dolls	Safe
Calvin & Lindsay	32 (8, 8, 8, 8)		"Woman's World""?BJ the Chicago Kid	Immunity
Amber & Maks	25 (7, 6, 6, 6)	Salsa	"Booty""?Jennifer Lopez feat. Iggy Azalea	Last to be called safe
Maureen & Artem	28 (7, 7, 7, 7)		"Tres Deseos""?Gloria Estefan	Immunity
Laurie & Val	31 (7, 8, 8, 8)	Tango	"Into the Sunset""?Crystal Lake feat. Kifi	Immunity
Marilu & Derek	28 (7, 7, 7, 7)		"Battle Cry""?Imagine Dragons	Safe

Week 4: Cirque du Soleil Night

Individual judges' scores in this charts (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Julianne Hough, Bruno Tonioli.

The couples performed one unlearned dance inspired by a Cirque du Soleil show, while Cirque du Soleil acrobats, aerialists, dancers, and fire stick performers performed alongside them; Charleston, jazz, and samba are introduced.

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Cirque du Soleil show	Result
Calvin & Lindsay	23 (8, 7, 8)	Charleston	"Bella Donna Twist""?Raphal Beau	Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities	Safe
Maureen & Artem	24 (8, 8, 8)	Argentine tango	"High Bar/Taikoba""?Benot Jutras	Mystre	Safe
Jana & Gleb	23 (8, 7, 8)	Foxtrot	"Here Comes the Sun""?The Beatles	The Beatles: LOVE	Last to be called safe
Marilu & Derek	21 (7, 7, 7)	Paso doble	"Battlefield""?Ren Dupr	K	Safe
Amber & Maks	24 (8, 8, 8)	Argentine tango	"Two Two Tango""?Simon Carpentier	Zumanity	Safe
Ryan & Cheryl	22 (7, 7, 8)	Viennese Waltz	"Jeux d'Eau""?Benot Jutras	O	Safe
Babyface & Allison	18 (6, 6, 6)	Tango	"Come Together""?The Beatles	The Beatles: LOVE	Eliminated
Terra & Sasha	25 (9, 8, 8)	Samba	"Tzelma""?Benot Jutras	O	Safe
Laurie & Val	30 (10, 10, 10)	Jazz	"The Way You Make Me Feel""?Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson: One	Safe
Vanilla Ice & Witney	23 (8, 7, 8)	Viennese Waltz	"La Nouba""?Benot Jutras	La Nouba	Eliminated
James & Sharna	28 (9, 9, 10)	Quickstep	"The Hollywood Wiz""?Guy Dubuc & Marc Lessard	Paramour	Safe

Week 5: Most Memorable Year Night

The couples performed one unlearned dance to celebrate the most memorable year of their lives; contemporary is introduced. Due to the lack of a separate results show, no elimination took place this week.

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music
Maureen & Artem	24 (8, 8, 8)	Foxtrot	"From the Ground Up""?[[Dan + Shay]]
Calvin & Lindsay	24 (8, 8, 8)	Jazz	"Ain't No Mountain High Enough""?Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Jana & Gleb	26 (9, 8, 9)	Contemporary	"In My Daughter's Eyes""?Martina McBride
Ryan & Cheryl	24 (8, 8, 8)	Contemporary	"A Song for You""?Leon Russell
Laurie & Val	25 (8, 9, 8)	Paso doble	"Rise""?Katy Perry
Marilu & Derek	27 (9, 9, 9)	Viennese Waltz	"Surprise Yourself""?Jack Garratt
Amber & Maks	24 (8, 8, 8)	Samba	"Woman Up""?Meghan Trainor
James & Sharna	29 (10, 9, 10)	Tango	"The Right Time""?Yves V feat. Mike James
Terra & Sasha	27 (9, 9, 9)	Contemporary	"Stand by Me""?Florence + The Machine

Week 6: Latin Night

Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Pitbull, Julianne Hough, Bruno Tonioli.

The couples danced a Latin-inspired routine; rumba is introduced.

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Ryan & Cheryl	30 (7, 8, 8, 7)	Salsa	"La Negra Tiene Tumbao""?Celia Cruz	Safe
Terra & Sasha	30 (7, 8, 8, 7)	Paso doble	"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood""?Santa Esmeralda	Safe
Amber & Maks	28 (7, 7, 7, 7)	Cha-cha-cha	"Bla Bla Bla Cha Cha Cha""?Petty Booka	Eliminated
James & Sharna	38 (10, 9, 9, 10)	Rumba	"Need the Sun to Break""?James Bay	Safe
Marilu & Derek	34 (8, 9, 9, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"Echa pa'lante""?Thala	Safe
Jana & Gleb	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Argentine tango	"Hands to Myself""?Selena Gomez	Safe
Maureen & Artem	31 (8, 7, 8, 8)	Samba	"Mas que Nada""?Srgio Mendes feat. The Black Eyed Peas	Safe
Calvin & Lindsay	37 (9, 10, 9, 9)	Argentine tango	"Hotel California""?Eagles	Last to be called safe
Laurie & Val	37 (9, 9, 9, 10)	Salsa	"Light It Up""?Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG	Safe

Week 7: Eras Night

The couples performed one unlearned dance and a team dance representing different historical eras; jitterbug is introduced.

After a three-week absence, Len Goodman temporarily returned to the judges' table.

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Era	Music	Result
Laurie & Val	34 (8, 8, 9, 9)	Quickstep	1960s	"One Fine Day""?The Chiffons	Safe
Ryan & Cheryl	28 (7, 7, 7, 7)	Rumba	1990s	"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing""?Aerosmith	Safe
Marilu & Derek	29 (7, 7, 8, 7)	Charleston	1920s	"Never Forget You""?Postmodern Jukebox feat. Addie Hamilton	Safe
Calvin & Lindsay	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Jive	1950s	"Good Golly, Miss Molly""?Little Richard	Safe
Maureen & Artem	28 (7, 7, 7, 7)	Tango	1980s	"You Give Love a Bad Name""?Bon Jovi	Eliminated
Terra & Sasha	34 (9, 8, 9, 8)	Foxtrot	1930s	"Cheek to Cheek""?Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong	Safe
Jana & Gleb	34 (8, 8, 9, 9)	Samba	1970s	"Get Down Tonight""?KC and the Sunshine Band	Last to be called safe
James & Sharna	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Jitterbug	1940s	"In the Mood""?Glenn Miller	Safe
Ryan & Cheryl Maureen & Artem Calvin & Lindsay James & Sharna	38 (10, 9, 9, 10)	Freestyle (Team Past)	Past	"The Skye Boat Song""?Raya Yarbrough
Jana & Gleb Terra & Sasha Marilu & Derek Laurie & Val	35 (8, 9, 9, 9)	Freestyle (Team Future)	Future	"Embrace""?Armin van Buuren feat. Eric Vloeimans

Week 8: Halloween Night

Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Julianne Hough, Bruno Tonioli.

Couples performed one unlearned dance to Halloween themes and songs; the couple with the highest score earned an immunity from elimination, while the rest of the couples participated in dance-offs for extra points.

After injuring her knee in week 7, Sharna Burgess was unable to perform with James Hinchcliffe; Jenna Johnson danced in her place.

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Terra & Sasha	24 (8, 8, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)""?Harry Belafonte	Last to be called safe
Laurie & Val	30 (10, 10, 10)	Viennese Waltz	"Pure Imagination""?Jane Monheit	Safe
Marilu & Derek	23 (7, 8, 8)	Argentine tango	"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)""?Emily Browning	Safe
Calvin & Lindsay	30 (10, 10, 10)	Quickstep	"Dr. Bones""?Cherry Poppin' Daddies	Safe
Ryan & Cheryl	23 (7, 8, 8)	Tango	"Howlin' for You""?The Black Keys	Eliminated
Jana & Gleb	27 (9, 9, 9)	Jazz	"Little Shop of Horrors""?Alan Menken	Safe
James & Jenna	30 (10, 10, 10)	Viennese Waltz	"You Don't Own Me""?Grace feat. G-Eazy	Safe (Immunity)

Because Calvin, Laurie, and James all earned perfect scores, the tiebreaker was cumulative points over the season, which resulted in James winning immunity and a five-point bonus. For each dance-off, the couple with the highest remaining score picked the opponent against whom they wanted to dance; the chosen opponent was allowed to pick the dance style (cha-cha-cha, jive, or salsa). The winner of each dance-off earned three points. The general public helped to determine the winner of each dance-off via the show's official website.

Dance-offs

Couple	Judges' votes	Public vote	Dance	Music	Result
Laurie & Val	Laurie, Laurie, Laurie	Laurie (63%)	Jive	"The Purple People Eater""?Sheb Wooley	Winner (3 pts)
Calvin & Lindsay					Loser
Jana & Gleb	Terra, Jana, Jana	Jana (54%)	Salsa	"Magic""?Robin Thicke	Winner (3 pts)
Terra & Sasha					Loser
Ryan & Cheryl	Ryan, Ryan, Marilu	Ryan (58%)	Cha-cha-cha	"Can't Feel My Face""?The Weeknd	Winner (3 pts)
Marilu & Derek					Loser

Week 9: Showstoppers Night (Quarterfinals)

Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Idina Menzel, Julianne Hough, Bruno Tonioli.

Couples performed one musical theatre-inspired dance and a team-up dance with another couple, which involved the celebrities dancing side-by-side to the same song (and, for a few moments, without the assistance of their pro partners) and receiving the same set of scores from the judges for the routine. Waltz is introduced.

Jenna Johnson stepped in to dance with James Hinchcliffe again this week due to Sharna Burgess' knee injury.

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Musical	Result
Marilu & Derek	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Samba	"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)""?The Four Seasons	Jersey Boys	Eliminated
Calvin & Lindsay	37 (9, 9, 10, 9)	Waltz	"Memory""?Andrew Lloyd Webber	Cats	Safe
James & Jenna	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Jazz	"A Brand New Day""?Luther Vandross	The Wiz	Safe
Terra & Sasha	38 (10, 10, 9, 9)	Charleston	"If My Friends Could See Me Now""?Cy Coleman	Sweet Charity	Safe
Jana & Gleb	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Waltz	"She Used to Be Mine""?Sara Bareilles	Waitress	Last to be called safe
Laurie & Val	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Argentine tango	"Cell Block Tango""?Kander and Ebb	Chicago	Safe
James & Jenna Calvin & Lindsay	37 (9, 9, 10, 9)	Paso doble	"No Good""?Kaleo
Marilu & Derek Terra & Sasha	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Jazz	"Big Noise from Winnetka""?Bette Midler
Laurie & Val Jana & Gleb	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Contemporary	"Bird Set Free""?Sia

Week 10: Semifinals

Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Julianne Hough, Bruno Tonioli.

The couples performed an unlearned dance and a trio dance involving an eliminated pro or a member of the troupe; Sharna Burgess returned to the dance floor after a two-week hiatus.

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
James & Sharna	29 (9, 10, 10)	Argentine tango	"Santa Mara (del Buen Ayre)""?Gotan Project	Safe
	30 (10, 10, 10)	Jive	"Gimme Some Lovin'""?The Spencer Davis Group
Terra & Sasha	30 (10, 10, 10)	Rumba	"Scars to Your Beautiful""?Alessia Cara	Eliminated
	30 (10, 10, 10)	Tango	"Hideaway""?Kiesza
Jana & Gleb	28 (9, 9, 10)	Quickstep	"Go Mama""?Wayne Beckford	Safe
	30 (10, 10, 10)	Paso doble	"Kill of the Night""?Gin Wigmore
Calvin & Lindsay	26 (8, 9, 9)	Tango	"Seven Nation Army""?The White Stripes	Last to be called safe
	30 (10, 10, 10)	Salsa	"Limbo""?Daddy Yankee
Laurie & Val	30 (10, 10, 10)	Foxtrot	"Hollow""?Tori Kelly	Safe
	30 (10, 10, 10)	Samba	"Magalenha""?Srgio Mendes feat. Carlinhos Brown

Week 11: Finals

Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Julianne Hough, Bruno Tonioli.

On the first night, the couples performed a redemption dance and a freestyle.

On the second night, the final three couples danced a fusion dance that fused two dance styles.

Once again after a three-week absence, Len Goodman returned to the judges' table for the finals.

Running order (Night 1)

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Calvin & Lindsay	35 (8, 9, 9, 9)	Viennese Waltz	"I Am Your Man""?Ryan Shaw	Safe
	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Freestyle	"I Want You Back""?The Jackson 5 "Please Mr. Postman""?The Marvelettes
Jana & Gleb	35 (8, 9, 9, 9)	Tango	"Stay the Night""?Zedd feat. Hayley Williams	Eliminated
	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Freestyle	"Unstoppable""?Sia
Laurie & Val	38 (9, 10, 9, 10)	Paso doble	"Wicked Ones""?DOROTHY	Safe
	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Freestyle	"Brand New""?Ben Rector
James & Sharna	37 (9, 9, 9, 10)	Foxtrot	"It Had to Be You""?Harry Connick Jr.	Last to be called safe
	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Freestyle	"Beethoven's 5 Secrets""?The Piano Guys

Running order (Night 2)

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
James & Sharna	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Viennese Waltz Foxtrot	"Over and Over Again""?Nathan Sykes feat. Ariana Grande	Runner-up
Calvin & Lindsay	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Jive Quickstep	"Tutti Frutti""?Little Richard	Third place
Laurie & Val	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Foxtrot Argentine tango	"We Are the Ones""?Myon	Winner

Dance chart

The celebrities and professional partners will dance one of these routines for each corresponding week:

• Week 1: Cha-cha-cha, foxtrot, jive, or Viennese Waltz
• Week 2: One unlearned dance (TV Night)
• Week 3: One unlearned dance (Face-off Night)
• Week 4: One unlearned dance (Cirque du Soleil Night)
• Week 5: One unlearned dance (Most Memorable Year Night)
• Week 6: One unlearned dance (Latin Night)
• Week 7: One unlearned dance and team dances (Eras Night)
• Week 8: One unlearned dance and dance-offs (Halloween Night)
• Week 9: One unlearned dance and team-up challenge (Showstoppers Night)
• Week 10: One unlearned dance and trio dance (Semifinals)
• Week 11 (Night 1): Redemption dance and freestyle
• Week 11 (Night 2): 24-hour fusion challenge

Couple	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7		Week 8		Week 9		Week 10		Week 11
Laurie & Val	Cha-cha-cha	Jive	Tango	Jazz	Paso doble	Salsa	Quickstep	Freestyle	Viennese Waltz	Jive	Argentine tango	Contemporary	Foxtrot	Samba	Paso doble	Freestyle	Samba	Foxtrot Argentine tango
James & Sharna	Foxtrot	Paso doble	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Tango	Rumba	Jitterbug	Freestyle	Viennese Waltz	Immunity	Jazz	Paso doble	Argentine tango	Jive	Foxtrot	Freestyle	Quickstep	Viennese Waltz Foxtrot
Calvin & Lindsay	Cha-cha-cha	Foxtrot	Viennese Waltz	Charleston	Jazz	Argentine tango	Jive	Freestyle	Quickstep	Jive	Waltz	Paso doble	Tango	Salsa	Viennese Waltz	Freestyle	Argentine tango	Jive Quickstep
Jana & Gleb	Viennese Waltz	Tango	Jive	Foxtrot	Contemporary	Argentine tango	Samba	Freestyle	Jazz	Salsa	Waltz	Contemporary	Quickstep	Paso doble	Tango	Freestyle	Argentine tango
Terra & Sasha	Jive	Quickstep	Viennese Waltz	Samba	Contemporary	Paso doble	Foxtrot	Freestyle	Cha-cha-cha	Salsa	Charleston	Jazz	Rumba	Tango
Marilu & Derek	Jive	Foxtrot	Tango	Paso doble	Viennese Waltz	Cha-cha-cha	Charleston	Freestyle	Argentine tango	Cha-cha-cha	Samba	Jazz
Ryan & Cheryl	Foxtrot	Quickstep	Cha-cha-cha	Viennese Waltz	Contemporary	Salsa	Rumba	Freestyle	Tango	Cha-cha-cha
Maureen & Artem	Viennese Waltz	Quickstep	Salsa	Argentine tango	Foxtrot	Samba	Tango	Freestyle										Viennese Waltz
Amber & Maks	Foxtrot	Viennese Waltz	Salsa	Argentine tango	Samba	Cha-cha-cha
Vanilla Ice & Witney	Cha-cha-cha	Foxtrot	Paso doble	Viennese Waltz														Cha-cha-cha
Babyface & Allison	Foxtrot	Argentine tango	Jive	Tango
Rick & Emma	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Paso doble
Jake & Jenna	Jive	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

Danced, but not scored

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Episode		Air date	Rating/Share (18-49)		Viewers (millions)	18-49 rank (Weekly)	DVR 18-49	DVR Viewers (millions)	Total 18-49	Total Viewers
1	"Week 1: Premiere"	September 12, 2016	2.1	7	12.19	8 (tied)
2	"Week 2: TV Night"	September 19, 2016	1.7	6	10.71	14	0.3	1.33	2.0	12.04
3	"Week 2: Results"	September 20, 2016	1.5	5	8.60	22
4	"Week 3: Face-off Night"	September 26, 2016	1.8	6	10.83	23 (tied)		1.40		12.38
5	"Week 3: Results"	September 27, 2016	1.3	5	8.03	"?
6	"Week 4: Cirque du Soleil Night"	October 3, 2016	1.7	6	10.73	21 (tied)
7	"Week 4: Results"	October 4, 2016	1.4	5	9.12	"?
8	"Week 5: Most Memorable Year"	October 10, 2016	1.6	5	10.43	"?
9	"Week 6: Latin Night"	October 17, 2016	1.6	5	10.55	25 (tied)
10	"Week 7: Eras Night"	October 24, 2016	1.6	5	11.03	25 (tied)
11	"Week 8: Halloween Night"	October 31, 2016	1.5	5	10.39	15 (tied)
12	"Week 9: Showstoppers Night"	November 7, 2016	1.6	5	10.84	23 (tied)
13	"Week 10: Semifinals"	November 14, 2016	1.7	5	11.34	17 (tied)
14	"Week 11: Finals"	November 21, 2016	1.8	6	11.97	12 (tied)
15	"Week 11: The Finale Results"	November 22, 2016	1.8	6	10.97

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