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Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 26
Season of television series
Season twenty-six of Dancing with the Stars, titled Dancing with the Stars: Athletes, premiered on April 30, 2018, on the ABC network. The four-week season, the shortest ever, featured a cast of current and former athletes.[1]
| Dancing with the Stars: Athletes | |
|---|---|
| Season 26 | |
Promotional poster featuring pro dancers Emma Slater and Keo Motsepe | |
| Hosted by | |
| Judges | |
| Celebrity winner | Adam Rippon |
| Professional winner | Jenna Johnson |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | April 30 (2018-04-30) – May 21, 2018 (2018-05-21) |
| Season chronology | |
On May 21, Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon and Jenna Johnson were crowned the champions, while Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman and Sharna Burgess, and former Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding and Sasha Farber, were both announced as runners-up during the live finale. It was later revealed that Josh and Sharna had placed second, while Tonya and Sasha had placed third.[2]
Couples
The professional dancers were announced on April 12, 2018.[3] The eight professionals returning from last season were Lindsay Arnold, Alan Bersten, Sharna Burgess, Witney Carson, Artem Chigvintsev, Keo Motsepe, Gleb Savchenko, and Emma Slater. The two remaining professional dancers were both in the troupe last season, and had previously been professional dancers on the show: Sasha Farber and Jenna Johnson. The dance troupe for season 26 consisted of Artur Adamski, Brandon Armstrong, Hayley Erbert, and Britt Stewart. Additionally, professional dancer Morgan Larson, who performed on the Dancing with the Stars: Light Up the Night tour, joined the troupe for season 26.
The cast was announced on April 13 on Good Morning America.[4]
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Anderson | Olympic snowboarder | Artem Chigvintsev | Eliminated 1st & 2nd on April 30, 2018 |
[5] |
| Johnny Damon | MLB outfielder | Emma Slater | ||
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | NBA center | Lindsay Arnold | Eliminated 3rd & 4th on May 7, 2018 |
[6] |
| Arike Ogunbowale | Women's basketball player | Gleb Savchenko | ||
| Jennie Finch Daigle | Olympic softball pitcher | Keo Motsepe | Eliminated 5th, 6th & 7th on May 14, 2018 |
[7] |
| Chris Mazdzer | Olympic luger | Witney Carson | ||
| Mirai Nagasu | Olympic figure skater | Alan Bersten | ||
| Tonya Harding | Olympic figure skater | Sasha Farber | Third place on May 21, 2018 |
[8] |
| Josh Norman | NFL cornerback | Sharna Burgess | Runners-up on May 21, 2018 | |
| Adam Rippon | Olympic figure skater | Jenna Johnson | Winners on May 21, 2018 |
Hosts and judges
Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews returned as hosts, while Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges.[9] On May 7, season 24 champion Rashad Jennings returned as a guest judge, and on May 14, runner-up David Ross did as well.[6][7]
The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).
Color key:
| Couple | Pl. | Week | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | ||
| Adam & Jenna | 1st | 24† | 37+37=74† | 39+2=41† | 30+28=58†[lower-alpha 2] |
| Josh & Sharna | 2nd | 24† | 30+33=63 | 36+2=38 | 27+30=57[lower-alpha 3] |
| Tonya & Sasha | 3rd | 23 | 33+33=66 | 33+2=35 | 26+30=56‡[lower-alpha 4] |
| Jennie & Keo | 4th | 21 | 26+37=63 | 29‡[lower-alpha 5] | |
| Chris & Witney | 21 | 33+33=66 | 33[lower-alpha 5] | ||
| Mirai & Alan | 23 | 37+37=74† | 35[lower-alpha 5] | ||
| Kareem & Lindsay | 7th | 17‡ | 26+33=59‡[lower-alpha 5] | ||
| Arike & Gleb | 20 | 33+37=70[lower-alpha 5] | |||
| Jamie & Artem | 9th | 19[lower-alpha 5] | |||
| Johnny & Emma | 18[lower-alpha 5] | ||||
- Notes
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
The couples danced the cha-cha-cha, foxtrot, salsa, or Viennese waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
For the first time in the show's history, viewers were able to vote for the couples online so that the results of the vote could be used to determine the first two eliminations that same evening.
| Couple | Scores[5] | Dance | Music[10] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris & Witney | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Mr. Put It Down" — Ricky Martin, feat. Pitbull | Safe |
| Kareem & Lindsay | 17 (6, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" — Stevie Wonder | Safe |
| Jennie & Keo | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "All-American Girl" — Carrie Underwood | Safe |
| Jamie & Artem | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Viennese waltz | "Feeling Good" — Avicii, feat.Audra Mae | Eliminated |
| Mirai & Alan | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Salsa | "No Excuses" — Meghan Trainor | Safe |
| Arike & Gleb | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Salsa | "Them Girls" — Whitney Myer | Safe |
| Adam & Jenna | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Sissy That Walk" — RuPaul | Safe |
| Johnny & Emma | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "Centerfield" — John Fogerty | Eliminated |
| Tonya & Sasha | 23 (8, 8, 7) | Foxtrot | "When You Believe" — Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey | Safe |
| Josh & Sharna | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Finesse" — Bruno Mars | Safe |
Week 2: Team Dance Night
Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Rashad Jennings, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
The couples performed one unlearned dance and a team dance celebrating an iconic decade in sports. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores[6] | Dance | Music[11] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh & Sharna | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "The Plaza of Execution" — James Horner | Safe |
| Jennie & Keo | 26 (6, 7, 7, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Do It Like This" — Daphne Willis | Safe |
| Kareem & Lindsay | 26 (7, 7, 6, 6) | Salsa | "La malanga" — Eddie Palmieri | Eliminated |
| Chris & Witney | 33 (9, 8, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Next to Me" — Imagine Dragons | Safe |
| Tonya & Sasha | 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Redneck Woman" — Gretchen Wilson | Safe |
| Mirai & Alan | 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "It's a Small World" — The O'Neill Brothers | Safe |
| Arike & Gleb | 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "What About Us" — Pink | Eliminated |
| Adam & Jenna | 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) | Quickstep | "Make Way" — Aloe Blacc | Safe |
| Chris & Witney Josh & Sharna Kareem & Lindsay Tonya & Sasha |
33 (8, 9, 8, 8) | Freestyle (Team 1950s Tennis) |
"...Baby One More Time" — The Baseballs | |
| Adam & Jenna Arike & Gleb Jennie & Keo Mirai & Alan |
37 (9, 10, 9, 9) | Freestyle (Team 1970s Football) |
"Instant Replay" — Dan Hartman | |
Week 3: MVP Night (Semifinals)
Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, David Ross, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
The couples performed one unlearned dance dedicated to the "MVP" in their lives, and participated in paired dance-offs for extra points. Former contestants were brought in to mentor the couples for the dance-offs. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores[7] | Dance | Music[12] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirai & Alan | 35 (9, 9, 8, 9) | Quickstep | "BO$$" — Fifth Harmony | Eliminated |
| Jennie & Keo | 29 (7, 8, 7, 7) | Viennese waltz | "The Rest of Our Life" — Tim McGraw & Faith Hill | Eliminated |
| Chris & Witney | 33 (8, 9, 7, 9) | Foxtrot | "I Got Rhythm" — Ray Chew | Eliminated |
| Tonya & Sasha | 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) | Rumba | "See You Again" — Tyler Ward | Safe |
| Adam & Jenna | 39 (10, 10, 9, 10) | Contemporary | "O" — Coldplay | Safe |
| Josh & Sharna | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Contemporary | "Stand by Me" — Bootstraps | Safe |
| Couple | Mentor | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonya & Sasha[lower-alpha 1] | Nastia Liukin | Cha-cha-cha | "Dance" — DNCE | Winners |
| Jennie & Keo[lower-alpha 2] | Losers | |||
| Adam & Jenna[lower-alpha 3] | Meryl Davis | Jive | "Johnny B. Goode" — Chuck Berry | Winners |
| Mirai & Alan[lower-alpha 4] | Losers | |||
| Josh & Sharna[lower-alpha 5] | Von Miller | Salsa | "WTF (Where They From)" — Missy Elliott, feat. Pharrell Williams | Winners |
| Chris & Witney[lower-alpha 6] | Losers |
Week 4: Finale
The final three couples performed one unlearned dance inspired by their journey on the show and their freestyle routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores[8] | Dance | Music[13] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonya & Sasha | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "The Time of My Life" — David Cook | Third Place |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "I Will Survive" — The Pussycat Dolls | ||
| Josh & Sharna | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Conqueror" — from Empire, feat. Estelle & Jussie Smollett | Runners-up |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Walk on Water" — Thirty Seconds to Mars | ||
| Adam & Jenna | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Jazz | "Anything You Can Do" — Bernadette Peters & Tom Wopat | Winners |
| 28 (9, 9, 10) | Freestyle | "Scooby Doo Pa Pa" — DJ Kass |
The couples performed the following each week:
- Week 1: One unlearned dance
- Week 2: One unlearned dance & team dance
- Week 3: One unlearned dance & ballroom battles
- Week 4 (Finals): One unlearned dance & freestyle
| Couple | Week | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Adam & Jenna | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Team Freestyle | Contemp. | Jive | Jazz | Freestyle |
| Josh & Sharna | Cha-cha-cha | Paso doble | Team Freestyle | Contemp. | Salsa | Foxtrot | Freestyle |
| Tonya & Sasha | Foxtrot | Quickstep | Team Freestyle | Rumba | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | Freestyle |
| Jennie & Keo | Foxtrot | Cha-cha-cha | Team Freestyle | Viennese waltz | Cha-cha-cha | ||
| Chris & Witney | Salsa | Viennese waltz | Team Freestyle | Foxtrot | Salsa | ||
| Mirai & Alan | Salsa | Foxtrot | Team Freestyle | Quickstep | Jive | ||
| Kareem & Lindsay | Cha-cha-cha | Salsa | Team Freestyle | ||||
| Arike & Gleb | Salsa | Foxtrot | Team Freestyle | ||||
| Jamie & Artem | Viennese waltz | ||||||
| Johnny & Emma | Foxtrot | ||||||
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Week 1: Premiere" | April 30, 2018 | 1.1/5 | 8.48[14] |
| 2 | "Week 2" | May 7, 2018 | 1.0/4 | 7.73[15] |
| 3 | "Week 3: MVP Night (Semifinals)" | May 14, 2018 | 1.0/4 | 7.68[16] |
| 4 | "Week 4: The Finals" | May 21, 2018 | 1.1/5 | 8.77[17] |
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