Dancing with the Stars (American season 18)
Season eighteen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 17, 2014.[1][2] Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges; Tom Bergeron returned as host while Erin Andrews replaced Brooke Burke-Charvet as co-host.[3][4] Bandleader Ray Chew replaced the Harold Wheeler orchestra and singers.[5] In addition, the skybox made a return to the show and the judges table returned to the left side of the ballroom.
| Dancing with the Stars | |
|---|---|
| Season 18 | |
.jpg.webp) Promotional poster, featuring former pro dancer Anna Trebunskaya | |
| Celebrity winner | Meryl Davis |
| Professional winner | Maksim Chmerkovskiy |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | March 17 – May 20, 2014 |
| Season chronology | |
This season was also first to feature a new twist called "The Switch Up", which gave viewers the opportunity to vote and change up celebrity/professional pairings for a week during the season. Each celebrity was required to leave his or her assigned partner and perform with a new pro for one week.[6][7]
This season is notable for being the first in which a dance that has been featured in every season, the paso doble, was only performed once (by Charlie White and Sharna Burgess).
On May 20, 2014, Meryl Davis and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy were crowned the champions, marking the first time that Chmerkovskiy has won. Amy Purdy and Derek Hough were the runners-up, and Candace Cameron Bure and Mark Ballas finished in third place.
Couples
The cast of twelve and their professional partners were revealed on March 4, 2014, on Good Morning America.[8]
Nine of the twelve professional dancers from the previous season returned for season 18. A tenth, Sasha Farber, returned to the Dance Troupe while Tristan MacManus and Tyne Stecklein did not return in either capacity. These three were replaced by former Troupe members—Witney Carson and Henry Byalikov—and also by Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who had returned following a two-season hiatus. Joining Sasha Farber and Lindsay Arnold in the Troupe is Jenna Johnson from season ten of So You Think You Can Dance and Artem Chigvintsev, a professional on the British version of the show. Gleb Savchenko did not return to the dance troupe this season.
| Celebrity | Notability (known for) | Professional partner[lower-alpha 1] | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Nyad | Long-distance swimmer | Henry Byalikov | Eliminated 1st on March 24, 2014 |
| Sean Avery | Former NHL player | Karina Smirnoff | Eliminated 2nd on March 24, 2014 |
| Billy Dee Williams | Movie actor | Emma Slater | Withdrew on March 31, 2014 |
| Cody Simpson | Singer-songwriter | Witney Carson Sharna Burgess (week 4) |
Eliminated 3rd on April 14, 2014 |
| Drew Carey | Television host, actor & comedian | Cheryl Burke Witney Carson (week 4) |
Eliminated 4th on April 21, 2014 |
| NeNe Leakes | Reality television star & actress | Tony Dovolani Derek Hough (week 4) |
Eliminated 5th on April 28, 2014 |
| Danica McKellar | The Wonder Years actress & author | Valentin Chmerkovskiy Maksim Chmerkovskiy (week 4) |
Eliminated 6th on May 5, 2014 |
| Charlie White | Olympic ice dancer | Sharna Burgess Peta Murgatroyd (week 4) |
Eliminated 7th on May 12, 2014 |
| James Maslow | Big Time Rush singer & actor | Peta Murgatroyd Cheryl Burke (week 4) |
Eliminated 8th on May 19, 2014 |
| Candace Cameron Bure | Full House actress & author | Mark Ballas Tony Dovolani (week 4) |
Third place on May 20, 2014 |
| Amy Purdy | Paralympic snowboarder[8] | Derek Hough Mark Ballas (week 4) |
Runner-up on May 20, 2014 |
| Meryl Davis | Olympic ice dancer | Maksim Chmerkovskiy Valentin Chmerkovskiy (week 4) |
Winner on May 20, 2014 |
Scoring charts
| Couple | Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 3+4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 4 | Top 3 | ||||||||||||
| Meryl & Maks | 1 | 24 | 25 | 39 | 39 | 78 | 36 | 40 | 39+39=78 | 36+34=70 | 40+40=80 | 30+30=60 | +30=90 |
| Amy & Derek | 2 | 24 | 24 | 36 | 34 | 70 | 37 | 38 | 36+39=75 | 40+39=79 | 39+39=78 | 30+29=59 | +30=89 |
| Candace & Mark | 3 | 25 | 21 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 35 | 32 | 35+39=74 | 36+38=74 | 34+38=72 | 27+24=51 | +27=78 |
| James & Peta | 4 | 21 | 25 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 40 | 35 | 35+35=70 | 36+39=75 | 40+36=76 | 29+29=58 | |
| Charlie & Sharna | 5 | 27 | 25 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 37 | 36 | 36+35=71 | 40+38=78 | 40+36=76 | ||
| Danica & Val | 6 | 24 | 24 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 39 | 36 | 33+39=72 | 38+34=72 | |||
| NeNe & Tony | 7 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 36 | 33 | 31+35=66 | ||||
| Drew & Cheryl | 8 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 28 | 32 | |||||
| Cody & Witney | 9 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 34 | ||||||
| Billy Dee & Emma | 10 | 15 | 15 | — | |||||||||
| Sean & Karina | 11 | 20 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Diana & Henry | 12 | 18 | — | ||||||||||
- 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
- this couple withdrew from the competition
- the winning couple
- the runner-up couple
- the third-place couple
Average score chart
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale (scores by guest judges are not counted).
| Rank by average |
Place | Couple[lower-alpha 1] | Total points |
Number of dances |
Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Meryl & Maks | 426 | 15 | 28.4 |
| 2 | 2 | Amy & Derek | 418 | 27.9 | |
| 3 | 5 | Charlie & Sharna | 324 | 12 | 27.0 |
| 4 | 4 | James & Peta | 376 | 14 | 26.9 |
| 5 | 6 | Danica & Val | 263 | 10 | 26.3 |
| 6 | 3 | Candace & Mark | 382 | 15 | 25.5 |
| 7 | 9 | Cody & Witney | 119 | 5 | 23.8 |
| 8 | 7 | NeNe & Tony | 188 | 8 | 23.5 |
| 9 | 8 | Drew & Cheryl | 132 | 6 | 22.0 |
| 10 | 11 | Sean & Karina | 41 | 2 | 20.5 |
| 11 | 12 | Diana & Henry | 18 | 1 | 18.0 |
| 12 | 10 | Billy Dee & Emma | 30 | 2 | 15.0 |
Highest and lowest scoring performances
The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale (scores by guest judges are not counted) are as follows:
| Dance | Highest scored dancer(s) | Highest score | Lowest scored dancer(s) | Lowest score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cha-cha-cha | James Maslow | 30 | Billy Dee Williams | 15 |
| Foxtrot | Charlie White | 30 | Diana Nyad | 18 |
| Contemporary | James Maslow | 30 | Sean Avery | 20 |
| Jive | Meryl Davis | 30 | Drew Carey NeNe Leakes | 21 |
| Samba | Meryl Davis Charlie White | 27 | Danica McKellar | 24 |
| Tango | Meryl Davis | 30 | Billy Dee Williams | 15 |
| Swing | Meryl Davis | 25 | Amy Purdy | 24 |
| Rumba | Meryl Davis | 28 | Candace Cameron Bure | 21 |
| Salsa | Amy Purdy | 30 | Sean Avery | 21 |
| Jazz | Amy Purdy | 29 | NeNe Leakes | 24 |
| Waltz | Amy Purdy | 27 | Drew Carey | 22 |
| Quickstep | Charlie White | 30 | Candace Cameron Bure Drew Carey | 21 |
| Argentine tango | Amy Purdy Meryl Davis | 30 | NeNe Leakes | 23 |
| Paso doble | Charlie White | 26 | — | — |
| Viennese Waltz | Meryl Davis | 30 | Candace Cameron Bure | 25 |
| Freestyle | Meryl Davis | 30 | Candace Cameron Bure | 24 |
| Team dance | Candace Cameron Bure Meryl Davis Danica McKellar Amy Purdy | 29 | NeNe Leakes James Maslow Charlie White | 25 |
| Dance duel | Amy Purdy James Maslow | 29 | Meryl Davis Danica McKellar | 26 |
| Fusion dance | Amy Purdy Meryl Davis | 30 | Candace Cameron Bure | 27 |
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances
According to the traditional 30-point scale (scores by guest judges are not counted)
| Couples[lower-alpha 1] | Highest scoring dance(s) | Lowest scoring dance(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Meryl & Maks | Tango, Jive, Viennese Waltz, Argentine tango, Freestyle & Foxtrot/Cha-cha-cha fusion (30) | Cha-cha-cha (24) |
| Amy & Derek | Argentine tango, Salsa & Argentine tango/Cha-cha-cha fusion (30) | Cha-cha-cha & Swing (24) |
| Candace & Mark | Jazz (28) | Rumba & Quickstep (21) |
| James & Peta | Contemporary & Cha-cha-cha (30) | Foxtrot (21) |
| Charlie & Sharna | Quickstep & Foxtrot (30) | Rumba (24) |
| Danica & Val | Quickstep & Tango (29) | Foxtrot, Samba, Jive, & Salsa (24) |
| NeNe & Tony | Foxtrot (27) | Cha-cha-cha & Jive (21) |
| Drew & Cheryl | Cha-cha-cha (24) | Foxtrot, Jive & Quickstep (21) |
| Cody & Witney | Jazz & Samba (26) | Cha-cha-cha & Tango (22) |
| Billy Dee & Emma | Cha-cha-cha & Tango (15) | Cha-cha-cha & Tango (15) |
| Sean & Karina | Salsa (21) | Contemporary (20) |
| Diana & Henry | Foxtrot (18) | Foxtrot (18) |
Weekly scores
Unless indicated otherwise, 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: Spring 2014 Season Premiere
- Running order
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| NeNe & Tony | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Give It 2 U"—Robin Thicke featuring Kendrick Lamar |
| James & Peta | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Story of My Life"—One Direction |
| Danica & Val | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Walk Away"—Kelly Clarkson |
| Sean & Karina | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Contemporary | "Somewhere Only We Know"—Keane |
| Billy Dee & Emma | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Star Wars Theme"—Meco |
| Meryl & Maks | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "All Night"—Icona Pop |
| Candace & Mark | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Contemporary | "Burn"—Ellie Goulding |
| Cody & Witney | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Timber"—Pitbull featuring Kesha |
| Drew & Cheryl | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Money (That's What I Want)"—Barrett Strong |
| Amy & Derek | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Counting Stars"—OneRepublic |
| Diana & Henry | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "Beyond the Sea"—Bobby Darin |
| Charlie & Sharna | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Contemporary | "Let Her Go"—Passenger |
Week 2: Stars Pick
At the beginning of the show, it was announced by Bergeron and Andrews that there would be a double elimination this week.
- Running order
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew & Cheryl | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Jive | "You Can't Sit Down"—The Dovells | Safe |
| Danica & Val | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Samba | "All Nite (Don't Stop)"—Janet Jackson | Safe |
| Billy Dee & Emma | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Tango | "Peter Gunn Theme"—Henry Mancini | Safe |
| Meryl & Maks | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Swing | "Big and Bad"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Safe |
| Diana & Henry | N/A | Cha-cha-cha | "Move Your Feet"—Junior Senior | Eliminated Immediately |
| Candace & Mark | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Rumba | "Say Something"—A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera | Safe |
| Amy & Derek | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Swing | "Swing Set"—Jurassic 5 | Safe |
| James & Peta | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Follow the Leader"—Wisin & Yandel featuring Jennifer Lopez | Safe |
| Charlie & Sharna | 25 (9, 7, 9) | Tango | "Addicted to You"—Avicii | Safe |
| NeNe & Tony | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Do My Thing"—Estelle featuring Janelle Monáe | Safe |
| Sean & Karina | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Dance Bailalo"—Kat DeLuna | Eliminated |
| Cody & Witney | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Tango | "Yeah 3x"—Chris Brown | Last to be called safe |
Week 3: The Most Memorable Year of Their Life
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Robin Roberts, Bruno Tonioli.
At the beginning of the show, it was announced that Billy Dee Williams was advised to withdraw from the competition due to a chronic back problem.[9] Therefore, no one was eliminated at the end of the show.
- Running order
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| James & Peta | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Jive | "The Middle"—Jimmy Eat World |
| NeNe & Tony | 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) | Rumba | "I Believe in You and Me"—Whitney Houston |
| Cody & Witney | 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) | Jazz | "Surfboard"—Cody Simpson |
| Danica & Val | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Contemporary | "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)"—Billy Joel |
| Drew & Cheryl | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Waltz | "Fade into You"—Sam Palladio & Clare Bowen |
| Meryl & Maks | 39 (10, 9, 10, 10) | Foxtrot | "All of Me"—John Legend |
| Amy & Derek | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Contemporary | "Human"—Christina Perri |
| Charlie & Sharna | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Jive | "Happy"—Pharrell Williams |
| Candace & Mark | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Blue Suede Shoes"—Elvis Presley |
Week 4: The Switch - Up
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.
The couples were required to switch professional partners this week and learn a new style of dance. Due to the nature of the week, no elimination took place at the end of the show.
- Running order
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candace & Tony | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "The Ballroom Blitz"—Sweet |
| James & Cheryl | 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) | Tango | "Dark Horse"—Katy Perry featuring Juicy J |
| Drew & Witney | 33 (8, 8, 9, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Sugarfoot"—Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears |
| Danica & Maks | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Love Me Right!"—The Swag Geeks featuring Brook Penning |
| Charlie & Peta | 33 (7, 8, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Wildest Moments"—Jessie Ware |
| Amy & Mark | 34 (9, 8, 8, 9) | Salsa | "Brand New"—Pharrell featuring Justin Timberlake |
| Cody & Sharna | 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "I'm Yours"—Jason Mraz |
| NeNe & Derek | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Jazz | "Grown Woman"—Beyoncé |
| Meryl & Val | 39 (10, 9, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Too Close"—Alex Clare |
Week 5: Disney Night
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Donny Osmond, Bruno Tonioli.
Couples performed one unlearned dance to a song from a Disney film.
- Running order
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Disney film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew & Cheryl | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Friend Like Me"—Robin Williams | Aladdin | Safe |
| Charlie & Sharna | 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) | Jazz | "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"—Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke | Mary Poppins | Safe |
| Danica & Val | 39 (10, 9, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "Be Our Guest"—Jerry Orbach and Angela Lansbury | Beauty and the Beast | Safe |
| Amy & Derek | 37 (9, 9, 10, 9) | Waltz | "So This Is Love"—Ilene Woods | Cinderella | Safe |
| Cody & Witney | 34 (9, 8, 8, 9) | Samba | "I Just Can't Wait to Be King"—Jason Weaver, Laura Williams, and Rowan Atkinson | The Lion King | Eliminated |
| NeNe & Tony | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Cruella de Vil"—Rod Taylor | 101 Dalmatians | Safe |
| James & Peta | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Contemporary | "Let It Go"—Idina Menzel | Frozen | Safe |
| Meryl & Maks | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Samba | "I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)"—Louis Prima | The Jungle Book | Safe |
| Candace & Mark | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Samba | "Under the Sea"—Samuel E. Wright | The Little Mermaid | Last to be called safe |
Week 6: Party Anthems Night
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Redfoo, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
- Running order
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NeNe & Tony | 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Hot in Herre"—Nelly | Safe |
| Candace & Mark | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "I Love It"—Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX | Last to be called safe |
| James & Peta | 35 (9, 9, 8, 9) | Quickstep | "You're the One That I Want"—John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | Safe |
| Danica & Val | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"—Whitney Houston | Safe |
| Meryl & Maks | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Tango | "Feel So Close"—Calvin Harris | Safe |
| Drew & Cheryl | 32 (8, 9, 7, 8) | Tango | "Super Freak"—Rick James | Eliminated |
| Charlie & Sharna | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"—C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams | Safe |
| Amy & Derek | 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) | Jive | "Shout"—The Isley Brothers | Safe |
Week 7: Latin Night
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Ricky Martin, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
- Running order
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy & Derek | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Light My Fire"—José Feliciano | Safe |
| James & Peta | 35 (9, 9, 8, 9) | Samba | "Gasolina"—Daddy Yankee | Last to be called safe |
| Danica & Val | 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Watch Out for This (Bumaye)"—Major Lazer featuring Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green | Safe |
| NeNe & Tony | 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) | Argentine tango | "Can't Remember to Forget You"—Shakira featuring Rihanna | Eliminated |
| Charlie & Sharna | 36 (9, 10, 8, 9) | Paso doble | "Sail"—Awolnation | Safe |
| Candace & Mark | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Argentine tango | "1977"—Ana Tijoux | Safe |
| Meryl & Maks | 39 (10, 10, 9, 10) | Salsa | "Adrenalina"—Wisin featuring Ricky Martin & Jennifer Lopez | Safe |
| NeNe & Tony James & Peta Charlie & Sharna |
35 (8, 10, 8, 9) | Latin Freestyle (Team Vida) |
"La Copa de la Vida"—Ricky Martin | |
| Danica & Val Candace & Mark Amy & Derek Meryl & Maks |
39 (10, 10, 9, 10) | Latin Freestyle (Team Loca) |
"Livin' la Vida Loca—Ricky Martin | |
- Due to an injury suffered by Amy Purdy after performing her rumba, Team Loca's dance was scored based on rehearsal footage filmed prior to the live show.
Week 8: Celebrity Dance Duels
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Abby Lee Miller, Bruno Tonioli.
Although billed as "dance duels," the two celebrities in each dance receive the same score. During the routine, the celebrities are required to dance with each other for 20 seconds on the dance floor without their partners.
- Running order
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie & Sharna | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "My Heart Goes Boom"—Miss Li | Safe |
| Danica & Val | 38 (10, 9, 9, 10) | Tango | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"—Lorde | Eliminated |
| Meryl & Maks | 36 (9, 9, 8, 10) | Rumba | "Read All About It (Pt. III)"—Emeli Sandé | Safe |
| Candace & Mark | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "That's It, I Quit, I'm Movin' On"—Sam Cooke | Safe |
| James & Peta | 36 (8, 9, 10, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "6'2"—Marie Miller | Last to be called safe |
| Amy & Derek | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Heart Upon My Sleeve"—Avicii | Safe |
| Meryl & Maks Danica & Val |
34 (8, 9, 8, 9) | Samba | "I Luh Ya Papi"—Jennifer Lopez featuring French Montana | |
| Candace & Mark Charlie & Sharna |
38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Contemporary | "Stay with Me"—Sam Smith | |
| James & Peta Amy & Derek |
39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Jive | "Ain't Nothing Wrong with That"—Robert Randolph and the Family Band | |
Week 9: American Icons Night
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Kenny Ortega, Bruno Tonioli.
The semifinalists performed two unlearned dances to songs by American music icons. The celebrities were also able to speak with people who they consider "icons". Candace, Charlie, Amy, James, and Meryl each received advice from Angela Thomas, Scott Hamilton, Oprah Winfrey, L.A. Reid, and season 6 winner Kristi Yamaguchi respectively.
- Running order
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candace & Mark | 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) | Viennese Waltz | "If I Knew"—Bruno Mars | Safe |
| 38 (9, 10, 10, 9) | Jazz | "Nasty"—Janet Jackson | ||
| Charlie & Sharna | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Foxtrot | "New York, New York"—Frank Sinatra | Eliminated |
| 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Samba | "Mo Money Mo Problems"—The Notorious B.I.G. | ||
| Amy & Derek | 39 (10, 9, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "You Can't Hurry Love"—The Supremes | Safe |
| 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Jazz | "Too Darn Hot (RAC Mix)"—Ella Fitzgerald | ||
| James & Peta | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "Love Never Felt So Good"—Michael Jackson | Safe |
| 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Islands in the Stream"—Kenny Rogers featuring Dolly Parton | ||
| Meryl & Maks | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Jive | "Hound Dog"—Elvis Presley | Last to be called safe |
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Viennese Waltz | "Just a Fool"—Christina Aguilera & Blake Shelton |
Week 10: The Finals
The four finalists performed two dances on the first night: the first was a new dance using the same dance style the celebrities had performed in week four with their switch-up partners, but now with their regular pro partners, and the second was a freestyle dance.
On the second night, the three surviving finalists each performed a fusion dance combining two dance styles that had been assigned to them after the previous night's episode. The selected styles had been performed by the couple earlier in the season.
- Running order (Night 1 - Monday)
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James & Peta | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Tango | "Adore You (Cedric Gervais Remix)"—Miley Cyrus | Eliminated |
| 29 (10, 9, 10) | Freestyle | "Original Don"—Major Lazer featuring The Partysquad | ||
| Meryl & Maks | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Montserrat"—Bajofondo | Safe |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Latch"—Disclosure featuring Sam Smith | ||
| Candace & Mark | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "Umbrella"—The Baseballs | Last to be called safe |
| 24 (8, 8, 8) | Freestyle | "Canned Heat"—Jamiroquai | ||
| Amy & Derek | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Salsa | "Ran Kan Kan"—Tito Puente | Safe |
| 29 (10, 9, 10) | Freestyle | "Dare You"—Hardwell |
- Running order (Night 2
- Season Finale - Tuesday)
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy & Derek | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango Cha-cha-cha |
"Rather Be"—Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne | Runner-up |
| Candace & Mark | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Samba Quickstep |
"Sir Duke"—Stevie Wonder | Third place |
| Meryl & Maks | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Foxtrot Cha-cha-cha |
"Glowing"—Nikki Williams | Winner |
Dance chart
The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week:
- Week 1: Cha-cha-cha, foxtrot or contemporary
- Week 2: One unlearned dance (Celebrity's Pick Night)
- Week 3: One unlearned dance (Most Memorable Year)
- Week 4: One unlearned dance (Switch-Up Night)
- Week 5: One unlearned dance (Disney Week)
- Week 6: One unlearned dance (Party Anthem Night)
- Week 7: One unlearned dance and team dances (Latin Night)
- Week 8: One unlearned dance and dance duel (Celebrity Dance Duels)
- Week 9: Two unlearned dances (American Icons Week/Semifinals)
- Week 10 (Night 1): Judges' pick/redos of "Partner Switch-Up Night" dances & freestyle (Top 4)
- Week 10 (Night 2): Fusion dance (Top 3)
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meryl & Maks | Cha-cha-cha | Swing | Foxtrot | Argentine tango | Samba | Tango | Salsa | Freestyle (Team "Loca") |
Rumba | Samba | Jive | Viennese waltz | Argentine tango | Freestyle | Foxtrot Cha-cha-cha | |
| Amy & Derek | Cha-cha-cha | Swing | Contemporary | Salsa | Waltz | Jive | Rumba | Freestyle (Team "Loca") |
Argentine tango | Jive | Quickstep | Jazz | Salsa | Freestyle | Argentine tango Cha-cha-cha | |
| Candace & Mark | Contemporary | Rumba | Jive | Quickstep | Samba | Cha-cha-cha | Argentine tango | Freestyle (Team "Loca") |
Foxtrot | Contemporary | Viennese waltz | Jazz | Quickstep | Freestyle | Samba Quickstep | |
| James & Peta | Foxtrot | Salsa | Jive | Tango | Contemporary | Quickstep | Samba | Freestyle (Team "Vida") |
Viennese waltz | Jive | Cha-cha-cha | Rumba | Tango | Freestyle | Freestyle / Cha-cha-cha | |
| Charlie & Sharna | Contemporary | Tango | Jive | Rumba | Jazz | Cha-cha-cha | Paso doble | Freestyle (Team "Vida") |
Quickstep | Contemporary | Foxtrot | Samba | Jazz | |||
| Danica & Val | Foxtrot | Samba | Contemporary | Jive | Quickstep | Cha-cha-cha | Salsa | Freestyle (Team "Loca") |
Tango | Samba | Quickstep / Freestyle | |||||
| NeNe & Tony | Cha-cha-cha | Jive | Rumba | Jazz | Foxtrot | Salsa | Argentine tango | Freestyle (Team "Vida") |
Jazz | |||||||
| Drew & Cheryl | Foxtrot | Jive | Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Tango | Jive | |||||||||
| Cody & Witney | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Jazz | Foxtrot | Samba | |||||||||||
| Billy Dee & Emma | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Waltz | |||||||||||||
| Sean & Karina | Contemporary | Salsa | ||||||||||||||
| Diana & Henry | Foxtrot | Cha-cha-cha | ||||||||||||||
- Highest scoring dance
- Lowest scoring dance
- Not scored or danced by the celebrity
- Danced, but not scored
Guest performances
| Date | Dance style | Artist(s) | Song(s) | Dancers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 17, 2014 | Samba | Jason Derulo | "Talk Dirty" | Pros, Troupe and Derulo's dancers. |
| April 21, 2014 | Freestyle | Redfoo | "Let's Get Ridiculous" | Lindsay Arnold, Witney Carson, Jenna Johnson and Emma Slater |
| April 28, 2014 | Samba | Ricky Martin | "Vida" | Pros and Dance Troupe |
| May 5, 2014 | Charleston | Mark Ballas | "Get My Name" | Ballas, Pros and Dance Troupe |
| May 20, 2014 | Contemporary | Amber Riley | "Colorblind" | Tony Dovolani and Karina Smirnoff |
| Swing | "Do Your Thing" | Riley, Pros, Dance Troupe and backup dancers | ||
| N/A | Christina Perri | "Human" | N/A | |
| Hip-Hop | Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX | "Fancy" | Pros and Dance Troupe | |
| Jazz | Cody Simpson | "Surfboard" | Simpson's backup dancers and Witney Carson | |
| Freestyle | Ariana Grande | "Problem" | Grande's backup dancers |
Celebrity guest judges
Beginning in week three of the live shows, a celebrity guest judge was present at the judges table to comment on and score the dance routines. As a result, the judges table had four judges instead of three and a dance couple could receive a top score of 40 points for their dance. Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts was the first celebrity guest judge on March 31.[10] The final guest judge, Kenny Ortega, appeared on the week nine semifinals, and the two-night finale was scored by the three original judges only.
| Date | Guest judge | Occupation(s) |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2014 | Robin Roberts[10] | Anchor of Good Morning America |
| April 7, 2014 | Julianne Hough[11] | Actress, singer, dancer, choreographer |
| April 14, 2014 | Donny Osmond[12] | Singer, actor, dancer (season 9 winner) |
| April 21, 2014 | Redfoo[13] | Singer/rapper (member of LMFAO), season 20 contestant |
| April 28, 2014 | Ricky Martin[13] | Singer, actor, author |
| May 5, 2014 | Abby Lee Miller | Choreographer, dance instructor of Dance Moms |
| May 12, 2014 | Kenny Ortega[14] | Producer, director and choreographer |
Ratings
U.S. television ratings
| Show | Episode | Air date | Viewers (million) |
Rating/share (adults 18–49) |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Week 1: Premiere" | March 17, 2014 | 15.44 | 2.6/7 | [15] |
| 2 | "Week 2: Star-Chosen Dances" | March 24, 2014 | 14.65 | 2.3/6 | [16] |
| 3 | "Week 3: Most Memorable Year" | March 31, 2014 | 14.10 | 2.3/6 | [17] |
| 4 | "Week 4: Switch-Up Night" | April 7, 2014 | 14.47 | 2.2/6 | [18] |
| 5 | "Week 5: Disney Night" | April 14, 2014 | 14.78 | 2.3/7 | [19] |
| 6 | "Week 6: Party Anthems Night" | April 21, 2014 | 14.06 | 2.2/6 | [20] |
| 7 | "Week 7: Latin Night" | April 28, 2014 | 15.88 | 2.6/7 | [21] |
| 8 | "Week 8: Celebrity Dance Duels" | May 5, 2014 | 13.12 | 1.9/6 | [22] |
| 9 | "Week 9: American Icons" | May 12, 2014 | 14.36 | 2.3/7 | [23] |
| 10 | "Week 10: The Finals - Part 1" | May 19, 2014 | 15.66 | 2.6/8 | [24] |
| 11 | Road to the Finals | May 20, 2014 | 11.64 | 1.7/6 | [25] |
| 12 | "Week 10: The Finals - Part 2" | May 20, 2014 | 15.07 | 2.4/7 | [25] |
Notes
- During Week 4, the celebrities performed with a different professional partner as part of the "Partner Switch-Up" for that week only. All celebrities returned to their original partners on Week 5.
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