Dancing with the Stars (American season 25)
Season twenty-five of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 18, 2017, on the ABC network.[1]
Dancing with the Stars | |
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Season 25 | |
Promotional poster featuring pro dancers Sharna Burgess and Alan Bersten | |
Celebrity winner | Jordan Fisher |
Professional winner | Lindsay Arnold |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | September 18 – November 21, 2017 |
Season chronology |
On November 21, 2017, actor and singer Jordan Fisher and Lindsay Arnold were declared the winners, marking Arnold's first win. Violinist and composer Lindsey Stirling and Mark Ballas finished second, while actor and race car driver Frankie Muniz and Witney Carson finished third. Having won at age 23, Fisher is currently the youngest male winner of the show, surpassing short track speed skating competitor Apolo Anton Ohno (season 4). Fisher also currently holds the record for most perfect scores by a celebrity in a season (9), surpassing Bindi Irwin (season 21) and Laurie Hernandez (season 23).
Cast
Couples
Good Morning America announced the professional dancers who would be competing in the upcoming season.[2] The two professionals from the previous season that did not return were Kym Johnson-Herjavec and Sasha Farber. Farber returned to the troupe, and Mark Ballas, who last appeared on season 22, also returned. Alan Bersten, a troupe member since season 20, was promoted to pro. On September 4, it was revealed that Cheryl Burke was the thirteenth pro added to the lineup.[3] Drew Scott was announced as the first celebrity competing for the season partnered with Emma Slater.[4] On September 6, the rest of the cast was revealed on Good Morning America.[5]
Celebrity | Notability (known for) | Professional partner | Status | Ref. |
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Barbara Corcoran | Shark Tank panelist & businesswoman | Keo Motsepe | Eliminated 1st on September 25, 2017 |
[6] |
Debbie Gibson | Singer-songwriter & Broadway actress | Alan Bersten | Eliminated 2nd on September 26, 2017 |
[7] |
Derek Fisher | Former NBA point guard | Sharna Burgess | Eliminated 3rd on October 9, 2017 |
[8] |
Sasha Pieterse | Pretty Little Liars actress | Gleb Savchenko | Eliminated 4th on October 16, 2017 |
[9] |
Nick Lachey | 98 Degrees singer | Peta Murgatroyd | Eliminated 5th on October 23, 2017 |
[10] |
Nikki Bella | WWE wrestler | Artem Chigvintsev | Eliminated 6th on October 30, 2017 |
[11] |
Vanessa Lachey | Actress & television host | Maksim Chmerkovskiy Alan Bersten (week 3) | ||
Terrell Owens | Former NFL wide receiver | Cheryl Burke | Eliminated 8th on November 6, 2017 |
[12] |
Victoria Arlen | Former paralympic swimmer & ESPN host | Valentin Chmerkovskiy | Eliminated 9th on November 13, 2017 |
[13] |
Drew Scott | Property Brothers co-host | Emma Slater | Eliminated 10th on November 20, 2017 |
[14] |
Frankie Muniz | Actor & race car driver | Witney Carson | Third place on November 21, 2017 |
[15] |
Lindsey Stirling | Violinist & composer | Mark Ballas | Runner-up on November 21, 2017 | |
Jordan Fisher | Actor & singer | Lindsay Arnold | Winner on November 21, 2017 |
Hosts and judges
Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews returned as hosts, while Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges.[16] Julianne Hough did not return as a permanent judge this season, though she did return as a guest judge during the first night of the finals.[17] On October 23, singer Shania Twain joined the panel as a guest judge.[18]
Dance troupe
The dance troupe members for the season are former pros Sasha Farber and Jenna Johnson, and season 24 troupe members Artur Adamski, Brandon Armstrong, Hayley Erbert, and Britt Stewart.[19]
Scoring charts
Couple | Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22+3 | 4 | 5 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10[lower-alpha 2] | ||
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1 | 2 | Top 4 | Top 3 | |||||||||||
Jordan & Lindsay | 1 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 29 | 30 | 39 | 30+24=54 | 30+30=60 | 28+30=58 | 40+40=80 | +30+30=140 |
Lindsey & Mark | 2 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 26 | 28 | 40 | 27+24=51 | 26+28=54 | 29+28=57 | 40+40=80 | +30+30=140 |
Frankie & Witney | 3 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 30+30=60 | 26+27=53 | 25+26=51 | 38+38=76 | +30+28=134 |
Drew & Emma | 4 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 27+30=57 | 22+25=47 | 24+24=48 | 36+39=75 | |
Victoria & Val | 5 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 27+30=57 | 24+24=48 | 27+29=56 | ||
Terrell & Cheryl | 6 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 25+24=49 | 27+24=51 | |||
Nikki & Artem | 7 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 24 | 27 | 36 | 24+24=48 | ||||
Vanessa & Maks | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 24 | 24 | 36 | 24+30=54 | |||||
Nick & Peta | 9 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 26 | |||||
Sasha & Gleb | 10 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 24 | 24 | ||||||
Derek & Sharna | 11 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 23 | |||||||
Debbie & Alan | 12 | 17 | 20 | 21 | ||||||||||
Barbara & Keo | 13 | 14 | 17 |
- 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 winning couple
- the runner-up couple
- the third-place couple
Average score chart
This table only counts dances scored on a 30-point scale (scores by guest judges are excluded).
Rank by average |
Place | Couple | Total points |
Number of dances |
Average |
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1 | 1 | Jordan & Lindsay | 475 | 17 | 27.9 |
2 | 2 | Lindsey & Mark | 460 | 27.1 | |
3 | 3 | Frankie & Witney | 442 | 26.0 | |
4 | 5 | Victoria & Val | 324 | 13 | 24.9 |
5 | 7 | Vanessa & Maks | 220 | 9 | 24.4 |
6 | 4 | Drew & Emma | 357 | 15 | 23.8 |
7 | 7 | Nikki & Artem | 206 | 9 | 22.9 |
8 | 6 | Terrell & Cheryl | 251 | 11 | 22.8 |
9 | 10 | Sasha & Gleb | 130 | 6 | 21.7 |
10 | 11 | Derek & Sharna | 100 | 5 | 20.0 |
9 | Nick & Peta | 140 | 7 | ||
12 | 12 | Debbie & Alan | 58 | 3 | 19.3 |
13 | 13 | Barbara & Keo | 31 | 2 | 15.5 |
Highest and lowest scoring performances
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale (scores by guest judges are excluded) are as follows:
Dance | Highest scored dancer(s) | Highest score | Lowest scored dancer(s) | Lowest score |
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Cha-cha-cha | Frankie Muniz Drew Scott | 25 | Terrell Owens | 15 |
Foxtrot | Jordan Fisher | 30 | Drew Scott | 16 |
Salsa | Jordan Fisher | 30 | Barbara Corcoran | 14 |
Tango | Lindsey Stirling | 28 | Barbara Corcoran | 17 |
Quickstep | Jordan Fisher Lindsey Stirling | 30 | Debbie Gibson Drew Scott | 20 |
Waltz | Vanessa Lachey | 24 | Nikki Bella | 21 |
Viennese Waltz | Victoria Arlen | 27 | Nikki Bella | 21 |
Samba | Jordan Fisher | 30 | Nikki Bella | 18 |
Rumba | Jordan Fisher | 29 | Victoria Arlen | 20 |
Paso doble | Jordan Fisher | 30 | Derek Fisher | 19 |
Argentine tango | Lindsey Stirling Frankie Muniz | 30 | Nick Lachey | 19 |
Jazz | Lindsey Stirling | 28 | Sasha Pieterse | 19 |
Jive | Jordan Fisher Lindsey Stirling | 30 | Drew Scott Nikki Bella Victoria Arlen | 24 |
Charleston | Jordan Fisher | 30 | Jordan Fisher | 25 |
Contemporary | Frankie Muniz | 30 | Nick Lachey | 22 |
Team dance | Victoria Arlen Vanessa Lachey Frankie Muniz Drew Scott | 30 | Nikki Bella Jordan Fisher Terrell Owens Lindsey Stirling | 24 |
Freestyle | Jordan Fisher Lindsey Stirling | 30 | Frankie Muniz | 28 |
Fusion dance | Lindsey Stirling Jordan Fisher | 30 | Frankie Muniz | 28 |
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances
Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum (team dances and scores by guest judges are excluded).
Couple | Highest scoring dance(s) | Lowest scoring dance(s) |
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Jordan & Lindsay | Foxtrot, Paso doble, Quickstep, Salsa, Jive, Charleston, Freestyle, Samba & Salsa/Paso doble fusion (30) | Tango (22) |
Lindsey & Mark | Argentine tango, Quickstep, Freestyle, Jive & Cha-cha-cha/Tango fusion (30) | Quickstep (21) |
Frankie & Witney | Contemporary & Argentine tango (30) | Foxtrot (19) |
Drew & Emma | Freestyle (29) | Foxtrot (16) |
Victoria & Val | Charleston (29) | Cha-cha-cha (19) |
Terrell & Cheryl | Jive & Charleston (27) | Cha-cha-cha (15) |
Nikki & Artem | Jazz & Argentine tango (27) | Samba (18) |
Vanessa & Maks | Quickstep (27) | Cha-cha-cha (21) |
Nick & Peta | Contemporary & Quickstep (22) | Cha-cha-cha (18) |
Sasha & Gleb | Foxtrot & Rumba (24) | Cha-cha-cha (18) |
Derek & Sharna | Jazz (23) | Salsa (18) |
Debbie & Alan | Argentine tango (21) | Foxtrot (17) |
Barbara & Keo | Tango (17) | Salsa (14) |
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
The couples danced the cha-cha-cha, foxtrot, salsa or tango.
- Running order
Couple | Scores[20] | Dance | Music[21] |
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Terrell & Cheryl | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"—The Temptations |
Debbie & Alan | 17 (6, 5, 6) | Foxtrot | "Lost in Your Eyes"—Debbie Gibson |
Sasha & Gleb | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Like That"—Fleur East |
Drew & Emma | 16 (6, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "Our House"—Madness |
Barbara & Keo | 14 (5, 4, 5) | Salsa | "Money Maker"—Ludacris feat. Pharrell Williams |
Jordan & Lindsay | 22 (8, 7, 7) | Tango | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"—Shawn Mendes |
Nick & Peta | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Come Get It Bae"—Pharrell Williams |
Vanessa & Maks | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Woman"—Kesha feat. The Dap-Kings Horns |
Frankie & Witney | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "Sign of the Times"—Harry Styles |
Nikki & Artem | 20 (7, 7, 6) | Tango | "So What"—Pink |
Derek & Sharna | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Salsa | "Basketball"—Kurtis Blow |
Victoria & Val | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Born Ready"—The Disco Fries feat. Hope Murphy |
Lindsey & Mark | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Don't Worry"—Madcon feat. Ray Dalton |
Week 2: Ballroom Night / Latin Night
The couples had to prepare two new dances to be performed on two consecutive nights. On Monday, the couples performed an unlearned ballroom routine, with one couple being eliminated at the end of the show. On Tuesday, the remaining couples performed an unlearned Latin routine, with another couple being eliminated.
Argentine tango, paso doble, quickstep, rumba, samba, Viennese Waltz, and waltz are introduced.
- Running order (Night 1)
Couple | Scores[6] | Dance | Music[22] | Result |
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Debbie & Alan | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Quickstep | "This Is My Time"—Amy Stroup | Safe |
Nikki & Artem | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Waltz | "Come Away with Me"—Norah Jones | Safe |
Lindsey & Mark | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Swing Set"—Jurassic 5 | Safe |
Barbara & Keo | 17 (6, 5, 6) | Tango | "Whatever Lola Wants"—Sarah Vaughan | Eliminated |
Nick & Peta | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "Mandy"—Barry Manilow | Safe |
Drew & Emma | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Quickstep | "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)"—Louis Prima | Safe |
Vanessa & Maks | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Hit Me with a Hot Note"—Tami Tappan Damiano | Safe |
Frankie & Witney | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Tango | "Whatever It Takes"—Imagine Dragons | Safe |
Terrell & Cheryl | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "Pillowtalk"—ZAYN | Last to be called safe |
Sasha & Gleb | 23 (8, 8, 7) | Viennese Waltz | "I'm Going Down"—Rose Royce | Safe |
Victoria & Val | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Tango | "Look What You Made Me Do"—Taylor Swift | Safe |
Derek & Sharna | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "Hallelujah I Love Her So"—Ray Charles | Safe |
Jordan & Lindsay | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Viennese Waltz | "Count on Me"—Judah Kelly | Safe |
- Running order (Night 2)
Couple | Scores[7] | Dance | Music[23] | Result |
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Nikki & Artem | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Samba | "Despacito"—Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee | Safe |
Victoria & Val | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Rumba | "Easy"—Sky Ferreira | Safe |
Derek & Sharna | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Paso doble | "Diablo Rojo"—Rodrigo y Gabriela | Safe |
Sasha & Gleb | 22 (8, 7, 7) | Samba | "Most Girls"—Hailee Steinfeld | Safe |
Nick & Peta | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Argentine tango | "She's a Lady"—Lion Babe | Last to be called safe |
Jordan & Lindsay | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Samba | "Mi Gente"—J Balvin & Willy William | Safe |
Drew & Emma | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Rumba | "Lights Down Low"—MAX feat. gnash | Safe |
Debbie & Alan | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Argentine tango | "Havana"—Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug | Eliminated |
Vanessa & Maks | 23 (8, 8, 7) | Salsa | "Instruction"—Jax Jones feat. Demi Lovato & Stefflon Don | Safe |
Terrell & Cheryl | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Samba | "Hot in Herre"—Nelly | Safe |
Lindsey & Mark | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Mani Picao"—Ricky Campanelli | Safe |
Frankie & Witney | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Perm"—Bruno Mars | Safe |
Week 3: Guilty Pleasures Night
The couples performed one unlearned dance to a song that reminded them of their secret indulgences.
Charleston, jazz and jive are introduced.
At the start of the show, a moment of silence was held to honor the victims of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, which occurred the previous day.[24] It was announced at the beginning of the show that, due to the tragedy, no elimination would take place.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy was unable to perform due to an unspecified personal issue, so eliminated pro Alan Bersten danced with Vanessa Lachey instead.
- Running order
Couple | Scores[25] | Dance | Music[26] | Guilty pleasure |
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Drew & Emma | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Argentine tango | "Red Right Hand"—Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | TV crime dramas |
Derek & Sharna | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"—DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reruns |
Victoria & Val | 22 (8, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Tubthumping"—Chumbawamba | Listening to "Tubthumping" |
Vanessa & Alan | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Jazz | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"—Cyndi Lauper | Girls' nights |
Nikki & Artem | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Viennese Waltz | "Love on the Brain"—Rihanna | Romance novels |
Frankie & Witney | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Samba | "It's Gonna Be Me"—NSYNC | Boy bands |
Lindsey & Mark | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Jive | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"—Wham! | Wearing pajamas all day |
Sasha & Gleb | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Jazz | "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"—The Four Tops | Baking |
Nick & Peta | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Jazz | "Jump (For My Love)"—The Pointer Sisters | Romantic comedies |
Terrell & Cheryl | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Salsa | "The Breaks"—Kurtis Blow | Breakdancing |
Jordan & Lindsay | 25 (9, 7, 9) | Charleston | "The Glory Days"—Michael Giacchino | Comic books |
Week 4: Most Memorable Year Night
The couples danced one unlearned dance to celebrate the most memorable year of their lives.
Contemporary is introduced.
- Running order
Couple | Scores[8] | Dance | Music[27] | Result |
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Frankie & Witney | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Adventure of a Lifetime"—Coldplay | Safe |
Terrell & Cheryl | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Viennese Waltz | "I Have Nothing"—Whitney Houston | Safe |
Nikki & Artem | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Contemporary | "Fight Song"—Rachel Platten | Safe |
Nick & Peta | 22 (8, 7, 7) | Contemporary | "Falling Slowly"—Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová | Last to be called safe |
Lindsey & Mark | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "Anchor"—Mindy Gledhill | Safe |
Derek & Sharna | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Jazz | "Move On Up"—Curtis Mayfield | Eliminated |
Jordan & Lindsay | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Contemporary | "Take Me Home"—Us the Duo | Safe |
Sasha & Gleb | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Over My Head (Cable Car)"—The Fray | Safe |
Vanessa & Maks | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)"—Nick Lachey | Safe |
Drew & Emma | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Don't Stop Me Now"—Queen | Safe |
Victoria & Val | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "I Lived"—OneRepublic | Safe |
Week 5: Disney Night
The couples performed one unlearned dance to a song from a Disney film to celebrate Walt Disney through the years. All performances were chronological, based on when the couple's respective movie was released.
- Running order
Couple | Scores[9] | Dance | Music[28] | Disney film | Result |
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Victoria & Val | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Jazz | "Steamboat Willie Suite"—Wilfred Jackson & Bert Lewis | Steamboat Willie | Safe |
Vanessa & Maks | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "Un jour mon prince viendra"—Nikki Yanofsky | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Safe |
Lindsey & Mark | 28 (9, 10, 9) | Foxtrot | "When You Wish Upon a Star"—Ray Chew | Pinocchio | Safe |
Nick & Peta | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Quickstep | "The Bare Necessities"—Phil Harris & Bruce Reitherman | The Jungle Book | Safe |
Drew & Emma | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Viennese Waltz | "Rainbow Connection"—Kermit the Frog | The Muppet Movie | Safe |
Sasha & Gleb | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "Kiss the Girl"—Samuel E. Wright | The Little Mermaid | Eliminated |
Terrell & Cheryl | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "I Just Can't Wait to Be King"—Jason Weaver, Rowan Atkinson & Laura Williams | The Lion King | Safe |
Frankie & Witney | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Argentine tango | "Angelica"—Rodrigo y Gabriela | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Last to be called safe |
Jordan & Lindsay | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Foxtrot | "You're Welcome"—Jordan Fisher feat. Lin-Manuel Miranda | Moana | Safe |
Nikki & Artem | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Jazz | "Remember Me"—Benjamin Bratt | Coco | Safe |
Week 6: A Night at the Movies
Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Shania Twain, Bruno Tonioli.
The couples performed one unlearned dance, capturing the spirit of a specific movie genre.
- Running order
Couple | Scores[10] | Dance | Music[18] | Movie genre | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nikki & Artem | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Argentine tango | "Dernière danse"—Indila | Foreign | Safe |
Drew & Emma | 30 (7, 7, 9, 7) | Paso doble | "Legend"—The Score | Action | Safe |
Nick & Peta | 26 (7, 6, 7, 6) | Samba | "Wild Wild West"—Will Smith feat. Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee | Western | Eliminated |
Victoria & Val | 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) | Paso doble | "We Will Rock You"—Queen | Sports | Safe |
Terrell & Cheryl | 37 (9, 9, 10, 9) | Jive | "Feel It Still"—Portugal. The Man | Spy | Last to be called safe |
Frankie & Witney | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Jazz | "Holly Rock"—Sheila E. | Animation | Safe |
Vanessa & Maks | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "Let's Be Bad"—Smash cast feat. Megan Hilty | Musical | Safe |
Jordan & Lindsay | 39 (10, 9, 10, 10) | Rumba | "Supermarket Flowers"—Ed Sheeran | Drama | Safe |
Lindsey & Mark | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Human"—Sevdaliza | Sci-fi | Safe |
Week 7: Halloween Night
The couples performed one unlearned dance and a team dance to Halloween themes and songs.
- Running order
Couple | Scores[11] | Dance | Music[29] | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Victoria & Val | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "The Night We Met"—Lord Huron | Safe |
Jordan & Lindsay | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Paso doble | "Animals"—Martin Garrix | Safe |
Nikki & Artem | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive | "I Put a Spell on You"—Bette Midler | Eliminated |
Vanessa & Maks | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Game of Survival"—Ruelle | |
Terrell & Cheryl | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Tango | "Super Freak"—Rick James | Last to be called safe |
Lindsey & Mark | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Roundtable Rival"—Lindsey Stirling | Safe |
Frankie & Witney | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Contemporary | "Every Breath You Take"—Chase Holfelder | Safe |
Drew & Emma | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Charleston | "Remains of the Day"—Danny Elfman | Safe |
Nikki & Artem Lindsey & Mark Terrell & Cheryl Jordan & Lindsay |
24 (8, 8, 8) | Freestyle (Team Monster Mash) |
"Monster Mash"—Atwater Men's Club | |
Vanessa & Maks Frankie & Witney Victoria & Val Drew & Emma |
30 (10, 10, 10) | Freestyle (Team Phantom of the Ballroom) |
"The Phantom of the Opera"—Sarah Brightman & Michael Crawford |
Week 8: Celebrity Trio Dances (Quarterfinals)
The couples performed an unlearned dance and a trio dance. Unlike in prior seasons, where the trios involved eliminated pros or troupe members, the trios were instead composed of past celebrity winners or finalists. They included Kelly Monaco, Rashad Jennings, Laurie Hernandez, Kristi Yamaguchi, Alfonso Ribeiro and Corbin Bleu.
- Running order
Couple (Trio Dance Partner) |
Scores[12] | Dance | Music[30] | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Terrell & Cheryl (Kelly Monaco) |
27 (9, 9, 9) | Charleston | "Bad Boy Good Man"—Tape Five feat. Henrik Wager | Eliminated |
24 (8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "Slow Hands"—Niall Horan | ||
Drew & Emma (Rashad Jennings) |
22 (7, 7, 8) | Waltz | "Both Sides Now (Torch Songs)"—Years & Years | Safe |
25 (9, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Get Up Offa That Thing"—James Brown | ||
Victoria & Val (Laurie Hernandez) |
24 (8, 8, 8) | Argentine tango | "Down"—Marian Hill | Safe |
24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Magic"—B.o.B feat. Rivers Cuomo | ||
Lindsey & Mark (Kristi Yamaguchi) |
26 (9, 8, 9) | Samba | "Morning Drums"—Gregor Salto | Safe |
28 (10, 9, 9) | Jazz | "Let's Face the Music and Dance"—Seth MacFarlane | ||
Frankie & Witney (Alfonso Ribeiro) |
26 (9, 8, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "Perfect"—Ed Sheeran | Last to be called safe |
27 (9, 9, 9) | Jive | "Good Place"—Leo Soul | ||
Jordan & Lindsay (Corbin Bleu) |
30 (10, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "Chuck Berry"—Pharrell Williams | Safe |
30 (10, 10, 10) | Salsa | "Que Viva la Vida"—Wisin |
Week 9: Semifinals
The couples performed an unlearned dance using music chosen by the pros, as well as a dance that reinterpreted an iconic routine from a previous season.
- Running order
Couple | Scores[13] | Dance | Music (Iconic Routine)[31] | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Drew & Emma | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Tango | "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"—The Proclaimers | Safe |
24 (8, 8, 8) | Jazz | "Yeah!"—Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris (Corbin & Karina, with Witney, season 17) | ||
Victoria & Val | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Contemporary | "To Build a Home"—The Cinematic Orchestra feat. Patrick Watson | Eliminated |
29 (9, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Bang Bang"—will.i.am (Amber & Derek, season 17) | ||
Jordan & Lindsay | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Argentine tango | "Brother"—NEEDTOBREATHE feat. Gavin DeGraw | Safe |
30 (10, 10, 10) | Jive | "Proud Mary"—Tina Turner (Paige & Mark, season 22) | ||
Lindsey & Mark | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Contemporary | "Head High"—Alexander Jean | Safe |
28 (9, 9, 10) | Tango | "Feel So Close"—Calvin Harris (Meryl & Maks, season 18) | ||
Frankie & Witney | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Salsa | "Shake"—Yin Yang Twins feat. Pitbull | Last to be called safe |
26 (9, 8, 9) | Paso doble | "Carnaval de Paris"—Dario G (Apolo & Julianne, season 4) |
Week 10: 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 their favorite routine and a fusion dance of two styles. For the first time, a short window of "last chance" audience voting was added for the Eastern and Central time zones immediately after the final scored dance.
- Running order (Night 1)
Couple | Scores[14] | Dance | Music[32] | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Drew & Emma | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Get Ready"—Rayelle | Eliminated |
39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "The Ding-Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line"—Cherry Poppin' Daddies | ||
Frankie & Witney | 38 (10, 9, 10, 9) | Foxtrot | "I Won't Dance"—Frank Sinatra | Last to be called safe |
38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Run Boy Run"—Woodkid | ||
Jordan & Lindsay | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Bad Man"—Pitbull feat. Robin Thicke, Joe Perry & Travis Barker | Safe |
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Puttin' on the Ritz 2017 (Jazzy Radio Mix)"—Taco feat. tomX | ||
Lindsey & Mark | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "Barflies at the Beach"—Royal Crown Revue | Safe |
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Palladio"—Escala |
- Running order (Night 2)
Couple | Scores[15] | Dance | Music | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lindsey & Mark | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Jive | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"—Wham! | Runner-up |
30 (10, 10, 10) | Cha-cha-cha Tango |
"Hot2Touch"—Felix Jaehn feat. Hight & Alex Aiono | ||
Frankie & Witney | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Angelica"—Rodrigo y Gabriela | Third place |
28 (10, 9, 9) | Foxtrot Tango |
"Without You"—Avicii feat. Sandro Cavazza | ||
Jordan & Lindsay | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Samba | "Mi Gente"—J Balvin & Willy William | Winner |
30 (10, 10, 10) | Salsa Paso doble |
"Kill the Lights"—Alex Newell, Jess Glynne & DJ Cassidy with Nile Rodgers |
Dance chart
The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week:
- Week 1: Cha-cha-cha, foxtrot, salsa, or tango (First Dances)
- Week 2 (Night 1): One unlearned ballroom dance (Ballroom Night)
- Week 2 (Night 2): One unlearned Latin dance (Latin Night)
- Week 3: One unlearned dance (Guilty Pleasures Night)
- Week 4: One unlearned dance (Most Memorable Year Night)
- Week 5: One unlearned dance (Disney Night)
- Week 6: One unlearned dance (A Night at the Movies)
- Week 7: One unlearned dance and team dances (Halloween Night)
- Week 8: One unlearned dance and trio dances (Quarterfinals)
- Week 9: Two unlearned dances (Semifinals)
- Week 10 (Night 1): Redemption dance and freestyle (Final 4)
- Week 10 (Night 2): Favorite dance and fusion dance (Final 3)
Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||
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Jordan & Lindsay | Tango | Viennese waltz | Samba | Charleston | Contemporary | Foxtrot | Rumba | Paso doble | Freestyle (Team "Monster Mash") |
Quickstep | Salsa | Argentine tango | Jive | Charleston | Freestyle | Samba | Salsa Paso doble |
Lindsey & Mark | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Salsa | Jive | Viennese waltz | Foxtrot | Argentine tango | Paso doble | Freestyle (Team "Monster Mash") |
Samba | Jazz | Contemporary | Tango | Quickstep | Freestyle | Jive | Cha-cha-cha Tango |
Frankie & Witney | Foxtrot | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Samba | Quickstep | Argentine tango | Jazz | Contemporary | Freestyle (Team "Phantom of the Ballroom") |
Viennese waltz | Jive | Salsa | Paso doble | Foxtrot | Freestyle | Argentine tango | Foxtrot Tango |
Drew & Emma | Foxtrot | Quickstep | Rumba | Argentine tango | Jive | Viennese waltz | Paso doble | Charleston | Freestyle (Team "Phantom of the Ballroom") |
Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Jazz | Paso doble | Freestyle | Jive | |
Victoria & Val | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Rumba | Quickstep | Foxtrot | Jazz | Paso doble | Viennese waltz | Freestyle (Team "Phantom of the Ballroom") |
Argentine tango | Jive | Contemporary | Charleston | Viennese waltz | |||
Terrell & Cheryl | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Samba | Salsa | Viennese waltz | Quickstep | Jive | Tango | Freestyle (Team "Monster Mash") |
Charleston | Rumba | ||||||
Nikki & Artem | Tango | Waltz | Samba | Viennese waltz | Contemporary | Jazz | Argentine tango | Jive | Freestyle (Team "Monster Mash") |
Quickstep | |||||||
Vanessa & Maks | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Salsa | Jazz | Rumba | Waltz | Quickstep | Paso doble | Freestyle (Team "Phantom of the Ballroom") |
Quickstep | |||||||
Nick & Peta | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Argentine tango | Jazz | Contemporary | Quickstep | Samba | ||||||||||
Sasha & Gleb | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | Samba | Jazz | Foxtrot | Rumba | Quickstep | ||||||||||
Derek & Sharna | Salsa | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Cha-cha-cha | Jazz | Salsa | |||||||||||
Debbie & Alan | Foxtrot | Quickstep | Argentine tango | Quickstep | |||||||||||||
Barbara & Keo | Salsa | Tango | Jive |
- Highest scoring dance
- Lowest scoring dance
- Danced, but not scored
Ratings
U.S. Nielsen ratings
Episode | Air date | Rating/Share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) | ||
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1 | "Week 1: Premiere" | September 18, 2017 | 1.6 | 6 | 10.71[33] |
2 | "Week 2: Ballroom Night (Night 1)" | September 25, 2017 | 1.4 | 5 | 8.67[34] |
3 | "Week 2: Latin Night (Night 2)" | September 26, 2017 | 1.2 | 4 | 7.22[35] |
4 | "Week 3: Guilty Pleasures Night" | October 2, 2017 | 1.4 | 5 | 9.06[36] |
5 | "Week 4: Most Memorable Year Night" | October 9, 2017 | 1.3 | 5 | 9.25[37] |
6 | "Week 5: Disney Night" | October 16, 2017 | 1.4 | 5 | 9.76[38] |
7 | "Week 6: A Night at the Movies" | October 23, 2017 | 1.3 | 5 | 9.15[39] |
8 | "Week 7: Halloween Night" | October 30, 2017 | 1.4 | 5 | 9.93[40] |
9 | "Week 8: Quarterfinals" | November 6, 2017 | 1.2 | 5 | 9.30[41] |
10 | "Week 9: Semifinals" | November 13, 2017 | 1.4 | 5 | 9.88[42] |
11 | “Week 10: Finals” | November 20, 2017 | 1.4 | 5 | 10.08[43] |
12 | “Season Finale” | November 21, 2017 | 1.3 | 5 | 9.20[44] |
Notes
- Shania Twain was a guest judge, so the couples were scored on a 40-point scale.
- Julianne Hough was a guest judge for Monday night only, so those dances were scored on a 40-point scale. The Tuesday dances were scored on a 30-point scale.
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