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Dancing with the Stars
Season 18
Promotional poster, featuring former pro dancer Anna Trebunskaya
Celebrity winnerMeryl Davis
Professional winnerMaksim Chmerkovskiy
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseMarch 17 (2014-03-17) –
May 20, 2014 (2014-05-20)
Season chronology
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Season 19

Season eighteen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 17, 2014, on the ABC network.[1][2]

This season, the skybox made a return to the show and the judges table returned to the left side of the ballroom. 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.[3][4]

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.

Cast

Couples

The cast of twelve and their professional partners were revealed on March 4, 2014, on Good Morning America.[5] 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.

Celebrity Notability (known for) Professional partner[a] 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[5] 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

Host and judges

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.[6][7] Bandleader Ray Chew replaced the Harold Wheeler orchestra and singers.[8]

Dance troupe

Joining Sasha Farber and Lindsay Arnold in the dance 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.

Scoring charts

Couple Place 1 2 3 4[a] 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[a] 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 262 10 26.2
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[a] Highest scoring dance(s) Lowest scoring dance(s)
Meryl & Maks Tango, Jive, Viennese waltz, Argentine tango, Freestyle & Fusion dance (30) Cha-cha-cha (24)
Amy & Derek Argentine tango, Salsa & Fusion dance (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

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

Running order
Couple Scores Dance Music
NeNe & Tony 21 (7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Give It 2 U"—Robin Thicke feat. 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 feat. 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: Celebrity's Pick Night

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
Candace & Mark 21 (7, 7, 7) Rumba "Say Something"—A Great Big World & 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 feat. 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 feat. 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: Most Memorable Year 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, 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: Switch-Up 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, 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 feat. 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 feat. 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 feat. 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 & Dick Van Dyke Mary Poppins Safe
Danica & Val 39 (10, 9, 10, 10) Quickstep "Be Our Guest"—Jerry Orbach & 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 & 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 feat. 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 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 feat. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green Safe
NeNe & Tony 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) Argentine tango "Can't Remember to Forget You"—Shakira feat. 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 feat. 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 LocaRicky 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 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, 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 feat. 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 feat. 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: 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)
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 feat. The Partysquad
Meryl & Maks 30 (10, 10, 10) Argentine tango "Montserrat"—Bajofondo Safe
30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Latch"—Disclosure feat. 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)
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Amy & Derek 30 (10, 10, 10) Argentine tango
Cha-cha-cha
"Rather Be"—Clean Bandit feat. 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 (First Dances)
  • Week 2: One unlearned dance (Celebrity's Pick Night)
  • Week 3: One unlearned dance (Most Memorable Year Night)
  • Week 4: One unlearned dance (Switch-Up Night)
  • Week 5: One unlearned dance (Disney Night)
  • 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 Night)
  • Week 9: Two unlearned dances (American Icons Night)
  • Week 10 (Night 1): Judges' pick/redos of "Partner Switch-Up Night" dances & freestyle (Finals)
  • Week 10 (Night 2): Fusion dance (Finals)
Couple 1 2 3 4[a] 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

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

  1. ^ a b c d e 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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