Country of origin United States Original network ABC Professional winner Maksim Chmerkovskiy | No. of episodes 11 Celebrity winner Meryl Davis | |
Original release March 17 (2014-03-17) – May 20, 2014 (2014-05-20) | ||
Season eighteen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 17, 2014. 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. Bandleader Ray Chew replaced the Harold Wheeler orchestra and singers. In addition, the skybox made a return to the show and the judges table returned to the left side of the ballroom.
Contents
- Couples
- Scoring chart
- Average score chart
- Highest and lowest scoring performances
- Couples highest and lowest scoring dances
- Weekly scores
- Week 1 Premiere Night
- Week 2 Celebritys Pick Night
- Week 3 Most Memorable Year Night
- Week 4 Switch Up Night
- Week 5 Disney Night
- Week 6 Party Anthem Night
- Week 7 Latin Night
- Week 8 Celebrity Dance Duels
- Week 9 American Icons Night Semifinals
- Week 10 Finals
- Dance chart
- Celebrity guest judges
- References
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.
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, Meryl Davis and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy were crowned the champions, marking the first time a Chmerkovskiy brother 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.
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.
Scoring chart
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 coupleAverage score chart
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale (scores by guest judges are not counted).
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:
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances
According to the traditional 30-point scale (scores by guest judges are not counted; the switch up week dances does not count.)
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: Premiere Night
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.
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. Therefore, no one was eliminated at the end of the show.
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.
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.
Week 6: Party Anthem 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.
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.
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.
Week 9: American Icons Night (Semifinals)
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.
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.
Dance chart
The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week:
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. 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.