Country of origin United States Original network ABC Professional winner Karina Smirnoff | No. of episodes 20 Celebrity winner J.R. Martinez | |
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Original release September 19 (2011-09-19) – November 22, 2011 (2011-11-22) | ||
Season thirteen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 19, 2011. Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli returned as the judges, and Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke Charvet returned as hosts. Twelve couples competed in this season. Starting this season, Alan Dedicoat, the announcer, introduces Harold Wheeler and his band after the introduction of the remaining competitors.
Contents
- Couples
- Overview
- Scoring chart
- Average score chart
- Highest and lowest scoring performances
- Couples highest and lowest scoring dances
- Weekly scores and songs
- Week 1
- Week 2
- Week 3 Most Memorable Year Week
- Week 4 Movie Week
- Week 5 80s Week
- Week 6 Broadway Week
- Week 7 Halloween Week
- Week 8 Instant Choreography Week
- Week 9 Semifinals
- Week 10 Finale
- Dance chart
- Dance troupe
- Broadcast
- References
Actor J.R. Martinez won the competition with over 9 million votes. Rob Kardashian and Ricki Lake who took second and third places, respectively.
Couples
The 12 celebrities and professional dancers who competed were:
Overview
Nine professional partners—Derek Hough, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Cheryl Burke, Tony Dovolani, Mark Ballas, Lacey Schwimmer, Karina Smirnoff, Anna Trebunskaya, and Kym Johnson—returned this season. Maksim's brother, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, made his debut competing as a professional. Peta Murgatroyd and Tristan MacManus, part of season 12's troupe of dancers, also became professional partners for the first time. Louis van Amstel did not compete as a professional, but participated in a new segment called "Ballroom Battles", which would be canceled on November 7. The troupe also returns with three returning troupe members, Teddy Volynets, Kiki Nyemchek, and Oksana Dmytrenko, and 3 new members Sasha Farber, Sharna Burgess, and Dasha Chesnokova. This is also the first season where none of the original pros from season one competed.
The celebrity cast was revealed during an episode of Bachelor Pad on August 28, 2011. The twelve professionals were revealed on August 31, 2011 during Good Morning America. Ryan O'Neal was planning on competing as a celebrity, but did not feel he was up to it after a recent knee surgery and so Carson Kressley stepped in to replace him. O'Neal hopes to compete in a future season.
From the start, controversy erupted over the inclusion of Chaz Bono, the child of famous parents Sonny and Cher. His appearance resulted in backlash from the conservative supporters of the show, who even threatened to boycott due to his transgender status. Despite the criticism, Bono has received strong support from the LGBT community. It was stated in LGBT Weekly that "Bono has become the transgender community's living symbol of hope, strength and defiance against vitriolic hate. When ABC Television announced that Bono would appear on DWTS, he faced vile slurs and death threats from a group of trans-phobic women and men". The controversy did lead producers to hire extra security protection for his time on the show.
Scoring chart
Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week. Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week. indicates the couple eliminated that week. indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two. indicates the returning couple that was the last to be called safe. indicates the winning couple. indicates the runner-up couple. indicates the third-place couple.Average score chart
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale (the scores for the cha-cha-cha Relay dance are not included).
Highest and lowest scoring performances
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:
The celebrities to not land on the list are, Elisabetta Canalis, Kristin Cavallari, and Carson Kressley.
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances
According to the traditional 30-point scale:
Weekly scores and songs
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
Week 2
Week 3: Most Memorable Year Week
Week 4: Movie Week
Week 5: 80s Week
Each couple dances to a song that came out in the 1980s.
Week 6: Broadway Week
Week 7: Halloween Week
Week 8: Instant Choreography Week
Week 9 Semifinals
Week 10: Finale
Dance chart
The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week:
Dance troupe
The dance troupe consists of six dancers, plus the first eliminated male and female pros, who this season were Val Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd. They are also sometimes joined by pros from other seasons (such as Louis Van Amstel, who danced with the troupe on the Week 4 competition show).
Broadcast
Season 13 premiered September 19, 2011 on ABC airing on Monday at 8:00 PM. The performance show was two hours each Monday from 8:00–10:00. The results show was each Tuesday from 9:00–10:00. The season finale aired Tuesday November 22, 2011.