Season twenty-six of Dancing with the Stars, titled Dancing with the Stars: Athletes, premiered on April 30, 2018, on the ABC network. The four-week season, the shortest ever, featured a cast of current and former athletes.
On May 21, Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon and Jenna Johnson were crowned the champions, while Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman and Sharna Burgess, and former Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding and Sasha Farber, were both announced as the runners-up during the live finale. It was later revealed that Josh and Sharna had placed second, while Tonya and Sasha had placed third.
Overview Dancing with the Stars is an American reality dance competition television series that premiered on ABC on June 1, 2005. It is the American version of the British contest program Strictly Come Dancing. The series pairs celebrities with professional dancers to perform a variety of dance styles, primarily ballroom and Latin routines. Each couple competes against the others for judges' points and audience votes. The couple receiving the lowest combined total of judges' points and audience votes is usually eliminated each week until only the champion pair remains.
Cast
Couples The professional dancers were announced on April 12, 2018. The eight professionals returning from season 25 were Lindsay Arnold, Alan Bersten, Sharna Burgess, Witney Carson, Artem Chigvintsev, Keo Motsepe, Gleb Savchenko, and Emma Slater. The two remaining professional dancers were both in the troupe last season, and had previously been professional dancers on the show: Sasha Farber and Jenna Johnson. The dance troupe for season 26 consisted of Artur Adamski, Brandon Armstrong, Hayley Erbert, and Britt Stewart. Additionally, professional dancer Morgan Larson, who performed on the Dancing with the Stars: Light Up the Night tour, joined the troupe for season 26.
The cast was announced on April 13 on Good Morning America.
Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status Olympic snowboarder MLB outfielder NBA center Eliminated 3rd & 4th Women's basketball player Olympic softball pitcher Eliminated 5th, 6th & 7th Olympic luger Olympic figure skater Alan Bersten Olympic figure skater Third place NFL cornerback Runners-up Olympic figure skater Winners
Hosts and judges Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews returned as hosts, while Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges. On May 7, season 24 champion Rashad Jennings returned as a guest judge, and on May 14, season 24 runner-up David Ross also appeared as a guest judge.
Episodes
Scoring chart The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in with a double-dagger ().
Color key:
+Dancing with the Stars (season 26) - Weekly scores Couple Week1 2 3 4 Adam & Jenna 1st 37+37= 39+2= 30+28= Josh & Sharna 2nd 30+33=63 36+2=38 27+30=57 Tonya & Sasha 3rd 23 33+33=66 33+2=35 26+30= Jennie & Keo4th 21 26+37=63 Chris & Witney 21 33+33=6633 Mirai & Alan 23 37+37=35 Kareem & Lindsay7th 26+33= Arike & Gleb 2033+37=70 Jamie & Artem9th19 Johnny & Emma18 Notes
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 Viennese waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Viewers were able to vote for the couples online so that the results of the vote could be used to determine the first two eliminations that same evening.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Chris & Witney 21 (7, 7, 7) Salsa "Mr. Put It Down" — Ricky Martin, feat. Pitbull Safe Kareem & Lindsay 17 (6, 5, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" — Stevie Wonder Safe Jennie & Keo 21 (7, 7, 7) Foxtrot "All-American Girl" — Carrie Underwood Safe Jamie & Artem 19 (6, 7, 6) Viennese waltz "Feeling Good" — Avicii, feat. Audra Mae Eliminated Mirai & Alan 23 (7, 8, 8) Salsa "No Excuses" — Meghan Trainor Safe Arike & Gleb 20 (7, 6, 7) Salsa "Them Girls" — Whitney Myer Safe Adam & Jenna 24 (8, 8, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Sissy That Walk" — RuPaul Safe Johnny & Emma 18 (6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "Centerfield" — John Fogerty Eliminated Tonya & Sasha 23 (8, 8, 7) Foxtrot "When You Believe" — Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey Safe Josh & Sharna 24 (8, 8, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Finesse" — Bruno Mars Safe
Week 2: Team Dance Night Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Rashad Jennings, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
The couples performed one unlearned dance and a team dance celebrating an iconic decade in sports. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Josh & Sharna 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Paso doble "The Plaza of Execution" — James Horner Safe Jennie & Keo 26 (6, 7, 7, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Do It Like This" — Daphne Willis Safe Kareem & Lindsay 26 (7, 7, 6, 6) Salsa "La malanga" — Eddie Palmieri Eliminated Chris & Witney 33 (9, 8, 8, 8) Viennese waltz "Next to Me" — Imagine Dragons Safe Tonya & Sasha 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) Quickstep "Redneck Woman" — Gretchen Wilson Safe Mirai & Alan 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) Foxtrot "It's a Small World" — The O'Neill Brothers Safe Arike & Gleb 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) Foxtrot "What About Us" — Pink Eliminated Adam & Jenna 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) Quickstep "Make Way" — Aloe Blacc Safe Chris & WitneyJosh & SharnaKareem & LindsayTonya & Sasha 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) Freestyle(Team 1950s Tennis)"...Baby One More Time" — The Baseballs Adam & JennaArike & GlebJennie & KeoMirai & Alan 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) Freestyle(Team 1970s Football)"Instant Replay" — Dan Hartman
Week 3: MVP Night (Semifinals) Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, David Ross, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
The couples performed one unlearned dance dedicated to the "MVP" in their lives, and participated in paired dance-offs for extra points. Former contestants were brought in to mentor the couples for the dance-offs. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Mirai & Alan 35 (9, 9, 8, 9) Quickstep "BO$$" — Fifth Harmony Eliminated Jennie & Keo 29 (7, 8, 7, 7) Viennese waltz "The Rest of Our Life" — Tim McGraw & Faith Hill Eliminated Chris & Witney 33 (8, 9, 7, 9) Foxtrot "I Got Rhythm" — Ray Chew Eliminated Tonya & Sasha 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) Rumba "See You Again" — Tyler Ward Safe Adam & Jenna 39 (10, 10, 9, 10) Contemporary "O" — Coldplay Safe Josh & Sharna 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Contemporary "Stand by Me" — Bootstraps Safe +Dance-offsCoupleMentorDanceMusicResult Tonya & Sasha Nastia Liukin Cha-cha-cha "Dance" — DNCE Winners Jennie & Keo Losers Adam & Jenna Meryl Davis Jive "Johnny B. Goode" — Chuck Berry Winners Mirai & Alan Losers Josh & Sharna Von Miller Salsa "WTF (Where They From)" — Missy Elliott, feat. Pharrell Williams Winners Chris & Witney Losers
Week 4: Finale The final three couples performed one unlearned dance inspired by their journey on the show and their freestyle routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResultTonya & Sasha 26 (8, 9, 9) Viennese waltz "The Time of My Life" — David Cook Third Place 30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "I Will Survive" — The Pussycat DollsJosh & Sharna 27 (9, 9, 9) Foxtrot "Conqueror" — from Empire, feat. Estelle & Jussie Smollett Runners-up 30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Walk on Water" — Thirty Seconds to MarsAdam & Jenna 30 (10, 10, 10) Jazz "Anything You Can Do" — Bernadette Peters & Tom Wopat Winners 28 (9, 9, 10) Freestyle "Scooby Doo Pa Pa" — DJ Kass
Dance chart The couples performed the following each week: Week 1: One unlearned dance Week 2: One unlearned dance & team dance Week 3: One unlearned dance & ballroom battles Week 4 (Finals): One unlearned dance & freestyle +Dancing with the Stars (season 26) - Dance chartCoupleWeek 1 2 3 4 Adam & Jenna Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Team Freestyle Jive Jazz Freestyle Josh & Sharna Cha-cha-cha Paso doble Team Freestyle Salsa Foxtrot Freestyle Tonya & Sasha Foxtrot Quickstep Team Freestyle Rumba Cha-cha-cha Viennese waltz Freestyle Jennie & Keo Foxtrot Cha-cha-cha Team Freestyle Viennese waltz Cha-cha-cha Chris & Witney Salsa Viennese waltz Team Freestyle Foxtrot Salsa Mirai & Alan Salsa Foxtrot Team Freestyle Quickstep Jive Kareem & Lindsay Cha-cha-cha Salsa Team Freestyle Arike & Gleb Salsa Foxtrot Team Freestyle Jamie & Artem Viennese waltz Johnny & Emma Foxtrot
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