Season twenty-eight of the American reality competition series '' Dancing with the Stars'' premiered on September 16, 2019 on

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. On November 25, ''

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'' star

Hannah Brown Hannah Kelsey Brown (born September 24, 1994) is an American television personality and former beauty pageant titleholder. She starred as the lead in season 15 of '' The Bachelorette''. Brown had previously placed in the top seven in season 23 ...

and

Alan Bersten Alan Bersten (born 26 May 1994) is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer. He was a contestant on the tenth season of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' and is currently a professional dancer and choreographer on ''Dancing with the Stars ...

were announced the winners, while actor and comedian Kel Mitchell and

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finished in second place, singer Ally Brooke and

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finished in third place, and singer

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and

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finished in fourth. This marked the last season for co-hosts

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and

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Cast

Couples

For the first time, the couples were not announced in advance, but were revealed during the season premiere. On August 19, 2019,

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announced that she would be returning as a professional. On August 21, the cast was revealed on '' Good Morning America''.

Artem Chigvintsev Artem Vladimirovich Chigvintsev (russian: Артём Влади́мирович Чи́гвинцев; born 12 June 1982) is a Russian-American professional dancer, specializing in Latin dancing. Chigvintsev was a cast member of '' Burn the F ...

and

Sharna Burgess Sharna May Burgess (born 21 June 1985) is an Australian ballroom dancer who is best known for being a professional partner and troupe member on the ABC series '' Dancing with the Stars''. She is the winner of season 27 of American televisio ...

did not return for this season. Two new dancers,

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and

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, were added to the pro line-up. There was no dance troupe this season. On September 16, it was announced that

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had to withdraw from the competition due to an injury sustained during rehearsal. Her daughter, Sailor Brinkley-Cook, took her place.

Hosts and judges

and

returned as hosts, while

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Len Goodman Leonard Gordon Goodman (born 25 April 1944) is an English professional ballroom dancer, dance judge, and coach. He has appeared as head judge on the television dance programmes ''Strictly Come Dancing'', a programme where various celebrities c ...

, and

Bruno Tonioli Bruno Tonioli (; born 25 November 1955) is an Italian choreographer, ballroom and Latin dancer, and Television personality. He has appeared as a judge on the British television dance competition '' Strictly Come Dancing'' and American adaptatio ...

, returned as judges.

Scoring charts

The highest score each week is indicated in . The lowest score each week is indicated in . ;Notes * : The couples were scored on a 40-point scale due to the presence of a guest judge. * : This was the lowest score of the week. * : This was the highest score of the week. * : This couple finished in first place. * : This couple finished in second place. * : This couple finished in third place. * : This couple finished in fourth place. * : This couple withdrew from the competition. * : This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated. * : This couple was eliminated.

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows. Scores from guest judges are not included.

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum. Scores from guest judges are not included.

Weekly scores

''Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:

.''

Week 1: First Dances

The couples danced the

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, foxtrot,

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. Couples are listed in the order they performed. For the first time in the show's history, the official partnerships were revealed to the public during the live broadcast.

Week 2: First Elimination

The couples danced one unlearned dance. The

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, quickstep,

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, samba and

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were introduced. Couples are listed in the order they performed. Two new format changes were introduced for the remainder of the season: live voting during the broadcast (only available to viewers in the Central and Eastern time zones), and a judges' save for one of the bottom two couples. ;Judges' votes to save *Carrie Ann: Mary & Brandon *Bruno: Ray & Cheryl *Len: Ray & Cheryl

Week 3: Movie Night

The couples performed one unlearned dance to famous film songs. The jive was introduced. Couples are listed in the order they performed. At the beginning of the show, it was announced that Ray Lewis had withdrawn from the competition due to an injury sustained in rehearsals. His dance partner, Cheryl Burke, performed their routine during the live show with

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winner

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as a stand-in. There was no additional elimination.

Week 4: Cast From The Past

''Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Leah Remini, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.'' The couples performed one unlearned dance. The Argentine tango was introduced. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

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contestant Leah Remini served as a guest judge for this week. ;Judges' votes to save * Carrie Ann: Karamo & Jenna * Bruno: Karamo & Jenna * Len: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Karamo & Jenna''

Week 5: Disney Night

The couples performed one unlearned dance to songs from

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films;

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and

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were introduced. No elimination took place this week. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 6: Top 9

The couples performed one unlearned dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save * Carrie Ann: Ally & Sasha * Bruno: Ally & Sasha * Len: ''Did not vote''

Week 7: Halloween Night

The couples performed one unlearned dance and a team dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save * Carrie Ann: Karamo & Jenna * Bruno: Kate & Pasha * Len: Kate & Pasha

Week 8: Dance-Off Week

The couples performed one unlearned dance and participated in paired dance-offs for extra points. Due to being on top of the previous week's leader board and holding the highest average of the season this far, James & Emma earned immunity from competing in the dance-off and automatically received two bonus points. Couples are listed in the order they performed. Sean Spicer performed with Jenna Johnson this week. ;Judges' votes to save: * Carrie Ann: Ally & Sasha * Bruno: Ally & Sasha * Len: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Ally & Sasha''

Week 9: Boy Band & Girl Group 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,

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, Bruno Tonioli.'' The couples performed two unlearned dances to songs from famous girl groups (the first round) and boy bands (the second round). Couples are listed in the order they performed. NSYNC member

, who competed on both

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and season 15, served as a guest judge for the week. For the second consecutive week, Sean Spicer performed with Jenna Johnson. ;Judges' votes to save: * Carrie Ann: Lauren & Gleb * Bruno: Lauren & Gleb * Len: ''Did not vote''

Week 10: Semifinals

During the first round, the couples performed a redemption dance to a new song that was coached by one of the three judges. In the second round, they performed one unlearned dance. The Charleston was introduced. Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save: * Carrie Ann: Ally & Sasha * Bruno: Ally & Sasha * Len: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Ally & Sasha''

Week 11: Finale

The couples performed their favorite dance of the season and a freestyle routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Dance chart

The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week: * Week 1 (First Dances): One unlearned dance * Week 2 (First Elimination): One unlearned dance * Week 3 (Movie Night): One unlearned dance * Week 4 (Top 10): One unlearned dance * Week 5 (Disney Night): One unlearned dance * Week 6 (Top 9): One unlearned dance * Week 7 (Halloween Night): One unlearned dance & team dance * Week 8 (Dance-Off Week): One unlearned dance & dance-off * Week 9 (Boy Band & Girl Group Night): Two unlearned dances * Week 10 (Semifinals): Redemption dance & one unlearned dance * Week 11 (Finale): Favorite dance & freestyle ;Notes * : This was the highest scoring dance of the week. * : This was the lowest scoring dance of the week. * : This couple gained bonus points for winning this dance-off. * : This couple gained no bonus points for losing this dance-off. * : This couple was immune from having to compete in the dance-off.

Ratings

References

External links

* {{DISPLAYTITLE: ''Dancing with the Stars'' (American season 28) 2019 American television seasons Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)