Dancing with the Stars is an American reality television show in which celebrity contestants and professional dance partners compete to be the best dancers, as determined by the show's judges and public voting. The series first broadcast in 2005, and thirty-one complete seasons have aired. During each season, competitors are progressively eliminated on the basis of public voting and scores received from the judges until only a few contestants remain. These finalists participate in a finale, from which a winner is determined.[1] Celebrities appearing on Dancing with the Stars include "actors, singers, comedians, musicians, entrepreneurs, athletes, reality stars, journalists, TV presenters, internet personalities, newsmakers, and where-are-they-now personalities".[2]
As of season 32, 381 celebrities have competed. Eleven of those withdrew from the competition: Sara Evans of season three left the show to "give her family full attention" after filing for divorce; Misty May-Treanor of season seven was forced to pull out after an ankle injury; Tom DeLay of season nine reportedly withdrew "due to stress fractures in both of his feet"; Dorothy Hamill of season sixteen withdrew due to a previous injury that was unrelated to the competition; Billy Dee Williams of season eighteen quit due to a back injury; Kim Zolciak-Biermann of season twenty-one was forced to withdraw after suffering a mini-stroke, which although cleared her to dance, prevented her from flying to California from Atlanta; Tamar Braxton, also of season twenty-one, withdrew due to pulmonary embolisms in her lungs; Christie Brinkley of season twenty-eight withdrew on the day of the season premiere due to an injury to her arm that required surgery; she was replaced by her daughter Sailor; Ray Lewis, also of season twenty-eight, withdrew due to a toe injury sustained during rehearsals; Jeannie Mai of season twenty-nine withdrew due to being hospitalized for epiglottitis; and Selma Blair of season thirty-one withdrew when it became too risky to continue dancing due to her multiple sclerosis.[3] [4] [5]
Forty-nine professional dancers have partnered with the celebrities. The thirty-one winners of the show, in chronological order, are Kelly Monaco, Drew Lachey, Emmitt Smith, Apolo Anton Ohno, Hélio Castroneves, Kristi Yamaguchi, Brooke Burke, Shawn Johnson, Donny Osmond, Nicole Scherzinger, Jennifer Grey, Hines Ward, J. R. Martinez, Donald Driver, Melissa Rycroft, Kellie Pickler, Amber Riley, Meryl Davis, Alfonso Ribeiro, Rumer Willis, Bindi Irwin, Nyle DiMarco, Laurie Hernandez, Rashad Jennings, Jordan Fisher, Adam Rippon, Bobby Bones, Hannah Brown, Kaitlyn Bristowe, Iman Shumpert, Charli D'Amelio, and Xochitl Gomez. The nineteen professional partners who have won, in chronological order by first win, are Alec Mazo, Cheryl Burke (twice), Julianne Hough (twice), Mark Ballas (three times), Derek Hough (six times), Kym Johnson (twice), Karina Smirnoff, Peta Murgatroyd (twice), Tony Dovolani, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Witney Carson, Valentin Chmerkovskiy (three times), Emma Slater, Lindsay Arnold, Jenna Johnson, Sharna Burgess, Alan Bersten, Artem Chigvintsev and Daniella Karagach.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Season | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bachelorette star | Season 1 | |||
| Heavyweight boxer | ||||
| Supermodel | ||||
| New Kids on the Block singer | ||||
| Television actor & game show host | ||||
| General Hospital actress | ||||
| ESPN anchorman | Season 2 | |||
| Film actress | ||||
| Television journalist | ||||
| Rapper & entrepreneur | ||||
| Actress & model | ||||
| Actor | ||||
| Television actress & host | ||||
| WWE Diva | ||||
| NFL wide receiver | ||||
| 98 Degrees singer | ||||
| News anchor & commentator | Season 3 | |||
| Model, actress & reality television personality | ||||
| Film & television actor | ||||
| Film actress & producer | ||||
| Pop singer & actress | ||||
| Country music singer | WD | |||
| Talk show host | ||||
| High School Musical actress | ||||
| Television actor | ||||
| Television actor & host | ||||
| NFL running back | ||||
| Supermodel | Season 4 | |||
| Miss USA 2004 | ||||
| Talk-show host | ||||
| NBA player | ||||
| Model & charity campaigner | ||||
| Film & television actor & author | ||||
| Country music singer & actor | ||||
| Television actor | ||||
| Professional boxer | ||||
| NSYNC singer & actor | ||||
| Olympic speed skater | ||||
| Model & actress | Season 5 | |||
| Supermodel | ||||
| Las Vegas entertainer | ||||
| Professional boxer | ||||
| Dallas Mavericks owner & entrepreneur | ||||
| The Cheetah Girls singer & actress | ||||
| Film & television actress | ||||
| All My Children actor & TV host | ||||
| Television actress | ||||
| Entertainer | ||||
| Spice Girls singer | ||||
| Indy 500 champion | ||||
| Magician | Season 6 | |||
| Professional tennis player | ||||
| Film actor | ||||
| Comedian & radio host | ||||
| Actress & businesswoman | ||||
| Film & television actress | ||||
| American Pie actress | ||||
| R&B singer | ||||
| Broadway actress | ||||
| Film & television actor | ||||
| NFL defensive end | ||||
| Olympic figure skater | ||||
| Stand-up comedian | Season 7 | |||
| Film & television actor | ||||
| Reality television personality | ||||
| Olympic beach volleyball player | WD | |||
| Celebrity chef & author | ||||
| Singer-songwriter | ||||
| Film & television actress | ||||
| All My Children actress | ||||
| Olympic sprinter | ||||
| Hannah Montana actor | ||||
| NSYNC singer | ||||
| NFL defensive tackle | ||||
| Model & television host | ||||
| Singer-songwriter | Season 8 | |||
| Actress | ||||
| Playboy model & reality television personality | ||||
| Apple co-founder | ||||
| Actor & comedian | ||||
| Jackass star | ||||
| NFL linebacker | ||||
| Country singer | ||||
| Rapper | ||||
| Rodeo cowboy | ||||
| The Bachelor contestant | ||||
| Actor | ||||
| Olympic artistic gymnast | ||||
| Actor & comedian | Season 9 | |||
| R&B singer | ||||
| Model & entrepreneur | ||||
| U.S. House Majority Leader | WD | |||
| Film & television actress | ||||
| UFC fighter | ||||
| Olympic swimmer | ||||
| Television actress | ||||
| Snowboarder | ||||
| NFL player | ||||
| Iron Chef America chairman | ||||
| Singer & actor | ||||
| Model & actress | ||||
| Reality television personality & singer | ||||
| Singer-songwriter & actress | ||||
| Singer & actor | ||||
| Film & television actress | Season 10 | |||
| Apollo 11 astronaut | ||||
| All My Children actor | ||||
| Reality television personality | ||||
| The Bachelor star | ||||
| Playboy model & actress | ||||
| Comedian, actress & host | ||||
| NFL wide receiver | ||||
| ESPN sportscaster | ||||
| Olympic figure skater | ||||
| Pussycat Dolls singer | ||||
| Actor & singer | Season 11 | |||
| Singer-songwriter | ||||
| Stand-up comedian | ||||
| Jersey Shore cast member | ||||
| The Brady Bunch actress | ||||
| The Hills cast member | ||||
| NBA small forward | ||||
| NFL quarterback | ||||
| Singer & actress | ||||
| Activist, author & daughter of Sarah Palin | ||||
| Disney Channel actor & rapper | ||||
| Film & television actress | ||||
| Radio personality | Season 12 | |||
| Talk show host & author | ||||
| Professional boxer | ||||
| Supermodel | ||||
| WWE wrestler | ||||
| Model & reality television personality | ||||
| Rapper & actor | ||||
| Film actor | ||||
| Disney Channel actress | ||||
| Film & television actress | ||||
| NFL wide receiver | ||||
| NBA small forward | Season 13 | |||
| Model & actress | ||||
| Reality television personality | ||||
| Wilson Phillips singer & solo artist | ||||
| Television host | ||||
| Transgender activist & author | ||||
| Actor | ||||
| HLN host & prosecutor | ||||
| U.S. national soccer team goalkeeper | ||||
| Actress & talk show host | ||||
| Reality television personality | ||||
| Actor & Army veteran | ||||
| Professional tennis player | Season 14 | |||
| Actor & singer | ||||
| The View panelist & actress | ||||
| Singer-songwriter | ||||
| Soul singer | ||||
| Television actor | ||||
| Disney Channel actor & rapper | ||||
| Actress | ||||
| Television host | ||||
| Telenovela actor | ||||
| Classical singer | ||||
| NFL wide receiver | ||||
| Season 10 | Season 15 (All-Stars) | |||
| Season 4 | ||||
| Season 2 | ||||
| Season 5 | ||||
| Season 11 | ||||
| Season 5 | ||||
| Season 12 | ||||
| Season 8 | ||||
| Season 4 | ||||
| Season 3 | ||||
| Season 1 | ||||
| Season 8 | ||||
| Season 8 | ||||
| Olympic figure skater | Season 16 | WD | ||
| Country music singer | ||||
| Reality television personality | ||||
| Comedian & television actor | ||||
| Professional boxer | ||||
| Actor & comedian | ||||
| Reality television personality | ||||
| General Hospital actor | ||||
| Olympic artistic gymnast | ||||
| NFL wide receiver | ||||
| Disney Channel actress | ||||
| Country music singer | ||||
| NFL wide receiver | Season 17 | |||
| Science education host | ||||
| Television actress | ||||
| Singer & actress | ||||
| Jersey Shore cast member | ||||
| Pretty Little Liars actor | ||||
| Film & television actress | ||||
| Television actress | ||||
| Stand-up comedian & actor | ||||
| Reality television personality | ||||
| High School Musical actor | ||||
| Glee actress | ||||
| Long-distance swimmer | Season 18 | |||
| NHL player | ||||
| Film actor | WD | |||
| Singer-songwriter | ||||
| Television host, actor & comedian | ||||
| Reality television personality & actress | ||||
| The Wonder Years actress & author | ||||
| Olympic ice dancer | ||||
| Big Time Rush singer & actor | ||||
| Full House actress & author | ||||
| Paralympic snowboarder | ||||
| Olympic ice dancer | ||||
| Olympic athlete | Season 19 | |||
| Television & radio broadcaster | ||||
| UFC mixed martial artist | ||||
| Fashion designer | ||||
| Mean Girls actor | ||||
| General Hospital actor & model | ||||
| NASCAR racer | ||||
| Film & television actress | ||||
| Comedian & actor | ||||
| YouTube personality | ||||
| Pretty Little Liars actress | ||||
| Duck Dynasty cast member | ||||
| Television actor | ||||
| LMFAO singer, producer & rapper | Season 20 | |||
| Model & actress | ||||
| NFL defensive end | ||||
| Television actress & author | ||||
| Soul singer | ||||
| The Hunger Games actress | ||||
| Shark Tank panelist & businessman | ||||
| The Bachelor star | ||||
| Olympic artistic gymnast | ||||
| Soldier & personal trainer | ||||
| R5 singer & actor | ||||
| Film & television actress | ||||
| Funk & R&B singer | Season 21 | |||
| Jockey | ||||
| Reality television personality | WD | |||
| Film actor | ||||
| Celebrity chef & businesswoman | ||||
| Vine & social media personality | ||||
| Singer-songwriter | ||||
| Film & television actress | ||||
| R&B singer & reality television personality | WD | |||
| Big Time Rush singer & actor | ||||
| Legion of Honor recipient & soldier | ||||
| Backstreet Boys singer | ||||
| Wildlife conservationist & actress | ||||
| Journalist & talk show host | Season 22 | |||
| Film & television actress | ||||
| Actress & television personality | ||||
| NFL quarterback | ||||
| Actress & reality television personality | ||||
| NFL linebacker | ||||
| Full House actress | ||||
| NFL wide receiver | ||||
| Boyz II Men singer | ||||
| Good Morning America meteorologist | ||||
| UFC fighter & model | ||||
| Model & actor | ||||
| Actor | Season 23 | |||
| Governor of Texas | ||||
| Singer-songwriter & record producer | 10th | |||
| Rapper & actor | ||||
| Model & actress | ||||
| Actress & author | ||||
| Olympic swimmer | ||||
| Actress, broadcaster & author | ||||
| Reality television personality | ||||
| Country music singer & actress | ||||
| NFL wide receiver | ||||
| IndyCar driver | ||||
| Olympic artistic gymnast | ||||
| Actor & comedian | Season 24 | |||
| Actress, comedian & musician | ||||
| Actor & wrestler | ||||
| Singer & reality television personality | ||||
| Glee actress & dancer | ||||
| Olympic figure skater | ||||
| The Bachelor star | ||||
| Model & bull rider | ||||
| Olympic artistic gymnast | ||||
| Fifth Harmony singer | ||||
| MLB catcher | ||||
| NFL running back | ||||
| Shark Tank panelist & businesswoman | Season 25 | |||
| Singer-songwriter & Broadway actress | ||||
| NBA point guard | ||||
| Pretty Little Liars actress | ||||
| 98 Degrees singer | ||||
| WWE wrestler | ||||
| Actress & television host | ||||
| NFL wide receiver | ||||
| Paralympic swimmer & ESPN host | ||||
| Property Brothers co-host | ||||
| Actor & race car driver | ||||
| Violinist & composer | ||||
| Actor & singer | ||||
| Olympic snowboarder | Season 26 | |||
| MLB outfielder | ||||
| NBA center | ||||
| Women's basketball player | ||||
| Olympic softball pitcher | ||||
| Olympic luger | ||||
| Olympic figure skater | ||||
| Olympic figure skater | ||||
| NFL cornerback | ||||
| Olympic figure skater | ||||
| Comedian & podcast host | Season 27 | |||
| Paralympic alpine skier | ||||
| The Facts of Life actress | ||||
| Singer-songwriter | ||||
| Olympic artistic gymnast | ||||
| Actor & country music singer | ||||
| NFL linebacker | ||||
| Reality television personality | ||||
| Fuller House actor | ||||
| Model & social media personality | ||||
| Harry Potter actress & activist | ||||
| Disney Channel actor | ||||
| Radio personality | ||||
| The Supremes singer | Season 28 | |||
| NFL linebacker | WD | |||
| NBA forward | ||||
| Model & daughter of Christie Brinkley | ||||
| Queer Eye cast member & activist | ||||
| The Office actress | ||||
| White House Press Secretary | ||||
| Dawson's Creek actor | ||||
| Country singer | ||||
| Fifth Harmony singer | ||||
| Actor & comedian | ||||
| The Bachelorette star | ||||
| NBA power forward | Season 29 | |||
| Tiger King cast member & animal activist | ||||
| Film & television actress | ||||
| Film & television actor | ||||
| NFL tight end | ||||
| Cheer cast member & coach | ||||
| Television host & stylist | WD | |||
| Actress & Selling Sunset cast member | ||||
| Backstreet Boys singer | ||||
| Olympic figure skater | ||||
| Disney Channel actress | ||||
| Film & television actress | ||||
| Rapper & singer | ||||
| Catfish host & producer | ||||
| The Bachelorette star | ||||
| Film & television actor | Season 30 | |||
| Bling Empire cast member | ||||
| Television actor | ||||
| The Bachelor star | ||||
| Spice Girls singer | ||||
| The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member | ||||
| WWE wrestler | ||||
| Social media personality | ||||
| Country singer | ||||
| Film & television actress | ||||
| Olympic artistic gymnast | ||||
| The Talk co-host | ||||
| Peloton instructor & fitness personality | ||||
| YouTube personality, dancer & singer | ||||
| NBA shooting guard | ||||
| Sex and the City actor | Season 31 | |||
| The Real Housewives of New Jersey cast member | ||||
| Charlie's Angels actress & author | ||||
| Good Morning America meteorologist | ||||
| Film & television actress | WD | |||
| Professional bodybuilder & actor | ||||
| Country singer | ||||
| Singer-songwriter & actress | ||||
| Social media personality | ||||
| Jersey Shore cast member | ||||
| Actor & model | ||||
| Film & television actor | ||||
| Drag queen & RuPaul's Drag Race contestant | ||||
| Comedian, actor & television personality | ||||
| The Bachelorette star | ||||
| Social media personality & dancer | ||||
| Comedian & actor | Season 32 | |||
| Zoey 101 actress & singer | ||||
| Model & actor | ||||
| NFL running back | ||||
| Film & television actress | ||||
| The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member | ||||
| Social media personality | ||||
| The Brady Bunch actor | ||||
| Too Hot to Handle contestant | ||||
| Film & television actress | ||||
| The Bachelorette star | ||||
| Vanderpump Rules cast member | ||||
| Singer-songwriter | ||||
| Film & television actress |