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Dancing with the Stars. (American TV series) season 13. Season thirteen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 19, 2011, on the ABC network. Actor J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff were crowned the champions, while Rob Kardashian and Cheryl Burke finished in second place, and talk show host Ricki Lake and Derek Hough finished in third.
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Professional Cast
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 segmen...
Celebrity Cast
The celebrity cast was revealed during an episode of Bachelor Pad 28 August 2011. The twelve professionals were revealed 31 August 2011 during Good Morning America. Ryan O'Neal was planning to compete as a celebrity but did not feel he was up to it after a recent knee surgery. Carson Kressleystepped in to replace him. O'Neal hopes to compete in a future season.
Security
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 Weeklythat: The controversy did lead producers to hire extra security protection for his time on the show.
Highest- and Lowest-Scoring Performances
The celebrities to not land on the list are, Elisabetta Canalis, Kristin Cavallari, and Carson Kressley.
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.
This is the first time that Derek Houghmakes the finals but does not win.It also marks Karina Smirnoff's first Mirrorball Trophy win and only her second appearance in the finals since her Dancing with the Stars debut in Season 3.This is the only time from seasons 11 to 21 that none of the professional finalists from the previous season were in the finals this season, as well as the last time that all of the pros that were...As a coincidence with this season, in the Fall of the previous year, Kym Johnson was also eliminated right after dancing a Cha-Cha with another man named David. She was also the first professional...S13.E2 ∙ Round One: Meet the Cast. Tue, Sep 20, 2011. The first results show of the 13th season of "Dancing with the Stars" starts with a rousing group routine to Lady Gaga's "Edge of Glory," but one couple is on the edge of elimination -- and they're hanging on only about an hour longer with us.
Aug 30, 2011 · DANCING WITH THE STARS - A dynamic lineup of stars will take the stage for the two-hour season premiere of \"Dancing with the Stars,\" MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC ...
Sep 26, 2011 · Cast:Tom Bergeron, Brooke Burke, Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, David Arquette, Mark Ballas, Chaz Bono, Cheryl Burke, Elisabetta Canalis, Kristin Cavallari, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Val Chmerkovskiy, Driton 'Tony' Dovolani, Nancy Grace. Seasons: 13141524252627282930. Direct Links: Goojara. ONLINE.
