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Dancing with the Stars 22
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Presented By: Tom Bergeron
Erin Andrews
Judges: Len Goodman
Carrie Ann Inaba
Bruno Tonioli
Broadcast
Original Channel: ABC
Original Run: 21 March 2016 -
25 May 2016
Season Champions
Celebrity Winner: Nyle DiMarco
Professional Winner: Peta Murgatroyd
Series Chronology
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The twenty-second season of Dancing with the Stars premiered 21 March 2016.

Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews returned as hosts.

Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba both returned as judges. Len Goodman returned as a judge after being absent last season. After serving as a judge for the past two seasons, Julianne Hough did not return this season.

On 24 May 2016, model Nyle DiMarco and Peta Murgatroyd were announced as the winners; UFC fighter Paige VanZant and Mark Ballas placed second, and meteorologist Ginger Zee and Valentin Chmerkovskiy placed third.

The season finale marked the first time that the winner was announced outside.

Development[]

The cast was revealed in the 8 March 2016 episode of Good Morning America. Edyta Śliwińska returned as a professional dancer this season after an eleven-season hiatus. Also returning to the pro roster were Artem Chigvintsev and Peta Murgatroyd, both of whom did not appear the previous season as professional dancers, as well as Sasha Farber, who was once again promoted from troupe member to pro dancer. The previous season's champion Derek Hough did not return for this season. Also not returning were Allison Holker, Emma Slater, Anna Trebunskaya, and Louis van Amstel.

Actress Jodie Sweetin was the first celebrity revealed by Good Morning America 2 March 2016, while TV meteorologist Ginger Zee was also revealed by that show two days later, 4 March. The remaining celebrities and professionals dancers were later revealed, also on Good Morning America, 8 March.

Couples[]

Celebrity Known for Professional Partner Result
Geraldo22Closeup Geraldo
Rivera
Talk show host
& reporter
Edyta22Closeup Edyta
Śliwińska
Eliminated 1st
on 28 March 2016
Mischa22Closeup Mischa
Barton
Actress Artem22Closeup Artem
Chigvintsev
Eliminated 2nd
on 4 April 2016
Marla22Closeup Marla
Maples
Actress &
businesswoman
Tony22Closeup Tony
Dovolani
Eliminated 3rd
on 11 April 2016
Doug22Closeup Doug
Flutie
Former NFL
quarterback
Karina22Closeup Karina
Smirnoff
Eliminated 4th
on 25 April 2016
Kim22Closeup Kim
Fields
Actress Sasha22Closeup Sasha
Farber
Eliminated 5th/6th
on 2 May 2016
Von22Closeup Von
Miller
NFL linebacker Witney22Closeup Witney
Carson
Jodie22Closeup Jodie
Sweetin
Actress Keo22Closeup Keo
Motsepe
Eliminated 7th
on 9 May 2016
Antonio22Closeup Antonio
Brown
NFL wide receiver Sharna22Closeup Sharna
Burgess
Eliminated 8th/9th
on 16 May 2016
Wanya22Closeup Wanya
Morris
Singer Lindsay22Closeup Lindsay
Arnold
Ginger22Closeup Ginger
Zee
Broadcast
meteorologist
Val22Closeup Valentin
Chmerkovskiy
Third Place
Paige22Closeup Paige
VanZant
UFC fighter &
model
Mark22Closeup Mark
Ballas
Runner-Up
Nyle22Closeup Nyle
DiMarco
Model Peta22Closeup Peta
Murgatroyd
Winner

Scoring Charts[]

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Average Score Chart[]

Rank by
Average
Place Couple Total
Points
Number
of Dances
Average
1 2 Paige & Mark 407 15 27.1
2 1 Nyle & Peta 404 26.9
3 4 Wanyá & Lindsay 318 12 26.5
4 3 Ginger & Val 395 15 26.3
5 4 Antonio & Sharna 296 12 24.7
6 6 Jodie & Keo 245 10 24.5
7 7 Kim & Sasha
Von & Witney
183 8 22.9
9 10 Marla & Tony 83 4 20.8
10 9 Doug & Karina 115 6 19.2
11 11 Mischa & Artem 49 3 16.3
12 12 Geraldo & Edyta 26 2 13.0

Highest- and Lowest-Scoring Performances[]

Dance Highest-Scored Dancer(s) Highest Score Lowest-Scored Dancer(s) Lowest Score
Cha-Cha-Cha Nyle DiMarco
Wanyá Morris
23 Geraldo Rivera 13
Foxtrot Nyle DiMarco 28 Doug Flutie 15
Tango Nyle DiMarco 25 Mischa Barton 16
Quickstep Ginger Zee 29 Marla Maples
Antonio Brown
21
Jive Paige VanZant
Jodie Sweetin
30 Marla Maples 21
Samba Paige VanZant 30 Mischa Barton 18
Argentine Tango Ginger Zee
Nyle DiMarco
30 Marla Maples 20
Salsa Paige VanZant 29 Geraldo Rivera 13
Rumba Paige VanZant 24 Antonio Brown 19
Paso doble Wanyá Morris 30 Doug Flutie 20
Contemporary Antonio Brown
Ginger Zee
28 Von Miller 20
Waltz Wanyá Morris 24 Doug Flutie 20
Jazz Wanyá Morris 29 Doug Flutie 18
Viennese Waltz Ginger Zee 30 Kim Fields 22
Bollywood Doug Flutie 21
Team dance Antonio Brown
Von Miller
Nyle DiMarco
Wanyá Morris
28 Kim Fields
Paige VanZant
Ginger Zee
Jodie Sweetin
25
Charleston Wanyá Morris 30
Freestyle Ginger Zee
Nyle DiMarco
Paige VanZant
30
Fusion challenge Nyle DiMarco
Paige VanZant
30 Ginger Zee 27

Couples' Highest- and Lowest-Scoring Dances[]

Couples Highest-Scoring Dance(s) Lowest-Scoring Dance(s)
Nyle & Peta Argentine tango, Freestyle & Cha-cha-cha/Tango fusion (30) Rumba (20)
Paige & Mark Jive, Samba, Freestyle & Jive/Salsa fusion (30) Foxtrot (21)
Ginger & Val Viennese Waltz, Argentine tango & Freestyle (30) Samba & Contemporary (21)
Antonio & Sharna Paso doble (29) Rumba (19)
Wanyá & Lindsay Paso doble & Charleston (30) Cha-cha-cha & Tango (23)
Jodie & Keo Jive (30) Tango & Cha-cha-cha (20)
Kim & Sasha Samba (27) Salsa (19)
Von & Witney Viennese Waltz, Jazz & Salsa (24) Cha-cha-cha & Contemporary (20)
Doug & Karina Tango & Bollywood (21) Foxtrot (15)
Marla & Tony Quickstep, Jive & Waltz (21) Argentine tango (20)
Mischa & Artem Samba (18) Cha-cha-cha (15)
Geraldo & Edyta Cha-cha-cha & Salsa (13) Cha-cha-cha & Salsa (13)

Weekly Scores[]

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 and Bruno Tonioli

Week 1[]

  • The couples performed Cha-Cha-Cha, Foxtrot, Jive, Quickstep, or Tango.
Couple Scores Dance Music
Kim & Sasha 20 (7, 6, 7) Cha-Cha-Cha "Sax" - Fleur East
Paige & Mark 21 (7, 7, 7) Foxtrot "Ain't Got Far to Go" - Jess Glynne
Doug & Karina 15 (5, 5, 5) Foxtrot "Sweet Caroline" - Neil Diamond
Jodie & Keo 20 (7, 6, 7) Tango "Confident" - Demi Lovato
Geraldo & Edyta 13 (5, 4, 4) Cha-Cha-Cha "Treasure" - Bruno Mars
Marla & Tony 21 (7, 7, 7) Quickstep "Sparkling Diamonds" - Moulin Rouge
Wanya & Lindsay 23 (8, 7, 8) Cha-Cha-Cha "Motownphilly" - Boyz II Men
Ginger & Val 23 (8, 7, 8) Jive "Move" - Dreamgirls
Mischa & Artem 16 (5, 5, 6) Tango "In the Night" - The Weeknd
Nyle & Peta 23 (8, 7, 8) Cha-Cha-Cha "Cake by the Ocean" - DNCE
Antonio & Sharna 21 (8, 6, 7) Quickstep "Bad Man" - Pitbull
Von & Witney 21 (8, 6, 7) Foxtrot "My House" - Flo Rida

Week 2: Latin Night[]

  • The couples danced a Latin-inspired routine; Argentine Tango, Paso Doble, Rumba, Salsa, and Samba are introduced.
  • Paige VanZant danced with troupe member Alan Bersten, because Mark Ballas suffered a back injury.
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Jodie & Keo 21 (7, 7, 7) Samba "Bun Up the Dance" - Dillon Francis & Skrillex Safe
Marla & Tony 20 (7, 6, 7) Argentine Tango "Don't" - Ed Sheeran Safe
Geraldo & Edyta 13 (5, 4, 4) Salsa "Ran Kan Kan" - Tito Puente Eliminated
Paige & Alan 24 (8, 8, 8) Salsa "Danza Kuduro" - Don Omar ft. Lucenzo Safe
Antonio & Sharna 19 (6, 6, 7) Rumba "Adorn" - Miguel Safe
Kim & Sasha 19 (7, 6, 6) Salsa "Conga" - Miami Sound Machine Safe
Nyle & Peta 20 (7, 6, 7) Rumba "Stole the Show" - Kygo ft. Parson James Safe
Mischa & Artem 15 (5, 5, 5) Cha-Cha-Cha "Pata Pata" - Miriam Makeba Bottom three
Von & Witney 20 (7, 6, 7) Cha-Cha-Cha "Ain't Too Cool" - LunchMoney Lewis Safe
Wanya & Lindsay 24 (8, 8, 8) Salsa "Echa Pa'lla (Manos Pa'rriba)" - Pitbull Safe
Doug & Karina 20 (7, 6, 7) Paso Doble "Buster Voodoo" - Rodrigo y Gabriela Bottom three
Ginger & Val 21 (7, 7, 7) Samba "Sorry" - Justin Bieber Safe

Week 3: Most Memorable Year[]

  • The couples performed one unlearned dance to celebrate the most memorable year of their lives.
  • Contemporary and Waltz are introduced.
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Ginger & Val 21 (7, 7, 7) Contemporary "Home" - Phillip Phillips Safe
Doug & Karina 20 (7, 6, 7) Waltz "Rainbow Connnection" - Kermit the Frog Bottom three
Kim & Sasha 22 (8, 7, 7) Foxtrot The Facts of Life theme - Al Burton, Gloria Loring & Alan Thicke Safe
Von & Witney 20 (7, 6, 7) Contemporary "In the Air" - Phil Collins Safe
Marla & Tony 21 (7, 7, 7) Jive "Happy" - Pharrell Williams Safe
Antonio & Sharna 20 (7, 6, 7) Foxtrot "7 Years" - Lukas Graham Safe
Paige & Mark 23 (8, 7, 8) Paso Doble "300 Violin Orchestra" - Jorge Quintero Safe
Jodie & Keo 23 8, 7, 8) Foxtrot "Rise Up" - Andra Day Bottom three
Mischa & Artem 18 (6, 6, 6) Samba "Party in the USA" - Miley Cyrus Eliminated
Wanya & Lindsay 24 (8, 8, 8) Waltz "The Star-Spangled Banner" - Boyz II Men Safe
Nyle & Peta 25 (8, 8, 9) Tango "Verge" - Owl City ft. Aloe Blacc Safe

Week 4: Disney Night[]

  • For Disney Night, each couple performed one previously unlearned dance to a song from a Disney film.
  • Jazz and Viennese Waltz are introduced.

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Zendaya, Bruno Tonioli

Couple Scores Dance Music Movie/Game Result
Antonio & Sharna 35 (9, 8,9, 9) Jazz "Friend Like Me" Aladdin Safe
Marla & Tony 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Waltz "Part of Your World" The Little Mermaid Eliminated
Nyle & Peta 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) Samba "Trashin' the Camp" Tarzan Safe
Doug & Karina 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) Jazz "A Spoonful of Sugar" Mary Poppins Safe
Kim & Sasha 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Quickstep "I Wan'na Be Like You" The Jungle Book Safe
Jodie & Keo 27 (8, 7 6, 7) Cha-Cha-Cha "Try Everything" Zootopia Last to be called safe
Von & Witney 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Viennese Waltz "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" Cinderella Safe
Ginger & Val 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Foxtrot "Belle" Beauty and the Beast Safe
Wanya & Lindsay 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) Samba "Circle of Life" The Lion King Safe
Paige & Mark 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Quickstep "You've Got a Friend in Me" Toy Story Safe

Performances[]

Week 5: America's Switch Up[]

  • The celebrities performed one unlearned dance with a different partner selected by the general public; due to the nature of the week, no elimination took place.
  • Error: Even though Maks and Bruno held up their 10 paddles, they submitted that they wanted to give Nyle's dance a 9, and that is the score that is final.
  • Given the nature of this week, no elimination took place.

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Bruno Tonioli

Couple Scores Dance Music
Wanya & Witney 30 (8, 7, 7, 8) Tango "Hold Back the River" – James Bay
Kim & Keo 28 (8, 6, 6, 8) Viennese Waltz "These Arms of Mine" – Otis Redding
Doug & Peta 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Tango "Black and Gold" – Sam Sparro
Ginger & Mark 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Salsa "La Malanga" – Eddie Palmieri
Antonio & Karina 26 (7, 6, 6, 7) Cha-Cha-Cha "Son of a Preacher Man" – Dusty Springfield
Paige & Sasha 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) Rumba "Perfect" – One Direction
Von & Lindsay 29 (8, 7, 7, 7) Jive "Hips" – Beans & Fatback
Nyle & Sharna 39 (9, 10, 9, 9) Viennese Waltz "I Get to Love You" - Ruelle
Jodie & Val 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) Paso Doble "Under Control" – Calvin Harris & Alesso ft. Hurts

Week 6: Famous Dances Night[]

  • The couples performed one unlearned dance that paid tribute to iconic dance performances from films, music videos, or live performances.
  • Bollywood is performed.
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Kim & Sasha 24 (8, 8, 8) Jive "You Can't Stop the Beat" – from Hairspray Safe
Von & Witney 24 (8, 8, 8) Jazz "Bad" – Michael Jackson Bottom three
Jodie & Keo 25 (9, 8, 8) Contemporary "Try" - Pink Safe
Paige & Mark 28 (9, 10, 9) Jazz "Soul Bossa Nova" – Quincy Jones Bottom three
Nyle & Peta 25 (8, 8, 9) Quickstep "Hey Pachuco" – Royal Crown Revue Safe
Ginger & Val 24 (8, 8, 8) Jazz "Nasty" – Janet Jackson Safe
Doug & Karina 21 (7, 7, 7) Bollywood "Jai Ho!" – A. R. Rahman Eliminated
Wanya & Lindsay 29 (10, 9, 10) Jazz "Bye Bye Bye" - *NSYNC Safe
Antonio & Sharna 27 (9, 9, 9) Jive "Footloose" – Kenny Loggins Safe

Week 7: Icons Night[]

  • The couples performed one unlearned dance and a team dance to songs from popular musical icons.
  • This week featured a double elimination.
  • Error: Even though Bruno held up his 10 paddle, he submitted that he wanted to give Nyle's dance a 9, and that is the score that is final.
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Jodie & Keo 26 (8, 9, 9) Quickstep "For Once in My Life" – Stevie Wonder Safe
Kim & Sasha 27 (9, 9, 9) Samba "ABC" – Jackson 5 Eliminated
Nyle & Peta 28 (10, 9, 9) Foxtrot "Beautiful Day" – U2 Safe
Antonio & Sharna 24 (8, 8, 8) Tango "Paint It Black" – The Rolling Stones Safe
Wanya & Lindsay 27 (9, 9, 9) Foxtrot "I Say a Little Prayer" – Aretha Franklin Bottom three
Ginger & Val 30 (10, 10, 10) Viennese Waltz "I Have Nothing" – Whitney Houston Safe
Von & Witney 24 (8, 8, 8) Salsa "A Little Less Conversation" – Elvis Presley Eliminated
Paige & Mark 30 (10, 10, 10) Jive "Proud Mary" – Tina Turner Safe
Antonio & Sharna
Von & Witney
Nyle & Peta
Wanya & Lindsay
Freestyle
Team "James Brown"
28 (9, 9, 10) "Super Bad" / "Living in America" / "I Got You (I Feel Good)" – James Brown
Kim & Sasha
Paige & Mark
Ginger & Val
Jodie & Keo
Freestyle
Team "Beyoncé"
25 (8, 8, 9) "End of Time" / "If I Were a Boy" / "Crazy in Love" - Beyoncé

Week 8: Judges' Team-up Challenge[]

  • The couples performed one unlearned dance and a team-up dance with another couple that was designed and coached by one of the three judges.
  • To avoid favoritism, the judges did not score their own teams. Instead, the general public was able to score the team-up dances on a scale from 1 to 10, with an averaged score counting alongside the remaining judges.

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, America's Score.

Couple
(Team-up Judge)
Scores Dance Music Result
Nyle & Peta 29 (10, 9, 10) Paso Doble "Victorious" – Panic! at the Disco Safe
Antonio & Sharna 27 (9, 9, 9) Viennese Waltz "Love on the Brain" – Rihanna Safe
Jodie & Keo 30 (10, 10, 10) Jive "Something's Got a Hold on Me" – Etta James Eliminated
Paige & Mark 28 (10, 9, 9) Viennese Waltz "Stone Cold" – Demi Lovato Safe
Ginger & Val 30 (10, 10, 10) Argentine Tango "Telephone" – Martynas Levickis Safe
Wanya & Lindsay 25 (8, 8, 9) Jive "Can You Do This" – Aloe Blacc Last to be called safe
Nyle & Peta
Jodie & Keo
(Bruno Tonioli)
29 (10, 10, X, 9) Argentine Tango "Habanera" – Georges Bizet
Wanya & Lindsay
Ginger & Val
(Len Goodman)
29 (10, X, 10, 9) Samba "Jump in the Line (Shake, Señora)" – Harry Bellafonte
Antonio & Sharna
Paige & Mark
(Carrie Ann Inaba)
29 (X, 10, 10, 9) Paso Doble "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" – Lorde

Week 9: Semifinals[]

  • The couples performed a trio dance involving an eliminated pro or a member of the troupe and an unlearned dance.
  • Charleston is introduced.
  • This week featured a double elimination.
Couple
(Trio Dance Partner)
Scores Dance Music Result
Paige & Mark
(Alan Bersten)
30 (10, 10, 10) Samba "Hip Hip Chin Chin" – Club des Belugas Bottom three
29 (10, 9, 10) Argentine Tango "One Time" – Marian Hill
Antonio & Sharna
(Hayley Erbert)
27 (9, 9, 9) Argentine Tango "Mi Confesion" – Gotan Project Eliminated
28 (9, 9, 10) Contemporary "Hall of Fame" – The Script
Wanya & Lindsay
(Witney Carson)
30 (10, 10, 10) Paso Doble "Explosive" – David Garrett and Franck Heijden ft. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Eliminated
30 (10, 10, 10) Charleston "Shame on Me"– Avicii
Nyle & Peta
(Jenna Johnson)
27 (9, 9, 9) Jive "Hit the Road Jack" – Hermes House Band Safe
30 (10, 10, 10) Argentine Tango "Unsteady" – X Ambassadors
Ginger & Val
(Artem Chigvintsev)
27 (9, 9, 9) Paso Doble "Shot Me Down" – David Guetta Safe
30 (10, 10, 10) Quickstep "Fire Under My Feet" – Leona Lewis

Week 10: Finals[]

Night 1

Couple Scores Dance(s) Music
Ginger & Val 28 (9, 10, 9) Contemporary "Adventure of a Lifetime" – Coldplay
30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Orange Colored Sky" – Nat King Cole
Nyle & Peta 27 (9, 9, 9) Quickstep "S.O.B." – Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "The Sound of Silence" – Disturbed
Paige & Mark 29 (10, 9, 10) Salsa "Fireball" – Pitbull ft. John Ryan
30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Over the Rainbow" – BC Jean

Night 2

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Ginger & Val 27 (9, 9, 9) Argentine Tango & Foxtrot fusion "Just Like Fire" – Pink Third Place
Nyle & Peta 30 (10, 10, 10) Cha-Cha-Cha & Tango fusion "Summer" – Calvin Harris Winner
Paige & Mark 30 (10, 10, 10) Jive & Salsa fusion "Little Bitty Pretty One" – Thurston Harris and the Sharps Runner-Up

Musical Guests[]

Trivia[]

  • The final three professional partners this season were the exact opposite, first three eliminated in Season 13.
  • Nyle DiMarco is the first deaf winner.
  • This marks Peta Murgatroyd's second win.
  • This is the only season since Season 16 until Season 26 that Julianne Hough wasn't a judge whatsoever.

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