Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 12

Dancing with the Stars
Season 12
Promotional poster, featuring former pro dancers Cheryl Burke and Dmitry Chaplin
Hosted by	Tom Bergeron Brooke Burke
Judges	Carrie Ann Inaba Len Goodman Bruno Tonioli
Celebrity winner	Hines Ward
Professional winner	Kym Johnson
No. of episodes	19
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	March 21 (2011-03-21) – May 24, 2011 (2011-05-24)
Season chronology
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Season twelve of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 21, 2011, on the ABC network.

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward and Kym Johnson were the winners of the competition, while actress Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy finished second, and Disney star Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas finished third.