| Dancing with the Stars | |
|---|---|
| Season 18 | |
_season_18&sq=&lang=&file=File:Dancing_with_the_Stars_(U.S._season_18).jpg) Promotional poster, featuring former pro dancer Anna Trebunskaya | |
| Hosted by | |
| Judges | |
| Celebrity winner | Meryl Davis |
| Professional winner | Maksim Chmerkovskiy |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | March 17 – May 20, 2014 |
| Season chronology | |
Season eighteen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 17, 2014, on the ABC network.[1][2]
On May 20, 2014, Olympic ice dancer Meryl Davis and Maksim Chmerkovskiy were crowned the champions, while snowboarder Amy Purdy and Derek Hough finished in second place, and actress Candace Cameron Bure and Mark Ballas finished in third.
This season was also first to feature a new twist called "The Switch Up", which gave viewers the opportunity to vote and change up the celebrity/professional pairings for a week during the season. Each celebrity was required to perform with a new pro for one week.[3][4]
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- ^ "'Dancing with the Stars' Cast Announcement". ABC.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014.
- ^ "'Dancing With The Stars' Announces Season 18 Lineup, New Competition Twist". Huffington Post. March 4, 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ "'Dancing With the Stars' Season 18: Cast Includes NeNe Leakes, Amy Purdy, Sean Avery - Hollywood Reporter". Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.