Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 8

*Dancing with the Stars*
Dancing with the Stars
Season 8
	Promotional poster, featuring former pro dancer Edyta Śliwińska
Hosted by	Tom Bergeron; Samantha Harris;
Judges	Carrie Ann Inaba; Len Goodman; Bruno Tonioli;
Celebrity winner	Shawn Johnson
Professional winner	Mark Ballas
No. of episodes	21
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	March 9 –; May 19, 2009
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 7 Next →; Season 9

Season eight of Dancing with the Stars premiered on Monday, March 9, 2009, on the ABC network.

The show generally followed the format of previous seasons, with thirteen couples, although there were some changes, including two new dances, the Argentine tango and Lindy Hop, and an occasional dance-off between the bottom two couples, in order to determine who would be eliminated.

Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas were crowned the champions, while Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke finished in second place, and Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani finished third.^[1]

^ May 20, Annie Barrett Updated; EDT, 2009 at 04:00 PM. "Dancing with the Stars season finale recap: Shawn and Mark Flip Out". EW.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[1] May 20, Annie Barrett Updated; EDT, 2009 at 04:00 PM. "Dancing with the Stars season finale recap: Shawn and Mark Flip Out". EW.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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