Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 28
Season twenty-eight of the American reality competition series Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 16, 2019 on ABC.[1]
Dancing with the Stars
11
September 16 –
November 25, 2019
On November 25, The Bachelorette star Hannah Brown and Alan Bersten were announced the winners, while actor and comedian Kel Mitchell and Witney Carson finished in second place, singer Ally Brooke and Sasha Farber finished in third place, and singer Lauren Alaina and Gleb Savchenko finished in fourth.
This marked the last season for co-hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews.[2]
Cast[edit]
Couples[edit]
This season featured twelve celebrity contestants. For the first time, the couples were not announced in advance, but were revealed during the season premiere.[3] On August 19, 2019, Peta Murgatroyd announced that she would be returning as a professional.[4] On August 21, the cast was revealed on Good Morning America.[5] Artem Chigvintsev and Sharna Burgess did not return for this season.[6] Two new dancers, Daniella Karagach and Pasha Pashkov, were added to the pro line-up.[7] However, there was no dance troupe this season.[8]
On September 16, it was announced that Christie Brinkley had to withdraw from the competition due to an injury sustained during rehearsal.[9] Her daughter, Sailor Brinkley-Cook, took her place.[10]
The couples performed the following each week: