Dancing with the Stars
Season 17
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Hosted by	Tom Bergeron Brooke Burke Charvet
Judges	Carrie Ann Inaba Len Goodman Bruno Tonioli
Celebrity winner	Amber Riley
Professional winner	Derek Hough
No. of episodes	12
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 16 (2013-09-16) – November 26, 2013 (2013-11-26)
Season chronology
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Season seventeen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 16, 2013, on the ABC network.^[1]

On November 26, actress Amber Riley and Derek Hough were crowned the champions, while actor Corbin Bleu and Karina Smirnoff finished in second place, and Jack Osbourne and Cheryl Burke finished in third.

This is the first season since season one to not have a Tuesday results show.^[2] The sky box where host Brooke Burke Charvet interviewed dancers after their performances was also eliminated. Instead, the couples were accommodated in a new seating area near the judges' table, which had also been shifted to the opposite side of the ballroom. A make-up room and rehearsal room were added where Charvet could chat with the couples before and after their performances.^[3]

This season also introduced a new format of voting. Each week, the judges would give each couple a score. Since there was no results show, those scores would be added to the public votes from the previous week, and the couple with the lowest combined score from judges and viewer votes would be eliminated from the competition at the end of that week's episode.^[4]

Cast

Couples

This season featured twelve celebrity contestants. The cast and their professional partners were announced on September 4, 2013, on Good Morning America.^[5][6][7] Tyne Stecklein, Emma Slater, and Sasha Farber joined the cast of professional dancers, while Gleb Savchenko and Lindsay Arnold joined Henry Byalikov and Witney Carson in the dance troupe.

Host and judges

Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke Charvet returned as co-hosts, and Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges.^[8][5] The Harold Wheeler orchestra and singers also returned to provide the music throughout what would end up being their last season. This was also Brooke Burke-Charvet's last season as co-host.^[9]

Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).

Color key:

Notes

Weekly scores

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

Week 1: First Dances

Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha, contemporary, or the foxtrot, and are listed in the order they performed.

Week 2: Latin Night

Couples are listed in the order they performed.