Dancing with the Stars (American season 16)
Season sixteen of "Dancing with the Stars" premiered on March 18, 2013, on the ABC network. Scoring returned to using traditional whole numbers, instead of continuing with the fractional scores introduced for the previous season. This is the first season where all finalists did not learn a Latin and a ballroom dance; no finalist learned Tango, Alexandra Raisman did not learn Paso doble, Jacoby Jones did not learn Samba, Kellie Pickler did not learn Salsa, and Zendaya did not learn Rumba. Each of the four finalists also did not dance one of the  two new dance styles introduced this season. Raisman and Zendaya did not dance Jazz while Pickler and Jones did not dance Contemporary (although Pickler danced a Contemporary freestyle in the finals and Raisman did an Afro-Jazz routine picked from Twitter). Pickler and her partner Derek Hough won the competition, marking his fourth of six wins and increasing his lead on the show as the professional dancer who has won the most mirror ball trophies. Cast. Couples. The cast of eleven and their professional partners was announced on February 26, 2013 on "Good Morning America", with Jacoby Jones' participation confirmed  two days earlier on February 24 during a network promo for the series airing during the 85th Oscars as a tease for the "GMA" announcement. This season saw its youngest contestant to date—16-year-old Zendaya (previously being Shawn Johnson from season 8 at 17). Although in Season 20, the record was taken from Zendaya by Willow Shields who competed when she was 14. Two weeks following the cast announcement, Sean Lowe as revealed on "GMA" as the 12th contestant this season partnering with Peta Murgatroyd. The following professionals who did not return for season 16 include Chelsie Hightower, Louis  van Amstel, Anna Trebunskaya, and Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Lindsay Arnold, a contestant from season nine of "So You Think You Can Dance" was introduced as a new professional along with Troupe member Sharna Burgess. Gleb Savchenko, who recently participated as a professional on season twelve of the Australian version, was also announced as a new professional. After only two dances, Dorothy Hamill withdrew from the competition due to a potential severe back injury. She is the third celebrity to withdraw due to injury, after Misty May-Treanor in season seven and Tom DeLay in season nine. Sara Evans in season three  also quit, but that time it was due to her impending divorce. This also marks the second consecutive season where Tristan MacManus and his partner have gone home first in the competition, although last season he and his partner were actually eliminated the first week. This is the first time since season nine that a couple withdrew. Host and judges. Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke Charvet returned as hosts, while Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges. The Harold Wheeler orchestra and singers also returned to provide the music throughout the season. Dance troupe. The dance  troupe is made up of last season's members Oksana Dmytrenko, Henry Byalikov, Emma Slater and Sasha Farber, along with new members Witney Carson and Julian Tocker. Scoring charts. Average score chart. This table counts for all dances scored on the traditional 30-points scale (The extra two points for Zendaya and Jacoby in week 3, The dance-off points from week 7, and The cha-cha-cha relay points from week 10 are not included). Highest and lowest scoring performances. The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows: Couples ' highest and lowest scoring dances. According to the traditional 30-point scale (team dances and the cha-cha-cha relay are not included): 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 2: First Elimination. At the results show of this week, it was announced that Dorothy Hamill would be withdrawing from the show by doctors orders due to an injury she had suffered from during training prior to this week. Either Lisa or Victor would have been eliminated this  week, but they were "saved" from elimination due to Hamill's withdrawal from the competition. Week 3: Prom Night. Jacoby & Karina and Zendaya & Val each received two bonus points in the Prom King and Queen voting, bringing both couples' total scores to 26 each. Week 4: Best Year of My Life Night. Couples performed one unlearned dance celebrating the most memorable year of their lives. Each celebrity included a brief solo during their routines. Kyle Jacobs, Kellie Pickler's husband, performed his own song, which he wrote for Kellie. During the results show, Karina Smirnoff and Valentin Chmerkovskiy were revealed  to have received the most Twitter votes (hashtag #ProName) on Monday night's performance show. Week 5: Len's Side-by-Side Challenge. Each couple had to select two other professionals that had either been eliminated, featured in previous seasons, or participated in the troupe. They then performed simultaneously with those professional dancers. Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Anna Trebunskaya, Chelsie Hightower, Tony Dovolani and Tristan MacManus were among the pros returning as well as Henry Byalikov, Emma Slater, Sasha Farber and Witney Carson from the troupe. Week 6: Stevie Wonder Night. Each couple performed to a song by Stevie Wonder. Hunter Hayes  performed a duet with Wonder for an opening performance. Each couple also performed a team dance picked by the highest scoring couples Zendaya and Val (Team Paso doble) and Kellie and Derek (Team Samba). Week 7: Latin Night. Each couple danced to a Latin hit. After having danced, the top scoring couple was saved from elimination that week. If there was a tie for first place, the couple with the highest cumulative score wins immunity. The remaining six couples then took part in the Dance-off, where they competed against another couple doing the cha-cha-cha, jive or rumba . For each Dance-off, the judges declared a winning couple who added three bonus points to their score. Week 8: Trio Night. Each couple performed one unlearned ballroom dance as well as a trio dance. Each couple chose one professional who was either previously eliminated or participates in the dance troupe to perform with them. Week 9: Semifinals. Each couple performed two unlearned dances, one of which was chosen by the viewers through Twitter. Sean and Peta would have danced Disco had they not been eliminated. Week 10: Finals. The four finalists dance for the coveted mirror ball trophy. Each  couple will dance a judges' choice, cha-cha-cha relay, and a super sized freestyle on night one. On night two, one of the four couples will be eliminated within the first hour of the show and the remaining three couples will then dance an instant dance of a style they already know with music given to them minutes before. Alexandra & Mark were eliminated during the first hour of the show, thus bringing the total number of couples down to the traditional three. Dance chart. The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week: Dancing