Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 32

Dancing with the Stars
Season 32
Promotional poster for season 32, featuring hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, and the celebrity cast
Hosted by
Judges
Celebrity winnerXochitl Gomez
Professional winnerVal Chmerkovskiy
No. of episodes11
Release
Original network
Original releaseSeptember 26 (2023-09-26) –
December 5, 2023 (2023-12-05)
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The thirty-second season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on ABC and Disney+ on September 26, 2023 and is streaming on Disney+ and Hulu[1] and concluded on December 5, 2023. This season was the first to air live on both simultaneously.[2] Alfonso Ribeiro hosted the season, while former professional dancer and judge Julianne Hough joined as co-host.

Actress Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy were crowned the champions, while singer-songwriter Jason Mraz and Daniella Karagach finished in second place, Vanderpump Rules cast member Ariana Madix and Pasha Pashkov finished in third place, The Bachelorette star Charity Lawson and Artem Chigvintsev finished in fourth, and actress Alyson Hannigan and Sasha Farber finished in fifth.

Cast

Couples

On July 7, 2023, Ariana Madix was the first celebrity participant announced for the season.[3] On August 21, 2023, The Bachelorette star Charity Lawson was announced as the second celebrity participant during the season 20 After the Final Rose special.[4] On August 28, 2023, it was reported that Mira Sorvino was the third celebrity participant to join the cast.[5] On September 12, 2023, it was announced that Jamie Lynn Spears was the fourth celebrity participant to join the cast and would be partnered with Alan Bersten.[1] The full roster of celebrity participants and their partnerships was officially revealed on Good Morning America on September 13.[3][6] On September 21, 2023, Matt Walsh announced that he was pausing his involvement with the season until the WGA strike and the AMPTP come to an agreement.[7] On September 25, Walsh officially rejoined the lineup after a tentative agreement between the writers and the studios was made.[8]

On November 20, 2022, Cheryl Burke announced her final retirement from the show after 26 seasons.[9] On March 13, 2023, Mark Ballas reported his retirement from the show after 20 seasons.[10] On August 27, 2023, it was announced that Witney Carson would not be returning this season.[11] On August 31, 2023, Louis van Amstel confirmed that he would also not be returning as a professional dancer.[12] Jenna Johnson returned to the lineup after taking the previous season off. Rylee Arnold, younger sister of Lindsay Arnold and former Dancing with the Stars: Juniors pro, joined the show as a first time-pro.[13]

On October 3, 2023, Artem Chigvintsev announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and would miss that night's performance. Ezra Sosa replaced him as Charity Lawson's dance partner for the week.[14][15]

Cast of Dancing with the Stars (season 32)
Celebrity[6] Notability Professional partner Status Ref.
Matt Walsh Comedian & actor Koko Iwasaki Eliminated 1st
on September 26, 2023 		[16]
Jamie Lynn Spears Zoey 101 actress & singer Alan Bersten Eliminated 2nd
on October 3, 2023 		[17]
Tyson Beckford Supermodel Jenna Johnson Eliminated 3rd
on October 10, 2023 		[18]
Adrian Peterson NFL running back Britt Stewart Eliminated 4th
on October 17, 2023 		[19]
Mira Sorvino Film & television actress Gleb Savchenko Eliminated 5th
on October 24, 2023 		[20]
Mauricio Umansky Reality television personality & real estate broker Emma Slater Eliminated 6th
on October 31, 2023 		[21]
Lele Pons Social media personality & singer Brandon Armstrong Eliminated 7th
on November 7, 2023 		[22]
Barry Williams The Brady Bunch actor Peta Murgatroyd Eliminated 8th
on November 14, 2023 		[23]
Harry Jowsey Too Hot to Handle contestant Rylee Arnold Eliminated 9th
on November 21, 2023 		[24]
Alyson Hannigan Film & television actress Sasha Farber Fifth place
on December 5, 2023 		[25]
Charity Lawson The Bachelorette star Artem Chigvintsev
Ezra Sosa (Week 2) 		Fourth place
on December 5, 2023
Ariana Madix Vanderpump Rules cast member Pasha Pashkov Third place
on December 5, 2023
Jason Mraz Singer-songwriter Daniella Karagach Runners-up
on December 5, 2023
Xochitl Gomez Film & television actress Val Chmerkovskiy Winners
on December 5, 2023

Hosts and judges

On March 17, 2023, it was revealed that Tyra Banks would be leaving the series after hosting the previous three seasons.[26] Three days later, it was announced that Julianne Hough would be joining the series as co-host, with Alfonso Ribeiro assuming Banks' previous role.[27]

Judges Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli all returned for the season,[28] with Hough being promoted to head judge,[29] following the retirement[30] and death[31] of head judge Len Goodman. On October 10, Michael Strahan served as a guest judge.[32] On October 23, it was announced that Billy Porter would serve as a guest judge on the November 14 episode, which celebrated the music of Whitney Houston.[33] On October 27, it was announced that Niecy Nash-Betts would appear as a guest judge on the October 31 Halloween episode.[34] On November 2, it was announced that Paula Abdul would appear as a guest judge on the November 7 episode.[35] On November 6, it was announced that Mandy Moore would appear as a guest judge on the November 21 episode, which celebrated the music of Taylor Swift.[36]

Beginning with this season, the Mirrorball Trophy was renamed the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy in Goodman's honor.[37]

Dance troupe

The dance troupe was eliminated this season.[38]

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:

  Winners
  Runners-up
  Third place
  Fourth place
  Fifth place
  Bottom two
  Eliminated
Dancing with the Stars (season 32) - Weekly scores
Couple Pl. Week
1 2 3[a] 4 5 6[a] 7[a] 8[a] 9[a] 10 11 10+11
Xochitl & Val 1st 18 24† 32 27† 28† 37+5=42† 34+40=74† 40 38+3=41 30+30=60† 30+30=60† 120†[b]
Jason & Daniella 2nd 21 24† 34† 24 27 36+3=39 35+37=72 33 40+3=43† 27+30=57 30+30=60† 117[c]
Ariana & Pasha 3rd 21 20 34† 25 24 37+4=41 37+37=74† 39+3=42† 37 28+30=58 29+30=59 117[d]
Charity & Artem 4th 22† 21 32 24 28† 35+3=38 32+40=72 36+3=39 38 29+30=59 29+30=59 118[e]
Alyson & Sasha 5th 13 19 24 18‡ 21 29+2=31 33+37=70 33+3=36 29+3=32 25+26=51‡ 25+28=53‡ 104‡[f]
Harry & Rylee 6th 12‡ 15 24 21 18‡ 28+1=29‡ 24+40=64‡ 28‡ 30‡[g]
Barry & Peta 7th 16 15 25 18‡ 24 31+1=32 28+37=65 32+3=35[g]
Lele & Brandon 8th 19 21 27 22 24 33+4=37 33+40=73[g]
Mauricio & Emma 9th 15[h] 12‡ 23 19 24 31+2=33[g]
Mira & Gleb 10th 17 18 26 21 22[g]
Adrian & Britt 11th 18 15[h] 22 21[g]
Tyson & Jenna 12th 12‡ 18 20‡[g]
Jamie Lynn & Alan 13th 15 16[g]
Matt & Koko 14th 12‡[g]
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e The couples were scored on a 40-point scale due to the presence of a guest judge.
  2. ^ This couple finished in first place.
  3. ^ This couple finished in second place.
  4. ^ This couple finished in third place.
  5. ^ This couple finished in fourth place.
  6. ^ This couple finished in fifth place.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i This couple was eliminated.
  8. ^ a b This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.

Weekly scores

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

Week 1: Premiere

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

In a change of format, there was no judges' save. After the bottom two were announced, the couple with the lowest combined total was eliminated.

Dancing with the Stars (season 32) - Week 1
Couple Scores[39] Dance[40] Music[40] Result
Xochitl & Val 18 (6, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Peanut Butter Jelly" — Galantis Safe
Barry & Peta 16 (6, 5, 5) Foxtrot "It's a Sunshine Day" — The Brady Bunch Safe
Tyson & Jenna 12 (4, 4, 4) Cha-cha-cha "Never Too Much" — Luther Vandross Safe
Alyson & Sasha 13 (5, 4, 4) Salsa "Never Gonna Not Dance Again" — Pink Safe
Harry & Rylee 12 (4, 4, 4) Cha-cha-cha "Rock Your Body" — Justin Timberlake Safe
Jason & Daniella 21 (7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "I Feel Like Dancing" — Jason Mraz Safe
Jamie Lynn & Alan 15 (5, 5, 5) Tango "Don't Call Me Up (Zac Samuel Remix)" — Mabel Safe
Adrian & Britt 18 (6, 6, 6) Salsa "Yeah!" — Usher Safe
Lele & Brandon 19 (6, 7, 6) Tango "El Tango de Roxanne" — from Moulin Rouge! Safe
Mira & Gleb 17 (6, 5, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Kiss" — Prince & The Revolution Safe
Mauricio & Emma 15 (5, 5, 5) Jive "I Ain't Worried" — OneRepublic Bottom two
Charity & Artem 22 (7, 7, 8) Tango "Only Girl (In the World)" — Rihanna Safe
Matt & Koko 12 (4, 4, 4) Cha-cha-cha "Poison" — Bell Biv DeVoe Eliminated
Ariana & Pasha 21 (7, 7, 7) Tango "Love Myself (Riddler Remix)" — Hailee Steinfeld Safe

Week 2: Latin Night

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Artem Chigvintsev tested positive for COVID-19, so Charity Lawson performed with Ezra Sosa instead.[14][15]

Dancing with the Stars (season 32) - Week 2
Couple Scores[41] Dance[42] Music[42] Result
Lele & Brandon 21 (7, 7, 7) Samba "Gasolina" — Daddy Yankee Safe
Tyson & Jenna 18 (6, 6, 6) Salsa "Aguanilé" — Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe Safe
Barry & Peta 15 (5, 5, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Oye Cómo Va" — Tito Puente Safe
Adrian & Britt 15 (5, 5, 5) Samba "Taki Taki" — DJ Snake, feat. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B Bottom two
Mira & Gleb 18 (6, 6, 6) Salsa "Bailando" — Enrique Iglesias Safe
Xochitl & Val 24 (8, 8, 8) Salsa "Don't Go Yet" — Camila Cabello Safe
Ariana & Pasha 20 (6, 7, 7) Samba "Me Porto Bonito" — Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone Safe
Mauricio & Emma 12 (4, 4, 4) Salsa "Quimbara" — Celia Cruz, Willie Colón, Johnny Pacheco Y Su Charanga Safe
Alyson & Sasha 19 (7, 6, 6) Tango "Can't Remember to Forget You" — Shakira, feat. Rihanna Safe
Charity & Ezra 21 (7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "She Bangs" — Ricky Martin Safe
Harry & Rylee 15 (5, 5, 5) Salsa "Arranca" — Becky G, feat. Omega Safe
Jamie Lynn & Alan 16 (6, 5, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Shake Señora" — Pitbull, feat. T-Pain & Sean Paul Eliminated
Jason & Daniella 24 (8, 8, 8) Rumba "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás" — Andrea Bocelli, feat. Jennifer Lopez Safe

Week 3: Motown Night

Individual judges' scores in the charts below are listed in following order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, Michael Strahan, Bruno Tonioli.

Good Morning America co-anchor Michael Strahan appeared as a guest judge.[32]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Dancing with the Stars (season 32) - Week 3
Couple Scores[43] Dance[44] Music[44] Result
Barry & Peta 25 (6, 6, 7, 6) Tango "Get Ready" — The Temptations Safe
Lele & Brandon 27 (7, 6, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Super Freak" — Rick James Safe
Mauricio & Emma 23 (7, 5, 6, 5) Foxtrot "Working My Way Back to You" — The Spinners Safe
Jason & Daniella 34 (9, 8, 9, 8) Jive "Do You Love Me" — The Contours Safe
Alyson & Sasha 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" — Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Safe
Tyson & Jenna 20 (5, 5, 5, 5) Foxtrot "Master Blaster (Jammin')" — Stevie Wonder Eliminated
Charity & Artem 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "My Girl" — The Temptations Safe
Mira & Gleb 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) Rumba "Let's Get It On" — Marvin Gaye Safe
Ariana & Pasha 34 (9, 8, 9, 8) Quickstep "You Can't Hurry Love" — The Supremes Safe
Adrian & Britt 22 (5, 5, 6, 6) Quickstep "I Want You Back" — The Jackson 5 Safe
Harry & Rylee 24 (6, 5, 7, 6) Foxtrot "Easy" — Commodores Safe
Xochitl & Val 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "My Guy" — Mary Wells Safe

Week 4: Disney100 Night

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Dancing with the Stars (season 32) - Week 4
Couple Scores[45] Dance[46] Music[46] Disney film Result
Mauricio & Emma 19 (7, 6, 6) Paso doble "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" Fantasia Safe
Mira & Gleb 21 (7, 7, 7) Waltz "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" Cinderella Safe
Barry & Peta 18 (6, 6, 6) Jazz "He's a Tramp" Lady and the Tramp Safe
Jason & Daniella 24 (8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "A Whole New World" Aladdin Safe
Lele & Brandon 22 (7, 7, 8) Rumba "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" The Lion King Safe
Alyson & Sasha 18 (6, 6, 6) Jazz "Be Our Guest" Beauty and the Beast Safe
Harry & Rylee 21 (7, 7, 7) Quickstep "You've Got a Friend in Me" Toy Story Safe
Xochitl & Val 27 (9, 9, 9) Paso doble "Un Poco Loco" Coco Safe
Adrian & Britt 21 (7, 7, 7) Viennese waltz "Baby Mine" Dumbo Eliminated
Ariana & Pasha 25 (8, 9, 8) Contemporary "Into the Unknown" Frozen II Safe
Charity & Artem 24 (8, 8, 8) Waltz "Part of Your World" The Little Mermaid Safe

Week 5: Most Memorable Year

Siblings Derek & Julianne Hough, Kym Herjavec, Anna Trebunskaya, Karina Smirnoff, Edyta Śliwińska, Tony Dovolani, Louis van Amstel, Maks Chmerkovskiy, and Mark Ballas returned alongside the current professional dancers to perform a tribute waltz to "Moon River" in honor of Len Goodman. The dance was choreographed by Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson.[47]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Dancing with the Stars (season 32) - Week 5
Couple Scores[48] Dance[47] Music[47] Result
Mira & Gleb 22 (7, 8, 7) Contemporary "Time After Time" — Cyndi Lauper Eliminated
Ariana & Pasha 24 (8, 8, 8) Viennese waltz "Happier Than Ever" — Billie Eilish Safe
Charity & Artem 28 (10, 9, 9) Contemporary "Lose You to Love Me" — Selena Gomez Safe
Alyson & Sasha 21 (7, 7, 7) Viennese waltz "Perfect" — Ed Sheeran Safe
Harry & Rylee 18 (6, 6, 6) Contemporary "Keep Your Head Up" — Andy Grammer Safe
Jason & Daniella 27 (9, 9, 9) Quickstep "On the Road Again" — Willie Nelson Safe
Lele & Brandon 24 (8, 8, 8) Contemporary "I'll Stand by You" — The Pretenders Safe
Xochitl & Val 28 (9, 10, 9) Viennese waltz "Until I Found You" — Stephen Sanchez Safe
Mauricio & Emma 24 (8, 8, 8) Contemporary "Rise Up" — Andra Day Safe
Barry & Peta 24 (8, 8, 8) Paso doble "Born to Be Wild" — Steppenwolf Safe

Week 6: Monster Night

Individual judges' scores in the charts below are listed in following order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, Niecy Nash-Betts, Bruno Tonioli.

Actress Niecy Nash-Betts appeared as a guest judge.[34]

Each couple performed one unlearned dance and then participated in a dance marathon (featuring the hustle and the Charleston) for bonus points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Dancing with the Stars (season 32) - Week 6
Couple Scores[49] Dance[34] Music[34] Result
Jason & Daniella 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Contemporary "Zombie" — The Cranberries Safe
Alyson & Sasha 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) Paso doble "Supermassive Black Hole" — Muse Safe
Xochitl & Val 37 (9, 9, 10, 9) Contemporary "Game of Survival" — Ruelle Safe
Harry & Rylee 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Argentine tango "Blinding Lights" — District 78 Safe
Barry & Peta 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) Viennese waltz "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" — James Brown Safe
Ariana & Pasha 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) Argentine tango "Bad Guy" — Billie Eilish Safe
Lele & Brandon 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) Paso doble "Bloody Mary" (TikTok Remix) — Lady Gaga Safe
Mauricio & Emma 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) Argentine tango "Somebody's Watching Me" — Rockwell Eliminated
Charity & Artem 35 (9, 9, 8, 9) Jive "Skeleton Sam" — LVCRFT Safe
Barry & Peta 1 Hustle &
Charleston
Marathon 		"Stayin' Alive" — Bee Gees &
"Grim Grinning Ghosts" — Kris Bowers
Harry & Rylee 1
Alyson & Sasha 2
Mauricio & Emma 2
Charity & Artem 3
Jason & Daniella 3
Lele & Brandon 4
Ariana & Pasha 4
Xochitl & Val 5

Week 7: Music Video Night

Individual judges' scores in the charts below are listed in following order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, Paula Abdul, Bruno Tonioli.

Singer, dancer, and choreographer Paula Abdul appeared as a guest judge.[35]

Each couple performed one unlearned dance and participated in a team dance. For receiving the highest score in the first round, Ariana & Pasha received immunity from the dance-offs to be held the following week, and would also receive bonus points next week. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Dancing with the Stars (season 32) - Week 7
Couple Scores[50] Dance[35] Music[35] Result
Lele & Brandon 33 (9, 8, 8, 8) Salsa "Whenever, Wherever" — Shakira Eliminated
Ariana & Pasha 37 (9, 9, 10, 9) Cha-cha-cha "I'm a Slave 4 U" — Britney Spears Safe
Harry & Rylee 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) Jazz "It's Gonna Be Me" — NSYNC Safe
Jason & Daniella 35 (8, 8, 10, 9) Jazz "Take On Me" — a-ha Safe
Alyson & Sasha 33 (8, 8, 9, 8) Quickstep "Candyman" — Christina Aguilera Safe
Xochitl & Val 34 (9, 8, 9, 8) Jazz "Hollaback Girl" — Gwen Stefani Safe
Charity & Artem 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Jazz "All for You" — Janet Jackson Safe
Barry & Peta 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Quickstep "I'm Still Standing" — Elton John Safe
Charity & Artem
Harry & Rylee
Lele & Brandon
Xochitl & Val 		40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Freestyle
(Team Young'n Style) 		"Gangnam Style" — Psy
Alyson & Sasha
Ariana & Pasha
Barry & Peta
Jason & Daniella 		37 (9, 9, 10, 9) Freestyle
(Team 4 Everybody) 		"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" — Backstreet Boys

Week 8: Whitney Houston Night

Individual judges' scores in the charts below are listed in following order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, Billy Porter, Bruno Tonioli.

Actor-singer Billy Porter appeared as a guest judge.[33]

The couples performed one unlearned dance, and a dance-off for three extra points, to songs by Whitney Houston. Ariana & Pasha were exempt from the dance-off, but they automatically received three bonus points for having finished first at the end of the first round the previous week.[51] Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Dancing with the Stars (season 32) - Week 8
Couple Scores[52] Dance[51] Whitney Houston music[51] Result
Harry & Rylee 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Viennese waltz "I Have Nothing" Safe
Jason & Daniella 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) Samba "Higher Love" Safe
Alyson & Sasha 33 (8, 8, 9, 8) Contemporary "The Greatest Love of All" Safe
Xochitl & Val 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Tango "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Safe
Barry & Peta 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Rumba "Didn't We Almost Have It All" Eliminated
Charity & Artem 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Viennese waltz "I Will Always Love You" Safe
Ariana & Pasha 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Paso doble "Queen of the Night" Safe
Dance-offs
Couple Dance[51] Whitney Houston music[51] Result[52]
Alyson & Sasha Rumba "One Moment in Time" Winners
Harry & Rylee Losers
Barry & Peta Salsa "It's Not Right but It's Okay" Winners
Jason & Daniella Losers
Charity & Artem Cha-cha-cha "So Emotional" Winners
Xochitl & Val Losers

Week 9: A Celebration of Taylor Swift

Individual judges' scores in the charts below are listed in following order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, Mandy Moore, Bruno Tonioli.

Choreographer and former Dancing with the Stars: Juniors judge Mandy Moore, who choreographed Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, appeared as a guest judge.[36]

The couples performed one unlearned dance, and a dance relay for three extra points, to songs by Taylor Swift. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Dancing with the Stars (season 32) - Week 9
Couple Scores[53] Dance[53] Taylor Swift music[53] Result
Alyson & Sasha 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) Cha-cha-cha "You Belong with Me" Safe
Ariana & Pasha 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) Rumba "Cruel Summer" Safe
Jason & Daniella 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Argentine tango "Don't Blame Me" Safe
Harry & Rylee 30 (8, 7, 8, 7) Rumba "August" Eliminated
Charity & Artem 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) Argentine tango "Look What You Made Me Do" Safe
Xochitl & Val 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) Quickstep "Paper Rings" Safe
Dance relay
Couple Dance[53] Taylor Swift music[53] Result[53]
Xochitl & Val Viennese waltz
Relay 		"Lover" Winners
Ariana & Pasha Losers
Alyson & Sasha Jive
Relay 		"Shake It Off" Winners
Harry & Rylee Losers
Jason & Daniella Cha-cha-cha
Relay 		"Lavender Haze (Felix Jaehn Remix)" Winners
Charity & Artem Losers

Week 10: Semifinals

Each couple performed one unlearned Latin dance and one unlearned ballroom dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

At the end of the episode, after the final two were revealed, it was announced that no one would be eliminated, and that all scores and votes would carry over to the finale.

Dancing with the Stars (season 32) - Week 10
Couple Scores[54] Dance[55] Music[55]
Ariana & Pasha 28 (9, 9, 10) Jive "Runaway Baby" — Bruno Mars
30 (10, 10, 10) Foxtrot "Trampoline" — Shaed & Zayn
Jason & Daniella 27 (9, 9, 9) Viennese waltz "I Won't Give Up" — Jason Mraz
30 (10, 10, 10) Paso doble "Diablo Rojo" — Rodrigo y Gabriela
Xochitl & Val 30 (10, 10, 10) Samba "Samba" — Gloria Estefan
30 (10, 10, 10) Waltz "La Vie en rose" — Lady Gaga
Charity & Artem 29 (10, 9, 10) Rumba "Love the Way You Lie (Part III)" — Skylar Grey
30 (10, 10, 10) Quickstep "Boss" — Fifth Harmony
Alyson & Sasha 25 (9, 8, 8) Jive "Footloose" — Kenny Loggins
26 (8, 9, 9) Waltz "Come Away with Me" — Norah Jones

Week 11: Finale

All eliminated couples from this season performed to "Young Hearts Run Free" by Candi Staton. A Mariah Carey Christmas number featuring Witney Carson, Hélio Castroneves, Hannah Brown, Rashad Jennings, and "the song and dance styles of Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough" was performed as well.[56] Season 31 champions Charli D'Amelio & Mark Ballas returned to perform.[57] Jason Mraz also performed his song "I Feel Like Dancing."[58]

Each couple performed one redemption dance coached by one of the judges, and their freestyle. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Dancing with the Stars (season 32) - Week 11
Couple Scores[59] Dance[56] Music[56] Result
Alyson & Sasha 25 (9, 8, 8) Salsa "Get on Your Feet" — Gloria Estefan Fifth place
28 (9, 9, 10) Freestyle "Enchanted" — Taylor Swift &
"Papi" — Jennifer Lopez
Jason & Daniella 30 (10, 10, 10) Foxtrot "Fly Me to the Moon" — Frank Sinatra Runners-up
30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Happy" — C2C, feat. Derek Martin
Ariana & Pasha 29 (9, 10, 10) Samba "Spice Up Your Life" — Spice Girls Third place
30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Run the World (Girls)" — Beyoncé
& "Level Up" — Ciara
Charity & Artem 29 (9, 10, 10) Tango "Libertango" — Astor Piazzolla Fourth place
30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Lose My Breath" — Destiny's Child &
"Suéltate" — Sam i & Jarina De Marco, feat. Anitta & BIA
Xochitl & Val 30 (10, 10, 10) Foxtrot "Unconditionally" — Katy Perry Winners
30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Que Calor" — District 78

Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:

  • Weeks 1–5: One unlearned dance
  • Week 6: One unlearned dance & dance marathon
  • Week 7: One unlearned dance & team dance
  • Week 8: One unlearned dance & dance-off
  • Week 9: One unlearned dance & dance relay
  • Week 10 (Semifinals): One unlearned Latin dance & one unlearned ballroom dance
  • Week 11 (Finals): Redemption dance & freestyle
Dancing with the Stars (season 32) - Dance chart
Couple Week
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Xochitl & Val Cha-cha-cha Salsa Foxtrot Paso doble Viennese waltz Contemp. Hustle &
Charleston
Marathon 		Jazz Team Freestyle Tango Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Viennese waltz Samba Waltz Foxtrot Freestyle
Jason & Daniella Cha-cha-cha Rumba Jive Foxtrot Quickstep Contemp. Jazz Team Freestyle Samba Salsa Argentine tango Cha-cha-cha Viennese waltz Paso doble Foxtrot Freestyle
Ariana & Pasha Tango Samba Quickstep Contemp. Viennese waltz Argentine tango Cha-cha-cha Team Freestyle Paso doble Immunity Rumba Viennese waltz Jive Foxtrot Samba Freestyle
Charity & Artem Tango Cha-cha-cha Foxtrot Waltz Contemp. Jive Jazz Team Freestyle Viennese waltz Cha-cha-cha Argentine tango Cha-cha-cha Rumba Quickstep Tango Freestyle
Alyson & Sasha Salsa Tango Foxtrot Jazz Viennese waltz Paso doble Quickstep Team Freestyle Contemp. Rumba Cha-cha-cha Jive Jive Waltz Salsa Freestyle
Harry & Rylee Cha-cha-cha Salsa Foxtrot Quickstep Contemp. Argentine tango Jazz Team Freestyle Viennese waltz Rumba Rumba Jive
Barry & Peta Foxtrot Cha-cha-cha Tango Jazz Paso doble Viennese waltz Quickstep Team Freestyle Rumba Salsa
Lele & Brandon Tango Samba Cha-cha-cha Rumba Contemp. Paso doble Salsa Team Freestyle
Mauricio & Emma Jive Salsa Foxtrot Paso doble Contemp. Argentine tango
Mira & Gleb Cha-cha-cha Salsa Rumba Waltz Contemp.
Adrian & Britt Salsa Samba Quickstep Viennese waltz
Tyson & Jenna Cha-cha-cha Salsa Foxtrot
Jamie Lynn & Alan Tango Cha-cha-cha
Matt & Koko Cha-cha-cha

Ratings

These ratings reflect the live broadcast and same day rating results from ABC only; they do not include the broadcast and subsequent streaming on Disney+ nor the next-day streaming on Hulu.

Viewership and ratings per episode of Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 32
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 Ref.
1 "Premiere" September 26, 2023 0.6 4.78 [60]
2 "Latin Night" October 3, 2023 0.6 4.53 [61]
3 "Motown Night" October 10, 2023 0.6 5.13 [62]
4 "Disney100 Night" October 17, 2023 0.6 4.76 [63]
5 "Most Memorable Year" October 24, 2023 0.5 4.73 [64]
6 "Monster Night" October 31, 2023 0.5 4.75 [65]
7 "Music Video Night" November 7, 2023 0.5 4.87 [66]
8 "Whitney Houston Night" November 14, 2023 0.6 5.12 [67]
9 "A Celebration of Taylor Swift" November 21, 2023 0.9 5.70 [68]
10 "Semi-Finals" November 28, 2023 0.6 5.10 [69]
11 "Finale" December 5, 2023 0.7 5.50 [70]

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