Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 13)
| Dancing with the Stars (season 13) | |
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Promotional advertisement for season 13
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 19 – November 22, 2011 |
| Additional information | |
| Celebrity winner | J.R. Martinez |
| Professional winner | Karina Smirnoff |
| Season chronology | |
Season thirteen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 19, 2011. Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli returned as the judges, and Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke Charvet returned as hosts. Twelve couples competed in this season. Starting this season, Alan Dedicoat, the announcer, introduces Harold Wheeler and his band after the introduction of the remaining competitors.
Actor J.R. Martinez won the competition with over 9 million votes. Rob Kardashian and Ricki Lake who took second and third places, respectively.
The 12 celebrities and professional dancers who competed were:
Nine professional partners—Derek Hough, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Cheryl Burke, Tony Dovolani, Mark Ballas, Lacey Schwimmer, Karina Smirnoff, Anna Trebunskaya, and Kym Johnson—returned this season. Maksim's brother, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, made his debut competing as a professional. Peta Murgatroyd and Tristan MacManus, part of season 12's troupe of dancers, also became professional partners for the first time.Louis van Amstel did not compete as a professional, but participated in a new segment called "Ballroom Battles", which would be canceled on November 7. The troupe also returns with three returning troupe members, Teddy Volynets, Kiki Nyemchek, and Oksana Dmytrenko, and 3 new members Sasha Farber, Sharna Burgess, and Dasha Chesnokova. This is also the first season where none of the original pros from season one competed.
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