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Dancing with the Stars 8

2009-03-09 | Family,Reality | 21 episodes
Overview
Season eight of Dancing with the Stars premiered on Monday, March 9, 2009, as part of ABC's spring line-up. The show generally followed the format of previous seasons, with 13 couples, although there were some changes, including two new dances, and an occasional dance-off between the bottom two couples, in order to determine who will be eliminated. The show was again hosted by Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba all returned as judges again this season. Originally, the season was advertised as the first U.S. season where a husband and wife would compete against each other: rodeo champion Ty Murray and singer-songwriter Jewel. The two had married the previous year after a ten-year courtship. However, just prior to the series, Jewel fractured both her tibias and was unable to perform. She was replaced on the show by Playboy model Holly Madison. Murray chose to continue on the show, and Jewel appeared during the season as a special musical guest. Nancy O'Dell, the then co-host of Access Hollywood, was also originally announced to be on the show, but was forced to withdraw from the competition due to a torn meniscus, which required surgery. She was replaced by Melissa Rycroft, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader who won season 13 of The Bachelor. She only had two days to practice her first dance.

34 Seasons

Season 8 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Season 12 Season 13 Season 14 Season 15 Season 16 Season 17 Season 18 Season 19 Season 20 Season 21 Season 22 Season 23 Season 24 Season 25 Season 26 Season 27 Season 28 Season 29 Season 30 Season 31 Season 32 Season 33 Specials

Episode

Episode 801 (2009)

Season eight begins with an all new set of dancers and an all-new feature in which a dance off will be held between the bottom 2 couples facing elimination during the early rounds.

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Episode 802 (2009)

Week two of performances finds the contestants dancing the salsa or the quickstep.

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Episode 802A (2009)

The results from the first round are revealed. Jewel (who was forced to leave the show due to an injury) joins the show for a song, along with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Also included is a Busby Berkley inspired from choreographer Michael Rooney, plus the seasons first dance off held between the lowest scoring two couples.

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Episode 803 (2009)

Week three finds the performers dancing the fox trot or the samba.

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Episode 803A (2009)

The third results show also has a performance by singer Adele and the duo Hall & Oates.

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Cast

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profile image of Tom Bergeron
Tom Bergeron Self - Host
profile image of Carrie Ann Inaba
Carrie Ann Inaba Self - Judge
profile image of Bruno Tonioli
Bruno Tonioli Self - Judge
profile image of Samantha Harris
Samantha Harris Self - Host
profile image of Len Goodman
Len Goodman Self - Judge
profile image of Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Maksim Chmerkovskiy Self - Partner: Denise Richards
profile image of Dmitry Chaplin
Dmitry Chaplin Self - Partner: Holly Madison
profile image of Karina Smirnoff
Karina Smirnoff Self - Partner: Steve Wozniak
profile image of Kym Johnson
Kym Johnson Self - Partner: David Alan Grier
profile image of Lacey Schwimmer
Lacey Schwimmer Self - Partner: Steve-O
profile image of Edyta Śliwińska
Edyta Śliwińska Self - Partner: Lawrence Taylor
profile image of Julianne Hough
Julianne Hough Self - Partner: Chuck Wicks
profile image of Derek Hough
Derek Hough Self - Partner: Lil' Kim
profile image of Chelsie Hightower
Chelsie Hightower Self - Partner: Ty Murray
profile image of Cheryl Burke
Cheryl Burke Self - Partner: Gilles Marini
profile image of Mark Ballas
Mark Ballas Self - Partner: Shawn Johnson

Featured Crew

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Julianne Hough Executive Producer

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