'Dancing with the Stars' Crowns Bobby Bones as Its Season 27 Champion

Dancing with the Starshas a new champion! The finalists performed two dances on the finale: first, their most memorable number from the season and second, a freestyle for judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli. While it was a tight competition, radio show host Bones, 38, was declared the season 27 winner. After being named the champ, Bones said, “Thank you to the people, thank you to Sharna for making all this possible.

'Dancing with the Stars' Eliminates First-Ever Blind Contestant Danelle Umstead

Dancing with the Starsseason 27 has sent home its second contestant. After viewers watched the 12 couples perform each of their Vegas Night dances for judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli on Tuesday, another celebrity cast member on the reality dancing competition series was eliminated. At the end of the episode, co-hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews revealed that two couples were in jeopardy after Monday’s online votes and the judges’ Monday and Tuesday scores were combined: John Schneider and Emma Slater andDanelle Umsteadand Artem Chigvintsev.

'Dancing with the Stars' Elimination Shocker! Two Couples Face Jeopardy — but Who Is Sent Home?

Dancing with the Starssurprised both audiences and its contestants in a magical way in honor of Disney Night.On Monday, the reality dancing competition series watched each of the remaining season 27 pairings dance choreographed numbers to hit tunes from multiple fan-favorite Disney movies, includingMulan,The Little MermaidandHercules.With just minutes remaining of week 5’s live episode, co-hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews shocked viewers and the two couples — DeMarcus Ware and Lindsay Arnold, andAlexis Renand Alan Bersten — that were in jeopardy of elimination.

'Dancing with the Stars' Honors Late Judge Len Goodman During Season 32 Premiere

Len Goodman on ‘Dancing with the Stars’.Photo: Eric McCandless via Getty Images Dancing with the Starsis paying tribute to its beloved late head judge,Len Goodman. On Tuesday’s season 32 premiere of the dance competition reality show, the ballroom dancing legend — whodied at age 78 in April 2022, four months afterannouncing his retirementfromDWTS— was honored. A photo of Goodman appeared on the screen behind the ballroom floor as cameras panned to the new Mirrorball Trophy — nownamed the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophyin his honor.

'Dancing with the Stars' Injuries & Health Crises That Rocked the Ballroom

01of 24 The season 30 pair had to quarantine beginning in late September after theyboth tested positive for breakthrough COVID-19, marking the show’s first cases. As a result, they performed remotely from their own homes on the Oct. 4 episode, receiving an 18 out of 30 for their Britney Spears-inspired routine. The pro dancer continued, “Like, you don’t have to talk about us getting COVID, we get it, we’re sick, but at the end of the day, just the amount of work and having to dance as two soloists as opposed to dancing together, when you can manipulate your partner’s body movement and the musicality…”