Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 18
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Season eighteen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 17, 2014, on the ABC network.[1][2]
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Dancing with the Stars | |
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Season 18 | |
Hosted by | |
Judges | |
Celebrity winner | Meryl Davis |
Professional winner | Maksim Chmerkovskiy |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | March 17 (2014-03-17) – May 20, 2014 (2014-05-20) |
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On May 20, 2014, Olympic ice dancer Meryl Davis and Maksim Chmerkovskiy were crowned the champions, while snowboarder Amy Purdy and Derek Hough finished in second place, and actress Candace Cameron Bure and Mark Ballas finished in third.
This season was also first to feature a new twist called "The Switch Up", which gave viewers the opportunity to vote and change up the celebrity/professional pairings for a week during the season. Each celebrity was required to perform with a new pro for one week.[3][4]