Season 7
The seventh season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 22, 2008 as a part of ABC’s fall line-up. Instead of 12 couples like previous seasons, this was the first season to showcase a lineup of 13 couples. This season also introduced four new dances: the Hustle, the Salsa, the Jitterbug, and the West Coast Swing, as well as Team Dancing.
Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris return as the show’s hosts. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba continue as the judges this season, with Michael Flatley having appeared temporarily as a guest judge for Len Goodman during Week 6.
Only three 30s were given out this season, and all were given to the winner, Brooke Burke: once for her Foxtrot in Week 7, once for her Freestyle in the finals, and once for her repeated favorite dance, the Viennese Waltz, also in the finals.
The official cast announcement was made on the morning of August 25, 2008 on Good Morning America. This is the third season to have its cast announced on GMA.
| Celebrity partner |
Occupation |
Professional partner |
Status |
| Jeffrey Ross |
Standup Comedian |
Edyta Sliwinska |
Eliminated 1st |
| Ted McGinley |
TV Actor |
Inna Brayer |
Eliminated 2nd |
| Kim Kardashian |
Reality TV Star |
Mark Ballas |
Eliminated 3rd |
| Misty May-Treanor |
Two-Time Olympic Beach Volleyball Champion |
Maksim Chmerkovskiy |
Withdrew |
| Rocco DiSpirito |
Celebrity Chef |
Karina Smirnoff |
Eliminated 4th |
| Toni Braxton |
Grammy Award-winning R&B Singer |
Alec Mazo |
Eliminated 5th |
| Cloris Leachman |
Oscar-winning Actress |
Corky Ballas |
Eliminated 6th |
| Susan Lucci |
All My Children Star & TV Legend |
Tony Dovolani |
Eliminated 7th |
| Maurice Greene |
Olympic Gold Medal Sprinter |
Cheryl Burke |
Eliminated 8th |
| Cody Linley |
Disney Star |
Julianne Hough |
Eliminated 9th |
| Lance Bass |
Former *NSYNC Star |
Lacey Schwimmer |
Third Place |
| Warren Sapp |
Super Bowl Champion NFL Football player |
Kym Johnson |
Runner-Up |
| Brooke Burke |
Model and TV Host |
Derek Hough |
Winners |
Dancing With the Stars Season 7 Episode Guide:
| No. |
Episode |
Air Date |
Prod. No. |
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| 1 |
Episode 701 |
9/22/2008 |
701 |
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| 2 |
Episode 701A |
9/23/2008 |
702 |
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| 3 |
Episode 701B |
9/24/2008 |
703 |
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| 4 |
Episode 702 |
9/29/2008 |
704 |
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| 5 |
Episode 702A |
9/30/2008 |
705 |
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| 6 |
Episode 703 |
10/6/2008 |
706 |
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| 7 |
Episode 703A |
10/7/2008 |
707 |
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| 8 |
Episode 704 |
10/13/2008 |
708 |
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| 9 |
Episode 704A |
10/14/2008 |
709 |
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| 10 |
Episode 705 |
10/20/2008 |
710 |
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| 11 |
Episode 705A |
10/21/2008 |
711 |
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| 12 |
Episode 706 |
10/27/2008 |
712 |
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| 13 |
Episode 706A |
10/28/2008 |
713 |
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| 14 |
Episode 707 |
11/3/2008 |
714 |
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| 15 |
Episode 707A |
11/5/2008 |
715 |
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| 16 |
Episode 708 |
11/10/2008 |
716 |
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| 17 |
Episode 708A |
11/11/2008 |
717 |
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| 18 |
Episode 709 |
11/17/2008 |
718 |
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| 19 |
Episode 709A |
11/18/2008 |
719 |
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| 20 |
Episode 710 |
11/24/2008 |
720 |
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| 21 |
Episode 710A |
11/25/2008 |
721 |