Dancing with the Stars will return for its sixteenth season. Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke are expected to return as hosts. All three judges are also expected to return.
The premiere took place on March 18th, 2013.
This season, three new pros have been added to the professional cast. The new professional dancers include: Sharna Burguess, Lindsay Arnold, and Gleb Savchenko.
Couples
| Celebrity | Known for | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Hamill | Olympic gold medal figure skater | Tristan MacManus | Withdrew on March 26, 2013 |
| Wynonna Judd | Country music singer | Tony Dovolani | Eliminated 1st on April 2, 2013 |
| Zendaya Coleman | Disney star | Valentin Chmerkovskiy | Participating |
| Andy Dick | Comedian | Sharna Burgess | Participating |
| D.L. Hughley | Stand-up comedian | Cheryl Burke | Participating |
| Jacoby Jones | NFL wide receiver | Karina Smirnoff | Participating |
| Victor Ortiz | Professional boxer | Lindsay Arnold | Participating |
| Kellie Pickler | Country singer | Derek Hough | Participating |
| Ingo Rademacher | Soap opera actor | Kym Johnson | Participating |
| Alexandra Raisman | Olympic gold medal gymnast | Mark Ballas | Participating |
| Lisa Vanderpump | Reality Television star | Gleb Savchenko | Participating |
Scoring chart
| Couple | Place | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Total (1+2) |
Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zendaya & Val | TBA | 24 | 26 | 50 | 24+21 | ||||||||
| Andy & Sharna | TBA | 17 | 20 | 37 | 18 | ||||||||
| D.L. & Cheryl | TBA | 12 | 16 | 28 | 16 | ||||||||
| Jacoby & Karina | TBA | 20 | 23 | 43 | 24+21 | ||||||||
| Sean & Peta | TBA | 19 | 20 | 39 | 21 | ||||||||
| Victor & Lindsay | TBA | 18 | 18 | 36 | 23 | ||||||||
| Kellie & Derek | TBA | 21 | 26 | 47 | 25 | ||||||||
| Ingo & Kym | TBA | 20 | 20 | 40 | 21 | ||||||||
| Alexandra & Mark | TBA | 21 | 24 | 45 | 23 | ||||||||
| Lisa & Gleb | TBA | 18 | 18 | 36 | 21 | ||||||||
| Wynonna & Tony | 11 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 15 | ||||||||
| Dorothy & Tristan | 12* | 21 | 15 | 36 |
-*Dorothy and Tristan were declared safe from elimination but were forced to withdraw due to injury.
-1. Week 3: A "Prom dance off" took place at the start of Monday night's show. The male and female celebrity with the most viewer votes (via Twitter, using #PromNAME) were awarded two bonus judges points each.