Home > Dancing With the Stars > Season 8 « TV Series Page Dancing With the Stars: Season 8 (2009) SEASON: Season 8 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 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 Want to see Episode List Season 8 Dancing With the Stars Critics Consensus No consensus yet. Not enough ratings to calculate a score. TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 0 No Score Yet Audience Score User Ratings: 0 More Info × Close Submit review Want to see Submit review Super Reviewer Super Reviewer Tap to review this movie Review this tv season Edit Review Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? 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This season, a new feature in the early weeks is a dance-off between the bottom two couples facing elimination. Competitors include Denise Richards, Lawrence Taylor and Lil' Kim. More 2 (Episode 2) Air date: Mar 16, 2009 The second week of performances features contestants doing the salsa or the quickstep. More 3 (Episode 3) Air date: Mar 17, 2009 The first results show of the season. Included: Jewel, who had to withdraw from the dance competition, sings "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy perform "Calloway Boogie." Also: a Busby Berkeley-inspired performance from choreographer Michael Rooney and the season's first dance-off between the two lowest-scoring couples. More 4 (Episode 4) Air date: Mar 23, 2009 The third week of performances has contestants tackling the fox-trot or the samba. More 5 (Episode 5) Air date: Mar 24, 2009 Singer Adele sings "Chasing Pavements" and pop duo Hall and Oates perform "Maneater" on the third-round results show. Also: Cloris Leachman and Corky Ballas make a return appearance. More 6 (Episode 6) Air date: Mar 30, 2009 In the fourth week of performances, contestants perform the Argentine tango and the Lindy Hop. More 7 (Episode 7) Air date: Mar 31, 2009 Two contestants are eliminated in the fourth-round results show. Also: Boyz II Men perform a medley of Motown tunes, and Kevin Rudolf sings "Let It Rock." More 8 (Episode 8) Air date: Apr 6, 2009 In the fifth week of performances, contestants perform the paso doble or the Viennese waltz. More 9 (Episode 9) Air date: Apr 7, 2009 The fifth-round results show. Included: Etta James performs her classic "At Last," and Demi Lovato sings "La La Land." Also: a dance performance from the Las Vegas show Le Rêve. More 10 (Episode 10) Air date: Apr 13, 2009 In the sixth week of performances, contestants perform the rumba or the jive. More Show More Episodes Dancing With the Stars: Season 8 Photos View All Photos (27) Tv Season Info Genre: Musical & Performing Arts Network: ABC Premiere Date: Mar 9, 2009 Exec. Producer: Conrad Green Cast Tom Bergeron Samantha Harris Edyta Sliwinska Jonathan Roberts Len Goodman Carrie Ann Inaba Bruno Tonioli Cheryl Burke Tony Dovolani Maksim Chmerkovskiy Karina Smirnoff Kym Johnson Julianne Hough Lacey Schwimmer Derek Hough Mark Ballas Belinda Carlisle David Alan Grier Shawn Johnson Lil' Kim Gilles Marini Ty Murray Stephen 'Steve-O' Glover Denise Richards Lawrence Taylor Chuck Wicks Steve Wozniak Dmitry Chaplin Chelsie Hightower Holly Madison Melissa Rycroft Jewel Nancy O'Dell Natasha Bedingfield Robin Thicke Raphael Saadiq Etta James Jamie Cullum Jeffrey Ross Jewel Kevin Rudolf Kenny Mayne Demi Lovato Adele Carmen Electra Lady Gaga Michael Rooney Cloris Leachman Jerry Rice Corky Ballas Show More Cast Episodes 1 Air date: Mar 9, 2009 The eighth-season opener begins with a new crop of celebrities. This season, a new feature in the early weeks is a dance-off between the bottom two couples facing elimination. Competitors include Denise Richards, Lawrence Taylor and Lil' Kim. More 2 (Episode 2) Air date: Mar 16, 2009 The second week of performances features contestants doing the salsa or the quickstep. More 3 (Episode 3) Air date: Mar 17, 2009 The first results show of the season. Included: Jewel, who had to withdraw from the dance competition, sings "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy perform "Calloway Boogie." Also: a Busby Berkeley-inspired performance from choreographer Michael Rooney and the season's first dance-off between the two lowest-scoring couples. More 4 (Episode 4) Air date: Mar 23, 2009 The third week of performances has contestants tackling the fox-trot or the samba. More 5 (Episode 5) Air date: Mar 24, 2009 Singer Adele sings "Chasing Pavements" and pop duo Hall and Oates perform "Maneater" on the third-round results show. Also: Cloris Leachman and Corky Ballas make a return appearance. More 6 (Episode 6) Air date: Mar 30, 2009 In the fourth week of performances, contestants perform the Argentine tango and the Lindy Hop. More 7 (Episode 7) Air date: Mar 31, 2009 Two contestants are eliminated in the fourth-round results show. Also: Boyz II Men perform a medley of Motown tunes, and Kevin Rudolf sings "Let It Rock." More 8 (Episode 8) Air date: Apr 6, 2009 In the fifth week of performances, contestants perform the paso doble or the Viennese waltz. More 9 (Episode 9) Air date: Apr 7, 2009 The fifth-round results show. Included: Etta James performs her classic "At Last," and Demi Lovato sings "La La Land." Also: a dance performance from the Las Vegas show Le Rêve. More 10 (Episode 10) Air date: Apr 13, 2009 In the sixth week of performances, contestants perform the rumba or the jive. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Dancing With the Stars: Season 8 There are no critic reviews yet for Season 8. Keep checking Rotten Tomatoes for updates! 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