<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 23 Next → Season 25 </Td> </Tr> <P> Season twenty - four of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 20, 2017, on the ABC network . </P> <P> On May 23, 2017, NFL runningback Rashad Jennings and Emma Slater, were declared the winners, marking Slater's first win . Former MLB catcher David Ross and Lindsay Arnold finished second, while Fifth Harmony singer Normani Kordei and Val Chmerkovskiy finished third . </P> <P> On February 21, 2017, Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd were announced to be the first two professionals returning this season . This marks the return of Murgatroyd following her taking off the twenty - third season due to her pregnancy . In the following days, Lindsay Arnold, Sharna Burgess, Witney Carson, Artem Chigvintsev, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Sasha Farber, Gleb Savchenko, and Emma Slater were all confirmed to be returning as professional dancers . Also, Kym Herjavec (who last competed in season 20) and Keo Motsepe (who last competed in season 22) were confirmed to be returning as professional dancers . Pros from the previous season not returning included Cheryl Burke, Allison Holker, Derek Hough, and Jenna Johnson . </P>

Who was runner up on dancing with the stars 2017