<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 21 Next → Season 23 </Td> </Tr> <P> Season twenty - two of Dancing with the Stars premiered March 21, 2016, on the ABC network . Hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews returned, as did judges Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli . Len Goodman returned as head judge, after being absent for the previous season . </P> <P> On May 24, 2016, Nyle DiMarco and his partner Peta Murgatroyd were crowned champions; this was Murgatroyd's second win on the show, as she also won season 14 with Donald Driver . DiMarco is also the first deaf contestant to win the show . Paige VanZant and Mark Ballas finished second, while Ginger Zee and Valentin Chmerkovskiy placed third . </P> <P> The cast was revealed on March 8, 2016 on Good Morning America . Edyta Śliwińska returned as a professional dancer this season after an eleven - season hiatus . Also returning to the pro roster are Artem Chigvintsev and Peta Murgatroyd, both of whom did not appear last season as professional dancers, as well as Sasha Farber, who is once again promoted from troupe member to pro dancer . Last season's champion Derek Hough is not returning for this season . Also not returning are Allison Holker, Emma Slater, Anna Trebunskaya, and Louis van Amstel . </P>

Winner of dancing with the stars last season