[1] Six of the returning finalists had already won the title in prior seasons: Kelly Monaco, Drew Lachey, Emmitt Smith, Apolo Anton Ohno, Hélio Castroneves, and Shawn Johnson.

[3] A thirteenth contestant was chosen by the public, from either Sabrina Bryan, Kyle Massey, or Carson Kressley.

[5] The members of the dance troupe for this season were Oksana Dmytrenko, Emma Slater, Sharna Burgess, Henry Byalikov, Sasha Farber, and Sonny Fredie-Pedersen.

The couple that impressed the judges the most received two bonus points; that was Kirstie & Maks.

[9] Due to the presidential election and the effects of Hurricane Sandy for East Coast viewers, no elimination took place.

Mark Ballas performed with Shawn Johnson this week, because Derek Hough was out with an injury.

In honor of Veterans Day, the first round featured performances to songs that pay homage to servicemen and women.

[11] Each couple also selected one professional who had either been previously eliminated or had participated in the dance troupe to perform with them in their Latin routine.

On the first night, each couple performed their favorite dance of the season and a super-sized freestyle routine.