This year, 9 double digit seeds won in the round of 64. That included a couple of 15s and a 13. Usually a 12 will beat a 5, and this year we had 2 of those. But only 3 of the double digits will advance to the round of 16. The lowest seed remaining otherwise is a 7.
Beware the double digits.
Cue that theme music! DWTS premiers tonight on ABC! Here's a quick reminder of our celebrities and their partners.
Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd
Gavin Degraw and Karina Smirnoff
Gladys Knight and Tristan MacManus
Jack Wanger and Anna Trebunskaya
Jaleel White and Kym Johnson
Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas
Maria Menounos and Derek Hough
Martina Navratilova and Tony Dovolani
Melissa Gilbert and Maks Chmerkovskiy
Roshon Fegan and Chelsie Hightower
Sherri Shepherd and Val Chmerkovskiy
William Levy and Cheryl Burke