The twelfth season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 21, 2011. This season featured 11 celebrities, one less than the previous season. Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke returned as hosts. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba all returned as judges. On May 24, 2011, NFL player Hines Ward and Kym Johnson were announced as the winners; actress Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy placed second, and actress Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas placed third. Kirstie Alley returned for the all star season with her original partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy.