The nineteenth season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 15, 2014. Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews returned as hosts. Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli all returned as judges. Former professional and two-time champion Julianne Hough joined the panel as the permanent fourth judge this season. Bandleader Ray Chew also returned. On November 25, 2014, actor Alfonso Ribeiro and Witney Carson were announced as the winners; reality star Sadie Robertson and Mark Ballas placed second, and actress Janel Parrish and Valentin Chmerkovskiy placed third.