Dancing with the Stars
Athletes: Week 2
TV Flash files “Athletes: Week 2” as hour 418 of 509 in the TV Flash guide — Dancing with the Stars (2005–present) on ABC, season 26, episode 2, aired 2018-05-07, 120 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S26E02: listed hour 418 of 509 in the Dancing with the Stars guide, hour 2 of 4 in season 26. It aired 2018-05-07 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Athletes Premiere: Week 1” (S26E01). Next is “Athletes Week 3: The Semifinals” (S26E03). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The eight remaining athletes each perform an individual dance, along with a team dance. Season 24 champion Rashad Jennings returns as a guest judge.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Athletes: Week 2 sit in the Dancing with the Stars guide?
S26E02 is listed hour 418 of 509 — hour 2 of 4 in season 26, season 26 episode 2.
When did Dancing with the Stars S26E02 air?
Athletes: Week 2 aired 2018-05-07 and is listed at 120 minutes.
Do I need ballroom knowledge?
No. Celebrities learn; pros sweat; judges shade. Scoring fights are plot. The mirrorball is democracy, not a syllabus.
In the series
Why this series still plays
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- Tom Bergeron as Host
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- Lenny Goodman as Judge
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- Carrie Ann Inaba as Judge
Carrie Ann Inaba judged Dancing with the Stars as the technical conscience in a chorus of shade — celebrities in sequins, pros sweating the foxtrot, Monday-night ritual, mirrorball as democracy. Scoring fights as plot, glitter that…
- Bruno Tonioli as Judge
Bruno Tonioli judged Dancing with the Stars like a chorus of shade with better posture — celebrities in sequins, pros sweating the foxtrot, Monday-night ritual that outlasted every prediction the franchise should have tired. Mirrorball as…