Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 1
Season of television series
Dancing with the Stars Hosted by Judges Celebrity winner Kelly Monaco Professional winner Alec Mazo
No. of episodes6 Original network ABC Original release June 1 (2005-06-01 ) – July 6, 2005 (2005-07-06 )
The first season of Dancing with the Stars debuted on ABC on June 1, 2005. Six celebrities were paired with six professional ballroom dancers. Tom Bergeron and Lisa Canning were the hosts while Carrie Ann Inaba , Len Goodman , and Bruno Tonioli were the three judges for this season.
The premiere drew over 13 million viewers, the second biggest summer debut ever for an American reality series after Survivor .[ 1] The second week climbed to 15 million viewers, and the show climbed to the top of the ratings in the summer 2005 TV season, where it remained for the remainder of the season.[ 2]
The season finale aired on July 6, 2005, where General Hospital actress Kelly Monaco and Alec Mazo were announced as the winners,[ 3] while actor John O'Hurley and Charlotte Jørgensen finished in second place.
Due to controversy over Kelly Monaco winning over the consistently higher-scoring John O'Hurley, a special rematch episode was held on September 20, 2005, with the results announced on a September 22 telecast. This time, John O'Hurley and Charlotte Jørgensen were the champions, and sizable donations were made to both Monaco and O'Hurley's chosen charities.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Cast
Couples
This season featured six celebrity contestants.[ 7]
Future appearances
Kelly Monaco returned for the All-Stars season, where she was paired with Valentin Chmerkovskiy .[ 8]
Scoring chart
The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).
Color key:
Winners
Runners-up
Bottom two
Eliminated
Dancing with the Stars (season 1) - Weekly scores
Couple
Pl.
Week
1
2
1+2
3
4
5
6
Kelly & Alec
1st
13 ‡
17
30 ‡
21
26 †
22+25=47[ a]
25+30=55 †[ b]
John & Charlotte
2nd
20 †
26 †
46 †
24
21[ a]
27+27=54 †
27+27=54 ‡[ c]
Joey & Ashly
3rd
20 †
21
41
22[ a]
20 ‡
20+25=45 ‡[ d]
Rachel & Jonathan
4th
20 †
24
44[ a]
26 †
25[ d]
Evander & Edyta
5th
18
14 ‡
32
13 ‡[ d]
Trista & Louis
6th
18
19
37[ d]
Notes
^ a b c d This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
^ This couple finished in first place.
^ This couple finished in second place.
^ a b c d This couple was eliminated.
Weekly scores
Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba , Len Goodman , Bruno Tonioli .
Week 1
Each couple performed either the cha-cha-cha or the waltz . Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Couple
Scores
Dance
Music
Joey & Ashly
20 (7, 7, 6)
Cha-cha-cha
"Crazy in Love " — Beyoncé , feat. Jay-Z
Rachel & Jonathan
20 (7, 6, 7)
Waltz
"Three Times A Lady " — Commodores
Evander & Edyta
18 (5, 7, 6)
Cha-cha-cha
"Respect " — Aretha Franklin
Kelly & Alec
13 (5, 4, 4)
Waltz
"I Have Nothing " — Whitney Houston
John & Charlotte
20 (7, 7, 6)
Cha-cha-cha
"September " — Earth, Wind & Fire
Trista & Louis
18 (6, 6, 6)
Waltz
"Come Away with Me " — Norah Jones
Week 2
Each couple performed either the quickstep or the rumba . Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Couple
Scores
Dance
Music
Result
Rachel & Jonathan
24 (8, 8, 8)
Rumba
"I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing " — Aerosmith
Bottom two
Joey & Ashly
21 (8, 7, 6)
Quickstep
"You're The One That I Want " — John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
Safe
Trista & Louis
19 (6, 7, 6)
Rumba
"Endless Love " — Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
Eliminated
John & Charlotte
26 (8, 9, 9)
Quickstep
"Let's Face the Music and Dance " — Irving Berlin
Safe
Kelly & Alec
17 (5, 6, 6)
Rumba
"Hero " — Enrique Iglesias
Safe
Evander & Edyta
14 (5, 4, 5)
Quickstep
"It Don't Mean a Thing " — Duke Ellington
Safe
Week 3
Each couple performed either the jive or the tango . Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Couple
Scores
Dance
Music
Result
Evander & Edyta
13 (5, 4, 4)
Jive
"Reet Petite " — Jackie Wilson
Eliminated
Rachel & Jonathan
26 (8, 9, 9)
Tango
"Toxic " — Britney Spears
Safe
Kelly & Alec
21 (6, 7, 8)
Jive
"Footloose " — Kenny Loggins
Safe
John & Charlotte
24 (9, 8, 7)
Tango
"Dance with Me " — Debelah Morgan
Safe
Joey & Ashly
22 (7, 7, 8)
Jive
"I'm Still Standing " — Elton John
Bottom two
Week 4
Each couple performed the samba , as well as a group Viennese waltz . Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Week 5: Semifinals
Each couple performed both the foxtrot and the paso doble . Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Couple
Scores
Dance
Music
Result
John & Charlotte
27 (9, 9, 9)
Foxtrot
"Let There Be Love " — Nat King Cole
Safe
27 (9, 9, 9)
Paso doble
"España cañí " — Mexicana Aleque la-Band
Kelly & Alec
22 (8, 7, 7)
Foxtrot
"Don't Know Why " — Norah Jones
Bottom two
25 (9, 8, 8)
Paso doble
"Bamboleo " — Gipsy Kings
Joey & Ashly
20 (8, 6, 6)
Foxtrot
"Big Spender " — Shirley Bassey
Eliminated
25 (9, 8, 8)
Paso doble
"Eye of the Tiger " — Survivor
Week 6: Finale
Each couple performed two dances, one of which was a freestyle . Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Rematch
This was a special "rematch" broadcast that aired on September 20, 2005, with the results announced on September 22.[ 5] [ 6]
Couple
Scores
Dance
Music
Result
Kelly & Alec
25 (7, 9, 9)
Cha-cha-cha
"Lady Marmalade " — All Saints
Runners-up
24 (9, 7, 8)
Quickstep
"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend " — Marilyn Monroe
25 (8, 8, 9)
Freestyle
"Get The Party Started " — Pink
John & Charlotte
22 (7, 8, 7)
Rumba
"The Look of Love " — Anita Baker
Winners
30 (10, 10, 10)
Waltz
"You Light Up My Life " — Whitney Houston
25 (8, 8, 9)
Freestyle
"I Am What I Am " — Gloria Gaynor
Dance chart
The couples performed the following each week:
Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or waltz)
Week 2: One unlearned dance (quickstep or rumba)
Week 3: One unlearned dance (jive or tango)
Week 4: Samba & Viennese waltz group dance
Week 5 (Semifinals): Two unlearned dances (foxtrot & paso doble)
Week 6 (Finals): One previously performed dance & freestyle
Dancing with the Stars (season 1) - Dance chart
Couple
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
Kelly & Alec
Waltz
Rumba
Jive
Samba
Group Viennese waltz
Foxtrot
Paso doble
Samba
Freestyle
John & Charlotte
Cha-cha-cha
Quickstep
Tango
Samba
Foxtrot
Paso doble
Quickstep
Freestyle
Joey & Ashly
Cha-cha-cha
Quickstep
Jive
Samba
Foxtrot
Paso doble
Rachel & Jonathan
Waltz
Rumba
Tango
Samba
Evander & Edyta
Cha-cha-cha
Quickstep
Jive
Trista & Louis
Waltz
Rumba
Notes
Ratings
References
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