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Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 1

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Dancing with the Stars
Season 1
Hosted by
Judges
Celebrity winnerKelly Monaco
Professional winnerAlec Mazo
No. of episodes6
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseJune 1 (2005-06-01) –
July 6, 2005 (2005-07-06)
Season chronology
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Season 2

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

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Couples

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This season featured six celebrity contestants.[7]

Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status
Trista Sutter The Bachelorette star Louis van Amstel Eliminated 1st
on June 8, 2005
Evander Holyfield Heavyweight boxer Edyta Śliwińska Eliminated 2nd
on June 15, 2005
Rachel Hunter Supermodel Jonathan Roberts Eliminated 3rd
on June 22, 2005
Joey McIntyre New Kids on the Block singer Ashly DelGrosso Eliminated 4th
on June 29, 2005
John O'Hurley Television actor & game show host Charlotte Jørgensen Runners-up
on July 6, 2005
Kelly Monaco General Hospital actress Alec Mazo Winners
on July 6, 2005
Future appearances

Kelly Monaco returned for the All-Stars season, where she was paired with Valentin Chmerkovskiy.[8]

Scoring chart

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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
  1. ^ a b c d This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
  2. ^ This couple finished in first place.
  3. ^ This couple finished in second place.
  4. ^ a b c d This couple was eliminated.

Weekly scores

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Each couple performed the samba, as well as a group Viennese waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Joey & Ashly 20 (7, 6, 7) Samba "Tequila" — The Champs Safe
Rachel & Jonathan 25 (7, 9, 9) Samba "Soul Bossa Nova" — Quincy Jones Eliminated
John & Charlotte 21 (7, 8, 6) Samba "Just The Two of Us" — Grover Washington, Jr. & Bill Withers Bottom two
Kelly & Alec 26 (9, 9, 8) Samba "Bailamos" — Enrique Iglesias Safe
Joey & Ashly
John & Charlotte
Kelly & Alec
Rachel & Jonathan
No scores
received
Group
Viennese waltz
"I Got You Babe" — Sonny & Cher

Week 5: Semifinals

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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

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Each couple performed two dances, one of which was a freestyle. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
John & Charlotte 27 (9, 9, 9) Quickstep "Let's Face the Music and Dance" — Irving Berlin Runners-up
27 (9, 9, 9) Freestyle "I'm So Excited" — The Pointer Sisters
Kelly & Alec 25 (7, 9, 9) Samba "Bailamos" — Enrique Iglesias Winners
30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Let's Get Loud" — Jennifer Lopez

Rematch

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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

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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

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Viewership and ratings per episode of Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 1
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
1 "Episode 101" June 1, 2005 4.3/12[9] 13.48[10]
2 "Episode 102" June 8, 2005 4.8/14[11] 15.09[12]
3 "Episode 103" June 15, 2005 4.8/14[13] 15.67[14]
4 "Episode 104" June 22, 2005 4.4/13[15] 15.52[16]
5 "Episode 105" June 29, 2005 5.6/17[17] 18.59[18]
6 "Episode 106" July 6, 2005 6.7/19[19] 22.36[20]

References

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  3. ^ "Kelly Monaco Wins Dancing with the Stars". peoplecelebrity.com. July 7, 2005. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  4. ^ Pierce, Scott D. (August 2, 2005). "ABC, 'Dancing' winner sidestepping criticism". Deseret News. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Rematch gave 'Dancing' its rhythm back". today.com. September 22, 2005.
  6. ^ a b "Monaco, O'Hurley: "Dancing" Rematch!". eonline.com. August 18, 2005.
  7. ^ "Dancing with the Stars, season 1 - cast". Archived from the original on May 21, 2005.
  8. ^ Sher, Lauren (July 27, 2012). "'Dancing With The Stars' All-Stars: Season 15 Cast Announced". ABC News. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  9. ^ Galaviz, Rachel (June 8, 2005). "Data Bank: TV Rate Race". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 389, no. 25. pp. 50–51. ProQuest 2470995275.
  10. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. June 8, 2005. p. E12 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Galaviz, Rachel (June 15, 2005). "Data Bank: TV Rate Race". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 389, no. 30. pp. 42–43. ProQuest 2470928863.
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  14. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. June 22, 2005. p. E12 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Galaviz, Rachel (June 29, 2005). "Data Bank: TV Rate Race". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 389, no. 41. pp. 10–11. ProQuest 2470951503.
  16. ^ "Top 20 Network Primetime Series: Total Households". Zap2it. Archived from the original on July 1, 2005.
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