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The concept of the show is to pair a celebrity with a professional dancer in an attempt to win a high score from a panel of three judges and then a high number of votes from the viewers, who can call in and vote online. The person who receives the lowest score is eliminated, but they are allowed to dance one last dance at the end of the show.

The panel of judges in both seasons is Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli. The Musical Director is Tony Award Nominee Harold Wheeler. Len Goodman Len Goodman was a professional dancer and is now a professional dance judge. ... Carrie Ann Inaba (born January 5, 1971) is an American dancer, choreographer, actress, and singer. ... Bruno Tonioli is a dancer and professional choreographer who is best known as a judge on the television series Dancing with the Stars. ... Harold Wheeler is a Tony-nominated composer, conductor, orchestrator, arranger, record producer, music director. ...

Season 1

Eventual winner Kelly Monaco and partner Alec Mazo on Season 1 of the American edition of Dancing With The Stars.

The American ABC Network adaptation, hosted by Tom Bergeron and Lisa Canning, premiered on June 1, 2005 to over 13 million viewers, the biggest summer debut ever for an American reality series. The second week climbed to 15 million viewers, and the show climbed to #1 in the ratings, where it remained for the remainder of the season. The contestants were: Image File history File links Kelly Monaco and partner Alec Mazo on Dancing with the Stars. ... Tom Bergeron was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on May 6, 1955. ... Lisa Canning (born 7 November 1966 in the U.S. Virgin Islands) is a well known African American television and radio hostess and correspondent. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Trista Rehn Sutter (The Bachelor contestant and the Bachelorette in series one) - partner Louis van Amstel (eliminated first)
• Evander Holyfield (Heavyweight boxer) - partner Edyta Sliwinska (eliminated second)
• Rachel Hunter (Supermodel) - partner Jonathan Roberts (eliminated third)
• Joey McIntyre (Singer, formerly of New Kids on the Block) - partner Ashly DelGrosso (eliminated fourth)
• Kelly Monaco (Actress on soaps Port Charles and General Hospital) – partner Alec Mazo (winners)
• John O'Hurley (Actor, best known as J. Peterman from Seinfeld and also host of the 2000 version of game show To Tell the Truth) - partner Charlotte Jorgensen (runners-up)

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Some viewers felt the outcome of the show was unfair, as half the winning points came from the judges' votes, instead of solely from the votes of viewers, and Monaco and Mazo had received a "perfect 10" from the judges that night (this view reflected a misunderstanding of the scoring system; in fact, because the scoring was based on ordinals and the audience vote was the tiebreaker, Monaco and Mazo must have received more audience votes). In response to the criticism, ABC announced a 90-minute special, Dancing with the Stars: Dance-off, a rematch between Monaco and O'Hurley (with their respective partners), to air September 20, 2005. The winner, determined solely by fan votes, was announced in a September 22 results show. This time, O'Hurley and his dance partner Charlotte emerged as the winners. September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ...

Season 2

Season two (premiered January 5, 2006) expanded from six couples to ten. Celebrity participants for season two of the USA edition of Dancing with the Stars are: January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Kenny Mayne, ESPN sports anchorman - partner Andrea Hale (eliminated first)
• Tatum O'Neal, Oscar-winning actress - partner Nick Kosovich (eliminated second)
• Giselle Fernández, journalist - partner Jonathan Roberts (eliminated third)
• Master P, rapper - partner Ashly DelGrosso (eliminated fourth) (replaced son Lil' Romeo after a basketball injury that occurred before the season's premiere)
• Tia Carrere, model/actress - partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy (eliminated fifth)
• George Hamilton, actor - partner Edyta Sliwinska (eliminated sixth)
• Lisa Rinna, actress/TV host - partner Louis van Amstel (eliminated seventh)
• Stacy Keibler, WWE diva - partner Tony Dovolani (3rd place)
• Jerry Rice, NFL wide receiver - partner Anna Trebunskaya (runners-up)
• Drew Lachey, musician formerly of 98 Degrees - partner Cheryl Burke (winners)

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The second season expanded the series from an hour to ninety minutes, and added an hour-long results show the following night (in the first season no couples were eliminated in the first week; the first couple was eliminated at the end of the second episode, the second couple at the end of the third episode, and so on). Two couples were declared safe in an earlier portion of the show, the remaining couples were then named off until only the bottom two were left (the last two couples had the lowest amount of votes, with the exception of week seven, where the show explicitly stated that the order of all but the eliminated couple was random). Beginning with the fourth week of the second season, the results show featured a goodbye clips package and a final interview with the eliminated couple. Musical guests such as the Pussycat Dolls, Jesse McCartney, Natasha Beddingfield, Michael Buble, Bill Medley and Barry Manilow performed while the professional dancers demonstrated various routines. In week four the results show introduced an encore of what the judges considered the previous night's best routine - twice going to Drew Lachey (the paso doble in week four and the rumba in week seven), once to Stacy Kiebler (the samba in week five) and once to Rinna (the quickstep in week six). This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Jesse McCartney Jesse Arthur McCartney (born April 9, 1987 in New York City) is an American pop singer and actor of Scottish, Irish, and English ancestry. ... Categories: Stub | 1981 births | British musicians ... Michael Bublé Michael Bublé (born 9 September 1975) is a Canadian crooner jazz singer and actor. ... Bill Medley (born William Thomas Medley on September 19, 1940 in Los Angeles, California) was one half of The Righteous Brothers singing duo. ... Barry Manilow Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus in Brooklyn, New York on June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter best known for his hit recordings I Write The Songs, Mandy and Copacabana (At The Copa). Manilow dominated the soft rock scene in the 1970s with a string... Paso Doble is a lively Spanish style of dance in duple meter that was developed in France. ... Rumba is both a family of music rhythms and a dance style that originated in Africa and traveled via the slave trade to Cuba and the New World. ... Samba is one of the most famous of the various forms of music arising from African roots in Brazil. ... Quickstep is an International Style ballroom dance that follows a 2/4 or 4/4 time beat similar to a fast Foxtrot. ...

In the second season, Drew Lachey and Stacy Keibler were considered the early frontrunners, as both have solid fan bases (Lachey from 98 Degrees fans, Keibler from WWE fans) and, more importantly to the judges, prior dance experience. So far, with regards to the judges' scoring, this has proven to be the case: in each week (with the exception of Week One, where Keibler finished third), Lachey and Keibler have held the top two spots in the judges' scoring (either first-second or tied for first). In addition, Lachey and Keibler are the only dancers to receive a perfect score (Keibler four, Lachey three), and have three of the four "encore" performances (Lachey twice, Keibler once).

Once again, fans accounted for half of the vote total, which was in part responsible for the extended presence of Master P, who was considered one of the worst dancers and refused to wear dance shoes, but in spite of harsh criticism from some of the judges, he stayed for several weeks. This was attributed to his strong fan base, as well as fans who saw him as the underdog or who wanted to "vote for the worst". After the surprise departure of Giselle Fernández and low scores (a total of 8 points for his final dance - the lowest score in the history of the series) from the judges, he was finally eliminated. Jerry Rice also benefited from the fan vote - in the closing weeks of the competition, the judges became increasingly critical of Rice and although they realized he continued to put great effort in his performances, they felt he no longer deserved to be there. Rice and his outspoken partner Trebunskaya rebutted those criticisms, and the fan vote sided with them, ensuring Rice never placed in the bottom two. In week seven, in a matter of some controversy, Rice advanced to the finals, and Lisa Rinna (whom the judges and some viewers felt was a superior dancer to Rice) was eliminated. However, in the final three dances, the judges began to admire Rice's effort and his scores improved.

Weeks seven and eight of season two each saw two dances per couple. The judges' scores for week seven were combined for a total possible score of 60.

The two scores from week eight were combined with the score from the final show for a total possible score of 90.

Judges' Scoring summary

Bold scores indicate the highest for that week.

See also

• Strictly Come Dancing (Original BBC version)
• Dancing with the Stars (Australia)

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External links

• Official ABC Website
• Video clips of dance performances and on-line polls
• Dancing with the Stars at The Internet Movie Database