Dancing with the Stars (American season 1)

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 for this season, while the judges were Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli.

Dancing with the Stars
Season 1
Hosted by	Tom Bergeron Lisa Canning
Judges	Carrie Ann Inaba Len Goodman Bruno Tonioli
Celebrity winner	Kelly Monaco
Professional winner	Alec Mazo
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	6
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	June 1 (2005-06-01) – July 6, 2005 (2005-07-06)
Season chronology
Next → Season 2

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 No. 1 in the summer 2005 TV season ratings, where it remained for the remainder of the season.^[2]

The season finale aired July 6, 2005, where General Hospital actress Kelly Monaco and Alec Mazo were crowned the champions,^[3] while actor John O'Hurley and Charlotte Jørgensen finished in second place, and New Kids on the Block singer Joey McIntyre and Ashly DelGrosso finished in third.

Due to controversy over Kelly Monaco winning the coveted mirror ball trophy over the consistently high-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 crowned the champions and sizable donations were made to Monaco and O'Hurley's chosen charities.^[4][5]

Cast

Couples

The six professionals and celebrities that competed were:^[6]

Celebrity	Notability (known for)	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.

Scoring charts

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green. The lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red.

Couple	Place	1	2	1+2	3	4	5	6
Kelly & Alec	1	13^[1]	17	30^[1]	21	26^[2]	22+25=47^[5]	25+30=55^[2]^[3]
John & Charlotte	2	20^[2]	26^[2]	46^[2]	24	21^[5]	27+27=54^[2]	27+27=54^[1]^[4]
Joey & Ashly	3	20^[2]	21	41	22^[5]	20^[1]	20+25=45^[1]^[6]
Rachel & Jonathan	4	20^[2]	24^[5]	44	26^[2]	25^[6]
Evander & Edyta	5	18	14^[1]	32	13^[1]^[6]
Trista & Louis	6	18	19	37^[6]

Notes

• ^Note 1 : This was the lowest score of the week.
• ^Note 2 : This was the highest score of the week.
• ^Note 3 :   This couple finished in first place.
• ^Note 4 :   This couple finished in second place.
• ^Note 5 :   This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
• ^Note 6 :   This couple was eliminated.

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows.

Dance	Highest scored dancer(s)	Highest score	Lowest scored dancer(s)	Lowest score
Cha-cha-cha	Joey McIntyre John O'Hurley	20	Evander Holyfield	18
Foxtrot	John O'Hurley	27	Joey McIntyre	20
Freestyle	Kelly Monaco	30	John O'Hurley	27
Jive	Joey McIntyre	22	Evander Holyfield	13
Paso doble	John O'Hurley	27	Joey McIntyre Kelly Monaco	25
Quickstep	John O'Hurley	27	Evander Holyfield	14
Rumba	Rachel Hunter	24	Kelly Monaco	17
Samba	Kelly Monaco	26	Joey McIntyre	20
Tango	Rachel Hunter	26	John O'Hurley	24
Waltz	Rachel Hunter	20	Kelly Monaco	13

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum.

Couple	Highest scoring dance(s)	Lowest scoring dance(s)
Kelly & Alec	Freestyle (30)	Waltz (13)
John & Charlotte	Foxtrot, Freestyle, Paso doble & Quickstep (27)	Cha-cha-cha (20)
Joey & Ashly	Paso doble (25)	Cha-cha-cha, Foxtrot & Samba (20)
Rachel & Jonathan	Tango (26)	Waltz (20)
Evander & Edyta	Cha-cha-cha (18)	Jive (13)
Trista & Louis	Rumba (19)	Waltz (18)

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.

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

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.

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

Week 7: Dance off (aka Rematch)

This was a special "rematch" broadcast, coming some time later (September 20, 2005, with the results announced on a September 22 telecast).^[7][8]

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 celebrities and professional partners will dance one of these routines for each corresponding 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: One unlearned dance (samba) & Viennese waltz group dance
• Week 5 (Semifinals): Two unlearned dances (foxtrot & paso doble)
• Week 6 (Finals): One previously performed dance & freestyle

Couple	1	2	3	4		5		6
Kelly & Alec	Waltz^[b]	Rumba	Jive	Samba^[a]	Group Viennese waltz^[c]	Foxtrot	Paso doble^[b]	Samba^[b]	Freestyle^[a]
John & Charlotte	Cha-cha-cha^[a]	Quickstep^[a]	Tango	Samba		Foxtrot^[a]	Paso doble^[a]	Quickstep^[a]	Freestyle^[b]
Joey & Ashly	Cha-cha-cha^[a]	Quickstep	Jive	Samba^[b]		Foxtrot^[b]	Paso doble^[b]
Rachel & Jonathan	Waltz^[a]	Rumba	Tango^[a]	Samba
Evander & Edyta	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep^[b]	Jive^[b]
Trista & Louis	Waltz	Rumba

Notes

• ^Note A :   This was the highest scoring dance of the week.
• ^Note B :   This was the lowest scoring dance of the week.
• ^Note C :   This couple danced, but received no scores.

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Dancing with the Stars

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]

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External links

• Official website