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. 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.
The season finale aired on July 6, 2005, where General Hospital actress Kelly Monaco and Alec Mazo were announced as the winners, 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.
Cast Couples This season featured six celebrity contestants. Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status The Bachelorette star Eliminated 1ston June 8, 2005 Heavyweight boxer Eliminated 2ndon June 15, 2005 Supermodel Eliminated 3rdon June 22, 2005 New Kids on the Block singer Eliminated 4thon June 29, 2005 Television actor & game show host Runners-upon July 6, 2005 General Hospital actress Winners on July 6, 2005
Future appearances Kelly Monaco returned for the All-Stars season, where she was paired with Valentin Chmerkovskiy. Episodes
Scoring chart The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in with a double-dagger ().
Color key:
+Dancing with the Stars (season 1) - Weekly scores Couple Week 1 2 1+2 3 4 5 6 Kelly & Alec 1st 17 21 22+25=47 25+30= John & Charlotte 2nd 24 21 27+27= 27+27= Joey & Ashly 3rd 21 41 22 20+25= Rachel & Jonathan 4th 24 44 25 Evander & Edyta 5th 18 32 Trista & Louis 6th 18 19 37 Notes
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. CoupleScoresDanceMusic 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. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Rachel & Jonathan 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. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult 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. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult 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 & AshlyJohn & CharlotteKelly & AlecRachel & Jonathan No scoresreceived GroupViennese waltz "I Got You Babe" — Sonny & Cher
Week 5: Semifinals Each couple performed both the foxtrot and the paso doble. Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult 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. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResultJohn & 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 This was a special "rematch" broadcast that aired on September 20, 2005, with the results announced on September 22.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResultKelly & Alec25 (7, 9, 9)Cha-cha-cha"Lady Marmalade" — All SaintsRunners-up24 (9, 7, 8)Quickstep "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" — Marilyn Monroe25 (8, 8, 9)Freestyle"Get The Party Started" — PinkJohn & Charlotte22 (7, 8, 7)Rumba"The Look of Love" — Anita Baker Winners30 (10, 10, 10)Waltz "You Light Up My Life" — Whitney Houston25 (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 GroupViennese 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
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