The twenty-first season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars program premiered on 7 July 2024 on Seven.
Chris Brown replaced Daryl Somers who left the series after hosting the last three seasons. Sonia Kruger returned, moving to host. Craig Revel Horwood, Sharna Burgess, and Mark Wilson returned while Helen Richey, who took last season off, returned to the judging panel with Todd McKenney not joining this season due to a scheduling conflict.
Couples The season featured 12 couples.
On 3 February 2024, Ben Cousins was announced as the first celebrity participant. The rest of the celebrities were announced on 18 February 2024. Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status Nadia BartelFashion designer & modelLyu Masuda Eliminated 1st Hayden Quinn Television cook Lily Cornish Eliminated 2nd Julie Goodwin MasterChef Australia winner & author Andrey Gorbunov Eliminated 3rd & 4th Nova Peris Olympic field hockey player & politician Craig Monley Ben Cousins AFL player & 7NEWS sports presenter Siobhan Power Eliminated 5th Adam DovileBetter Homes and Gardens presenter Jessica Raffa Eliminated 6th & 7th Shane Crawford AFL player Ash-Leigh Hunter James Stewart Home and Away actor Jorja Freeman Fifth place Nikki Osborne Comedian Aric Yegudkin Fourth place Ant Middleton SAS Australia: Who Dares Wins presenter Alexandra Vladimirov Third place Samantha Jade Singer-songwriter Gustavo Viglio Runners-up Lisa McCune Stage & screen actress Ian Waite Winners
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 21) - Weekly scores Couple Week 1 2 3 1+3 4 2+4 5 6 Lisa & Ian 1st 30 40+39= Samantha & Gustavo 2nd 38+38=76 Ant & Alexandra 3rd 18 30 48 27 37 34+36= Nikki & Aric 4th 20 26 46 35 34 31 James & Jorja 5th 25 56 34 35 Adam & Jessica 6th 26 28 54 32 28 Shane & Ash-Leigh 22 26 48 29 30 Ben & Siobhan 8th 16 21 Julie & Andrey 9th — 27 27 27 Nova & Craig Hayden & Lily 11th 20 27 47 Nadia & Lyu 12th 17 32
Weekly scores Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Helen Richey, Sharna Burgess, Mark Wilson.
Week 1 Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Julie Goodwin was not able to perform this week, due to an injury she had sustained in rehearsal.
CoupleScoresDanceMusic Lisa & Ian 30 (7, 8, 8, 7) Tango "Rumour Has It" - Adele Nadia & Lyu 17 (3, 5, 5, 4) Cha-cha-cha "Treasure" - Bruno Mars Ant & Alex 18 (3, 5, 5, 5) Paso doble "Born to Be Wild" - Steppenwolf James & Jorja 25 (4, 6, 7, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Sway" - Michael Buble Ben & Siobhan 14 (2, 4, 4, 4) Foxtrot "Hallelujah I Love Her So" - Ray Charles
Week 2 Couples are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusic Samantha & Gustavo 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Quickstep "Do Your Thing" - Basement Jaxx Adam & Jess 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) Jive "Rubberneckin'" - Elvis Presley Nova & Craig 19 (3, 6, 5, 5) Viennese waltz "Unforgettable" - Nat King Cole Nikki & Aric 20 (3, 5, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" - Whitney Houston Hayden & Lily 20 (4, 6, 6, 4) Tango "Bones" - Imagine Dragons Shane & Ash-Leigh 22 (2, 7, 6, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Moves Like Jagger" - Maroon 5, feat. Christina Aguilera
Week 3 Couples are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Lisa & Ian 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) Jive "Jailhouse Rock" - Elvis Presley Safe James & Jorja 31 (5, 8, 9, 9) Contemporary "Before You Go" - Lewis Capaldi Safe Nadia & Lyu 15 (3, 4, 4, 4) Tango "Poker Face" - Lady Gaga Eliminated Ant & Alex 30 (6, 7, 8, 9) Viennese waltz "Until I Found You" - Stephen Sanchez Safe Ben & Siobhan 16 (3, 5, 4, 4) Cha-cha-cha "Forget You" - Cee Lo Green Bottom two Julie & Andrey 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Viennese waltz "Breakaway" - Kelly Clarkson Safe Dance-off performances Nadia & Lyu: "Come Away with Me" — Norah Jones (Waltz) Ben & Siobhan: "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" — Gloria Estefan (Salsa) Judges' votes to save Horwood: Nadia & Lyu Richey: Ben & Siobhan Burgess: Ben & Siobhan Wilson: Ben & Siobhan
Week 4 Couples are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Nikki & Aric 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) Tango "Toxic" – Britney Spears Bottom two Hayden & Lily 27 (5, 7, 7, 8) Rumba "Why" – Annie Lennox Eliminated Samantha & Gustavo 34 (8, 8, 8, 10) Samba "Lush Life" – Zara Larsson Safe Shane & Ash-Leigh 26 (4, 7, 7, 8) Viennese waltz "I Won't Give Up" – Jason Mraz Safe Nova & Craig 19 (3, 5, 5, 6) Jive "Dance with Me Tonight" – Olly Murs Safe Adam & Jessica 28 (5, 7, 8, 8) Argentine tango "Assassin's Tango" – John Powell Safe Dance-off performances Nikki & Aric: "Pencil Full of Lead" — Paolo Nutini (Charleston) Hayden & Lily: "Come Away with Me" — Norah Jones (Waltz) Judges' votes to save Horwood: Nikki & Aric Richey: Nikki & Aric Burgess: Nikki & Aric Wilson: Did not vote
Week 5 Couples are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Ant & Alexandra 27 (5, 8, 7, 7) Jive "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - Wham! Safe James & Jorja 34 (7, 8, 10, 9) Foxtrot "I've Got You Under My Skin" - Frank Sinatra Safe Nikki & Aric 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) Rumba "Shallow" - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper Safe Nova & Craig 19 (4, 5, 5, 5) Cha-cha-cha "I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)" - Alicia BridgesEliminated Ben & Siobhan 21 (4, 6, 5, 6) Viennese waltz "Bed of Roses" - Bon JoviBottom three Julie & Andrey 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Foxtrot "Big Spender" - Shirley BasseyEliminated Adam & Jessica 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) Paso doble "Best of You" - Foo Fighters Safe Lisa & Ian 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Quickstep "I Got Rhythm" - Judy Garland Safe Shane & Ash-Leigh29 (6, 8, 7, 8)Samba"Livin' la Vida Loca" - Ricky MartinSafe Samantha & Gustavo 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Cha-cha-cha "Respect" - Aretha Franklin Safe
Week 6 Night 1 (Semi-final)
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Shane & Ash-Leigh 30 (6, 8, 8, 8) Quickstep "Ballroom Blitz" - The SweetEliminated Adam & Jessica 28 (4, 7, 9, 8) Rumba "Make You Feel My Love" - AdeleEliminated Nikki & Aric 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) Quickstep "Valerie" - Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse Safe Ant & Alexandra 37 (7, 10, 10, 10) Contemporary "Into My Arms" - Nick Cave Safe Ben & Siobhan 17 (2, 5, 5, 5) Argentine tango "In the Air Tonight" - Phil CollinsEliminated immediately Samantha & Gustavo 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Foxtrot "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" - Sarah Vaughan Safe Lisa & Ian 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Viennese waltz "Golden Hour" - JVKE Safe James & Jorja 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) Paso doble "Bad Habits" - Ed SheeranBottom four
Dance-off performances
Adam & Jessica: "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" — Gloria Estefan (Salsa) James & Jorja: "Pencil Full of Lead" — Paolo Nutini (Charleston) Shane & Ash-Leigh: "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" — Gloria Estefan (Salsa)
Judges' votes to save
Horwood: James & Jorja Richey: James & Jorja Burgess: James & Jorja Wilson: Shane & Ash-Leigh
Night 2 (Final)
During the first round, the couples performed their freestyle routine. Once the fifth and fourth places had been announced, the top three couples performed their favorite dance of the season. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Samantha & Gustavo 38 (9, 10, 10, 9) Freestyle "Show Me How You Burlesque" - Christina Aguilera Runners-up 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) Foxtrot "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" - Sarah Vaughan James & Jorja 30 (7, 7, 9, 7) Freestyle "Trouble" - Elvis Presley/"Hit the Road Jack" - 2WEI Fifth place Nikki & Aric 31 (7, 7, 9, 8) Freestyle "Bad Guy" - Billie Eilish Fourth place Ant & Alexandra 34 (8, 8, 8, 10) Freestyle"Burn" - 2WEI feat. Edda Hayes Third place 36 (8, 8, 10, 10) Contemporary "Into My Arms" - Nick Cave Lisa & Ian 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Freestyle"That's Entertainment!" - Judy Garland Winners 39 (10, 10, 9, 10) Viennese waltz "Golden Hour" - JVKE
Ratings Episode Original airdate Total Viewers Rank Source 1 "Week One" 7 July 2024 938,000 4 2 "Week Two" 14 July 2024 927,000 5 3 "Week Three" 21 July 2024 989,000 4 4 "Week Four" 28 July 2024 743,000 11 5 "Week Five" 4 August 2024 780,000 8 6 "Week Six (Night 1)" 11 August 2024 882,000 6 7 "Week Six (Night 2)" 12 August 2024 889,000 6 From 28 January 2024, OzTAM ratings changed. Viewership data now focus on National Reach and National Total ratings instead of the 5 metro centres and overnight shares.
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