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Dancing with the Stars 1
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Presented By: Tom Bergeron
Lisa Canning
Judges: Len Goodman
Carrie Ann Inaba
Bruno Tonioli
Broadcast
Original Channel: ABC
Original Run: 1 June 2005 – 6 July 2005
Season Champions
Celebrity Winner: Kelly Monaco
Professional Winner: Alec Mazo
Series Chronology
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The first season of Dancing with the Stars debuted 1 June 2005 on ABC.

Six celebrities were paired with six professional ballroom dancers.

Tom Bergeron and Lisa Canning were the hosts for this season. Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli served as judges.

The premiere drew 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 No. 1 in the summer 2005 TV season ratings, where it remained for the remainder of the season.

This seasons features the least amount of couples in the shows history.

On 6 July 2005, actress Kelly Monaco and Alec Mazo were announced as the winners; actor John O'Hurley and Charlotte Jørgensen placed second, and singer Joey McIntyre and Ashly DelGrosso placed third.

Couples[]

Couple Celebrity Known for Professional Partner Result
Trista-Sutter-Promo Trista
Sutter
The Bachelorette
star
Louis
van Amstel
Eliminated 1st
on 8 June 2005
Evander-Holyfield-Promo Evander
Holyfield
Retired
professional
boxer
Edyta
Śliwińska
Eliminated 2nd
on 15 June 2005
Rachel-Hunter-Promo Rachel
Hunter
Supermodel Jonathan
Roberts
Eliminated 3rd
on 22 June 2005
Joey-McIntyre-Promo Joey
McIntyre
Singer Ashly
DelGrosso
Third place
Charlotte-Jørgensen-Promo1 John
O'Hurley
Actor &
game show host
Charlotte
Jørgensen
Runner-up
Kelly and Alec S1 3 Kelly
Monaco
Actress &
model
Alec
Mazo
Winner

Scoring Charts[]

Couple Place 1 2 Tot.
(1+2)
3 4 5 6
Kelly & Alec 1 13 17 30 21 26 22+25=47 25+30=55
John & Charlotte 2 20 26 46 24 21 27+27=54 27+27=54
Joey & Ashly 3 20 21 41 22 20 20+25=45
Rachel & Jonathan 4 20 24 44 26 25
Evander & Edyta 5 18 14 32 13
Trista & Louis 6 18 19 37
     indicates the eliminated couple that week
     indicates the returning couple that was last to be called safe
     indicates the winning couple
     indicates the runner-up couple
     indicates the third place couple
Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.

Average Chart[]

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-point scale.

Rank by
average
Place Couple Total Number of
dances
Average
1 2 John & Charlotte 199 8 24.9
2 4 Rachel & Jonathan 95 4 23.8
3 1 Kelly & Alec 179 8 22.4
4 3 Joey & Ashly 128 6 21.3
5 6 Trista & Louis 37 2 18.5
6 5 Evander & Edyta 45 3 15.0

Highest- and Lowest-Scoring Performances[]

Dance Celebrity Highest score Celebrity Lowest score
Cha-Cha-Cha John O'Hurley
Joey McIntyre
20 Evander Holyfield 18
Waltz Rachel Hunter 20 Kelly Monaco 13
Rumba Rachel Hunter 24 Kelly Monaco 17
Quickstep John O'Hurley 27 Evander Holyfield 14
Jive Joey McIntyre 22 Evander Holyfield 13
Tango Rachel Hunter 26 John O'Hurley 24
Samba Kelly Monaco 26 Joey McIntyre 20
Paso Doble John O'Hurley 27 Kelly Monaco
Joey McIntyre
25
Foxtrot John O'Hurley 27 Joey McIntyre 20
Freestyle Kelly Monaco 30 John O'Hurley 27
  • Trista Sutter is the only star to not land on this list

Couples' Highest- and Lowest-Scoring Performances[]

According to the traditional 30-point scale.

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

Weekly Scores[]

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores given 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[]

Couple Score Dance Music
Joey & Ashly 20 (7, 7, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Crazy in Love" - Beyoncé
Rachel & Jonathan 20 (7, 6, 7) Waltz "Three Times a Lady" - Lionel Richie
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[]

Couple Score 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[]

Couple Score 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[]

Couple Score 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
John & Charlotte
Rachel & Jonathan
Kelly & Alec
Joey & Ashly
N/A Viennese Waltz "I Got You Babe" - Sonny & Cher

Week 5[]

Couple Score Dance Music Result
John & Charlotte 27 (9, 9, 9) Foxtrot "Let There Be Love" - Nat King Cole Safe
27 (9, 9, 9) Paso Doblé "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 Doblé "Bamboleo" - Gipsy Kings
Joey & Ashly 20 (8, 6, 6) Foxtrot "Big Spender" - Shirley Bassey Third place
25 (9, 8, 8) Paso Doblé "Eye of the Tiger" - Survivor

Week 6: Finale[]

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

Dance Off[]

Couple Score Style Music Result
Kelly & Alec 25 (7, 9, 9) Cha-Cha-Cha "Lady Marmalade" - All Saints Runner-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 Winner
30 (10, 10, 10) Waltz "You Light Up My Life" — Whitney Houston
25 (8, 8, 9) Freestyle "I Am What I Am" - Gloria Gaynor

Trivia[]

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