| Dancing with the Stars 3 | |
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| Presented By: | Tom Bergeron Samantha Harris |
| Judges: | Len Goodman Carrie Ann Inaba Bruno Tonioli |
| Broadcast | |
| Original Channel: | ABC |
| Original Run: | 12 September 2006 – 15 November 2006 |
| Season Champions | |
| Celebrity Winner: | Emmitt Smith |
| Professional Winner: | Cheryl Burke |
| Series Chronology | |
| ← previous Season 2 |
next → Season 4 |
The third season of Dancing with the Stars premiered 12 September 2006 on ABC.
The number of couples expanded from ten the previous season to eleven.
Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris both returned as hosts. Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli also returned as judges.
For this season, the scoring system was changed. Fan vote only counted for 25% of the total score and scoring was now translated directly from percentages rather than into ordinals. The judges scores were added up, and each performer was given points based on the percentage of the total points distributed among all performers. (For example, a team received a score of 25. A total of 207 points were awarded to all nine performers. The team received 12.08% of that total, so that team earned 12.08 points. The couple happens to be Sara & Tony.) The fan vote was handled the same way, with the points based on how much of the total fan vote the star received.
The results shows of this season featured the Slim Fast Dance Challenge, where Tysonia Sichinga and Christian Perry illustrated how exercise such as dancing could aid weight loss. Unfortunately, Tysonia wound up gaining five pounds from what she said, "too much Slim Fast".
The season finale brought in 27.8 million viewers, making it the highest rated Dancing with the Stars season finale to date.
On 15 November 2006, NFL player Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke were announced as winners; actor Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff placed second, and actor Joey Lawrence and Edyta Śliwińska placed third. Emmitt Smith returned to compete in the all-star season and was voted off in the ninth week of the competition.
Couples[]
| Couples | Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tucker Carlson |
Political news correspondent |
Elena Grinenko |
Eliminated 1st on 13 September 2006 | |
|
Shanna Moakler |
Miss America 1995 & reality television star |
Jesse DeSoto |
Eliminated 2nd on 20 September 2006 | |
|
Harry Hamlin |
Film & television actor |
Ashly DelGrosso |
Eliminated 3rd on 27 September 2006 | |
|
Vivica A. Fox |
Movie actress | Nick Kosovich |
Eliminated 4th on 4 October 2006 | |
|
Willa Ford |
Pop singer & actress |
Maksim Chmerkovskiy |
Eliminated 5th on 11 October 2006 | |
|
Sara Evans |
Singer songwriter |
Tony Dovolani |
Withdrew on 13 October 2006 | |
|
Jerry Springer |
Talk show host |
Kym Johnson |
Eliminated 6th on 25 October 2006 | |
|
Monique Coleman |
High School Musical actress |
Louis van Amstel |
Eliminated 7th on 1 November 2006 | |
|
Joey Lawrence |
Television actor |
Edyta Śliwińska |
Third place | |
|
Mario Lopez |
Actor & television host |
Karina Smirnoff |
Runner-up | |
|
Emmitt Smith |
Former NFL running back |
Cheryl Burke |
Winner | |
Sara Evans' Withdrawal[]
On 12 October 2006, Sara Evans announced her withdrawal from the competition to be with her kids after filing for divorce from her husband, Craig Schelske. In a "final appearance", a pre-taped interview with Evans about her decision was shown on the 17 October episode.
Willa Ford stated on Headline News' Robin & Company that ABC had invited her to return to the competition, but she declined. At the end of the 18 October results show, after showing the bottom two, it was revealed that there would be no elimination for the week due to Evans' departure. The scores of week six were combined with the scores of week seven for the 25 October elimination. Evans returned for the season finale.
Scores[]
Judges' Scoring Summary[]
| Couple | Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6+7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 1 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 28+29=57 | 82 | 25+29=54 | 29+30=59 | 30+30+29=89 |
| Mario & Karina | 2 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29+27=56 | 84 | 28+29=57 | 30+29=59 | 29+30+30=89 |
| Joey & Edyta | 3 | 21 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 29+28=57 | 81 | 28+26=54 | 29+30=59 | |
| Monique & Louis | 4 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 27+27=54 | 77 | 24+29=53 | ||
| Jerry & Kym | 5 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 24+22=46 | 64 | |||
| Sara & Tony | 6 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 24 | ||||||
| Willa & Maksim | 7 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 27 | ||||||
| Vivica & Nick | 8 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 24 | |||||||
| Harry & Ashly | 9 | 17 | 21 | 22 | ||||||||
| Shanna & Jesse | 10 | 18 | 22 | |||||||||
| Tucker & Elena | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||
- Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
- Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.
- Bold numbers indicate that the entire score board was tied.
| Indicates the couples eliminated that week. | |
| Indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two. | |
| Indicates the returning couple that was last to be called safe. | |
| Indicates the winning couple. | |
| Indicates the runner-up couple. | |
| Indicates the couple withdrew from the competition. | |
| Indicates the third-place couple. | |
| Indicates the couple that would have been eliminated had an elimination taken place. |
Highest- and Lowest-Scoring Performances[]
| Dance | Best dancer | Best score | Worst dancer | Worst score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cha-Cha-Cha | Emmitt Smith | 30 | Tucker Carlson | 12 |
| Foxtrot | Mario Lopez Joey Lawrence |
29 | Sara Evans | 15 |
| Mambo | Emmitt Smith | 30 | Sara Evans | 21 |
| Quickstep | Joey Lawrence | 29 | Jerry Springer | 19 |
| Jive | Monique Coleman Mario Lopez |
27 | Willa Ford | 22 |
| Tango | Mario Lopez | 30 | Emmitt Smith | 19 |
| Waltz | Emmitt Smith | 29 | Jerry Springer | 22 |
| Rumba | Joey Lawrence | 30 | Joey Lawrence | 24 |
| Paso Doble | Mario Lopez | 30 | Jerry Springer | 18 |
| Samba | Emmitt Smith | 30 | Monique Coleman | 23 |
| Freestyle | Mario Lopez | 30 | Emmitt Smith | 29 |
Shanna Moakler, Harry Hamlin & Vivica A. Fox are the only celebrities to not land on this list.
Average[]
This table only shows for dances scored with a traditional 30-point scale.
| Rank by average |
Place | Couple | Total | Number of dances |
Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Mario & Karina | 414 | 15 | 27.6 |
| 2 | 1 | Emmitt & Cheryl | 402 | 26.8 | |
| 3 | 3 | Joey & Edyta | 318 | 12 | 26.5 |
| 4 | 4 | Monique & Louis | 253 | 10 | 25.3 |
| 5 | 7 | Willa & Maks | 122 | 5 | 24.4 |
| 6 | 8 | Vivica & Nick | 97 | 4 | 24.3 |
| 7 | 6 | Sara & Tony | 105 | 5 | 21.0 |
| 8 | 5 | Jerry & Kym | 166 | 8 | 20.8 |
| 9 | 9 | Harry & Ashly | 60 | 3 | 20.0 |
| 10 | Shanna & Jesse | 40 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 11 | Tucker & Elena | 12 | 1 | 12.0 |
Couples' Highest- and Lowest-Scoring Performances[]
According to the traditional 30-point scale.
| Couples | Highest-Scoring Dances | Lowest-Scoring Dances |
|---|---|---|
| Emmitt & Cheryl | Cha-cha, Samba & Mambo (30) | Tango (19) |
| Mario & Karina | Tango, Paso doble & Freestyle (30) | Quickstep (21) |
| Joey & Edyta | Rumba (30) | Cha-cha (21) |
| Monique & Louis | Cha-cha (29) | Foxtrot (19) |
| Jerry & Kym | Samba & Foxtrot (24) | Cha-cha (16) |
| Sara & Tony | Jive (25) | Foxtrot (15) |
| Willa & Maks | Waltz (28) | Foxtrot & Jive (22) |
| Vivica & Nick | Tango (27) | Foxtrot (22) |
| Harry & Ashly | Tango (22) | Cha-cha (17) |
| Shanna & Jesse | Mambo (22) | Foxtrot (18) |
| Tucker & Elena | Cha-cha (12) | Cha-cha (12) |
Weekly Scores[]
Individual judges scores in 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 | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey & Edyta | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "I Like The Way (You Move)" - Body Rockers | Safe |
| Sara & Tony | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "Mandy" - Barry Manilow | Safe |
| Tucker & Elena | 12 (5, 4, 3) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Dancing in the Street" - David Bowie & Mick Jagger | Eliminated |
| Monique & Louis | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "Baby Love" - The Supremes | Safe |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Son of a Preacher Man" - Dusty Springfield | Safe |
| Willa & Maksim | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Foxtrot | "True" - Spandau Ballet | Safe |
| Mario & Karina | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Walkin' on the Sun" - Smash Mouth | Safe |
| Shanna & Jesse | 18 (7, 5, 6) | Foxtrot | "Saving All My Love for You" - Whitney Houston | Safe |
| Harry & Ashly | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Disco Inferno" - The Trammps | Safe |
| Vivica & Nick | 22 (6, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "I Just Wanna Make Love to You" - Etta James | Safe |
| Jerry & Kym | 16 (5, 5, 6) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Hey Daddy" - Della Reese | Safe |
Week 2[]
| Couple | Score | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willa & Maksim | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Mambo | "Get Busy" - Sean Paul | Safe |
| Harry & Ashly | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Lust for Life" - Iggy Pop | Safe |
| Monique & Louis | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Mambo | "Bop to the Top" - Ashley Tisdale & Lucas Grabeel | Safe |
| Mario & Karina | 21 (7, 6, 8) | Quickstep | "Do Your Thing" - Basement Jaxx | Safe |
| Shanna & Jesse | 22 (8, 7, 7) | Mambo | "Jump" - Kris Kross | Eliminated |
| Jerry & Kym | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Sing, Sing, Sing" - The Andrews Sisters | Safe |
| Vivica & Nick | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Mambo | "Betece" - Africando All Stars | Safe |
| Joey & Edyta | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Quickstep | "I Got Rhythm" - Ella Fitzgerald | Safe |
| Sara & Tony | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Mambo | "Papa Loves Mambo" - Perry Como | Safe |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" - KT Tunstall | Safe |
Week 3[]
| Couple | Score | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Tango | "Simply Irresistible" - Robert Palmer | Safe |
| Monique & Louis | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Jive | "The Heat Is On" - Glenn Frey | Safe |
| Harry & Ashly | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Tango | "Santa Maria" - Gotan Project | Eliminated |
| Willa & Maksim | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Jive | "SOS" - Rihanna | Safe |
| Jerry & Kym | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Hernando's Hideaway" - Ella Fitzgerald | Safe |
| Sara & Tony | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Jive | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" - Nancy Sinatra | Safe |
| Mario & Karina | 22 (8, 6, 8) | Tango | "What You Waiting For" - Gwen Stefani | Safe |
| Vivica & Nick | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Hey Sexy Lady" - Shaggy | Safe |
| Joey & Edyta | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Jive | "Blue Suede Shoes" - Elvis Presley | Safe |
Week 4[]
| Couple | Score | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monique & Louis | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "If I Were A Painting" - Kenny Rogers | Safe |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Paso Doble | "España cañí" - Erich Kunzel | Safe |
| Willa & Maksim | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Waltz | "You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone | Safe |
| Sara & Tony | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Paso Doble | "The Phantom of the Opera" - from The Phantom of the Opera soundtrack | Safe |
| Jerry & Kym | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Waltz | "Tennessee Waltz" - Patti Page | Safe |
| Vivica & Nick | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Paso Doble | "It's My Life" - Bon Jovi | Eliminated |
| Joey & Edyta | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Waltz | "Take It to the Limit" - The Eagles | Safe |
| Mario & Karina | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Paso Doble | "Cancion Del Mariachi" - Desperado Los Lobos & A Banderas | Safe |
Week 5[]
| Couple | Score | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey & Edyta | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Samba | "Freedom! '90" - George Michael | Safe |
| Willa & Maksim | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Every Breath You Take" - The Police | Eliminated |
| Sara & Tony | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Samba | "I Wish" - Stevie Wonder | Withdrew |
| Mario & Karina | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "The Way You Look Tonight" - Michael Bublé | Safe |
| Jerry & Kym | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Samba | "Eso Beso" - Paul Anka | Safe |
| Monique & Louis | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "So Nice" - Bebel Gilberto | Safe |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Samba | "Cha Cha" - Chelo | Safe |
Week 6[]
| Couple | Score | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario & Karina | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Mambo | "Ran Kan Kan" - Tito Puente | Safe |
| Monique & Louis | 23 (9, 7, 7) | Samba | "ABC" - The Jackson 5 | Safe |
| Joey & Edyta | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "Father Figure" - George Michael | Safe |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Jive | "Lewis Boogie Blues" - T-Bone Burnett | Safe |
| Jerry & Kym | 18 (7, 6, 5) | Paso Doble | "Habañera" - Charlotte Church | Safe |
| Emmitt & Cheryl Monique & Louis Jerry & Kym Joey & Edyta Mario & Karina |
N/A | Group Disco | "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" - Michael Jackson | N/A |
Week 7[]
| Couple | Score | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry & Kym | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "My Way" - Frank Sinatra | Eliminated |
| 22 (7, 8, 7) | Mambo | "Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy" - Kid Creole and the Coconuts | ||
| Monique & Louis | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "Luck Be a Lady" - Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| 27 (9, 9, 9) | Paso Doble | "The Reflex" - Duran Duran | ||
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 28 (10, 9, 9) | Waltz | "Hushabye Mountain" - from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Safe |
| 29 (10, 10, 9) | Mambo | "Que Bueno Baila Usted" - Oscar d'Leon | ||
| Mario & Karina | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Foxtrot | "I Wanna Be Loved by You" - Marilyn Monroe | Safe |
| 27 (9, 9, 9) | Jive | "Shake a Tail Feather" - Ray Charles & The Blues Brothers | ||
| Joey & Edyta | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Foxtrot | "Singin' in the Rain" - Gene Kelly | Safe |
| 28 (9, 9, 10) | Mambo | "Mambo No. 5" - Lou Bega |
Week 8: Halloween Week[]
In the debut of Halloween Night, couples danced to Halloween-themed songs.
| Couple | Score | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey & Edyta | 28 (10, 9, 9) | Tango | "The Addams Family Theme" - from The Addams Family | Safe |
| 26 (9, 8, 9) | Paso Doble | "Sympathy for the Devil" - The Rolling Stones | ||
| Mario & Karina | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Waltz | "Dark Waltz" - Hayley Westenra | Safe |
| 29 (10, 9, 10) | Samba | "Superstition" - Stevie Wonder | ||
| Monique & Louis | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Tango | "Somebody's Watching Me" - Rockwell | Eliminated |
| 29 (9, 10, 10) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Ghostbusters Theme" - Ray Parker Jr. | ||
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Foxtrot | "Witchcraft" - Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| 29 (9, 10, 10) | Rumba | "Spooky" - Dusty Springfield |
Week 9: Semifinals[]
| Couple | Score | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario & Karina | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Tango | "Whatever Lola Wants" - Gwen Verdon | Safe |
| 29 (10, 9, 10) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Bad" - Michael Jackson | ||
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Waltz | "At This Moment" - Billy Vera & The Beaters | Safe |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Dance to the Music" - Sly & The Family Stone | ||
| Joey & Edyta | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "42nd Street" - Lee Roy Reams | Third place |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Rumba | "Eternal Flame" - The Bangles |
Week 10: Finals[]
| Couple | Score | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Samba | "Sir Duke" - Stevie Wonder | Winner |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Mambo | "Que Bueno Baila Usted" - Oscar d'Leon | ||
| 29 (10, 10, 9) | Freestyle | "U Can't Touch This" - MC Hammer | ||
| Mario & Karina | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Samba | "Sir Duke" - Stevie Wonder | Runner-up |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Paso Doble | "Cancion Del Mariachi" - Desperado Los Lobos & A Banderas | ||
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "It Takes Two" - Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock |