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Dancing with the Stars 7
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Presented By: Tom Bergeron
Samantha Harris
Judges: Len Goodman
Carrie Ann Inaba
Bruno Tonioli
Broadcast
Original Channel: ABC
Original Run: 22 September 2008 –
25 November 2008
Season Champions
Celebrity Winner: Brooke Burke
Professional Winner: Derek Hough
Series Chronology
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The seventh season of Dancing with the Stars premiered 22 September 2008 as a part of ABC's fall line-up.

Instead of twelve couples like previous seasons, this was the first season to showcase a lineup of thirteen couples.

This season introduced four new dances: Hustle, Salsa, Jitterbug, and West Coast Swing, as well as Team Dancing.

Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris returned as hosts. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba returned as judges, with Michael Flatley having appeared temporarily as a guest judge for Len Goodman during week 6.

On 25 November 2008, actress Brooke Burke and Derek Hough were announced as the winners; football player Warren Sapp and Kym Johnson placed second and singer Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer placed third.

Development[]

Cast[]

The official cast announcement was made on the morning of 25 August 2008 on Good Morning America. This is the third season to have its cast announced on GMA.

Misty May-Treanor ruptured her Achilles tendon during a training session. The injury forced her to withdraw from the competition. Her withdrawal cancelled an elimination.

Couples[]

Couples Celebrity Occupation Professional Partner Result
Jeffrey-Edyta-Promo7 Jeffrey
Ross
Stand-up
comedian
Edyta
Śliwińska
Eliminated 1st
on 23 September 2008
Ted-Inna-Promo7 Ted
McGinley
Television
actor
Inna
Brayer
Eliminated 2nd
on 24 September 2008
Kim and Mark S7 Kim
Kardashian
Model & reality
television star
Mark
Ballas
Eliminated 3rd
on 30 September 2008
Misty-Maks-Promo7 Misty
May-Treanor
Olympic beach
volleyball player
Maksim
Chmerkovskiy
Withdrew
on 6 October 2008
Rocco-Karina-Promo7 Rocco
DiSpirito
Celebrity chef
& author
Karina
Smirnoff
Eliminated 4th
on 14 October 2008
Toni and Alec S7 Toni
Braxton
Singer-songwriter
& actress
Alex
Mazo
Eliminated 5th
on 21 October 2008
Cloris and Corky S7 Cloris
Leachman
Film &
television actress
Corky
Ballas
Eliminated 6th
on 28 October 2008
Susan & Tony S7 Susan
Lucci
All My Children
actress
Tony
Dovolani
Eliminated 7th
on 5 November 2008
Maurice-Cheryl-Promo7 Maurice
Greene
Olympic
sprinter
Cheryl
Burke
Eliminated 8th
on 11 November 2008
Cody and Julianne S7 Cody
Linley
Disney
star
Julianne Hough
Edyta Śliwińska (Weeks 7 & 8)
Eliminated 9th
on 18 November 2008
Lance and Lacey S7 Lance
Bass
*NSYNC
singer
Lacey
Schwimmer
Third place
Warren-Kym-Promo7 Warren
Sapp
Former NFL
defensive tackle
Kym
Johnson
Runner-up
Brooke-Derek-Promo7 Brooke
Burke
Model &
television host
Derek
Hough
Winner

Scores[]

Judges' Scoring Summary[]

Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.
Indicates the couple (or couples) eliminated that week.
Indicates the returning couple was the last to be called safe (they may or may have not been in the bottom two).
Indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
Indicates the couple withdrew from the competition and did not dance that week.
Indicates the couple that would have been eliminated had an elimination taken place.
Indicates the winning couple.
Indicates the runner-up couple.
Indicates the third-place couple.

Average[]

Rank by Average Place Couple Total Points Number of Dances Average
1 1 Brooke & Derek 433 16 27.1
2 2 Warren & Kym 397 24.8
3 3 Lance & Lacey 392 24.5
4 5 Maurice & Cheryl 252 11 22.9
5 4 Cody & Julianne 293 13 22.5
6 8 Toni B. & Alec 134 6 22.3
7 6 Susan & Tony D. 192 9 21.3
8 10 Misty & Maksim 63 3 21.0
9 12 Ted & Inna 37 2 18.5
10 11 Kim K. & Mark 54 3 18.0
11 9 Rocco & Karina 89 5 17.8
12 7 Cloris & Corky 121 7 17.3
13 13 Jeffrey & Edyta 12 1 12.0

Highest- and Lowest-Scoring Performances[]

Dance Best Dancer(s) Best Score Worst Dancer(s) Worst Score
Cha-Cha-Cha Maurice Greene 25 Jeffrey Ross 12
Jive Lance Bass 27 Cloris Leachman 16
Mambo Lance Bass 28 Cloris Leachman 16
Rumba Brooke Burke 26 Rocco DiSpirito 16
Tango Brooke Burke
Warren Sapp
28 Cloris Leachman 22
Paso Doble Brooke Burke
Warren Sapp
Maurice Greene
Susan Lucci
24 Cloris Leachman 15
Samba Brooke Burke 28 Rocco DiSpirito 18
Quickstep Brooke Burke 26 Lance Bass 21
Foxtrot Brooke Burke 30 Rocco DiSpirito 14
Viennese Waltz Brooke Burke 30 Rocco DiSpirito 20
West Coast Swing Toni Braxton 22 Lance Bass 21
Hustle Warren Sapp 27 Susan Lucci 22
Jitterbug Brooke Burke
Lance Bass
29 Warren Sapp 25
Salsa Brooke Burke 28 Cloris Leachman 21
Team dance Brooke Burke
Warren Sapp
Maurice Greene
29 Lance Bass
Cody Linley
Susan Lucci
20
Freestyle Brooke Burke 30 Lance Bass 27

Ted McGinley, Misty May-Treanor & Kim Kardashian are the only celebrities to not land on this list.

Couples' Highest- and Lowest-Scoring Performances[]

Couples Best Dances Worst Dances
Brooke & Derek Foxtrot, Freestyle, Viennese Waltz (30) Jive (21)
Warren & Kym Tango & Freestyle (28) Cha-cha-cha & Foxtrot (21)
Lance & Lacey Jitterbug (29) Paso doble (20)
Cody & Julianne Jitterbug (28) Cha-cha-cha (18)
Maurice & Cheryl Salsa (27) Foxtrot (18)
Susan & Tony Tango & Paso doble (24) Cha-cha-cha (15)
Cloris & Corky Tango (22) Paso doble & Cha-cha-cha (15)
Toni & Alec Quickstep & Rumba (23) Cha-cha-cha, Viennese Waltz, Samba, & West Coast Swing (22)
Rocco & Karina Mambo (21) Foxtrot (14)
Misty & Maksim Foxtrot, Mambo, & Paso doble (21) Foxtrot, Mambo, & Paso doble (21)
Kim & Mark Foxtrot (19) Rumba (17)
Ted & Inna Mambo (19) Foxtrot (18)
Jeffrey & Edyta Cha-cha-cha (12) Cha-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[]

Night 1

Couple Score Style Music
Cody & Julianne 18 (6, 6, 6) Cha-Cha-Cha "Tilt Ya Head Back" - Nelly & Christina Aguilera
Rocco & Karina 14 (5, 4, 5) Foxtrot "Stray Cat Strut" - Stray Cats
Toni & Alec 22 (7, 7, 8) Cha-Cha-Cha "Smooth" - Carlos Santana ft. Rob Thomas
Maurice & Cheryl 18 (6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "Doing It to Death" - Fred Wesley and the JB Horns
Brooke & Derek 23 (7, 8, 8) Cha-Cha-Cha "Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)" - The Chi-Lites
Ted & Inna 18 (6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "God Only Knows" - The Beach Boys
Lance & Lacey 22 (8, 6, 8) Cha-Cha-Cha "Jumpin' Jack Flash" - The Rolling Stones
Cloris & Corky 16 (6, 5, 5) Foxtrot "I Wish I Were in Love Again" - Frank Sinatra
Jeffrey & Edyta 12 (4, 4, 4) Cha-Cha-Cha "Play That Funky Music" - Wild Cherry
Kim & Mark 19 (6, 7, 6) Foxtrot "The Pink Panther Theme" - Henry Mancini
Susan & Tony 15 (5, 5, 5) Cha-Cha-Cha "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" - Marvin Gaye
Misty & Maksim 21 (6, 8, 7) Foxtrot "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" - Natalie Cole
Warren & Kym 21 (7, 7, 7) Cha-Cha-Cha "Do I Do" - Stevie Wonder

Night 2

Couple Score Style Music Result
Lance & Lacey 21 (7, 6, 8) Quickstep "Close to Me" - The Cure Safe
Misty & Maksim 21 (7, 7, 7) Mambo "Black Mambo" - Angel & the Mambokats Safe
Maurice & Cheryl 21 (7, 7, 7) Mambo "I Do the Jerk" - Ryan Shaw Safe
Brooke & Derek 26 (9, 8, 9) Quickstep "Lover, Come Back to Me" - Barbra Streisand Safe
Cloris & Corky 16 (6, 5, 5) Mambo "Coconut Woman" - Harry Belafonte Safe
Toni & Alec 23 (8, 7, 8) Quickstep "Blue Skies" - Della Reese Safe
Warren & Kym 22 (7, 7, 8) Quickstep "Ding Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line" - Cherry Poppin' Daddies Safe
Ted & Inna 19 (6, 6, 7) Mambo "Mambo Gozon" - Tito Puente Eliminated Night 3
Cody & Julianne 23 (8, 7, 8) Quickstep "I Want You to Want Me" - Letters to Cleo Safe
Rocco & Karina 21 (7, 7, 7) Mambo "La Comay" - Sonora Carrulseles Safe
Susan & Tony 22 (7, 7, 8) Quickstep "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon" - The Arthur Murray Orchestra Safe
Kim & Mark 18 (6, 6, 6) Mambo "Baby Got Back" - Sir Mix-a-Lot Safe
Jeffrey & Edyta N/A Quickstep "I Get a Kick Out of You" - Frank Sinatra Eliminated

Week 2[]

Couple Score Style Music Result
Toni & Alec 23 (7, 8, 8) Rumba "I Can't Make You Love Me" - Bonnie Raitt Safe
Brooke & Derek 24 (8, 8, 8) Paso doble "Palladio, First Movement" - Karl Jenkins Safe
Rocco & Karina 16 (5, 6, 5) Rumba "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" - Lou Rawls Safe
Lance & Lacey 20 (7, 6, 7) Paso doble "I Kissed a Girl" - Katy Perry Safe
Kim & Mark 17 (6, 6, 5) Rumba "You Give Me Something" - James Morrison Eliminated
Misty & Maksim 21 (7, 7, 7) Paso doble "Take Me Out" - Franz Ferdinand Safe
Maurice & Cheryl 19 (7, 6, 6) Rumba "Mercy Mercy Me" - Marvin Gaye Safe
Cloris & Corky 15 (5, 5, 5) Paso doble "Boléro" - Maurice Ravel Safe
Susan & Tony 21 (7, 7, 7) Rumba "Waiting on the World to Change" - John Mayer Safe
Warren & Kym 24 (8, 8, 8) Paso doble "Malagueña" - The Brian Setzer Orchestra Safe
Cody & Julianne 21 (7, 7, 7) Rumba "Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis Safe

Week 3[]

Couple Score Style Music Result
Susan & Tony 21 (7, 7, 7) Jive "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" - Diana Ross Safe
Lance & Lacey 22 (8, 7, 7) Viennese Waltz "Let Me Leave" - Marc Broussard Safe
Maurice & Cheryl 24 (8, 8, 8) Jive "Rock Around the Clock" - Bill Haley & His Comets Safe
Rocco & Karina 20 (7, 7, 6) Viennese Waltz "What's New Pussycat?" - Tom Jones Safe
Warren & Kym 25 (9, 8, 8) Viennese Waltz "Lovin' U" - Alicia Keys Safe
Cody & Julianne 21 (7, 7, 7) Jive "Call Me the Breeze" - Lynyrd Skynyrd Safe
Toni & Alec 22 (8, 7, 7) Viennese Waltz "Für Elise" - Ludwig van Beethoven Safe
Cloris & Corky 16 (6, 5, 5) Jive "The Girl Can't Help It" - Little Richard Safe
Brooke & Derek 28 (9, 10, 9) Viennese Waltz "Daughters" - John Mayer Safe
Misty & Maksim N/A Jive "Shake It" - Metro Station Withdrew

Performances[]

Week 4[]

Couple Score Style Music Result
Maurice & Cheryl 20 (6, 7, 7) Samba "That's the Way (I Like It)" - KC and the Sunshine Band Safe
Cody & Julianne 23 (7, 8, 8) Tango "Bohemian Like You" - The Dandy Warhols Safe
Toni & Alec 22 (7, 7, 8) Samba "De Donde Soy" - Thalía Safe
Cloris & Corky 22 (8, 7, 7) Tango "The Big Date" - Marc Shaiman Safe
Rocco & Karina 18 (6, 6, 6) Samba "I Go to Rio" - Peter Allen Eliminated
Susan & Tony 24 (8, 8, 8) Tango "La Bohemia" - Electric Club Tango Safe
Brooke & Derek 26 (9, 8, 9) Samba "Hip Hip Chin Chin" - Club des Belugas Safe
Lance & Lacey 26 (9, 8, 9) Tango "Disturbia" - Rihanna Safe
Warren & Kym 22 (8, 7, 7) Samba "Bounce with Me" - Kreesha Turner Safe

Week 5[]

Couple Score Style Music Result
Lance & Lacey 21 (7, 7, 7) West Coast Swing "Breakin' Dishes" - Rihanna Safe
Toni & Alec 22 (7, 7, 8) West Coast Swing "The Way You Make Me Feel" - Michael Jackson Eliminated
Susan & Tony 22 (7, 7, 8) Hustle "Upside Down" - Diana Ross Safe
Warren & Kym 25 (8, 8, 9) Hustle "Funky Town" - Lipps Inc. Safe
Cloris & Corky 21 (7, 7, 7) Salsa "Tres Deseos" - Gloria Estefan Safe
Maurice & Cheryl 27 (9, 9, 9) Salsa "Everything I Can't Have" - Robin Thicke Safe
Brooke & Derek 29 (10, 9, 10) Jitterbug "Don't Be Cruel" - Elvis Presley Safe
Cody & Julianne 28 (10, 9, 9) Jitterbug "Big Time Operator" - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Safe

Performances[]

Week 6[]

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Michael Flatley, Bruno Tonioli.

Couple Score Style Music Result
Maurice & Cheryl 21 (7, 7, 7) Viennese Waltz "Gravity" - John Mayer Safe
Lance & Lacey 27 (9, 9, 9) Jive "Tutti Frutti" - Little Richard Safe
Susan & Tony 23 (8, 8, 7) Mambo "Si Señor!..." - Gloria Estefan Safe
Brooke & Derek 26 (8, 10, 8) Rumba "No Air" - Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown Safe
Cloris & Corky 15 (5, 5, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Come See About Me" - The Supremes Eliminated
Cody & Julianne 23 (8, 8, 7) Samba "Whine Up" - Kat DeLuna Safe
Warren & Kym 25 (8, 9, 8) Rumba "Irreplaceable" - Beyoncé Safe
Cloris & Corky
Maurice & Cheryl
Cody & Julianne
Brooke & Derek
Warren & Kym
Lance & Lacey
Susan & Tony
N/A Old school hip-hop "It Takes Two" - Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock N/A

Week 7[]

Couple Score Style Music Result
Warren & Kym 21 (7, 7, 7) Foxtrot "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" - Diana Krall Safe
Susan & Tony 24 (8, 8, 8) Paso doble "The Ride" - James Horner Eliminated
Maurice & Cheryl 25 (8, 9, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Cupid Shuffle" - Cupid Safe
Cody & Edyta 22 (8, 7, 7) Viennese Waltz "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" - Bryan Adams Safe
Lance & Lacey 25 (9, 7, 9) Rumba "Your Body Is a Wonderland" - John Mayer Safe
Brooke & Derek 30 (10, 10, 10) Foxtrot "Lullaby of Birdland" - Sarah Vaughan Safe
Susan & Tony
Lance & Lacey
Cody & Edyta
20 (6, 7, 7) Team Cha-Cha-Cha "Mercy" - Duffy N/A
Maurice & Cheryl
Warren & Kym
Brooke & Derek
29 (10, 9, 10) Team Paso doble "Rocks" - Primal Scream N/A

Week 8[]

Couple Score Style Music Result
Cody & Edyta 24 (8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "Call Me Irresponsible" - Frank Sinatra Safe
24 (8, 8, 8) Mambo "My Way" - Los Lonely Boys
Brooke & Derek 28 (10, 8, 10) Tango "Tango Diabolo" - Christa Behnke Safe
27 (9, 9, 9) Mambo "Cuban Mambo" - Xavier Cugat
Maurice & Cheryl 24 (8, 8, 8) Quickstep "Puttin' on the Ritz" - Fred Astaire Eliminated
24 (8, 8, 8) Paso doble "Let It Rock" - Kevin Rudolf & Lil Wayne
Lance & Lacey 26 (9, 8, 9) Foxtrot "Sweet Pea" - Amos Lee Safe
24 (8, 7, 9) Samba "1 Thing" - Amerie
Warren & Kym 28 (10, 9, 9) Tango "Peter Gunn Theme" - Henry Mancini Safe
26 (9, 8, 9) Jive "Hallelujah I Love Her So" - Ray Charles

Week 9: Semifinals[]

Couple Score Style Music Result
Brooke & Derek 21 (7, 7, 7) Jive "The House is Rockin'" - Stevie Ray Vaughan Safe
28 (9, 10, 9) Salsa "Babarabatiri" - Tito Puente
Cody & Julianne 22 (8, 7, 7) Paso doble "Le Disko" - Shiny Toy Guns Eliminated
24 (8, 8, 8) Salsa "Juventud de Presente" - Tito Puente
Warren & Kym 24 (8, 8, 8) Mambo "Tequila" - The Champs Safe
25 (9, 8, 8) Jitterbug "That Old Black Magic" - Sammy Davis Jr.
Lance & Lacey 28 (10, 9, 9) Mambo "Straight to Number One" - Touch and Go Safe
29 (10, 9, 10) Jitterbug "Jim Dandy" - Black Oak Arkansas

Week 10: Finals[]

Night 1

Couple Score Style Music
Brooke & Derek 28 (9, 9, 10) Samba "Blame It on the Boogie" - The Jacksons
Lance & Lacey 26 (9, 8, 9)
Warren & Kym 25 (9, 7, 9)
Brooke & Derek 30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "You're the One That I Want" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
Lance & Lacey 27 (9, 9, 9) Freestyle "It's Tricky" - Run-D.M.C.
Warren & Kym 28 (9, 10, 9) Freestyle "Proud Mary" - Ike & Tina Turner

Night 2

Couple Score Style Music Result
Warren & Kym 27 (9, 9, 9) Hustle "Funky Town" - Lipps Inc. Runner-up
Lance & Lacey 28 (9, 9, 10) Jitterbug "Jim Dandy" - Black Oak Arkansas Third place
Brooke & Derek 30 (10, 10, 10) Viennese Waltz "Daughters" - John Mayer Winner

Performances[]

Musical Guests[]

Date Performers Tracks performed Dancers
24 September 2008 Jonas Brothers "Lovebug" Joe Jonas, Mark Ballas, Lacey Schwimmer, Inna Brayer, and Derek Hough
Jesse McCartney "Leavin'" Ashly DelGrosso and Italo Elgueta
30 September 2008 Jessica Simpson "Come On Over" Anya Garnis and Pasha Kovalev
"Angels" Cheryl Burke and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
7 October 2008 Jennifer Hudson "Spotlight" Julianne Hough & Derek Hough
Kool & the Gang "Jungle Boogie" Kool & the Gang dancers
"Ladies' Night"
"Celebration"
14 October 2008 Ne-Yo "Closer" Ne-Yo's dancers
21 October 2008 The Brian Setzer Orchestra "Rock This Town" Louis van Amstel and Karina Smirnoff
28 October 2008 Pussycat Dolls feat. Missy Elliott "Whatcha Think About That" Pussycat Dolls
5 November 2008 Lionel Richie "Good Morning" Alec Mazo and Edyta Śliwińska
"Dancing on the Ceiling" Cheryl Burke, Kym Johnson, Tony Dovolani, and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
11 November 2008 Brad Paisley "Ticks" Lacey Schwimmer and Benji Schwimmer
"Let the Good Times Roll" Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Karina Smirnoff, Alec Mazo, Edyta Śliwińska, Genya Mazo, and Kym Johnson
18 November 2008 Aretha Franklin "Chain of Fools" Karina Smirnoff, Anna Trebunskaya, Louis van Amstel, and Dmitry Chaplin
"Respect" Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas
Leona Lewis "Bleeding Love" Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff
Julianne Hough "My Hallelujah Song" Derek Hough, Mark Ballas, and Lacey Schwimmer
John Legend "Green Light" John Legend's dancers
25 November 2008 Alicia Keys "I Need You" Alicia Keys' dancers
Miley Cyrus "Fly on the Wall" Miley Cyrus' dancers
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